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b'Thom and Sam welcome on the show Matt Markins, president and CEO of AWANA. Matt is a global leader and researcher in child discipleship. On this special episode, Thom, Sam, and Matt discuss the current environment for children\'s ministry. Much has changed in the last two years, but many great opportunities exist for churches.
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\\n \\tThe periphery families are gone, but the core families are stronger than ever.
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\\n \\tRhythms and consistency of programs are needed to resolve lower attendance frequency.
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\\n \\tChild safety and facility cleanliness are non-negotiables.
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\\n \\tChurch proximity is key: Millennials move less, and long commutes are not desirable.
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\\n \\tThe value of neighborhood ministry is on the rise
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\\n \\tSecure your seat for the Child Discipleship Forum
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\\n \\tAwana
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\\n \\tChildren\\u2019s Ministry in a New Reality\\xa0
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\\n \\tRESILIENT: Child Discipleship and the Fearless Future of the Church
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\\nEpisode Sponsor:
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\\nThank you to our sponsor, AWANA.\\xa0
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\\n \\tEntertainment, relevance, and moralism have proven insufficient to form lasting faith in our children.\\xa0
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\\n \\tJesus, the Gospel as well as recent research are clear: the most effective way to impart faith to our children is child discipleship. But how?
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\\n \\tInvest in resilient discipleship this September 22 and 23 at the second annual Awana Child Discipleship Forum in Nashville or online.
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\\n \\tBy attending the Forum, you\\u2019ll learn how to apply new research from Barna and Awana from the largest children\\u2019s ministry research project in over two decades, Children\\u2019s Ministry in a New Reality.\\xa0
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\\n \\tFrom this research, you\\u2019ll gain the data and analysis needed to form a new, more comprehensive vision for child discipleship\\u2014one that\\u2019s actually designed with our changing world in mind.
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\\n \\tWhether you attend in Nashville or online, you\\u2019ll experience community and belonging as you connect with like-minded leaders in this critical conversation on child discipleship.
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\\n \\tSecure your seat on ChildDiscipleshipForum.com.
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