Matt Markins

CEO @Awana & Child Discipleship Forum / Author Forming Faith: Discipling the NextGen in a Post-Christian Culture & @BarnaGroup Childrens Ministry in New Reality

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In the past "cool kids ministry" looked down on @Awana Clubs as "old fashion." Fast forward to today & parents r getting kids out of screens & into tactile experiences where kids memorize the Bible & play games. Suddenly Awana U.S. is cool again & we grew by 81,000 kids in 2025.

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Oh God Beyond All Praising was written in 1982, but it sounds like it was written in 1682: https://t.co/4ZSLikMVqa

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If more evangelical churches would incorporate this song into their weekend worship, it would not hurt my feelings. History of the song in the link below:

https://t.co/8iegfY30Z9

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I may have a new favorite podcast:

https://t.co/RIl5ZkFYY5

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@AidanSLytle45 Factz

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My two favorite AP’s.

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Worth paying attention to.

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Thanks to @fullerFYI, I have good survey data on Gen Alpha - for the very first time.

One key finding:
Christian teens have stronger familial networks than non-Christian teens.

And non-Christian teens are 3x more likely to have no one to talk to about their doubts.

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On average, 37 U.S. babies a year die in hot cars (back seat…in their car seats).

The technology exists to solve this…why do you think either auto manufacturers or the U.S. government (via regulations) refuse to solve this tragic problem?

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Loved these responses! Ok. My turn?

Two-way tie: Billy Joel & Freddie Mercury.

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If God came down, and said to you, you could go back in time and lead any past Rock Star of your choosing to Christ…where does your heart go? Who do you think of?

You go first…then I’ll go.

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Final update on the Barn Quilt. Wacha think?

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Every now & again, it’s ok to be unpredictable.

Sort of like that time a guy just shredded the guitar in the middle of a Karen Carpenter song.

https://t.co/NQd6p2sBs3

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@BakoJer @Dracones24601 Open ended question

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@WriteGrlProbs I know you said don’t ask you why…but now I’m so curious…

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@JohnnyMarkin 🤣

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If I’m ever caught wearing either of these, it’s game over.

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Light hearted post: I’m always keeping my eye/ear open for good writing. A killer line here or there. As usual, I’m late to the party with Ella Langley. This line caught my attention:

“I wasn’t a match, for that kinda spark.”

I see what she did there.

https://t.co/9wpDoNfitO

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@earth_to_aj Most people think like Rembrandt. You wrote like Monet. Some of us were tracking. Well expressed. Thanks for sharing!

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@heathhubbard @BarnaGroup @Awana Such a tease. I can’t share them yet. But promise I will.

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Moments ago, I just got some fresh data from a @BarnaGroup research project @Awana commissioned on parents discipling their own kids 😲🚨

Some interesting insights in here. Can’t wait to share it!

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@jonwkeyrush @BarnaGroup @Awana We can do this for sure.

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@jonwkeyrush @BarnaGroup @Awana Eager to share.