Today, Awana makes a bold move as they formally enter the heavily saturated weekend curriculum market in the United States. They also enter at a time when many children’s ministries are not meeting in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That may be seen as a hurdle to some, but it could also be seen … [Read more…]
I first heard about the new Sparks’ Leader Handbook last fall during an Awana Ministry Conference when I was talking with Chris Marchand. He was excited about this new resource that Awana was about to provide. I was intrigued and eager to get a look at this resource. That time has finally arrived as the … [Read more…]
If you are going to release a new product or idea, then the Children’s Pastors Conference (CPC) is the place to do it. Awana did a wonderful job of introducing Resilient and the new brite* curriculum at CPC20. Having attended CPC20, I was able to get my hands on a copy of the book. The … [Read more…]
There is an airline that had commercials showing people in awkward situations and then asks, “wanna’ get away?” The Awana ministry year for many is now well underway. Everyone is getting in the groove of things and things are going well. What people don’t tell you at those conferences and trainings is that already the … [Read more…]
(UPDATE 5/24/2018) It has been reported that the questionable scenes in the movie are being removed. Here are links to those reports: Show Dogs Movie Facebook Page Addresses the Concern, May 22 @ 12:05 pm Show Dogs Movie Facebook Page Announces the removal of the scenes, May 23, 2018 @ 5:31 pm CNN report … [Read more…]