In Episode 2 we discuss Buddhism. There are about 500 million Buddhists in the world today, making up about 7% of the world’s population. Most Buddhists live in countries like Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka, Tibet, China, and Vietna

S9 E1 - Hinduism

13 days ago 26m 26s

Season 9 has finally arrived! Sorry we've been away for so long! This season we'll be focusing on 'World Religions and Cults', we'll have conversations about Buddhism, Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormonism. But in this first episode we discu

Equip Live - Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?

Apr 11th, 2024 55m 22s

On Easter Sunday 2024 we held an Equip Live to discuss why we're so sure Jesus really rose from the dead! We also took questions from the audience. Listen now!

S8 E5 - Gospel Contradictions?

Dec 20th, 2023 27m 54s

In this season we have been talking about the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. For the past 250 years the Gospels have been a battleground. Critical scholars have done their best to portray the Gospels as fictions invented by the

S8 E4 - The Words of Jesus

Dec 1st, 2023 22m 38s

We’ve called this season ‘Battleground’ because the four Gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John – have been attacked in recent centuries by critical scholars who argue that the Gospels don’t contain an accurate record of what Jesus said and di

S8 E3 - The Quest for the Historical Jesus

Nov 25th, 2023 26m 45s

We’ve called this episode ‘The Quest for the Historical Jesus.’ The basic idea is that critical scholars try to dig a great ugly ditch between what they term 'the authentic Jesus', the Jesus of history, and 'the Christ of faith'. According to

S8 E2 - Between the Testaments - Part II

Nov 17th, 2023 25m 5s

In the first two episodes of Season 8, we consider the historical context of the Gospels. We'll think about the blank page in our Bibles that separates the last book of the Old Testament from the first book of the New Testament. There's a 400-y

S8 E1 - Between the Testaments - Part I

Nov 10th, 2023 25m 58s

This season we're going to be thinking about the gospel records, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Those four books take us to the heart of Christianity. And, for a long time, they've been a battleground. Critics of Christianity have launched wave

S7 E7 - Surviving the Storm

Jun 22nd, 2023 21m 16s

In the final episode of season 7 we’ll take a step back and survey the various storms we’ve discussed, so that our listeners can see the logic that underpins this season. And then we’ll think Biblically about how to survive the storms that are

S7 E6 - Conspiracy Theories

Jun 9th, 2023 42m 57s

We’ve called this season Twitterstorms, because we’re discussing controversies that have blown up in the US among Christians in recent years. In this episode we talk about conspiracy theories. Be prepared for questions about QAnon and the Great

S7 E5 - The New New Atheists

May 24th, 2023 23m 19s

Back in 2007, the term “the New Atheists” was applied to men like Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins. They were fairly brutal enemies of Christianity. They saw it as a poisonous thing, a belief system that had blighted humanity for a thou

S7 E4 - Setting Scripture Aside

May 10th, 2023 31m 22s

This season we've been focussing on some of the big controversies that have hit evangelicalism in recent years. In this episode, we use a case study to consider the subtle ways Scripture can be set aside in order to nudge Christians towards fal

S7 E3 - How to Study the Bible: Poetry

Apr 19th, 2023 39m 38s

It's one thing to listen to a Bible teacher talk about a passage of Scripture. But in our personal study, how should we go about making sense of it? Are there any techniques that might help a young adult engage more effectively with the Bible?

S7 E2 - Authority & Abuse

Apr 11th, 2023 37m 8s

Welcome to a new season of the Equip Project Podcast! This season is called 'Twitter Storms'. We've decided to discuss some of the controversies that have erupted within Christians circles in the past year. Our aim is not to gossip, but rather

S7 E1 - Tim Keller and his critics

Mar 28th, 2023 25m 49s

S6 E7 - How to Study the Bible: Narrative

Nov 22nd, 2022 24m 23s

In the final episode of Season 6 we ask: 'How should we go about studying the Bible?' It's one thing to listen to a Bible teacher talk about a passage of Scripture. But in our personal study, how should we go about making sense of it? Are there

S6 E6 - 1 & 2 Samuel: Leadership

Nov 8th, 2022 24m 59s

In this episode we discuss 1st and 2nd Samuel. In the original Hebrew manuscripts, Samuel was a single book, but it was divided into two by the translators who produced the Septuagint. The historical background to Samuel is really dark. The per

Equip Live - What's Wrong With The World?

Nov 1st, 2022 53m 58s

In our first ever Equip Live we address the question 'What's Wrong With the World?' before turning to questions submitted by the audience.God used this live event to greatly encourage us, it was brilliant to get the chance to meet so many Equip

S6 E5 - Isaiah

Oct 18th, 2022 20m 11s

This week, we tackle one of the longest books in the Bible – the prophecy of Isaiah. Isaiah is 66 chapters long and has been called the Romans of the Old Testament. But the truth is that most preachers just dip into it. Chapter 9’s promise of t

S6 E4 - Philippians: The Trajectory of Life

Oct 5th, 2022 25m 25s

This season we are going to try something that we’ve never attempted before. In each episode, we’ll take a book of the bible and ask: 'what is the big idea that underpins this book?' So we won’t be delving into individual chapters or verses. We

S6 Bonus Episode - Evangelism - with Rico Tice

Sep 14th, 2022 50m 10s

In this bonus episode, Ollie chats to evangelist Rico Tice about sharing the Gospel in a hostile culture. Listen and be encouraged as Rico outlines the Biblical motivation for evangelism, and provides us with plenty of practical advice.

Queen Elizabeth II - A Reflection

Sep 9th, 2022 13m 37s

We give thanks to God for Queen Elizabeth II, for her 70 years of faithful service, and for her consistent witness to her Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. In this special episode we reflect on her Christian faith.