Our Equipping Night

Wednesday Nights
at Idlewild

Wednesday is our equipping night — where we gather to be shaped by the Word, equipped for mission, and growing together as a church. A full menu of classes and studies to help every member grow and make disciples.

Fall Launch · August 19
Never been part of a Wednesday night? Now’s the time to jump in.
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Why did we make the shift?

Made to equip you.

“We want people to be equipped to make disciples — with all the tools they need as they go into the workplace, the neighborhood, and to the nations.”
Pastor Edgar
Pastor Edgar

For two years we’ve been building toward this: making Wednesday our equipping night. The vision was shaped by our pastors, brought to key leaders, prayed over, and refined — and this August it takes full shape.

The heart of it is simple. We see a need for deeper discipleship and deeper fellowship — so Wednesday now opens into a handful of ways to grow:

Kids & Students While you’re being equipped, so are they — Worship Quest for kids, and age appropriate services for students.
So what’s different?

It does change how Wednesday looks — in place of a single service in the Worship Center, the evening now opens into these options — but it still starts the same way: everyone together for dinner and prayer, before we scatter to learn.

The Purpose

Deep discipleship

A three-year track of classes that shapes you theologically, practically, historically, and spiritually.

Deep fellowship

Everyone is invited. We gather around dinner and prayer first, because the church grows together.

Missional living

The goal isn’t information — it’s equipping you to make disciples in your workplace, neighborhood, and the nations.

Our Aim

Equipping the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.”

Ephesians 4:12
The Runway

Wednesday Night schedule

A few weeks off for summer, a series in Ruth, a special guest — and then the fall launch of our full Wednesday night lineup.

July 29
Ruth 3
Worship Center
August 5
Ruth 4
Worship Center
August 12
Special Guest
Worship Center
August 19
Fall Launch
Equipping Night
The Evening

How the night flows.

However you spend the evening, it starts the same way — together in the Gatheria for prayer, then out to the option you’ve chosen.

4:30

Dinner in the Gatheria

Come early, grab a seat, and share a meal before the evening begins.

6:15

Prayer in the Gatheria

Everyone gathers for a hymn, announcements, and a brief time of prayer together before we break out.

For extended prayer, Praylude meets at 5:30 in the Prayer Room.

6:30

Options begin

Head to your class, study, or the Preacher’s Corner for the evening.

No matter which option you choose, meet us in the Gatheria at 6:15 for a brief prayer time before we break up.

Every Week · In the Gatheria

We pray before we scatter.

Wherever you’re headed on a Wednesday night, it begins together. A hymn, a few words, and prayer — then we go to learn and study.

Looking for a longer time of prayer? Praylude meets earlier, at 5:30 in the Prayer Room.

6:15
Gatheria
For Adults · Starting August 19

Choose your option.

A full menu of ways for adults to grow on a Wednesday night. Whether you want a class, a walk through a book of the Bible, a men’s or women’s study, or a time set apart to pray — there’s a place for you. (Kids and students have their own programming, too.)

The Institute

Adult Building

Our expanding menu of classes across four tracks — theology, spiritual formation, Christian living, and the Great Commission — designed as a three-year track to form whole disciples. The hope is that, in time, every member walks through them all — so jump in wherever you are; you don’t have to start at the beginning.

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Christian Theology
Theology 2
Tommy Campbell
Brandon Barnes
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Christian Living
Family Disciple Making
Ray Harrison
Emily Harrison
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Christian Living
Living as a Church 1
Chris Frye
Tim Triggiano
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Spiritual Formation
Hermeneutics
Mike Green
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Great Commission
World Missions
Alvaro Cardozo
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Preacher’s Corner

Next Steps Room

No sign-up, no homework — just show up and open your Bible. Our pastors walk straight through books of Scripture, week after week.

Weekly Sermon starting in 1 John

Men’s + Women’s Bible Studies

Adult Building

Gather with men or women of the church to study the Word together in community — part of our men’s and women’s ministries.

Men’s + Women’s Studies Book of Daniel

Praylude

Prayer Room
5:30 PM

A member-led time to gather and intercede — for our pastors, the needs of our church family, and one another. It meets earlier in the evening, and is separate from the brief 6:15 gathering in the Gatheria. Come as you’re able.

The Family

A place for your kids and students.

While you’re being equipped, your children and students are too. There’s a place for the whole family on a Wednesday night.

Kids at Worship Quest
Worship Quest

Worship Quest invites kids to dig into the clues of Scripture and discover that God made us to look like Him — to reflect His holiness and His love. Through singing, learning hymns, games, sharing, and multigenerational worship, kids grow in faith and learn to praise God together.

  • WhenStarts August 12 · 6:30 PM
  • WhoAge 3 (by May 31, 2026) through 5th grade
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Student Services

Come early, check in, and hang out. Middle school meets in Hall 1 and high school in Hall 2 — and some nights we all worship together. It’s a place for students to connect, grow, and belong.

  • When6:30 – 8:00 PM
  • Middle SchoolHall 1
  • High SchoolHall 2