Equip Sunday Seminars 2025

Equip is a four-week seminar series run each year as part of our vision to equip God's people at Highfields. They will take place in-person on Sundays January 26th, February 2nd, February 9th, February 16th, and will include some time altogether as a church as well as time in your chosen seminar series.

Seminars will take place place from 9:45am to 11:00pm (with full children and youth tracks at 9:30am) and followed by a time of worship all together in the chapel from 11:15am.  Refreshments will be served from 12:00noon in the Pierce Hall.

This year's Equip will consist of the following seminar tracks

• Flawed Heroes (Rowland Hughes, Michael Teutsch & Jonathan Thomas:
  Lessons from 17th & 18th century church history. If God can use flawed heroes in the past, perhaps he can use us as well.
• Week1 (January 26th): Conflict & Friendship - Rowland Hughes
• Richard Baxter (1615-1691)
• John Owen (1616-1683)
• John Bunyan (1628-1688)
• Week 2 (February 2nd): Experience & Theology - Michael Teutsch
• Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)
• George Whitefield (1714-1770)
• Week 3 (February 9th): Complex friends - Jonathan Thomas (Abergavenny)
• Daniel Rowland (1713-1790) & Howell Harris (1714-1773)
• John Newton (1725-1807) & William Cowper (1731-1800)
• Week 4 (February 16th): World changers - Jonathan Thomas (Abergavenny)
• Thomas Charles (1755)
• William Wilberforce (1759)
• The Gospel at Work (John Reeves):
  How working for Jesus brings meaning to our jobs and purpose in His mission.
  Our work life won't make much sense to us unless we put it into the Biblical model. Without it we will seal our faith away and we will assimilate to those around us, following the path of least resistance. As Christians God has a better plan for our work life and when we put it into the Biblical narrative, we will see that work can be enjoyed, as well as being a useful tool for our growth in Christ and mission to His world.

Over the four weeks we will be looking at:

• God's purpose for our work
• Our problem with work
• A model for work
• A messenger at work
• Going for Growth (Elspeth Pitt):
  How to handle God's Word and share it with one another one to one and in small groups.

This stream will help us to grow more confident in handling God's Word for ourselves and seeking to share it with others. It will be particularly suitable for those who would like to learn how to lead Bible study groups or do a one to one Bible study, or who are existing leaders and would like to brush up on their skills, but all are very welcome to come. 

• Week 1: God's Word and growth. Why sharing God's Word matters for every believer.
• Week 2: Getting to the heart of a passage. Principles for understanding the Bible for ourselves.
• Week 3: Asking questions that apply to the heart.
• Week 4: Making it work. Good group dynamics and fruitful one to ones.

• Saved New World (John Clayton):
  Why Jesus' resurrection matters then, now and forever.

The New Testament proclaims that Jesus rose from the dead, but what does this mean for us? Why is this so important in how we understand God's plan for the world, our lives, our relationships and our future? Join us for these seminars as we tease out the biblical logic of the resurrection and how it gives foundation, shape and practical hope for our lives.

• Week 1: the resurrection and the gospel: God's faithfulness to Israel
• Week 2: the resurrection and creation: God's promise for humanity
• Week 3: the resurrection and ethics: God's highest standard of living
• Week 4: the resurrection and hope: God's solution to suffering

Youth track

• Written in the Stars:
  How our story fits with God's big story of the prince who came to marry his bride.

Children's track

• Exploring Ezekiel
  Learning how Jesus transforms us.

Sign up

• Please book for the different tracks by following this link: Equip 2025.