The Child Discipleship Podcast

Paula Mazza is the Director of Children’s and Preteen Ministries at Solana Beach Presbyterian Church. Paula has been servinging in preteen ministries for over 30 years, and helps teach preteen segments of the Engage certificate program in partnership with Bethel Seminary and INCM. Paula and Ross Cochran discuss their personal connection to mental health, and how the church is uniquely positi...

Author Sean Sweet shares practical wisdom with Ross Cochran on how to effectively disciple the preteens in your community. This conversation was recorded live at the 2021 Child Discipleship Forum. SHOW NOTES SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts today so you never miss an episode.  Learn more about the Four Five Six Ministry Get your copy of Let Go and Run Beside. You can leave a voicemail for...

Kara Powell, Executive Director of Fuller Youth Institute, joins Matt Markins and Ross Cochran for a conversation all about youth discipleship. They also discuss this current moment for students and youth, and the big questions they are asking as they navigate their world. SHOW NOTES Get your copy of 3 Big Questions that Change Every Teenager SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts today so you n...

Hosted by Melanie Hester, Matt Markins helps us discover effective ways to communicate the post-Christian culture we are living in to the leadership teams and Senior Pastors of our churches. SHOW NOTES SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts today so you never miss an episode. You can leave a voicemail for the show at 630-289-5353 and email the show at podcasts@awana.org. Watch Today’s Episode on...

Eli Bonilla Jr and Ross Cochran discuss raising and discipling kids in today’s moment, what it’s like to have connections to a variety of cultures, and what is required of all of us to reach the next generation of kids with the love of Jesus. SHOW NOTES Learn more about Eli and his ministry. SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts today so you never miss an episode.  You can leave a v...

Mitchell “Street Hymns” West shares his story, his ministry, and how he is using his artistic gifts to help disciple children who have gone through the juvenile detention system. SHOW NOTES Watch a video from the 2021 Child Discipleship Forum all about Street Hymns. Learn more about Street Hymns and his ministry. SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts today so you never miss an episo...

Dave and Jess of Doorpost Songs share how their ministry is built on discipleship, what it’s like to engage in ministry as a family, and how churches can help cultivate worship with their kids… and adults! SHOW NOTES Learn more about Doorpost Songs and check out their recsources! SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts today so you never miss an episode.  You can leave a voicemail for...

Awana Clubs is the midweek discipleship solution from Awana Clubs International. On this episode, Becky Sexton walks through what “Believing” actually looks like for the youngest kids in our ministries. Learn more about our 3B Resilient Child Philosophy. Learn more about Becky Sexton and her ministry. Contact our Partner Care Team 866-292-6227. Find your local Awana missionary. The pos...

Author and Spiritual Director Lacy Finn Borgo shares her perspective on spiritual formation in kids with Ross Cochran. Lacy and Ross discuss how parents can help their kids encounter God, what spiritual formation looks like in the life of an individual child, and in the life of a church. Lacy is a teacher and provide spiritual direction for the Renovaré Institute as well as the Doctor of Ministry...

Yancy and Jim Wideman join Ross Cochran to share perspective on the power of worship and the value of spiritual formation in children. Learn more about Yancy and check out her new book, Sweet Sound ! Learn more about Jim Wideman, his ministry, and check out his new book once it releases!  SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts today so you never miss an episode.  You can leave a voicemail for th...

Valerie Bell and Ross Cochran reflect on the experience of the 2021 Child Discipleship Forum. Valerie shares how pastors, kidmin leaders, and parents can continue the conversation from the Forum into their own context. SHOW NOTES SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts today so you never miss an episode. You can leave a voicemail for the show at 630-289-5353 and email the show at podcasts@awana.o...

Mark Matlock, President at Wisdom Works and Co-Author of Faith For Exiles, and Ross Cochran discuss where leaders can begin to take steps with what happened at the Child Discipleship Forum, and apply it to their local context. SHOW NOTES Learn more about Mark Matlock and Faith for Exiles. SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts today so you never miss an episode. Watch our full conversation on Yo...

