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You're listening to the Gospel Coalition podcast, equipping the next generation of believers,

pastors and church leaders to shape life and ministry around the gospel.

Today we bring you a breakout session on preparing kids and adults to suffer,

truths that comfort, sustain, and redeem in tragedy with Cameron Cole.

This message was originally given at TGC's 2019 National Conference in Indianapolis.

My name is Cameron Cole and I'm the director of Children Youth and Family at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama.

I have worked at the same church for 14 years now.

Still absolutely love it.

They're going to have to carry me out of there in a coffin. I'm the chairman of Rooted, which is a ministry that promotes

gospel-centered youth ministry. Pump that fist, Charlotte, and we promote gospel center to youth ministry. We want to equip and empower parents and churches to disciple kids towards lifelong faith in Christ.

Our vision for every kid is that they would receive

gospel-centered, grace-filled, Bible-saturated discipleship

in the church and at home.

And so what we're talking about today in terms of preparing students and adults to suffer is near to my heart as a youth pastor, knowing what lies ahead for kids and knowing that I want them to be prepared

theologically to suffer well.

So I want to kind of get a sense of why people

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