Equip Conference

The nifty logo above announces a big event occurring at the Mount Juliet congregation in Wilson County (just outside of Nashville). I’m excited and delighted to tell you about this conference and to invite you to attend it. The guys who are the brainchildren behind EQ have done a good and needed thing and I hope you’ll encourage them by attending if at all possible. I want to strongly encourage you to go!

It’s hard to beat their words announcing it: “EQUIP Conference is a two-day experience that will challenge and stretch your ministry.  Designed for involvement/outreach ministers, elders, deacons, and ministry leaders, the conference will offer a mixture of theory and
practical ideas that will help you as you strive to "equip the saints for the work of ministry" (Eph.4:12).

“The EQUIP Conference will challenge you to discover that church involvement is more than just filling gaps and keeping people busy. It's about equipping people for Kingdom work through discovery and use of their God-given gifts and abilities.

“The EQUIP Conference will stretch the walls of your church as you discover that until the local church has an external focus, it will never fully function as God intended. If your church closed its doors tomorrow, would your community even notice? The EQUIP Conference will arm you with the tools necessary to ensure that your congregation will always be salt and light in your community.

“Are you ready to take involvement in your congregation to the next level? Are you ready to stop simply existing in your community? If so, this conference is for you!”

The list of speakers included David Shannon, James Waugh, Justin Gerhardt, Jonathan Seamon, David Swanger and others. It will be March 26-27.

There is a very small fee to register that includes two meals. Hard to beat that.

This is not just for church staff - it is for anyone who wants to encourage greater involvement in their congregation.

All you SM’ers out there, I am speaking, but even if I wasn’t I’d encourage you to go. Remember - “Member Driven Ministry”! Serve.