Discipling a preschooler is a fascinating time for both children and leaders. In this episode, Kris Wood talks with long-time Awana Cubbies® leader Gina Vickers. Listen as they discuss building relationships and helping children have a sense of belonging, helping them to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and helping them start a journey of becoming …

In this episode, Linnea Sandvall talks with Shawna Murlin about the Sparks® Large Group guide released in July 2024. Learn how it was created, what is in it and how you can use it to reach Sparks during Large Group Time effectively. Learn more about Linnea Sandvall and her ministry. SHOW NOTES: Visit our online store to get your Sparks Large Group …

If you are a leader in T&T, this episdoe is a must-listen as Kris Wood speaks with Awana Ministry Director Kelly Moran. You will hear great ideas to help you get and keep the attention of clubbers while learning God’s word as well as the top three tips for leading large group lessons to help make the lessons stick. SHOW NOTES Learn more about Kris …

Puggles, it can be done! In this episode, Kris Wood explores the multigenerational impact that Puggles can have with parents and grandparents. Check out this conversation with Heather Bartholow and Kristi Malone about the secrets of their success in their Puggles Club. SHOW NOTES Learn more about Kris Wood and her ministry. Contact our Partner Care…

In this episode, Bob Bennett shares how you can how you can add excitement to your club that will encourage a sense of belonging in your clubbers. Don’t worry; he’s not encouraging bouncing off-the-walls chaos! These ideas include theme nights, contests, game-time tips, and even how to promote to both kids and parents. SHOW NOTES Learn more about B…

In this podcast, Bob Bennett shares practical ideas for Recruiting Awana leaders. Instead of “Recruiting Leaders,” we should invite people to join our Discipleship team! We will discuss practical ideas on how this can happen at your church. SHOW NOTES Learn more about Bob Bennett and his ministry. Contact our Partner Care Team 866-292-6227 or email…

Andrea Perkins, a missionary serving in the heart of Texas, unpacks the value of leaders getting to know the community they serve. Andrea provides lots of practical examples to help leaders define the needs that kids and their families have, figure out where those kids are, and come up with practical solutions to meet those needs. Thanks for listen…

In this Podcast, Bob Bennett shares some ideas on how to plan your first night of the Awana season. You only have one chance to make a first impression, so why not make it a great one? Download your free Ministry Year Planning Guide. SHOW NOTES Learn more about Bob Bennett and his ministry. Contact our Partner Care Team 866-292-6227 or email them t…

In this Podcast, Bob Bennett shares how we can facilitate changes needed within our Awana clubs. No one likes change, but sometimes, we need to change to move the ministry forward. Let’s talk about how we can bring others along and cast a strong vision for Child Discipleship. Download your free Ministry Year Planning Guide. SHOW NOTES Learn more ab…

In this Podcast, Bob Bennett shares one approach to planning for success in your Awana club. Bob will guide us through preparations we can do now that can lead to a great Awana club year. How would you like to have “The Best Year you have ever had?!” Download your free Ministry Year Planning Guide. SHOW NOTES Learn more about Bob Bennett and his mi…

Prayer is the first step you should always want to take! Never miss the opportunity to pray. In this podcast, Kris Wood gives three great examples of how to pray for your Awana club. Equip your leaders and parents with a free prayer resource. SHOW NOTES Learn more about Kris Wood and her ministry. Contact our Partner Care Team 866-292-6227 or email…

Awana Clubs is the midweek discipleship solution from Awana Clubs International. On today’s episode, Hunter Williams walks listeners through what a typical Awana Club might cost, and how the vision for your ministry plays heavily into how you use your resources. SHOW NOTES Learn more about Hunter Williams and his ministry. Contact our Partner Care …

Awana Clubs is the midweek discipleship solution from Awana Clubs International. On this episode of our podcast, Andrea Perkins how to set up your Club year for success, and answers a few commonly asked questions about the structure of an Awana Club. Thanks for listening! SHOW NOTES Learn more about Andrew Perkins and her ministry. Contact our Part…

Awana Clubs is the midweek discipleship solution from Awana Clubs International. On this episode, Linnea Sandvall walks listeners through common ways to structure your individual Club night and answers frequently asked questions. SHOW NOTES Check out the MANY resources available at Awana Clubs+, as Linnea mentioned during the episode. Listen to Hun…

Awana Missionary Linnea Sandvall unpacks how we can recruit leaders that have a vision to disciple kids. She also provides a few example conversation starters that you can adapt to your context as you build out your ministry teams for this year. SHOW NOTES Check out even more tips on recruiting volunteers for your ministry from Awana Clubs. Discove…

Awana Missionaries Cindy Vesperman, Kevin Chewning, and Tim Bennett, give helpful tips and wisdom on how to use your summer to prepare for the next club year. Their shared experiences are applicable for clubs of all sizes! SHOW NOTES Find your Awana missionary Listen to the Awana Podcasts Explore Awana Basics [Connect with us] http://www.awana.org/…

Awana missionary, Hunter Williams, uses the Bible, the 3B Child Discipleship philosophy, data, and experience to help us understand why we must teach our kids a Biblical worldview as soon as possible. Then, he gives helpful tips on how to share this worldview well. Thanks for listening! SHOW NOTES The Awana Clubs Podcast is the audio home for all t…

