Ross Cochran discovers why and how Tony Souder, CEO of One Hundred Years, founded a ministry where each young person has three adults praying for them called the Pray for Me Campaign.

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Host, Ross Cochran, and President & CEO, Matt Markins are joined by CEO of the Josh McDowell Ministry, Zack Wilson, and Director of Resolution Movement, Ben Bennett, to journey through the pros and cons that come with exposing our kids to social media.

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We hear from our Ukrainian Missionaries one year after the war began.

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Host, Ross Cochran, and Director of Discipleship Insight, Melanie Hester, process with author and co-founder of Girl defined, BethanyBeal, on why it’s so important for girls to have an identity as God’s daughter.  Then, they discuss how the body of Christ can come alongside girls to help them find that identity.

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Awana President and CEO Matt Markins interviewed Dr. Albert Mohler in a conversation focused on the truth of the Gospel in today’s rapidly changing environment. Dr. Mohler is the President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Host of the Briefing Podcast as well as the Thinking in Public Podcast.

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Russia launched a full scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24th 2022. One year later, Anita and Pavils from Ukraine joined Ross Cochran and Tom Chilton to reflect on how they’ve seen God move in the past year, the current needs of the ministry and the people in Ukraine, and how we all can join them in prayer. Thank you for listening, and please continue to pray for the people of Ukraine.

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President and CEO, Matt Markins, CCIO, Mike Handler, and host, Ross Cochran, digest part of the wisdom that 2022 CDF Faculty, Andy Crouch, gives about actively choosing who or what we let form our kids spiritually.

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Host, Ross Cochran, interviews author and founder of Deeper KidMin, Brittany Nelson, on why and how to embrace technology as a tool to connect with the next generation but not let it overwhelm your ministry.

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When we start looking for a children’s ministry curriculum, we tend to ask publishers questions like: “Is it Bible-based?” or “Can I see your scope and sequence?” But if we dug underneath them, we’d find the question we are really asking is, “Will this curriculum truly help us make child disciples?” Matt Markins and Melanie Hester talk through the most important questions to ask a provider when choosing a children’s curriculum for your ministry.

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