We are in the Christmas season and it feels like we are “off to the races”… the finishing of various tasks and meetings and gatherings that close out the year. And with Thanksgiving a week later, it has made me feel like I’ve lost a week somewhere in there. In spite of the rush of the season, I have thought about what we just finished as a church: we have finished studying the Book of Ephesians! A...  Read More

Hello Church Family! Today I want to update you (and hopefully encourage you) with what has been happening on the new church location. I thought it would be helpful to share some of things that have been going on “behind-the-scenes.” First of all, a project like this has many ins-and-outs that go on to bring it to completion – it’s very complicated. For instance, we have an architect who is workin...  Read More

Hello Church Family! You have likely heard me say that, “God is personal” (if you’ve been around long you’ve heard that a lot!) and I truly believe it! I am regularly reminded of that fact. Let me explain so that (hopefully) you too are encouraged to go to Him. Just this week I have been reminded that God is at work in writing a story that I get to be a part of. Among challenging things happening ...  Read More

Being a part of the Church for all my life, and as senior pastor now for 17 years, I have seen up close and personally the ins-and-outs of the church and church life. I was thinking about what kind of traits make up a Believer who builds up the church. One who builds the church is one who is living out the grace of God in their lives. They tend to be growing in these kinds of areas, I was thinking...  Read More

One of the areas you know we have been growing in is in the area of prayer as a church. We are wanting to continue to grow in talking to the Lord and seeing Him at work in our lives and in the life of the church. (It’s why we want everyone to go through a Prayer Cohort at Summit!) I thought I would share one of the daily devotionals that Angela and I read each day from David Powlison. (It is from ...  Read More

Youth ministry doesn't get the spotlight often. You usually have youth ministry brought to your attention just when we're promoting an event (or there are nerf fights on a Sunday morning.) The youth of our church are quietly serving behind the scenes in many capacities on Sundays and through the week (as you probably know if you've needed help moving!) I'm often asked privately how things are goin...  Read More