Linnea Sandvall, Awana missionary, tackles an issue that every leader has faced or will face during their time in ministry in this episode. That issue is, what to do when ministry feels more like a “have to” rather than a “get to?” Linnea provides six practical ways for leaders to check in with themselves in they find they are in this position, and…

Awana missionary provides five different ways for an Awana club leader, or any child disciplemaker, to measure how effective (or successful) they are at discipleship. SHOW NOTES The Awana Clubs Podcast is the audio home for all things Awana Clubs. Each week we equip, engage, and inspire local leaders and parents who are committed to resilient child…

The vision of Awana Clubs is that all children throughout the world will come to know, love, and serve the Lord Jesus Christ. On this episode, Missionary Andrea Perkins provides a practical pathway for leaders in small towns to make that vision a reality for the kids in their communities. What would it look like to partner together with other churc…

Awana missionary, Linnea Sandvall, fully explains the intention behind small groups, and then gives seven tips for any small group time to thrive. SHOW NOTES This episode was originally released on November 22nd 2022 Learn more about Linnea Sandvall and her ministry. Contact our Partner Care Team 866-292-6227 or email them today. Find your local Aw…

Awana Missionary, Scott Conner, interviews Awana US Field Director, Joel Culberson, about the opportunity to join in the global reach of the Gospel with Awana GO. SHOW NOTES This episode was originally released on January 10, 2023 Learn more about Awana GO. Check out the Awana GO Facebook Community, organized by Chris Dunrud. Learn more about the A…

Awana Missionary Tim Sandvall talks through the value of Awana Games and the Bible Quiz with Awana Leaders, John & Penii Jo Trautwein. SHOW NOTES This episode was originally released on November 1 2022 Learn more about Tim & Linnea’s ministry. Contact our Partner Care Team 866-292-6227 or email them today. Find your local Awana missionary. The post…

Awana missionary, Andrea Perkins, takes you on a journey of understanding the heart behind the awards in Awana Clubs, and how they can help celebrate your kids and leaders. SHOW NOTES This episode originally was released on October 4th, 2022 Learn more about Awana Awards Shop the latest Awana Awards Learn more about Andrea Perkins and her ministry.…

Awana Missionary, Andrea Perkins, interviews Children’s Minister, Victoria Hurst, about preparing for every aspect of the Awana store, and creative tips to make the store happen in a variety of ways. SHOW NOTES This episode was originally released on October 25 2022 Learn more about Victoria’s Ministry. Learn more about Andrea Perkins and her minis…

Awana Missionary, Hunter Williams, gives grounded and applicable principles on how to keep your kids engaged and invested during your large group time. SHOW NOTES This episode was originally released on November 8th 2022 Learn more about Hunter Williams and his ministry. Contact our Partner Care Team 866-292-6227 or email them today. Find your loca…

Awana Missionary Linnea Sandvall has extensive experience serving kids who are in late elementary school and going into middle school. For Awana Clubs, that’s called T&T or “Truth & Training.” In this episode Linnea describes why this age group is so critical for leaders to focus on, how anyone can help this age group, and what the unique disciples…

Hunter Williams, David Roach and Joel Easling are all young dads, Awana missionaries and passionate about helping parents lean into their biblical role as the primary influence over their child’s discipleship. In this episode they talk through practical ways church leaders can connect with parents and partner with them for the mission of child disc…

Missionary Tim Sandvall is joined by Awana leaders Doyle Eldridge and Audrie Hendee. Tim, Doyle and Audrie discuss why parents and church leaders are often not on the same page when it comes to discipleship, and how church leaders can help parents become equipped for the mission of discipling their kids. SHOW NOTES Subscribe to the podcast so you n…

Andrea Perkins, interviews Awana Chief Ministry Officer, Ed Gossien, on how to effectively and clearly present the Gospel to this current generation of kids. SHOW NOTES This episode was originally released on September 13, 2022 The Awana Clubs Podcast is the audio home for all things Awana Clubs. Each week we equip, engage, and inspire local leader…

Tim Sandvall is the Senior Director of the US Field at Awana, as well as a missionary serving a variety of areas. His passion for child discipleship is infectious and he shares that passion in this episode focused on how we must stay focused on discipleship, and prioritize it over two potentially problematic views. SHOW NOTES The Awana Clubs Podcas…

Through seven different question prompts, Linnea Sandvall, a missionary serving out of California, encourages listeners to take the time to evaluate the effectiveness of their ministry, and to define what “success” means to them in their context. SHOW NOTES The Awana Clubs Podcast is the audio home for all things Awana Clubs. Each week we equip, en…

Child Discipleship Missionary Joel Culberson joins host Hunter Williams for a practical conversation about how leaders can get their whole church invested in child discipleship and their church’s Awana Club. Not everyone in your church will serve in your children’s ministry, but every single person can help further the mission of child discipleship…

