Training to Help Awana Leaders, Pastors and Youth and Children's Ministry Workers Evangelize and Disciple Kids for Christ

‘I Wish Every Boy and Girl Would go to Awana’
Testimonials from Christian leaders from across the country

My wife has been a leader in Awana for four years. My kids have been in Awana for a number of years. Awana does a lot of wonderful things. It’s been a great experience.
Dr. George Barna

My family believes so deeply in your ministry. When our children were much younger, they were a part of Awana. Our church has an Awana program that’s just flourishing. What you’re doing is strategic because you’re taking God’s Word and repackaging it for children today in a way that they look forward to coming to church ... accept Jesus Christ, memorize Scripture and get Bible passages cemented in their hearts.
Dr. Bruce Wilkinson
Former president, Walk Thru the Bible
Author, The Prayer of Jabez and The Life God Rewards

Awana has been one of the greatest ministries we’ve started in our church since I’ve been pastor. From its inception it just exploded. Throughout the year we see so many kids saved, and the beautiful thing is not just how it reaches children but how it reaches the parents, too. I am grateful for Awana. I think it’s wonderful what you’re doing, and I praise the Lord for it.
Dr. James Merritt
Former president, Southern Baptist Convention
Senior pastor, First Baptist Church, Snellville, Georgia

The Awana program is thriving and full of life at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship. When we brought Awana to our church, two of our children were still in the children’s program. They have greatly benefited from the Awana program, so I speak personally as well as a pastor on behalf of our church when I say thank you for your love for God, for the souls of men and for children because those have combined to make Awana one of the most dynamic outreaches in the Christian faith today.
Dr. Tony Evans
Senior pastor, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, Dallas, Texas
Founder/President, the Urban Alternative

God has used Awana as a powerful witness to educate kids about Him. Through Awana I was impacted by Scripture memory and learning the Bible.
Steve Mason
Guitarist, Jars of Clay

Awana is so integral today because you’re nourishing kids in the gospel of Jesus Christ, how to be like Christ, to say, “I’m going to do what Christ did.”
J.C. Watts
Former U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma

Awana is such a vital ministry because it gets the gospel out to kids around the world.
Rick Amato
Worldwide evangelist and author

I wouldn’t be here today if I didn’t have a mother and a father who loved the Lord, if I wasn’t taken to a church where the Word was preached, and if I wasn’t involved in the precious ministry of Awana, who helped to encourage me to have a love and an insatiable appetite for the Word of God.
Janet Parshall
Host of radio talk show “Janet Parshall’s America”

As a kid I lived and breathed Awana. It had a great impact on my life. After I got through Awana, it continued to impact me later in life. It gave me a foundation based on God’s Word. I’m thankful that I went through a program that taught me the value of memorizing the Word of God.
Steven Curington
Founder, Reformers Unanimous International

My kids grew up in Awana, and I am in awe of your organization. Awana was a wonderful experience for my kids. You are doing great work throughout America.
Stuart Epperson
Chairman of the Board, Salem Communications
Founder, One Kid at a Time, Inc.

I love Awana. I wish every boy and girl in the world would go to Awana. If they did, we’d change the world.
Dr. Sumner Wemp
Former pastor and director, Moody Bible Institute and Liberty University
Former president, Southeastern Bible College
Founder, New Life Tract Society

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