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Raising Passionate Jesus Followers: Phil and Diane Comer (Replay)

Phil and Diane Comer join Matt Markins, Mike Handler, and Ross Cochran for a passionate conversation about parenting and the […]

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Leading Trek and Journey: Middle School and High School Discipleship

Awana Clubs is the midweek discipleship solution from Awana Clubs International. On this episode, Andrea Perkins dives into Trek and […]

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Helping Teens Navigate Their World: 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity

Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin joined Ross Cochran to discuss her latest book, 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask and Answer about […]

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Honesty and Silliness: The Keys to Youth Discipleship

Marlon Washington is the Youth Pastor at Chicago Hope Church on the West Side of Chicago. Marlon shares how he […]

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Preteen Mental Health: Paula Mazza Helps Start the Conversation

Paula Mazza is the Director of Children’s and Preteen Ministries at Solana Beach Presbyterian Church. Paula has been servinging in […]

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Kara Powell: 3 Big Questions that Change Every Teenager

Kara Powell, Executive Director of Fuller Youth Institute, joins Matt Markins and Ross Cochran for a conversation all about youth […]

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Journey: Discipleship for High Schoolers

Awana Clubs is the midweek discipleship solution from Awana Clubs International. On this episode, Hunter Williams provides an overview of […]

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Screens Disciple, and What You Can Do About It

Mark Matlock, coauthor of Faith for Exiles, shares how the prevalence of technology in our lives has led to the […]

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Dealing With Tough Questions

Doubts. We all have them, and dealing with them can be difficult! Our responses to the doubts and questions of kids in our ministries are so important when it comes to laying a sure foundation on which they can build their faith.

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You Are a Fire Carrier

In Cormac McCarthy’s novel, No Country for Old Men, Sheriff Bell remembers that his father would carry the embers from the campfire in one camp to the next in an animal horn. It was a tradition passed to the cowboys from the Native Americans. 

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Why Children Need the Church

This is why, though parents are important, even primary, in the spiritual direction and discipleship of their children, they are not “only” or even enough. Children may grow in the soil of their parents’ faith, but they need light and air and more.

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The Science of Resilience: Why Kids Get Back Up

Why is it that some kids experience adverse conditions, yet they get back up?