Matt Markins News Today

Matt Markins, president and CEO of Awana, shed light on the success of his faith-based program as The Boy Scouts of America faces a massive rebrand.

Mark Hancock, CEO of Trail Life USA, encouraged boys seeking alternatives to join his male-centered organization after he said the Boy Scouts of America has strayed from its mission.

Southern Baptist Convention leaders took the lead in releasing a statement backed by dozens of Evangelical leaders condemning attacks by Hamas that have killed hundreds of Israelis and expressed their support for Israel's "right and duty to defend itself against further attack."

Youth ministries in American churches must shift their efforts away from molding children to be "consumers" to involving them as "participants" in the "Gospel mission," the head of the Barna Group has advised. 

Derwin Gray has rejected the idea of being “colorblind” and instead wants churches to focus on the “race of grace” that all people should belong to.  

Derwin Gray has rejected the idea of being “colorblind” and instead wants churches to focus on the “race of grace” that all people should belong to.  

Youth ministries in American churches must shift their efforts away from molding children to be "consumers" to involving them as "participants" in the "Gospel mission," the head of the Barna Group has advised. 

Youth ministries in American churches must shift their efforts away from molding children to be "consumers" to involving them as "participants" in the "Gospel mission," the head of the Barna Group has advised. 

Churches that don’t invest in children are “standing on a burning platform.”

The head of the notable child discipleship organization Awana has warned that churches that do not invest in more discipleship-oriented children’s ministry will be “standing on a burning platform.”