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 30, 2026

Penna Dexter

Close The Borders

President Trump and Vice President Vance have wise advice for France and other European countries that are seeing rioting, anarchy and destruction in their streets. “CLOSE THE BORDERS.”

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October 30, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Halloween

Tomorrow is October 31st. Most people know it as “Halloween” but it also has long been known as The Festival of the Dead.

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October 29, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Alchemy and Currency

Many years ago, a presenter at an international conference compared the printing of currency to alchemy. Centuries ago, alchemists tried to turn cheap “base” metals into gold. The idea goes all the wa...

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