Resilient is an honest calling to ask robust questions about the future of faith. It is a timely conversation in the midst of changing cultural landscapes. It is a love letter to the church about the children who will one day lead and minister in the face of cultural adversity.
So you’ve watched the 20-minute trailer for Resilient: Reaching the Least and the Lost, our in-progress documentary exploring what it means to make resilient disciples with a faith that lasts. But now what? What should you do?
Dr. Sean McDowell joined Matt Markins, President and Chief Strategy Officer at Awana, for a wide ranging conversation with host Ross Cochran. Dr. Sean...
Some of my earliest memories are of my mother and I riding in her itty-bitty Plymouth Horizon. Do you remember this car? Who knew...
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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...
What if super human wasn’t about being more than, but just more?
Walking through the streets of Chicago, one could be swept away by the sights, the smell of the famous Chicago style pizza and keeping...
Awana CEO Valerie Bell joined Host Ross Cochran via phone to discuss her perspective on how to help our children during this uncertain time....
What does it mean to reach kids with Gospel in a way that leads them to love Jesus for the entirety of their lives? Resilient is a full-feature documentary, releasing in 2021 that will explore what it means to make resilient disciples with a faith that lasts.
Mike Handler shares his story about a church that made all the difference to him when he was young.
Matt Markins, Valerie Bell, Chris Marchand, and Mike Handler recently sat down to talk about the new book from Awana, Resilient Disciples.
The 3B Philosophy: Belong, Believe, Become, is the cornerstone of the Resilient Disciples conversation. So why is becoming so important?
The 3B Philosophy: Belong, Believe, Become, is the cornerstone of the Resilient Disciples conversation. So what is it about believe that makes it so important?
The 3B Philosophy: Belong, Believe, Become, is the cornerstone of the Resilient Disciples conversation. So what makes belong so important?
This is a statement from Awana CEO Valerie Bell, Awana Chief Communications Officer Mike Handler, and Awana Vice President of Partner Solutions at Awana...
Hey Children’s ministry leader: You love what you do, and you need tools to help maximize the time that kids spend in church. Research...
As part of our brite* kids curriculum development process, we knew that it was imperative to conduct a field test with churches throughout the...
Experienced KidMin leaders Kristin Thompson, Melanie Hester, Kellie Bartley, and Kirsten Hitchcock all share their expert insight on how local practitioners can finish their...
Wess Stafford, President Emeritus of Compassion International, joined Valerie Bell, CEO of Awana, for the latest episode of the Resilient Disciples Podcast! Along with...
Dr. John and Kim Walton discuss how to apply their book, The Bible Story Handbook, to kids within early childhood. If you desire to...
Dr John H Walton Ph.D. and Kim E Walton join the Resilient Disciples podcast to discuss The Bible Story Handbook: A Resource for Teaching...
Paul expresses the idea of becoming to the believers in Corinth. In 2 Corinthians 3:18, Paul says, “And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”
Chris Marchand returns to the Resilient Disciples Podcast to continue the conversation around the “3B Philosophy,” this time focused on Becoming. In part two...
On today’s episode of the Resilient Disciples Podcast we continue the conversation about the “3B” philosophy of Belong, Believe, and Become. Chris Marchand returns...
In John's Gospel, he says, “Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.” (John 20:30-31) For every man, woman, and child, the primary role of the Gospels is to present the person of Christ with the most considerable amount of evidence possible.
Resilient: Child Discipleship and the Fearless Future of the Church is now available! Valerie Bell, Matt Markins, Chris Marchand, and Mike Handler all joined Host Ross...
Resilient: Child Discipleship and the Fearless Future of the Church is now available! Valerie Bell, Matt Markins, Chris Marchand, and Mike Handler all joined...
Chris Marchand returns to the podcast to begin to dive into the “3B” philosophy of Belong, Believe, and Become. Today’s conversation is all about...
