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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Author and Senior Editor and Director of Communications at The Gospel Coalition, Brett McCracken,  processes with host, Ross Cochran, on dancing the tightrope of keeping technology at arms length, using it to Glorify God, and everything in between.

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Author, teacher, and spiritual director, Lacy Finn Borgo explains our need to be with Jesus in order to lead our kids to Him so God can have the last bat over their lives.

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Special Needs Minister, Tiffany McCullough, confidently expresses how God has led her and her church to embrace the special needs community as friends who need the Gospel just like anyone else.  Ross Cochran and Marlon Washington host.

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Listen as four staff members of Hope Collective Church passionately proclaim why discipleship to the special needs community matters, and what it looks like for a church to serve them.

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