Today, Randy speaks with special guest Mark Hall, lead singer and songwriter for the Grammy Award-winning band Casting Crowns. Mark discusses youth ministry as he sees it today and the powerful impact that worship music can have on someone engaging in the Word, and the transformative power that it can bring to someone’s life.

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Thrive Resource Ministry

Casting Crowns

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Randy introduces you to Morgan Jackson, Senior Vice President of Faith Comes by Hearing, a global initiative to distribute the Bible in auditory options in all the languages of the world. Hear Morgan speak of his experiences of massive transformation once the Bible was relayed orally and in their native tongue, rather than through print. Randy dives into how this simple shift from print to oral has reached and impacted a massive amount of people around the globe.

In today’s episode, Randy speaks with Matt Markins, the President and CEO of Awana. Matt explores his experience with Awana on the most effective ways to engage children in the Bible and create long-lasting relationships with the church and Jesus. Within the Awana organization, Matt has been able to lead churches to a more successful children’s ministry that dives deep into Awana’s three areas of belong, believe, and become. Listen in today to hear Matt explain these areas and more that Awana is helping churches do for today’s youth.

RELATED LINKS:

Resilient: Child Discipleship and the Fearless Future of the Church

https://www.amazon.com/Resilient-Discipleship-Fearless-Future-Church/dp/1946680648

Child Discipleship Forum

https://childdiscipleship.com/child-discipleship-forum/

Talk About

https://talkabout.awana.org/

Brite Curriculum

https://britecurriculum.com/