David Kinnaman is the author of the bestselling books Faith For Exiles, Good Faith, You Lost Me and unChristian. He is also a speaker at the 2022 Child Discipleship Forum, and the CEO of The Barna Group and, which partnered with Awana to produce Children’s Ministry in a New Reality which is a research project with direct implications for your upcoming ministry year. David, Ross Cochran, and Matt Markins discuss the project, how it came to be, and how senior leadership in particular should be looking at children’s ministry this year. Thanks for listening!

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Awana is excited to celebrate a monumental milestone on this journey: reaching 5 million children around the globe each week with the Gospel. We didn’t want to miss the chance to celebrate this milestone on the podcast, so we’ve compiled just a small sampling of what reaching 5 MILLION children with the Gospel sounds like. You’ll hear from children and leaders all over the world, including a sneak peak of a recent trip members of our team were able to take to Zimbabwe. Learn more about the God-sized opportunity, and the many incredible things He is doing through our ministry all over the globe in the show notes!

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Learn how to invest in reaching the NEXT 5 Million kids.

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Carl Trueman, Professor of Biblical & Religious Studies at Grove City College, helps us understand how to develop generations of Jesus followers during the rise of the modern self, cultural amnesia, expressive individualism, and sexual revolution.

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Learn more about 2022 CDF faculty member, Carl Trueman

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Pastor and author, Catherine Hwang-Jin, gives powerful wisdom on how any Children’s ministry leader can use their time with kids for producing lasting discipleship to Jesus. She will also be one of Awana’s Faculty members at our Child Discipleship Forum in September!

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Learn more about Catherine Hwang-Jin’s and all our 2022 faculty members!

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Multi-talented artist and 2022 Child Discipleship Forum faculty member, Andrew Peterson, explains how God has used all of his creativity to point people back to Jesus.

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Save your seat, and See Andrew at the Child Discipleship Forum!

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Author, speaker, and 2022 Child Discipleship Forum faculty Member, Trillia Newbell, imparts on us the importance of helping form a child’s identity in Christ as soon as possible.

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Author, musician, and public speaker, Andy Crouch, is interviewed by Ross Cochran and Michael Handler on how to engage with technology, culture, and faith for the next generation.

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Ross Cochran, Matt Markins, and Mark Campbell discuss The Barna Group’s data research on how to disciple kids of the next generation.

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On a special episode of the Resilient Disciples Podcast, Melanie Hester is joined by Jenny Smith and Jared Kennedy. Jared Kennedy is a full time editor for The Gospel Coalition and the author of Keeping Your Children’s Ministry on Mission: Practical Strategies for Discipling the Next Generation (Crossway, March 2022) and The Beginner’s Gospel Story Bible (New Growth, 2017). He lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife, Megan, and three daughters.

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Ross Cochran, Sam Luce, and Matt Markins discuss why we need to stay focused on our North Star of child discipleship in order to raise up the next generation for the Church with lasting faith.  They give practical steps for every adult to be a part of the journey.

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Click here for more information on Sam Luce’s ministry.

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