Southeastern Seminary believes that some theological education is best done in partnership with the local church. As part of the Center for Pastoral Leadership and Preaching at SEBTS, the EQUIP Network empowers churches and ministry organizations to offer accredited and accessible courses to students at the highest level of theological training. The EQUIP Network weds the seminary experience with real life ministry opportunities to provide students with the most integrative ministry training available. Students can fulfill their remaining degree requirements through our integrative online, hybrid and/or campus-based classes.

The EQUIP Network desires to entrust theological education back to local churches and other ministry organizations. We are not interested in transporting a seminary program, but seek to resource you to accomplish your vision for equipping leaders to serve Christ’s church and fulfill His Great Commission. To this end, we encourage EQUIP Leaders not to limit their mentorships only to credit-seeking students, but to design their courses to allow non-credit seeking individuals to participate. EQUIP courses enable ministry leaders to provide theological training to credit seeking students as well as non-credit seeking staff, deacons, small group leaders, and lay people. These opportunities have the potential to leverage discipleship programs by producing robust disciples of Jesus who maximize their church or ministry organization’s disciple-making strategy.