Awana Clubs is the midweek discipleship solution from Awana Clubs International. On this episode, Hunter Williams helps listeners understand how Awana can help them “MEET” the discipleship needs of the kids in their community. SHOW NOTES This episode was originally released on December 7th 2021 Save your seat for the 2023 Child Discipleship Forum L…

Andrea Perkins, a missionary serving in the heart of Texas, unpacks the value of leaders getting to know the community they serve. Andrea provides lots of practical examples to help leaders define the needs that kids and their families have, figure out where those kids are, and come up with practical solutions to meet those needs. Thanks for listen…

To wrap up our series of conversations about volunteers, Missionary Tim Sandvall is joined by Awana leaders Doyle Eldridge and Audrie Hendee. Doyle and Audrie discuss why clear expectations are the one of the kindest thing you can do for your leaders, and they share lots of practical advice on how to show those you serve with that you appreciate al…

Awana Missionary Linnea Sandvall walks through why we need to be looking to the future as we lead ministries. Linnea also covers how to help younger leaders step up into higher levels of responsibility, and ultimately why this is so challenging for many of us. SHOW NOTES Check out even more tips on recruiting volunteers for your ministry from Awana…

The Awana Clubs Podcast is the audio home for all things Awana Clubs. Each week we equip, engage, and inspire local leaders and parents who are committed to resilient child discipleship. On this episode, Missionaries Hunter Williams and Mike Sexton discuss the need to care for volunteers, and provide practical ways to help set expectations for the …

Andrea Perkins, Awana Missionary serving in Texas, shares the many opportunities that are available to equip leaders. These range from trainings you can do within your church, to national gatherings, to opportunities to partner with leaders in their own homes. Check out the show notes for lots more information and get started equipping today! SHOW …

Awana Missionary Linnea Sandvall unpacks how you can recruit leaders who share your vision to disciple kids, plus sample conversation starters to use as you search for those “perfect fit” leaders for your ministry teams this year. Remember that a “perfect fit” looks different for everybody, and the goal is to provide opportunities for all leaders t…

Awana Missionary Linnea Sandvall unpacks how we can recruit leaders that have a vision to disciple kids. She also provides a few example conversation starters that you can adapt to your context as you build out your ministry teams for this year. SHOW NOTES Check out even more tips on recruiting volunteers for your ministry from Awana Clubs. Discove…

Hunter Williams, a missionary for Awana serving in Tennessee, kicks off Season Three of the podcast by walking listeners through how to recruit volunteers. Specifically, he walks through how NOT to recruit, and the four types of recruiters you want to avoid becoming this summer as you prepare for the next ministry year. SHOW NOTES Check out even mo…

As the club year is comes to an end, Executive producer, Tim Sandvall, gathers favorite stories, wisdom for common issues, and advice for the off season from all four Hosts! Thanks for listening, and have a break. SHOW NOTES The Awana Clubs Podcast is the audio home for all things Awana Clubs. Each week we equip, engage, and inspire local leaders a…

Awana Missionary, Linnea Sandvall, gives compelling wisdom on how to end your club year well, find success in every scenario, and set yourself up for success for next year. SHOW NOTES The Awana Clubs Podcast is the audio home for all things Awana Clubs. Each week we equip, engage, and inspire local leaders and parents who are committed to resilient…

Awana Missionary Scott Conner sat down with Pastor Scott Farrell from Calvary Baptist Church to chat about their Awana Clubs Program. Calvary Baptist is celebrating 60 consecutive years of Awana Clubs, and the conversation focuses on how the church reached the milestone, what child discipleship looks like in their community, and what makes Awana Cl…

Awana Missionary, Andrea Perkins, has a riveting discussion with Awana Ministry Director, Christy Fritts, on multiple ways Awana kids and leaders are sharing the Gospel and being prepared for hard topics at her church. SHOW NOTES The Awana Clubs Podcast is the audio home for all things Awana Clubs. Each week we equip, engage, and inspire local lead…

Awana Ministry Director, Peyton Buie, shares humorous, heartfelt, and inspiring stories from the ministry front lines with Awana Missionary, Hunter Williams. SHOW NOTES The Awana Clubs Podcast is the audio home for all things Awana Clubs. Each week we equip, engage, and inspire local leaders and parents who are committed to resilient child disciple…

Awana Missionary, Andrea Perkins, gives us reasons and ways to honor everyone a part of club during your closing ceremony, and even includes tactics on how to stay connected over the break. SHOW NOTES The Awana Clubs Podcast is the audio home for all things Awana Clubs. Each week we equip, engage, and inspire local leaders and parents who are commi…

Awana Missionary, Hunter Williams, interviews founder and executive director of Lifeline Inc., Lisa Mattheiss, on the practical ways to help your special needs kids know and feel that they belong. SHOW NOTES Learn more about Lisa’s ministry. Learn more about Awana Basics Online Awana Special Needs Guide The Awana Clubs Podcast is the audio home for…

Awana Missionary, Linnea Sandvall, gives very practical and tested wisdom on how to adjust when one or more leaders can’t make it to club night. SHOW NOTES The Awana Clubs Podcast is the audio home for all things Awana Clubs. Each week we equip, engage, and inspire local leaders and parents who are committed to resilient child discipleship. New epi…