EQUIP
EQUIP is a weekly podcast which highlights topics such as godly parenting and Christian education today. Our host, Brandon Artiles, interviews voices who are an integral part of the ECS community and dives deep into each topic with the aim to help process life and parent through the lens of Scripture.
The Equip Podcast will help you…
- apply biblical wisdom to your current season of life.
- introduce you to fellow parents and educators in the ECS community.
- start your day off right or make your commute more enjoyable by conveniently accessing through your podcast app.
We encourage you to search ECS Equip in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts to peruse the more than 160 past episodes available on a variety of relevant topics. New episodes will be posted on this webpage as well as in your podcast app.
Browse weekly episodes in the Equip library below.
A weekly podcast for K-12 Christian educators and parents
Fresh off their state title triumph, Coach MeriTaylor Pickle, junior Kate Spiegelman, and freshman Casey Vargo join the podcast. They share about the team’s transformation, establishing the Eagles as the best team in their division. The achievement puts ECS in the record books as the first girls lacrosse team to claim a TSSAA DII-A championship.
- Equip2025
As long-time art and yearbook teacher Lisa Field anticipates retirement, she walks us through the special people and memories who shaped her journey as a student (class of 1978), parent of graduates and faculty member. We cherished this time with her to hear great stories and wish her well in whatever God is preparing for her to do next.
- Equip2025
Author and educator Dr. T. Durant Fleming knows well the obstacle dyslexia is to children. As he has overcome dyslexia he has made it his mission to equip teachers and parents with awareness and tools to help them come alongside students who may be struggling with this disorder affecting their ability to spell, write and read. He recently visited with our faculty to discuss innovative approaches to combating dyslexia.
- Equip2025
High School and Middle School Choir Director Emily Hale joins juniors Niya Johnson, Brokke Scott, and Melody Loftis and sophomore Ellie Jones to share about the special connection they have performing with the ECS Concert Choir and our a cappella group, Flight.
- Equip2025
We sit down with the top scholars from this year’s graduating class. Class of 2025 valedictorian Campbell Pallera, salutatorian Sam Scull, and Meredith Porter join the podcast to share what drives them to excel academically and what made their experiences at ECS so special.
- Equip2025
Suggested episodes as examples of the topics covered on ECS Equip:
Lower Elementary Principal Ashley Colley and Lower School Athletic Director Jason Redd join Equip to talk about how they see God moving at our Forest Hill campus with our Little Eagles through fifth graders. Hear how discipleship is being cultivated through the “New City Catechism,” which students are walking through, and how athletics enhances the Lower School student experience.
ECS Early Childhood Principal Cathy Boyd and Pre-Kindergarten teacher Molly Carter discuss how Early Childhood (Little Eagles - Junior Kindergarten) education at ECS helps students set a foundation for flourishing spiritually, academically, socially, and emotionally.
As a part of our Mentoring Moms Partnering with Parents Speaker Series therapist and author Sissy Goff joins ECS Annual Fund director Brandon Artiles on Equip to help parents navigate an issue becoming more prevalent among youth. She guides us in how we can help our children cope with stress and anxiety, while reminding us as parents not to project our own worry on our children.
Annual Fund Director Brandon Artiles interviews three of the top scholars in ECS’ class of 2023. Evie Wages, Luke Ricketts, and Jane Kresnadi share about the great experiences they had, the memories they made, and the teachers that made the greatest impact on their journeys.
Annual Fund Director Brandon Artiles sits down with ECS’ Director of Curriculum Alignment and Worldview John Grant. Dr. Grant wrestles with the question, does Satan have a Christian Worldview”, and does having a Christian worldview result in obedience?