Sam Luce, Family Pastor at Redeemer Church in New York, and Ross Cochran discuss what the church is able to offer kids through child discipleship, and how that is a superior offering than what the world can give. SHOW NOTES Learn more about Sam Luce. SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts today so you never miss an episode. You can leave a voicemail for the show at 630-289-5353 and email the sho...

David Kinnaman, President of Barana Group, shares his passion for reaching Generation Z and beyond with the hope of the Gospel in a wide-ranging conversation with Ross Cochran. SHOW NOTES Get your copy of Faith for Exiles Learn more about Good Faith: Being a Christian When Society Thinks You’re Irrelevant and Extreme SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts today so you never miss an episode...

Gabe Lyons, Founder and President of Q Ideas, joined Ross Cochran and Melanie Hester for an honest conversation about the world our kids are navigating today, and how we can help disciple them to thrive in the culture of 2050. Learn more about Q Ideas SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts today so you never miss an episode. You can leave a voicemail for the show at 630-289-5353 and email the sh...

Wess Stafford is the president emeritus of Compassion International, which serves nearly 2 million children in 26 countries. He joined Compassion in 1977, as an advocate to Haiti, and later held a 20-year position as CEO. He joined Ross Cochran and Melanie Hester for a passionate discussion on the most important work on the planet, child discipleship. Save your seat for the Child Discipleship Foru...

Author and Humanitarian John Weaver joined Ross Cochran to share his heart for the people of Afghanistan, reflect on current events in the region, and offer perspective on how the church can respond. John and Ross also discuss how we can talk to our kids about Afghanistan and what formed John to be a resilient disciple when he was a child. Get a copy of John’s books, Inside Afghanistan   and...

Leah Broach is the National Director of Alliance Kids for the Christian & Missionary Alliance. She works with leaders across the United States to equip local churches in child discipleship. Leah joined Ross Cochran and Melanie Hester for a practical conversation of how to change the conversation in their church to focus on resilient child discipleship. SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts...

Dr. Denise Muir Kjesbo shares practical wisdom on how churches and families can work together to disciple the children in their communities. We also discuss how a church can be successful in child discipleship, no matter how the coronavirus has impacted their communities. Learn more about Dr. Kjesbo ! Save your seat for the Child Discipleship Forum Today! SUBSCRIBE  wherever you get your podcasts...

Eli Bonilla and Ross Cochran share an honest conversation around race, what we pass on to the next generation, and how the church can build towards the vision we see in Revelation 7 through the church of 2050. Learn more about Eli here , and follow him on Instagram . SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts today so you never miss an episode. You can leave a voicemail for the show at 630-289-5353...

Dr. Christopher Yuan taught the Bible at Moody Bible Institute for twelve years and his speaking ministry on faith and sexuality has reached five continents. He speaks at conferences, on college campuses, and in churches. He has co-authored with his mother their memoir, Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son’s Journey to God , A Broken Mother’s Search for Hope. He and Ross Cochran discuss Dr. Yuan’...

Matt Markins, Melanie Hester, and Samuel Porcha joined Ross Cochran to share what they are looking forward to about the Child Discipleship Forum . We discuss why local practitioners, senior pastors, and anyone who is invested in the future of the faith needs to save their seat today! SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts today so you never miss an episode.  You can leave a voicemail for the sho...

Check out the video referenced in this podcast, and Save your seat today for the 2021 Child Discipleship Forum. SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts today so you never miss an episode.  You can leave a voicemail for the show at 630-289-5353 and email the show at podcasts@awana.org .  Don’t forget to follow Resilient Disciples on all social media platforms! The post BONUS: The 2021 Child Discip...

Dr. George Barna and Matt Markins join Ross Cochran to discuss how today’s generation of kids are facing unprecedented circumstances, and how we can respond to help make resilient disciples. SHOW NOTES Check out Dr. George Barna’s book, Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions, that was referenced during the conversation. Follow the latest work from Dr. George Barna via the Cultu...

Matt Markins, President of Awana, as well as Chase Baker, Family Pastor of Rolling Hills Community Church join Ross Cochran for a conversation about cultural christianity and how the church is called to respond to families coming out of the COVID-19 crisis. Learn more about Rolling Hills Community Church Learn more about the Child Discipleship Forum SUBSCRIBE wherever you get your podcasts today s...