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Engage and Equip
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High Point Church | Madison, WI Podcasts
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#443 Come serve in KidsMin // Part I
2d ago00:44:10Tap to summarizeKids ministry might be the most underestimated place in the church to serve—and this episode makes the case for why. Our Early Childhood Coordinator and a pastor/parent of High Point pull back the curtain on what actually happens in our Kids Ministry on a Sunday morning: the process, the people, the purpose behind it all. What emerges is a picture of a ministry that's a lot more intentional, a lot more fun, and a lot more significant than most people realize. Whether you've been on the fence about serving or you're a parent who's never thought twice about where your kid goes on Sunday, this one might change how you see the whole thing. Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcastMusic: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Transcribe →#442 The Controversy of Zion // With guest Joel Richardson
1w ago01:46:20Tap to summarizeThis episode features a conversation with Joel Richardson—New York Times bestselling author, itinerant speaker, and longtime missions worker in the Muslim world—covering biblical prophecy, Israel's place in salvation history, and what Christians should make of the current moment in the Middle East. Joel brings decades of frontline experience, hard-won pastoral honesty, and a willingness to say what many won't. If you've felt the ground shifting under the church's relationship with Israel, eschatology, and cultural engagement, this conversation is worth your full attention. Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcastMusic: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Transcribe →#441 Restorative Prayer: Hearing from God // Part II
2w ago00:54:33Tap to summarizeDoes God actually speak to us — and if so, how? In this follow-up conversation on restorative prayer, Pastor Nic and Christina Sekutowski take on one of the questions that quietly unravels a lot of people's faith: why God so often feels absent, even when we're actively seeking him. Pastor Nic draws from High Point's Advent series on the elusiveness of God to reframe the whole question — arguing that God's hiddenness isn't a flaw in the system, it's a feature designed to draw us deeper. The conversation untangles the confusion between dramatic charismatic experiences and the quieter but equally real ways the Holy Spirit works through illumination, conviction, and insight — the very things that happen in a restorative prayer session. If you've ever walked away from a time of prayer wondering whether anything actually happened, or whether you're just talking to yourself, this episode offers a theologically grounded and surprisingly freeing answer. Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcastMusic: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Transcribe →#440 Restorative Prayer: What It Is and Why It Works // Part I
3w ago01:37:02Tap to summarizeWhat actually happens in a restorative prayer session — and should you be skeptical of it? In this episode, Pastor Nic sits down with Christina Sekutowski, High Point's point person for restorative prayer, to pull back the curtain on one of the lesser-known but most impactful parts of the church's healing ministry. They tackle the real concerns head-on: Is this just charismatic excess? Can revisiting painful memories do more harm than good? Where does psychology end and the Holy Spirit begin? What emerges is a frank, theologically grounded conversation about why emotional healing isn't a detour from discipleship — it's essential to it. From the neuroscience of memory to the biblical case for renunciation prayer, this episode makes the case that the heart God wants to fill has to be opened first, and that restorative prayer is one of the most intentional tools the church has for doing exactly that. Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcastMusic: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Transcribe →#439 The Face She Dreamed // Missionary Testimony
May 701:14:12Tap to summarizeThis episode of Engage and Equip features Zane, a missionary with Overland Missions serving among the Maasai people of Tanzania. Zane shares how God redirected him from a pre-med path at UW-Madison into full-time missions, and the remarkable things he's witnessed on the ground — from a chief hearing the gospel for the first time after 20 years of pastoring, to a woman named Rhoda who dreamed of Zane and his translator a decade before they ever arrived, to a man named Edward whose life was transformed overnight after years of addiction and spiritual bondage. He also reflects on what authentic, culturally-sensitive ministry looks like in practice — going slowly, discipling deeply, and trusting that locally-raised disciples will carry the work further than any outsider ever could. Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night) Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcastMusic: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Transcribe →#438 Intoxicating Substances Lecture // Part III
Apr 3001:32:07Tap to summarizeThis lecture explores how Christians can think wisely about intoxicating and habit-forming substances—including alcohol, marijuana, nicotine, and GLP-1 weight loss drugs. Drawing on a scriptural framework and grounded in medical research, physician Bill and counselor Jill walk through a practical discernment process: examining cultural assumptions, weighing the evidence, and asking honest questions about what need a substance is really serving. The core conviction is that substances offer immediate relief from pain, but they don't produce lasting healing or resilience. Rather than landing on simple rules, this conversation invites listeners toward self-examination and the deeper work of addressing what's underneath the reach for relief. Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night) Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcastMusic: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Transcribe →#437 Ministry at the Margins // Discussion with Bishop Stubbs
Apr 2301:09:28Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Pastor Nic sat down with a special guest, Bishop Godfrey Stubbs, senior pastor of End Time Ministries International in Monona, Wisconsin. Bishop Stubbs shares his journey from the Bahamas to Madison and the unique challenges of planting a non-denominational church in the Black community. The conversation covers his theological education, his Christ-centered approach to preaching across a wildly diverse congregation, and the remarkable on-the-ground ministry End Time does for people coming out of prison, poverty, and addiction. It's an honest look at what it costs — financially, emotionally, and spiritually — to pastor people that most churches aren't reaching, and why High Point Church has chosen to invest in that work. Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night) Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcastMusic: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Transcribe →#436 Love One Another Fervently // AMA
Apr 1601:45:12Tap to summarizeThis Ask Me Anything episode covers the questions you submitted on Sunday, April 12th. Topics span church history and the Protestant Reformation, the role of leadership in shaping a church's health, questions of justice and public punishment, marriage and singleness in light of Scripture, how institutions resist or embrace new ideas, and what it looks like to find your place in the body of Christ. Throughout, Pastor Nic brings his characteristic directness — drawing on everything from family systems psychology to Old Testament law to C.S. Lewis — to help the church think more clearly about faith, community, and what it means to be a substantive disciple. Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night) Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcastMusic: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Transcribe →#435 Praying the Psalms // AMA
Apr 900:59:06Tap to summarizeIn this episode of the Engage and Equip podcast, our interim Worship Director Laura Knox sits down with our Director of Congregational Care and Discipleship Sawyer Henderson to work through the questions you submitted about praying through the Psalms. They cover how to engage honestly with emotionally difficult passages, discussing why the Psalms shouldn't be treated like a self-help catalog and how to worship authentically when your heart isn't in it. Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night) Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcastMusic: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
Transcribe →#434 Intoxicating Substances Lecture // Part II
Apr 201:33:31Tap to summarizeEngage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night) Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church. Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night) Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcastMusic: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)
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