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You Can't Pick Your Child's Friends. Do This Instead.

Besides family, nothing will shape the life of your child like their friends. And we see an important principle about […]

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Packing Lunches and the Power of the Mundane

I grew up in a house of anger, anxiety and abuse. Our home was full of arguments and outrage. It […]

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Back to School Prayer: How to Bless Your Kids at Drop-Off

It was 2010 when my wife and I dropped off our first child at kindergarten. It was a difficult season […]

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Three Questions Every Parent Should Ask at the Start of a New School Year

Fall is all about new starts. As a dad of a new kindergartener, I’m feeling this in real time. As […]

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The Carpool Question I Pray Every Kid Keeps Asking

I love morning carpool. That 20-minute ride to school has produced some great conversations with my 16-year-old daughter and her […]

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Christian Biographies for Kids: Why They Matter

Books take you places. Want to visit Victorian England? Pick up a copy of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens […]

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What to Say When Your Child Doubts Christianity

She came into my bedroom with a serious look on her face. As a dad of four daughters, I’ve seen […]

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Introducing AwanaClubsParents.com

Parents play a vital role in their child’s spiritual growth, and Awana wants to come alongside them. In this episode, […]

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Creating a Culture of Discipleship in the Home

Episode Summary In this episode, Matt Markins and Mike Handler take on a frustration nearly every children’s ministry leader knows: […]

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Discipling the Disciplers: Why Your Job Isn't Just the Kids

Episode Summary In this episode, Mike Handler sits down with Sam Luce to challenge a default assumption in children’s ministry: […]

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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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Dads, We Need You

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