This Fall we are excited to announce the roll-out for our new Small Groups at Summit Ridge! These groups will offer a wide variety of studies that will better meet the practical and spiritual needs of our growing church. Here’s a sampling of the 18 various groups coming in the Fall: Does prayer ever feel clunky? Is it ever awkward to go to the Lord with others? Do you ever feel like you’re just no...  Read More

I have been wrestling with this question a bit. Should a parent track their child with GPS? And to add more complexity: What about when they are no longer in your home, they’re adults, is it okay then? First of all, I am glad it wasn’t an option for Angela and me when our kids were younger. I am not sure what I would have decided. My first inclination is that I would most definitely track my kids....  Read More

We have a new sermon series beginning TOMORROW through the book of Titus - we can't wait! Pick up a Titus scripture journal in the Book Nook to take notes throughout the series. We also have a playlist with the book of Titus on Dwell. Don't have Dwell yet? Follow the link below and get your free subscription!                                              A Regenerated Church: Overflowing in Abundan...  Read More

I have said this several times lately, but it really is true: God is at work at Summit Ridge!In the newsletter below I pray you will be as encouraged as I was by reading ways the Lord has been stirring in us. As you likely know, we have a "Prayer Wall" in our foyer at church where we leave and take prayer requests from one another, bringing them back to our wall when they have been prayed for - a ...  Read More

I have been thinking seriously about a few passages of Scripture about discipleship. (Matthew 28:19-20; Colossians 1:28-29; 2:6-8; Acts 2:42; 1 Thessalonians 5:11, 14; Ephesians 4:12–16) These are words of God to His people to go and make disciples, to proclaim Christ, to encourage one another, to warn, comfort, and help one another. To summarize these, they are all about discipleship – following ...  Read More

We come to the end of one season and enter into the summer season. As we do, I thought I would take this time for a personal update as well as a few things I am working on behind-the-scenes. The rest of the month and through July have a number of large markers for me and Angela. Particularly, next Thursday, Angela and I pull out of town for 11 days as we drive to Greeneville, Tennessee and then ba...  Read More