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This book provides children's ministry leaders and their teams with the insight needed to build ministry around the primary areas that form lasting faith. This book informs leaders about the systems needed to help cultivate faith that lasts. FEATURES Readers will enjoy the casual voice this book is written in as well as the metaphors and rational logic included. The short, easy-to-read chapters provide space for reflection. Table of Contents Part 1: Formation - The Primary Investments That Tend to Form Lasting Faith in Children 1: Goal: Lasting Faith Is the Desired Outcome 2: Relationships: The Most Catalytic Factor in Forming Lasting Faith Is Loving, Caring, Adult Relationships 3: Bible Engagement: The Most Foundational Factor in Forming Lasting Faith Is Consistent Bible Engagement 4: Culture: Sometimes We Feel Like We're Losing Because of Dominant Cultural Forces Part 2: Systems - The Norms, Processes, Infrastructure, and Culture We Depend on to Form the Faith of Our Children 5: Time: The Way Children's Ministry Leaders Spend Our Time Does Not Match Our Desired Objectives 6: Fun: When It Comes to Having Fun, We Are Outperforming Our Own Expectations 7: Parents: Parents Are The Primary Influence Over Their Children But Are Less Engaged In Discipling Them 8: Metrics: Children's Ministry Leaders Find It Difficult to Measure and Evaluate Our Effectiveness Letter to Your Pastor Methodology

Matt serves as the president and CEO of Awana, a global leader in child discipleship. As a leading researcher in child discipleship and children's ministry, Matt has commissioned eleven research projects since 2013, including a study conducted by Barna Group called, "Children's Ministry in a New Reality." He is a board member at large for the National Association of Evangelicals and is the co-author of four books, most notably Resilient: Child Discipleship and the Fearless Future of the Church. He is also the co-founder of the Child Discipleship Forum and D6 Conference. Matt and his wife Katie have been involved in children's ministry for more than 25 years and spend their time in Nashville with their two sons.