Welcome to Equipping the Children

Our passion is to empower parents to equip their children in prayer, worship, friendship with God, and knowledge of His nature.

Start Here – A Mama’s Journey

She paces back and forth, again and again, her one-year-old daughter on her hip. With each prayer that goes forth from the microphone, she whispers in her baby’s ear simplified versions of those amplified prayers. “Shine Your light, Jesus.” She grabs a tissue. Wipes her daughter’s runny nose. Whispers again. “Break in.” She wonders what […]

Praying for the Seven Mountains of Influence

If you follow Equipping the Children on Facebook, you know we’ve been doing the #summerprayerclub where we pray through the seven mountains of influence with our children. In case you missed it or have fallen behind, here are all of the weeks in one place. We encourage you to print them off and do them […]

Pray for Your Children from Scripture- 33 Verses

Plus 11 Apostolic Prayer Verses Scripture not only provides us with Biblical language for our prayer times (aiding with the problem of not knowing what to say), it supplies us with ammunition in our fight against the enemy who seeks to steal, kill, and destroy our families. God’s Word is powerful! His Word in our […]

Impact Across the Miles

How the Prayers of Littles Change the World I received the following testimony today, and it bolstered my faith. I hope yours is as well. Even in the mess, our littles’ prayers are having magnificent impact. It might be hard. Frustrating, even. Giving up might seem tempting. What does it all matter anyway? Oh, it […]

We are here

To resource and encourage you as you endeavor to empower the children in your life in all things Kingdom.

equip - [ih-kwip]

to furnish or provide with whatever is needed for use for any undertaking

our teaching team

Kevin Hanks

Contributor

Kevin’s techy skills make this website possible. In an age where many are hungering for Spiritual fathers, Kevin’s passion to see the next generation take their place in the body of Christ is inspiring. He’s the father of eight, and many more throughout the years.

Sarah Hanks

Writer

Sarah’s fiery heart for the next generation is contagious. Hang around her and catch the vision. She’s a mother of eight with over ten years stewarding her own family’s altar and an even longer history equipping children in various children’s ministry situations.