About

At Equip Conference, our aim is to train people to understand and teach the word of God.

Equip Conference is a 5-day conference where we gather with Christians from all over NZ, to sing God’s praises and listen to God’s Word. With support and feedback from pastors and Bible teachers from around the country, we gather in small groups (Strand Groups) and give you tools to help you understand any part of the Bible and to teach it to others.

Alongside the conference, we provide an excellent kids and youth program so that you can bring the whole family to learn more about God and his word!

Every day at Equip begins and ends with us gathering together to spend time singing praise to our great God, listening to God's word powerfully taught by our keynote speakers and hearing stories of how God has worked in the lives of others.

Anyone is welcome to join us at Equip Conference for our evening meetings and no registration is required. The meetings begin at 7:30pm and are followed by supper. It's a great way to be a part of the conference and to get a taste of what a full week at Equip is like.

Equip Conference is designed to be completed over a number of years, with delegates completing one strand each year. These small groups are where you will learn how to handle God's word correctly and teach it to others, under the guidance of Pastors and Bible Teachers from around New Zealnd.

STRAND 1

In your first year at Equip Conference, you will be given tools to help you understand a passage in the New Testament.

STRAND 2

In your second year at Equip, you will be given tools to help you understand an Old Testament passage (Biblical Theology).

STRAND 3

In your third year at Equip, you will be given tools to help you understand what the bible teaches regarding and particular subject concerning God (Systematic Theology).

STRAND 4

In your fourth year at Equip, you will be given tools to help you understand what the bible teaches regarding ethical issues - how to live in God’s world (Ethics).

Youth Strand

Our Youth Strand (for those in school years 9-13) has great fun as well learning some basic methods of Bible study and joining the main sessions with the keynote speakers.

Service Strand - Volunteers

We encourage delegates who have completed each of the strands, to return to Equip Conference as a volunteer. Our volunteers work in the background to make sure the conference runs smoothly. If you would like to volunteer to help in this way, please register as a service strand delegate.

In the afternoons at Equip you will attend different seminars which look at practical aspects of Christian ministry. Over the course of the week you will have the opportunity to attend seminars on things like evangelism, youth ministry, leading a small group, discipleship, personal holiness and more.