ECS Equip

Annual Fund Director and Equip host Brandon Artiles welcomes two guests who have witnessed ECS' generational impact for God's Kingdom and the gospel. Both Paula Cowart and Nancy Binkley are former educational leaders at ECS, as well as current grandparents and parents of alumni. They share how ECS engages its grandparent community throughout the year, including through the annual Christmas tradition, Jingle Mingle.

ECS Varsity Basketball Coach Tim Wise sits down with Equip host and Annual Fund Director Brandon Artiles to share about his passion for coaching. Coach Wise discusses the importance of building relationships with student-athletes, while inspiring them to uphold the five Biblical pillars that support the program.

Director of Performing Arts Lynden Jones and ECS parents, Adam & Ashley Fisher, join host Brandon Artiles to share about ECS' inaugural "A Night of Worship." The special event features a Christmas tree lighting, followed up by a time of worship for our community as we celebrate the anticipation of the birth of Jesus.

Our girls soccer team continues their celebration of a hard-fought state championship in Division 2-A. Seniors Anna Laura Howard and Rowan Richardson and head coach Jordan Thompson join host, Annual Fund Director Brandon Artiles, to share about what made this team special.

Fresh off a strong 4th place finish at the TSSAA Girls State Golf Tournament, ECS golfers Claire Todd, Avery Nyen, Mathile Walker, and Coach Beth Miller join host Brandon Artiles to discuss a successful season. They share about the goals they achieved this year, as well as the goals they continue to work toward as a team and individuals.

Every year professionals from a variety of industries speak with ECS juniors and seniors about their careers. In this episode Annual Fund Director Brandon Artiles catches up with alums Clare Richardson (1999), Barrett Jones (2008), and Chandler Gagnon (2011), as well as parents of ECS graduates Rick Greene and Kevin Westbrook. Each of them shares about his/her experiences in hopes of exposing students to potential career opportunities.

Head of School Braxton Brady joins host, ECS Annual Fund Director Brandon Artiles to discuss how our community can be BOLD in supporting the Annual Fund. Find out the exciting programs and projects this year's Annual Fund will take care of.

ECS alumni, parents of five graduates, and current ECS grandparents Rob (class of 1979) and Karen Tashie Jamison (class of 1981) share about their generational journey through ECS. We celebrate grandparents in our community as we anticipate Grandparents Day at the Shelby Farms campus on October 20, 2023.

A full studio as cast members of ECS' High School fall production "Tarzan" join host Brandon Artiles to discuss the adventure that awaits audiences when the show debuts October 12. Senior Lainey Bowden, Junior Keller Todd, and 7th grader Graham Pearson share about their preparation and what has made this show exciting for them. ECS Performing Arts director Lynden Jones and MS Drama Teacher Abby Rooks also discuss how fun it has been guiding their students through this creative process.

Fresh off two ECS events featuring girl mom expert Kari Kampakis, mothers in our community share how they were encouraged by Kampakis. Michelle Hope and Molly Gore also discuss the challenges facing their daughters and how Kampakis' insight will help them come alongside them.