Regional News
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New Brand Debuts for Awana -- With Our Same Commitment to Serving Local Churches, Parents, Children and Youth. Awana now features new branding in everything from the messages we communicate to our new organizational logos. Why? To further sharpen our ministry's focus on serving churches and parents worldwide as they reach and raise spiritual champions [Read more...] . |
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The new Sparks Handbook has landed at the Awana Online Store! - Be one of the first to order the new Sparks HangGlider Handbook and get ready to soar through 12 exciting Bible biographies that virtually come alive on the page. Drama, music and sound effects will keep Sparkies coming back for more. [Order HangGlider online] [Sparks 2008 Update page]. |
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Our children and youth are ill-equipped for spiritual and moral challenges today – and for leading the home, church and community tomorrow. In fact, many will leave their faith behind after high school. Awana offers a solution. We are calling and equipping parents and churches to work together to raise kids who know, love and serve Christ. Inspired by the life of Joseph from the Old Testament, whose trust in God and character carried him through trials and temptations. [Read more...] |
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Awana in Space! If the space shuttle launches today as scheduled, Awana will achieve a milestone - the first known Meritorious Award recipient in space. Army Colonel Doug Wheelock, a mission specialist on the space shuttle Discovery flight STS-120 which launched Oct. 23rd and is scheduled to return on Nov. 6th, earned his Meritorious Award at West Windsor Baptist Church in Windsor, New York. Colonel Wheelock reportedly maintains a strong Christian testimony among his peers in the space program. [Read bio...] . |
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Revised Truth & Training Books have arrived! Big news!! Awana Clubs International has made some significant changes to the first two Truth & Training handbooks with both Book One and Book Two available for ordering now. Book Three will be revised NEXT YEAR (Fall 2008) and Book Four will be revised the following year (Fall 2009). The revised Truth & Training handbooks now have more of a 3-level approach (similar to the 24/7 Ministries Come See, Come Follow, and Come Serve levels) to aid leaders in ministry to kids of different backgrounds and abilities. [Read the latest details...] |
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HomeBase turns the attention of your church and the homes it represents back to the God-ordained roles He set in place for each to raise the next generation of active believers. HomeBase is building a collection of training opportunities and resources to spur necessary changes in thinking and help your church and parents work together to experience dynamic disciple-making power. This includes the premier of a new 3D animated video series - Station Brakes! |
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Kid Matters - Kids matter to God, and we want to help you raise spiritual champions that know, love and serve the Lord Jesus Christ. This web site is full of podcasts and lots of great resources to help you build a biblical worldview in kids, whether you’re a stressed-out parent or a busy children’s ministry worker. |
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Puggles is a new, enriching program for your pre-Cubbies kids (usually older 2- and younger 3-year-olds) that presents basic biblical concepts. Samples are now available and the program materials are also available for purchase from the Awana Store! [Read more...] |
For more information, please contact:
| Gerald & Susan Vanderford
Missionaries to North Central Tennessee PO Box 32453 Knoxville, TN 37930-2453 Phone: (865) 531-8190 E-mail: GeraldV [at] awana [dot] org |