EQUIP is New Century's seminar-based education initiative that plays an important role in New Century's corporate discipleship strategy. Each seminar lasts for roughly 12 weeks and is led by one of our elders. Seminars range in topics from apologetics, to sexuality, to church history and allow our congregation to dive deep into subjects that are directly connected to the life of faith.

Unlike traditional Sunday school, our EQUIP seminars are age integrated. This means that 6th graders through senior adults learn alongside each other in whatever seminar they choose to take that semester (we usually offer at least two per semester). We place a high value on intergenerational interaction in the church and while do we have childcare and children's ministries, we try to avoid being a church where everyone shows up and "goes to their rooms."

A book study utilizing Sam Allberry's What God Had to Say About Our Bodies.  From the back cover:  Sam Allberry explains that all of us are fearfully and wonderfully made, and should regard our physicality as a gift.  He offers biblical guidance for living, including understanding gender, sexuality, and identity; dealing with aging, illness, and death; and considering the physical future hope that we have in Christ.  In this powerfully written book, you'll gain a new understanding for the immeasurable value of our bodies and God's ultimate plan to redeem them.

• Recommended for High School students and older
• Class Format: Group discussion
• Homework: 1 chapter of reading & 6-10 review questions per week
• Primary Teacher: Jack Orsinger
• Book Cost: $12 ($20 after 1/19) ~ ebook & audio formats available for $3 each on Crossway+ through 1/8.  Details on registration page.

Based on Church History by Simonetta Carr.  In this class we'll dive into the much-neglected but helpfully rich world of church history, gaining appreciation for the saints of old & understanding of how the church came to believe and live as it does today.  Perhaps most importantly, we hope to draw encouragement from stories of God's faithfulness through the centuries.

• Recommended for Jr. High students and older
• Class Format: Group discussion & lecture
• Homework: 6-8 pages of reading per week
• Primary Teacher: Chris Cavitt
• Book Cost: $26 ($35 after 1/19)