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Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley Church
"Equipped" is a podcast platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley Church. In this podcast you'll find recordings from various events and classes that include Sunday Sessions (CVC's weekly theology class), Women's Conferences, Men's Retreats, and more.
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Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchThe Why Behind Our Worship: Considering Embodiment in Worship (Week 3)
In this final week of "The Why Behind our Worship," Becca Ferguson takes some time to help us consider - when we worship God, how do we engage both our hearts…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchThe Why Behind Our Worship: Ordinances (Week 2)
This week in Sunday Sessions, Becca Ferguson continues our series on "The Why Behind our Worship," taking a closer look at Ordinances - what are they, why do…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchThe Why Behind Our Worship: Liturgy (Week 1)
This week in Sunday Sessions, join Becca Ferguson as she teaches about why the way that we worship in our main service at CVC - to put it another way, why our…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchSunday Sessions: How to Share Jesus - Session 4
In this final session of our How to Share the Jesus series in Sunday Sessions, Tony Scialabba talks about "Multiplying the Message." He shares his own…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchSunday Sessions: How to Share Jesus - Session 3
In this session, Tony Scialabba walks us through how to invite a gospel response when we share the good news about Jesus, and how to handle these responses…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchSunday Sessions: How To Share Jesus - Session 2
This week in Sunday Sessions, Send Director Tony Scialabba continues to help us grow in sharing Jesus. He talks about making sure that we speak clearly about…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchSunday Sessions: How To Share Jesus - Session 1
In this episode, Send Director Tony Scialabba invites us to consider what it looks like to share Jesus with those around us, guiding us through utilizing the…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchPanel - All to Jesus: Living in Daily Surrender to Christ (2025 Women's Conference Main Session 2)
In this panel discussion, Becca Ferguson is joined by Lauren Meyer, Val O'Brien, and Jackie Piscura. Together, they discuss what it has looked like in their…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchFrom Demands to Delight: Learning to Love Without Conditions - Lauren Meyer (2025 Women's Conference WorkShop)
Lauren is the Director of CVCYouth, and she holds both a B.S. and an M.A. in Counseling from Clarks Summit University. She has served for almost ten years in…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchParadigm Shifts on the Road to Surrender - Val O'Brien (2025 Women's Conference WorkShop)
Val is the Founder and Executive Director of Aspen Ministry, a ministry to students that desires to biblically, historically, and winsomely show an emerging…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchUnderstanding Spiritual and Emotional Health from a Biblical Perspective - Dean Siley (2025 Women's Conference WorkShop)
Dean serves as the Director of Care and Culture here at Cuyahoga Valley Church and has been on staff at CVC for over 20 years. Dean holds a Master of Arts in…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchAll to Jesus: Living in Daily Surrender to Christ (2025 Women's Conference Main Session 1)
In our first main session at the 2025 CVC Women's Conference, Director of Community Life and Women's Ministry, Becca Ferguson, taught on Romans 12:1-2, and…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchEquipped Parenting Week 4: Parenting Questions Panel
This week in Sunday Sessions, join us for our final week of our Equipped Parenting series as we host a panel discussion with three CVC staff members: Dean…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchEquipped Parenting Week 3: Parenting with a Plan
In Week 3 of Equipped Parenting, Raquel Schors teaches us how we can parent with a plan! She walks us through why it's a good thing for an intentional parent…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchEquipped Parenting Week 2: Emotionally Healthy Parenting
In Week 2 of Equipped Parenting, Pastor Dean Siley helps us to consider what it means to be an emotionally healthy parent - and spouse! In our parenting and in…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchEquipped Parenting Week 1: Intentional Parenting
In Week 1 of our Equipped Parenting miniseries, Pastor Joe Valenti teaches us what it can look like to be an intentional parent, parenting in a way that helps…
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Special Episode: Women In Ministry
In this special episode of Sunday Sessions, CVC pastors Joe Valenti and Josh Hamm, and ministry directors Lauren Meyer and Becca Ferguson, engage in a vibrant…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchApologetics Part II - Ch. 12 - How Could a Loving God Send People to Hell?
This week in Sunday Sessions, Pastor Joe Valenti helps us wrestle with the question, "How Could a Loving God Send People to Hell?" He shows us how when we ask…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchApologetics Part II - Ch. 11 - How Could a Loving God Allow So Much Suffering?
Join us for Sunday Sessions as we tackle the question, "How Could a Loving God Allow So Much Suffering?" Jennifer Gratz does a great job of teaching on a…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchApologetics Part II - Ch. 10 - Doesn’t the Bible Condone Slavery?
This week on Sunday Sessions, Kyle Gustafson is answering the question, 'Doesn't the Bible Condone Slavery?" Kyle does a great job of walking us through what…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchApologetics Part II - Ch. 9 - Isn’t Christianity Homophobic?
Join us this week in Sunday Sessions as Becca Ferguson walks us through answering the question, "Isn't Christianity Homophobic?" Our culture has a lot to say…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchApologetics Part II: Ch. 8 - Introduction, Doesn’t Christianity Denigrate Women?
