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Planting 1,000 Churches by 2050: 25 Domestic Plants & Counting!
Much of the vision here coincides with a book I am releasing in August called Gaining by Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches that...
Jul 1, 20153 min read
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We’re All Called. The Only Questions Are ‘Where’ & ‘How?’
Life is short, and you only get one shot to leverage your life for the mission of God. So what if–before you launched into your...
Jun 22, 20151 min read
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We Are Always Free to Follow Christ
Years ago, while living in an overwhelmingly Muslim country, I (Chris) was privileged to hear a talk from Nik Ripken about the persecuted...
Jun 10, 20152 min read
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God Gave You the Holy Spirit … For a Reason
This post coincides with a book I’m releasing in August, called Gaining by Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches that Send. Gaining...
May 27, 20153 min read
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How in the World Can We Pray for Our World?
This guest post is by Curtis Alan. Curt is the Missions Pastor here at the Summit. “God bless the missionaries…” Does this summarize your...
Mar 11, 20152 min read
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Not IF You Are Called, Only Where and How
Last year, by God’s grace, nearly 500 Summit members went on a short-term trip, and more than 200 of our current members live on one of...
Jan 26, 20151 min read
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Finishing Strong: All-In for Missions
Summit, I’m consistently blown away with how generous you have proven to be over the past two years. When we began our “All-In”...
Dec 14, 20142 min read
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A Bold Challenge to Other Southern Baptist Pastors About the IMB
#Missions #SouthernBaptistConvention
Dec 5, 20141 min read
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Preparing Our Students For Mission
Here at the Summit, we’ve set the audacious goal of planting 1,000 churches in our generation. If we’re going to be successful in this,...
Nov 12, 20143 min read
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Three Church Planting Myths Debunked
At the Summit, one of our plumblines is: our success is measured by sending capacity as much as seating capacity. I’m not against...
Oct 29, 20143 min read
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Incredible Testimony of a MBB (Muslim-Background Believer)
We recently received this video testimony from one of the Summit’s church planters in Southeast Asia. It’s amazing to see how God is...
Oct 20, 20141 min read
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The Hilarious Hazards of Missionary Life
Russ Woodbridge is one of our missionaries serving in Ukraine. The following note was recently on his family’s blog, and reveals some of...
Sep 9, 20141 min read
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Equipping Churches to Fulfill the Great Commission
A few years ago, God gave The Summit Church a vision of planting 1,000 churches by the year 2050. When we first verbalized that number, a...
Sep 4, 20142 min read
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Sending Our Best . . . And Reaping New Church Plants!
This note from Tim & Jody Jackson—a couple of our overseas church planters—is an enormous encouragement: J.D., We thought you would be...
Sep 2, 20142 min read
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What David Platt’s IMB Presidency Signals About Our Future
This morning, the International Mission Board (IMB) trustees announced David Platt as the new IMB President. I have no doubts that he is...
Aug 27, 20145 min read
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A Short-term Missions Success Story
We received this encouraging note last week from one of our overseas church planters: “During the Summit’s City Project trip this summer,...
Aug 18, 20141 min read
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Obstacle To Obedience #5 – Lack of Training
This is the last of a six-part blog series on “obstacles to obedience,” reasons we tell God, “No.” This comes to you courtesy of Ryan...
Aug 8, 20143 min read
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Obstacle To Obedience #4 – Safety
This is the fifth of a six-part blog series on “obstacles to obedience,” reasons we tell God, “No.” This comes to you courtesy of Ryan...
Aug 7, 20143 min read
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Obstacle To Obedience #3 – Earthly Treasures
This is the fourth of a six-part blog series on “obstacles to obedience,” reasons we tell God, “No.” This comes to you courtesy of Ryan...
Aug 6, 20143 min read
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Obstacle To Obedience #2 – Time
This is the third of a six-part blog series on “obstacles to obedience,” reasons we tell God, “No.” This comes to you courtesy of Ryan...
Aug 5, 20143 min read
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