God’s Word encourages us to be “thoroughly equipped for every good work.” EQUIP is offering a variety of 90-minute interactive sessions to help foster spiritual growth and train you to minister more effectively.

 

Topics for EQUIP:

Prayer:  Conversation with God

with Cheryl Jones

Come experience a transformative spiritual connection with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit that leads to personal growth and inner tranquility.

Explore prayer

to begin the day,

in troubled times,

to end the day,

and without ceasing.

No pressure, just prayer!

 

Understanding Trauma

with Tamara Noel, DSW, LCSW (Clinical Social Work/Therapist)

Experts agree that trauma leaves its imprint on our minds, brains, and bodies, and it comes back more as a reaction than a memory. Such understanding should cause us to consider just how much trauma affects our daily lives. In this workshop, we will discuss three ideas to help us journey beyond trauma to wholeness.

 

How to Let the Bible Read You

with Rodger Otero

Longing for a fresh way to read scripture? What may help you is not a new method, but a new motive. In this session we will explore how to allow scripture to shape us as we:

– move from informational reading to formational reading

– give up “control” of the text and allow God to speak to us

– move from problem-solving to an openness to mystery

 

The Parent Coaching Session

with Mary-Margaret LeRoy

Parenting can be a lonely job, but it doesn’t have to be. The Parent Coaching session is for parents of elementary age kids looking for support and encouragement.

 

Can I Pray for You Right Now?

with Don Pearson

Learn how to use the Vineyard’s Five-Step Prayer Model to pray for people in all kinds of places and situations.  Discover how we can partner with the Holy Spirit in using this simple tool to do Jesus’ ministry everywhere!

 

Hard Conversations: Reflecting Jesus While Facing the Issues

with Reese LeRoy

In this session, we will explore ways to reflect Jesus in the midst of our world’s chronic divisiveness. We will explore five affirmations to help followers of Jesus have discerning and effective conversations IN LOVE no matter what the context or the issue.

 

***Child care is available for children 5th grade and under with reservation.  Please sign up for childcare by Monday, May 6 at Noon.