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How to Teach the Gospel to Preschoolers

Some may think teaching the gospel to a preschooler is difficult. How do you do it? What words do you […]

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Raise Kids Who Love Their Neighbors: Gospel Witness Starts at Home

Who is my neighbor? When a man asked Jesus this question in Luke 10:29, Jesus responded with the parable of […]

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Practical Ways to Adapt Your Curriculum for Neurodivergent Kids

It started with a cotton ball. Decades ago, our church’s preschool team was trying to help kids experience Bible stories […]

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Creating Parent Partnerships

Despite decades of effort since George Barna popularized the “parents as primary spiritual influence” framework in 2003, children’s ministry leaders […]

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Make This Summer Meaningful: Establish a Family Summer Discipleship Rhythm

Ah, summer. Just the word evokes the sensations of warm days playing games in the yard, evenings spent roasting marshmallows […]

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Dads, We Need You

I remember reading for the first time the stunning research showing the incredible influence a father has on his children. […]

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The Love of The Father

On this special Father’s Day episode, co-hosts Matt Markins and Mike Handler explore the complicated emotions the holiday can stir […]

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Excellence and Experience

Episode Summary In this episode of the Child Discipleship Podcast, host Mike Handler sits down with Sam Luce, director of […]

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Preparation for Fall Starts in the Summer

Is anyone else trying to finalize summer events and execute summer programming while also preparing for fall launch, back-to-school outreach […]

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Relevance and Relationship

Episode Summary In this episode of the Child Discipleship Podcast, Matt Markins and Mike Handler explore the tension between relevance […]

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Belong, Believe, Become at Home

Every parent hits a point where they realize—this isn’t just harder than before, it’s an entirely different world. Our children […]

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How the Church Can Welcome Families of Kids with Special Needs

Most church leaders truly want to be welcoming. Yet for families raising children with special needs, Sunday morning can instead […]