Kids Ministry Circle Podcast

Author: Kids Ministry Circle

Kids Ministry Circle is a community for kids ministry leaders to be encouraged and equipped to love and serve the local church. The hope of The Kids Ministry Circle Podcast is to spend time each week answering real questions sent in by real kids ministry leaders.
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Episode 162: False Stories & the Real Gospel with Matt Markins
Wednesday, 22 April, 2026

Are the stories kids are hearing actually shaping who they believe they are? In this episode, I chat with Matt Markins — President & CEO of Awana and author of The Story We Tell Our Children: Gospel Formation in a World of Counterfeit Imitation — to talk about one of the most pressing issues facing kids ministry today.What is it that the church does that tends to form lasting faith in kids?Together, we unpack the counterfeit stories competing for kids' attention (identity, instant gratification, hyper-individualization) and give kids ministry leaders two practical tools for fighting back: the side-by-side comparison and the consistent, clear retelling of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration.Resourced Mentioned:Buy The Story We Tell Our Children