Why Does Equipping Exist?
Equipping believes in the value of ministry to youth and children.
Equipping Seminars consists of a day of relevant training, inspiration, and encouragement for the hard working leaders who give themselves to the teens and children of this generation. There are free resources for leaders to help in their ministry as well as resources for sale at discounted prices. Lunch is provided as part of your registration fee.
During the day, there are two separate training tracks in the same building: one for youth leaders and one for children’s leaders. Both groups are together at 9:00am for orientation and worship, at noon for lunch and finally at 4:30pm for wrap-up. The rest of the morning and afternoon is spent with your specific training group of youth or children’s workers. We will host a separate panel session for both Children and Youth where you can ask any question of our team about children’s ministry, youth ministry and leadership.
Equipping also provides online training for youth workers and children’s workers. There is a total of 10 sessions per level, with 3 levels in development for both groups. This will allow you and your team to do your training in the comfort of your home at your convenience. Our goal is to add specific training to our curriculum to help you on occasions when answers are hard to find. Subjects like how to navigate ministry during covid, how to deal with social justice tensions, etc. Both the Onsite and Online training can be found under the Training tab.
Our goal at Equipping is to provide resources to further prepare, motivate, give direction and encourage you in your work. Look for these under the Resources tab for materials that will support you in the important ministry task you have.
Feel free to be in touch with us at anytime if you have questions about anything to do with youth ministry or children’s ministry. We believe in you and we believe in what you do!
Our Staff
Larry Moore
Director
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Rick Wengel
Program Coordinator
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Leann Woelk
Equipping Essentials Director
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Sydney Switzer
Administrative Assistant
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Equipping is a ministry of United Youth Outreach, Calgary, AB. United acts as our covering and facilitator for the ministry we do. United has a vision to reach every youth in Canada with the Gospel. They will fulfill that mission by empowering missional leaders to impact youth with the Gospel. As a part of United’s family of ministries, we have the strength of their partnership to help us accomplish our vision to train and empower youth and children’s workers in Canadian churches.
Our Statement of Faith
1. That the Bible is the inspired, infallible, authoritative written Word of God.
2. In the eternal existence of one true God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
3. In the Saviour of men, the Lord Jesus Christ, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, very God and very man.
4. In the creation, test and fall of man, as recorded in Genesis; his total spiritual depravity and inability to attain to divine righteousness.
5. That forgiveness of sin and eternal life is freely offered to all by our Lord Jesus Christ. Salvation of sinners is by grace through faith alone, in the perfect all sufficient work of Christ, who died for our sins, was buried and rose again the third day for our justification.
6. In Water Baptism of believers by immersion in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7. In the Baptism with the Holy Spirit as an experience subsequent to salvation with the scriptural evidence.
8. In the gifts of the Holy Spirit as enumerated in the book of Acts and the Epistles.
9. In the Lord’s Table as a memorial for believers.
10. In Divine Healing as practiced throughout the New Testament.
11. In the eternal life of the believer and the eternal punishment of the unbeliever.
12. In the Spirit-filled life. The Holy Spirit is the catalyst for sanctification and seeks to produce His fruit in the believer’s life as their minds are renewed and they are conformed to the image of Christ.
13. In the personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ for His Church.
14. In the sanctity of marriage, as a life long exclusive commitment between one man and one woman.
Equipping’s purpose is to train youth and children’s workers so that they are equipped to minister effectively to this generation. Our heart is to impart, instruct, inspire and connect with you as a leader, so you can be your best!