Is Jesus’ Mission Your Mission?
Jesus is not after passive surrender. The cross was his instrument of world salvation, so to take it up means actively devoting your life...
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Apr 12, 20214 min read
Four Questions to Determine If You’re a Disciple
For the first Christians who heard, “Take up your cross” (Luke 9:23), it was not poetic or symbolic language; it was quite literal....
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Mar 18, 20214 min read
Three Traits of a Disciple-making Disciple
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...
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Sep 3, 20203 min read
Follow Jesus, Expect Suffering
There’s a reason prosperity gospel preachers don’t spend much time preaching from 1 Peter. In talking about experiencing hardship and...
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Jun 29, 20204 min read
Racial Reconciliation and the Church: Same Song, New Response
The following post comes from Janetta Oni, the Summit’s director of communications. She recently joined Pastor J.D. and Pastor Bryan...
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Aug 26, 20193 min read
Three Reasons to Plant Churches in Your College Town
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...
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Jul 8, 20194 min read
Three Ways to Live as Gentle Aggressors
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...
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Jul 1, 20193 min read
It’s a Doggy-dog World
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...
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Mar 26, 20189 min read
Who’s Your One? Recovering the Primacy of Personal Evangelism
Intentional evangelism has always been a defining characteristic of Southern Baptist mission—and rightly so, because evangelism is the...
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Nov 6, 20179 min read
What Every Worship Leader Wishes the Pastor Knew
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...
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Oct 13, 20172 min read
Daughters and Dating, Harvey Weinstein vs Billy Graham, & the Burden for Every Worthy Cause
Articles of the Week On Daughters and Dating: How to Intimidate Suitors, Jen Wilkin. This is gold, whether your daughter is 5 months or...
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Mar 8, 20173 min read
Are You a Christian or a Disciple?
Let’s do a little word association. What kind of person do you picture when you hear the word “Crossfit”? What about “vegan”? “Nascar...
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Jul 22, 20154 min read
Without This One Thing, Nothing Else Matters
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...
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