Jesus is not after passive surrender. The cross was his instrument of world salvation, so to take it up means actively devoting your life...

For the first Christians who heard, “Take up your cross” (Luke 9:23), it was not poetic or symbolic language; it was quite literal....

There is no such thing as a Christ-follower who isn’t actively engaged in God’s mission on earth to make his name known among every...

There’s a reason prosperity gospel preachers don’t spend much time preaching from 1 Peter. In talking about experiencing hardship and...

The following post comes from Janetta Oni, the Summit’s director of communications. She recently joined Pastor J.D. and Pastor Bryan...

Here at the Summit, we have an audacious goal of planting 1,000 churches by 2050. (By God’s grace, we have already planted 298!) One of...

Here at the Summit, we have an audacious goal of planting 1,000 churches by 2050. (By God’s grace, we have already planted 298!) One of...

Here at the Summit, we have an audacious goal of planting 1,000 churches by 2050. (By God’s grace, we have already planted 298!) One of...

Intentional evangelism has always been a defining characteristic of Southern Baptist mission—and rightly so, because evangelism is the...

This guest post comes from Mike Passaro, one of the worship leaders at The Summit Church. A few weeks ago, Pastor J.D. posted a helpful...

Articles of the Week On Daughters and Dating: How to Intimidate Suitors, Jen Wilkin. This is gold, whether your daughter is 5 months or...

Let’s do a little word association. What kind of person do you picture when you hear the word “Crossfit”? What about “vegan”? “Nascar...

The following is an excerpt from Gaining by Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches that Send. The book comes out July 28, but if you...