In Romans 1:6, Paul greets the church in Rome by saying, "including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ." The entirety of the Scriptures shouts to the world that we belong to God.
Matt Markins, President and Chief Strategy Officer at Awana, returns to the podcast to discuss the "why" behind resilient child discipleship.
Episode Six of the Resilient Disciples Podcast with Kristin Thompson, Kirsten Hitchcock, and Samuel Porcha
In Cormac McCarthy’s novel, No Country for Old Men, Sheriff Bell remembers that his father would carry the embers from the campfire in one camp to the next in an animal horn. It was a tradition passed to the cowboys from the Native Americans.
Kristin Thompson, Samuel Porcha, and Kirsten Hitchcock on the Resilient Disciples Podcast discussing what comes next after the Children's Pastors Conference.
Michael Handler joins the Resilient Disciples Podcast for a conversation about the future of the church.
Episode Three of the Resilient Disciples Podcast: Chris Marchand, Vice President of Partner Solutions at Awana
Episode Two of the Resilient Disciples Podcast: Awana's President and Chief Strategy Officer Matt Markins
Episode One of the Resilient Disciples Podcast featuring Valerie Bell
Think of the kids in your church. These children we love will be the church of the year 2050.
As we prepare today’s kids to lead the church of 2050, what if we designed a new system that put each child on his or her own unique discipleship pathway?
One loving, caring adult engaged in the life of a child can dramatically increase a child’s long-term probability for success.
Are we talking about the systems of the past? Systems of the present? Or the systems we need to build the disciples who will lead the church of 2050?
Are we programming for the immediate, or prioritizing for the future?
As child disciple-makers, we need to step back and ask ourselves, “Is our current strategy and philosophy going to nurture and influence resilient disciples who will lead the church in the year 2050?”
As child disciple-makers, we need to step back and ask ourselves, “Is our current strategy and philosophy going to nurture and influence resilient disciples who will lead the church in the year 2050?”
This is why, though parents are important, even primary, in the spiritual direction and discipleship of their children, they are not “only” or even enough. Children may grow in the soil of their parents’ faith, but they need light and air and more.
Why is it that some kids experience adverse conditions, yet they get back up?
You are more important than you know. These children are growing up and soon will forget your name. But when they think of God’s love . . . to them it looks a lot like you.
Today’s church kids are growing up in both a secular and church culture which is unlike the cultures in which most adults grew up. More importantly, the culture kids are experiencing is unlike the ones that are to come.
The question, “Did you have fun?” is not a terrible question. It’s just not the most important or the final question.
The #1 outcome in predicting whether a child is going to do well is not education, it’s not money, and it’s not home. It’s whether or not they have an adult to put their arm around their shoulders and say, “I’ll walk this walk with you.”
Dear child, You are little for such a short time. But, when you grow up and think back on your childhood, we hope some of your earliest memories are about us, the church.
You and I have a vision for what we want the church to be, but is it possible to predict the kind of leadership...
Our new book, Resilient, is just the start of an important conversation around resilient child and youth discipleship. But what good is a conversation if one party does all of the talking?
The priority of children’s ministry is to reach kids with the gospel and to develop lifelong disciples. Building the kind of relationships that allow...
Over the past 70 years, through partnership with local churches, Awana has reached tens of millions of children all over the globe through its...
Can child discipleship truly change a life? Watch the stories of three lives forever impacted by the Gospel and the power of discipleship. From...
Leaders are everywhere. But what makes some leaders remarkable? 1. Anticipating Remarkable leaders can sense your needs before you even have to say anything. Anticipation is...
One of the aspects of planning for a ministry year is to be prepared to know what to say in case of a traumatic event. Because we live in an upside-down, messed-up world.
A new conversation about resilient child discipleship.
A new conversation about resilient child discipleship.
Episode One of the Resilient Disciples Podcast featuring Valerie Bell
Episode Two of the Resilient Disciples Podcast: Awana's President and Chief Strategy Officer Matt Markins
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