Matt Markins

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President | Chief Strategy Officer — Awana

Matt Markins is the president and chief strategy officer of Awana. Prior to joining the ministry’s executive leadership team, Markins served in leadership roles with Randall House and Thomas Nelson publishers and is the co-founder of the D6 Conference, a discipleship and family ministry community. He’s a public speaker and the coauthor of three books: RESILIENT: Child Discipleship and the Fearless Future of the Church, Leading KidMin: How to Drive Real Change in Children’s Ministry and The Gospel Truth About Children’s Ministry. Markins and his wife, Katie, have been local church volunteers for more than 20 years and spend their time in Nashville and Chicago with their sons Warren and Hudson.

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Awana's Child Discipleship Forum

Child Discipleship Forum September 16, & 17, 2021 in Nashville, TN or Online. Awana’s Child Discipleship Forum to Convent World-Renowned Ministr...

Featured on: Thursday, September 9, 2021

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October 9, 2026

Penna Dexter

Ban The Drug

It’s been four years since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe vs. Wade. And yet the U.S. has more abortions — 21 percent more — today did than we did when abortion on demand was the law of the lan...

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October 9, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Street Smarts

Greg Koukl was on my radio program recently and has a book coming out next month that will help you better engage non-believers in conversations on several different topics. The title of the book is S...

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October 8, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Overview Effect

You could say that William Shatner is the most famous astronaut in the world. Until recently, he was not a real astronaut. But he is best known for playing Captain Kirk in the Star Trek TV series and...

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