The Faith of Our Children: Eight Timely Research Insights for Discipling the Next Generation

by Matt Markins

What kind of force can withstand today’s highly secularized, post-Christian culture?A child disciple can.Through a decade’s worth of research, Matt Markins helps church leaders and parents see that we can form children with a resilient, lasting faith in Jesus Christ, even in the midst of aggressive cultural formation. The Faith of Our Children book is insightful, biblical, hopeful, challenging, winsome, and filled with practical ideas. If you are looking to form a lasting faith in children, grab a friend and read this book together. It may be the most important thing you do this year.

Kindle Edition

Published September 8, 2023

About the author

MATT MARKINS serves on the Global Leadership Team at Awana as the Vice President of Ministry Resources as well as the Vice President of Marketing and Strategy. Prior to joining the Awana executive leadership team, Matt served in leadership roles with Thomas Nelson Publishers, Randall House Publishers and was the co-founder of the D6 Conference (a discipleship and family ministry community). Matt's ministry in organizational leadership has been marked by leading and influencing change from within by casting vision, forging strategic partnerships, nurturing healthy culture, developing organizational alignment and implementing sustainable plans toward ministry effectiveness, health and growth. He and his wife Katie have been volunteering and growing in children's ministry for more than twenty years. As Nashville transplants, they live and play in the Chicago suburbs with their two sons tolerating dreadful winters, but soaking up refreshingly mild weather the other seven months of the year.

Reviews

[Emily | emilyisoverbooked · Rating 2 out of 5]

Could’ve been an article

[Warrick Blatchford · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very insightful on the data of how churches will rate themselves in their children's ministry. The easy flow of the book made it easy to read and made it feel like a conversation. Many great tips on how the church can improve their ministry as well as how parents can improve their ministry to their children at home.

[Matt Sones · Rating 4 out of 5]

A must-read for kids discipleship staff.

[Justin Warembourg · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book written by the president and CEO of AWANA that describes the future of child discipleship. This has inspired me fuels my passion for volunteering.