Equip Course Archive - Cornerstone Church of Ames

This crash course tackles some of the most troublesome texts of violence in the Old Testament so we can better understand how to make sense of God for ourselves and others. Taught by Rudy Hartmann.

Other Resources:

• Crash Course Notes & Handout

From toddlers to teens, parenting takes all sorts of shapes through the years. This crash course will help you understand the nature of each stage of your child’s development, and how this impacts all aspects of your parenting approach for the purpose of cultivating a meaningful and lasting relationship. Taught by Jill Thomas, therapist at Abounding Hope Counseling.

Other details:

• Crash Course handout
• Parenting Resources handout

This crash course gives practical tools and biblical insights for you and your spouse to assess your marriage, enhance communication and intimacy, and prioritize one another amidst the busyness of life. Taught by Joel Jorgenson, therapist at Cornerstone Counseling Center.

Other Details:

• Class handout

Grandparents play a unique and profoundly influential role in the lives of their grandchildren, but often grandparents themselves don’t understand their enormous potential as spiritual influencers. This crash course is designed to encourage and equip Christian grandparents by teaching biblical principles that will encourage you to leave a legacy of faith to your grandchildren. It will help you overcome obstacles, equip you with best practices to implement in perpetuating your faith, and offer opportunities to learn from other like-minded grandparents. You’ll leave full of inspiration, ideas and practical tools to help you be more intentional in your grandparenting. Taught by Jon Ness with Legacy Coalition.

Transitioning to post-college life presents a new stage of life with excitement and challenges. From first jobs and paychecks, to moving (or staying!) and navigating friendships, dating, marriage and singleness, there are many things to anticipate. This crash course is designed for almost-college grads to recent grads (1-3 years) to discuss how to transition into post-grad life wisely and live faithfully in this unique stage of life. Taught by Alanna Sellinger with Matt and Bethany Snyder, Jacob and Elle Johnson, Carson and Elle Gardner, and Allie Frank.

Other Resources:

• Next Steps and Local Church handout
• 5Hs Reflection Guide handout

This crash course provides staggering data and research on how technology affects your child's brain during critical developmental stages, and the practical (and urgently important!) steps you can take as a parent to monitor, filter, and oversee your teens' technology use and screen time. Taught by Laura Wifler with Ryan and Danielle Hill, Mark and Mandy Stenberg, Peter Miller, and Rainer Erani.

Other Resources:

• Teens and Tech Resources handout
• Sample Phone Agreement letter and plan
• Family Technology Plan handout

As anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues increase in frequency and intensity among teens and adolescents, how can you as a parent navigate these challenges and crises with your teenagers?  This crash course provides you with resources and support, practical tools, and helpful perspectives on mental health issues from therapists actively working with children and teens. Taught by Steve Jones (T-LMHC) with Ed Ruppert (MA, LISW), Sidney Barker (LISW), and Jill Thomas (LISW, PMH-C, RPT-S).

This crash course provides gospel-centered principles to implement with your teens during the often chaotic and challenging years of parenting teenagers. Parents will learn how to seize the countless opportunities to deepen communication, learn, and grow with their teenagers in this critical and formative stage of your child's life. Taught by Steve Jones.

This crash course provides an overview of the origins of deconstruction, why people deconstruct, and ways to deconstruct that lead to a healthy reconstruction of the Christian faith rather than deconversion. Taught by Graham Spruill and Alanna Sellinger.

Other Details

• Theological Triage handout

The Challenge of Pseudo-religions:  Exploring the rise of the unaffiliated and the various pseudo-religions and intuitional spiritualities people are turning to as traditional religious adherence falls away, along with opportunities to bear gospel witness in a world of “do-it-yourself” spirituality. Taught by Trevin Wax.

This session is a part of Equip Weekend: Four Challenges Facing the Western Church in America (Spring 2024).