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The Stockholm Generation: Why the Stories We Tell Shape Who Our Children Become

“Once upon a time, we told stories.” Real stories. Stories wrapped in the glow of a crackling fire, where embers […]

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Mixtape: The Intentionally Layered Tracks that Form Childhood Faith, with Matt Markins

In this episode of the Child Discipleship Podcast, recorded live at the 2024 Child Discipleship Forum, Awana President and CEO […]

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The Importance of Orthodoxy in Children's Ministry

In this episode of The Child Discipleship Podcast, Matt Markins and Trevin Wax delve into the significant challenges children face […]

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Navigating Lasting Faith in Children

In the second episode of our Forming Faith series, Matt Markins and Mike Handler tackle the pressing need for a […]

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Walking Upstream: Navigating Children’s Ministry in a Post-Christian Culture

In this thought-provoking podcast, we dive into the urgent need for a fresh approach to children’s ministry as we grapple […]

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John Mark Comer: Pursuing the “New Map” of Child Discipleship (REPLAY)

Pastor, Author, and Speaker John Mark Comer joined the podcast with Matt Markins and Mike Handler for an in depth […]

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The Africa Child and School Initiative: An Opportunity to Reach 31 Million Kids with the Gospel

Live from the 2023 Child Discipleship Forum, Bishop Stephen Maphosah and Matt Markins share what God is doing in Africa […]

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Rebekah Lyons: Kids Today Need Resilient Child Discipleship

Rebekah Lyons and Awana President and CEO Matt Markins discuss the uncertain future our kids are facing, and the critical […]

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The Faith of Our Children Book Club

On today’s episode we walk through some of the discussion and highlights featured in a book club that was created […]

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Introducing The Faith of Our Children: Eight Timely Research Insights for Discipling the Next Generation

Awana President and CEO Matt Markins returns to the podcast to announce his latest book, The Faith of Our Children: […]

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The Little Girl, The Stroller and the Smart Phone

Recently Katie and I walked into a restaurant, and just to my right was a little girl in a stroller. […]

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Matt Markins: Cultivating a Rhythm of Child Discipleship in our Churches and Homes

Awana President and CEO Matt Markins returns to share how the rhythms and systems we establish up in our churches […]