Shawn Thornton, Senior Pastor at Calvary Community Church, joins Valerie Bell and Ross Cochran to discuss how he measures the pulse of his church and how children ministry leaders can help convict others on the importance of child discipleship.

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Melanie Hester and Ross Cochran have a practical conversation on how children’s ministry leaders can raise resilient disciples instead of creating “fans” of entertaining experiences. In part two of this conversation, Melanie has a conversation with Karen Palmer, an Awana Ministry Director from Florida, who helps contextualize what leading a ministry during this pandemic looks like and how to stay focused on discipleship.

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Teasa Northern, Outreach Coordinator and Minister to Women at Grace Covenant Church in Virginia joined Valerie Bell to share how her ministry has adapted during the coronavirus. Teasa cares deeply about child discipleship, and shares lots of practical ideas that might work for your ministry during, and after, this crisis.

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Sam Luce, a children’s pastor and children’s ministry thought leader from New York, joined Matt Markins for an honest conversation on the current state of children’s ministry and what making resilient disciples looks like in today’s world.

Learn more about Sam Luce here.

Check out all of our resources on how to help you to continue to make resilient disciples at home via our website and via Awana.

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Catherine McNeil and Ross Cochran discuss an unprecedented Holy Week, parenting during the Coronavirus, and Catherine’s latest blog for Awana, “Five Ways to Easter in Place.”

Catherine McNiel is the author of All Shall Be Well: Awakening to God’s Presence in His Messy, Abundant World and Long Days of Small Things: Motherhood as a Spiritual Discipline. Find her at catherinemcniel.com.

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Valerie Bell, Matt Markins, and Mike Handler all connected with Ross Cochran to discuss how, even during a pandemic, we can be raising the greatest generation of disciples.

Read Valerie Bell’s article, “Then Came COVID-19 … And Then Came the Greatest Generation of Disciples” here.

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Michael Handler, Chief Communications Officer at Awana, joined Host Ross Cochran to reflect on how he and his family are dealing with the Coronavirus. He recently wrote an article for Resilient Disciples, “Super Human in the Midst of a Pandemic,” and while the conversation starts around the article, it quickly moves forward to tangible examples of what discipleship might look like for your family during the Coronavirus.

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Ed Gossien, Vice President of US Field Operations at Awana, joined host Ross Cochran via Zoom to discuss his beliefs on what God is up to during this pandemic. Ed has a DEdMin from Dallas Theological Seminary. He, like so many of you, is simply an Awana kid who became invested in the ministry as an adult. This conversation covers the coronavirus pandemic, but looks forward to how God might be asking us to respond after this crisis.

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Learn more about Ed Gossien here.

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Dr. Sean McDowell joined Matt Markins, President and Chief Strategy Officer at Awana, for a wide ranging conversation with host Ross Cochran. Dr. Sean McDowell is a professor of Christian Apologetics at Biola University, best-selling author, popular speaker, part-time high school teacher, and the Resident Scholar for Summit Ministries, California. While this conversation focuses on the Resilient Discipleship during our current moment, the wisdom around discipleship from Sean and Matt can be applied long after this pandemic.

Learn more about Matt and and buy Resilient: Child Discipleship and the Fearless Future of the Church here.

Learn more about Sean via his website, and follow him on Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, and Twitter.

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Valerie Bell, Chris Marchand, and Kristin Thompson joined Ross Cochran for a conversation on how to help our children during this uncertain time. We are praying for you and your children and want to do everything we can to continue to come alongside you, especially during this unpredictable season.

Here is the article written by Valerie Bell, CEO at Awana.

Here is “Talking With Children about the Coronavirus” referenced by Kristin Thompson.

Here is another article refrened by Kristin Thompson

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