EQUIP classes

Communion Church EQUIP Class

EQUIP classes are a chance for the church to gather a learn about a specific topic over a number of weeks. We do this because there are some issues that are delicate and complex and need to be addressed in a more in depth way. Twice a year we take a topic and cover it in a thorough way in an environment that allows for question/answers and promotes further conversations. Here is what we have covered so far:


CHANGING TIMES; UNCHANGING GOD

Life Transitions — Debbie Licker
Retirement — Luke Mize
Estate Planning — Mike Winslow
Medical Issues — Seth Fikkert

GOD’S GOOD PLAN

Whose story?
God’s Plan for sex/gender 
God’s Plan for work/rest
God’s plan for justice/mercy

DISILLUSIONED

Why we feel so lostPastor Jim
Confused identitySara Billups
Confused narrativesMark Ward
Where do we go from here?Pastor Jim

Parenting is HARD

Media Trauma | Jenny Black
Anxiety and Depression in Kids | Debbie Licker
Organizing the Home | a Roundtable Discussion
Teaching toward World View | Steve Fikkert

THEOLOGY OF CREATIVITY

What is Creativity?
Creation and the Creator
Imago Dei and the Cultural Mandate
Bezalel and Oholiab
Sin and Creativity
The Creativity of Scripture

CHRIST and CULTURE

What is Christ and Culture? | YouTube Video
Week 2 | YouTube Video
Paradox and Christ Transforming Culture | YouTube Video
Apply and Responding to the differing views of Christ and Culture | YouTube Video

GOD AND HIS WORD

INSPIRATION | how did God write His Word through people?
TRANSMISSION | how were the words of the Bible preserved and copied?
CANONIZATION | who chose what books were Scripture?
TRANSLATION |  how was the Bible translated from its original language?

SURVEY OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

London Baptist Confession — READ HERE
Why a confession?
God and His sovereign plan 1
God and His sovereign plan 2
The mystery of salvation
The Law and Grace
Worship and the Church

HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE CHURCH

Framing the Conversation
What does the Bible say?
Dealing with same-sex attraction
Homosexuality and Hospitality

HOW TO READ THE BIBLE

The Clarity of Scripture
How to read the Old Testament
How to read the New Testament
How to read Revelation