What is the Equipping Institute?
The Equipping Institute exists to help God’s people understand, apply, and delight in God’s Word for the purpose of full devotion. We accomplish this through teaching both the content of Scripture and the means to apply it fully with the help of God’s people and God’s Spirit.
Core Classes
We believe Core Classes are foundational discipleship for every believer. They are designed to connect foundational Christian beliefs to everyday life. It is our hope that every member will complete these classes to establish their faith, learn how to grow in Christ, increase their worship of God, and begin to live on mission for Him.
Abide
Join us in discovering the life-transforming power of intimacy in Christ in this 9-week class! God calls us to abide in Him and often gives us the imagery of plants and trees to help us better understand what it means to abide and the fruit that is formed because of it.
Tough Ones
How confident are you at answering tough questions of the Christian faith? Do you have your own questions about God and the Bible, or do you wrestle with the questions of others?
In the Tough Ones class, we will give you a process of how to think through all tough question of the faith, including five of the most common questions our apologetics team answers throughout the year. For the last week, the class becomes a forum to ask any question they would like to our Great Question apologetic team. The goal of this 4-week class is that participants would grow in the ability to answer tough questions on their own.
TimeWise
30 days to stewarding your time better for the glory of God.
In this 5-week class, we will focus on how we can better steward one of our most precious resources: our time. You will journey through this class with a small group of other people and discuss the daily content.
“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” – Psalm 90:12
Story of the Bible
Story of the Bible is a 5 week course in understanding the whole story of the Scriptures.
Through studying the 14 eras of the Biblical story, you will leave this class understanding the message of the Bible. This course is meant to set the believer up for a lifetime of reading and enjoying God’s Word. Join us for an enriching semester!
Gospel Primer
The Gospel Primer is a course that helps disciples understand how we are saved by the gospel and the application of the gospel to everyday life. In this 6 week course, you’ll reflect daily on the gospel and learn how to apply its truths to every area of life.
Study of the Bible
The Study of the Bible is a 5-week course in learning the timeless art of discernment of the Scriptures. How can one apply the Bible correctly if one has not interpreted right? How can one interpret the Scriptures if there is not understanding? The Study of the Bible takes a believer through the framework of observation-interpretation-application. Folks will leave this class with the skills and tools ready to discern any passage in their scriptures. In our final weeks, we will focus on some of the most difficult passages in Scripture to interpret to set up our new Bible scholars for success!