Welcome to the Collide Kids Podcast. In today's episode, our host Christen Clark is joined by the vibrant and talented Madi Hackworth, a kids' Church creative artist and a kids' pastor from Missouri. Madi shares insights about her colorful experiences in kids' ministry, including the joyful aspects of her role and how she discovered her love for drawing and graphic design. Together, they explore the importance of recognizing and using individual spiritual gifts and talents inside and outside the church, and the impact of positive and negative words on our lives. This episode is filled with laughter, encouragement, and valuable reflections on how we can use our talents to honor God and spread the message of love and hope. So grab a seat, buckle in, and get ready to dive into a world of creativity and faith with Madi Hackworth on the Collide Kids Podcast. Plus Kids Only Segment featuring Paxton Coleman!
Go to madihax.com to check out Madi's fun resources and designs!
Special thanks to our editor, Jay Lee, from Provision Podcasts.
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Finding Your Gift: "So I think first, find out what you're good at. And and to know what you're good at, just what do you like to do? So if you like to draw, then you're probably good at it, or if you like to sing, or if you like to run or if you like to, you know, build stuff or if you like to do math. Whatever it is you're you like to do, that's a good indication that that is something That is a gift that God has given you."
— Madi Hackworth [00:09:05 → 00:09:26]
The Power of Encouragement: "That's why it's so important for us to say it so often. If you see something good in someone, like, tell them. Yeah. Because If somebody says one negative thing about your friend, they're gonna hope, for a long time. But it takes, like, 8 or 9 or 10 positive things To stick."
— Madi Hackworth [00:13:05 → 00:13:20]
Viral Topic: Honoring God and Using Your Gifts: "One of the ways we can honor God with what he's put in us is to just do our best at it."
— Madi Hackworth [00:14:08 → 00:14:08]
Using Your Talents for Evangelism: "But, really, you can use what you're good at to tell people about Jesus. So you can meet people in so say you're good at sports or say you're gonna, You know, speech and debate or I don't know what thing you might be good at, but you're gonna meet people who are also good at that thing who need to know about Jesus."
— Madi Hackworth [00:15:04 → 00:15:21]
Spiritual Gifts in Kids: "Kids have spiritual gifts 100%. Kids can be givers. Kids can have the spiritual gift The faith where they just believe that God is gonna do big things and it's not hard for them."
— Madi Hackworth [00:20:42 → 00:20:53]
Obey Right Away: "We have a saying that we say in our family that is obey right away without delay, And I like to do that with the Lord too because it's true."
— Madi Hackworth [00:24:55 → 00:25:03]
The Power of Childhood Memories: "I will never forget what it feels like to be a kid and how to play."
— Madi
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