In this 1 on 1 conversation, Christina speaks with Chris Bartlett, founder of EQUIPT about EQUIPT's innovation mission and purpose of providing book summaries from a Catholic perspective in order to help Catholics come to know God and make Him known in the world.

Catholic Book Summaries for Catholic Disciples? Yep.

Do you have a HUGE pile of books next to your bed that you are intending to read, but never get around to reading them? Well, you might want to check out this conversation that I recently had with Chris Bartlett, founder of Equipt.

What exactly is Equipt? It is a book summary platform that offers summaries of the most relevant books in leadership, Christian formation, and spiritual growth through the lens of Catholic Discipleship.

Very simply, it's Cliffnotes (or Blinkist) for Catholics.

But better.

I came across Equipt soon after they launched their service, and I immediately reached out to Chris to have a discussion about this innovative and timely idea, and Chris graciously agreed to sit down with me.

During our conversation, I discovered that Chris lives in Round Rock, Texas with his wife and children where he also serves as the Director of Leadership Formation for Ablaze Ministries. I had come across Ablaze Ministries before as they intentionally invest into ministry leaders, especially those involved with youth, so had seen some of their brilliant work which includes a 360 approach towards Youth Ministry.

It is from his work with Ablaze and supporting ministry leaders that Equipt emerged as a needed resource, especially in order to assist people in being formed holistically. Equipt focuses upon sharing three books a month, one book for spiritual development, one for human formation and another for leadership best ideas/practices. The idea of these three categories came from the need seen to help people grow in their their baptismal call as priest (spiritual), prophet (formation) and king (leadership), and the desire to help people "know God and make God known."

Additionally, the summaries come in audio and PDF form, and the best part (for me at least) is that each summary ends with a "takeaways" breakdown from which you can easily develop some daily resolutions and apply the ideas immediately to your life. And all that for barely more than a cup of latte!

Needless to say, I am a HUGE fan, but I think you'll be convinced once you listen to our conversation, too!

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