This week in Sunday Sessions. we looked at the question, "Doesn't Christianity Denigrate Women?" Join Becca Ferguson as she shares with us how God and His Word…
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Special Episode: A Candid Conversation on Church Membership
Join us for a thought-provoking round table discussion with members of the CVC staff as we dive into the significance of church membership. Is it biblical? Why…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchApologetics 8: Review - What Have We Learned This Fall?
Learning how to defend our faith carries with it the great danger for pride and harm. In the final week of Apologetics Part 1, Pastor Joe shares how to apply…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchApologetics 7: Hasn't Science Disproven Christianity?
This week in Sunday Sessions, Jennifer Gratz teaches us about the intersection of faith and science by tackling the question, "Hasn't Science Disproven…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchApologetics 6: How Can You Take The Bible Literally?
In week 6 of our Apologetics miniseries, we will look at how and why the Bible is a trustworthy source that teaches us about who God is and what He is like -…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchApologetics 5: Doesn't Religion Cause Violence?
In this episode, CVC elder Kyle Gustafson addresses the challenging question, "Doesn't religion cause violence?" Drawing from Chapter 5 of Rebecca McLaughlin's…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchApologetics 4: Doesn't Religion Hinder Morality?
In this episode, Rich Ontko takes on the thought-provoking question, "Doesn't religion hinder morality?" Guided by Chapter 4 of Rebecca McLaughlin's…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchApologetics 3: How Can You Say There Is Only One True Faith?
In this episode, Jennifer Gratz engages with one of the most pressing questions in modern culture: "How can you say there's only one true faith?" Drawing from…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchApologetics 2: Does Christianity Crush Diversity?
In this episode, Josh Hamm tackles the challenging question, "Doesn't Christianity crush diversity?" Using Chapter 2 of Rebecca McLaughlin's Confronting…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchApologetics 1: Introduction // Aren't We Better Off Without Religion?
In the opening episode of our new season, Becca Ferguson introduces the foundational role of apologetics in the Christian faith, emphasizing its importance for…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchChurch History 2: The Modern Church (1900-present)
In the final episode of this season, Joe Valenti brings us into the 20th century and beyond, exploring the complex and ever-evolving landscape of modern…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchChurch History 2: The 1800's
Join Rich Ontko as he delves into the 1800s, an era marked by incredible expansion, revival, and challenges for Christianity. Guided by Justo Gonzalez’s The…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchChurch History 2: The Enlightenment & Great Awakening (1700-1800)
In this episode of Sunday Sessions, Becca Ferguson guides us through the dynamic century of 1700-1800, a pivotal era of theological shifts, evangelistic…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchChurch History 2: The Reformation (Part 2)
This week we launch the second half of our Church History series—picking up in the Reformation and continuing on to the modern church. In this episode CVC…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchPrinciples of Counseling - Week 2: A Context for Emotional Relationships
Downloads and Links: Week 2 Handout Emotions are a Language // Welch Nine Ways to Confront in Love: A Primer for the Timid // Groves Description: Join Pastor…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchPrinciples of Counseling - Week 1: An Overview of Family Dynamics
Downloads and Links: Week 1 Handout Emotions are a Language // Welch Nine Ways to Confront in Love: A Primer for the Timid // Groves Description: Join Pastor…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchChurch History 1: The Reformation (part 1)
Downloads and Links: Week 4 Handout Here We Stand: A 31-Day Journey with the Heroes of the Reformation // DG 3 Things Every Christian Should Know About the…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchChurch History 1: Medieval Christianity 591 A.D. → 1499 A.D.
Downloads and Links: Week 3 Handout Attacks on Scriptural Perspicuity and the Failure of the Papacy // Taylor Medieval Theology // Hogg The Great Schism of…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchChurch History 1: The Early Church 400 B.C. → 312 A.D.
Downloads and Links: Week 1 Handout How and Why God Equips Those Called to Be Martyrs // Jenkins EarlyChristianWritings.com Description: Join the CVC Equip…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchChurch History 1: The Imperial Church 313 A.D. → 590 A.D.
Downloads and Links: Week 2 Handout 5 Books to Read by the Church Fathers // Ortlund Who was Athanasius? // Reeves A Look at Augustine's Confessions // Wax…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchWorld Religions - Week 6: Secular Humanism
Downloads and Links: Week 6 Handout Why Christians Need Philosophy // Senthil I Left New Age for Jesus // Taylor Description: Join us this Sunday for Week 6 of…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchWorld Religions - Week 5: Catholicism
Downloads and Links: Week 5 Handout Protestant and Catholic: What's the Difference? // DeYoung Talking with Catholics about the Gospel: A Guide for…
Equipped: A Podcast Platform for the Equip Ministry of Cuyahoga Valley ChurchWorld Religions - Week 4: Eastern Orthodoxy
Downloads and Links: Week 4 Handout Why I left Evangelicalism for Eastern Orthodoxy // Wax Salvation as Theosis: The Teaching of Eastern Orthodoxy // Fairbarn…