We offer practical training courses that prepare missionaries to serve in their context, giving them specialized skills to minister to the physical as well as the spiritual needs of those they serve. Our experienced instructors teach missionaries, whether career missionaries or short-term mission trip laypeople, how to be versatile in their settings, creatively using the resources available to serve their communities.

Equip teaches specialized courses in Agriculture, Appropriate Technology, and Medicine that address four major areas of human need: Water, shelter, health care, and community development.

At Equip, our approach to missions is customized. People come to us with a vision for what God has called them to, and we help them refine that calling and formulate a plan on how to get there. Seeking wisdom before action is important to us. We encourage our missionaries to ask God for insight into how to best serve in their context.

Our missionaries don’t fit in any particular mold. We have all different ages, denominational affiliations, and family situations. We recognize God may call people to the mission field at any point in life, whether they just graduated from college, just retired from a long career, or are somewhere in between.

We understand different communities have different needs, which is why we encourage creative approaches to ministry, and we are open to explore new possibilities. Because of that, our work varies from running an orphanage, school, and medical clinic in Nigeria to establishing a resource center to alleviate poverty through environmental stewardship in northern India.