Is There Such a Thing as “Half the Gospel?” Pt. 2
In my last post I explored the question of whether or not someone can preach “half the Gospel.” If someone chooses to focus on one part of the story, such as God’s love, and fails to ever mention God’s justice, are they simply preaching “half the Gospel?” Or have they departed from the realm of Gospel preaching altogether?
In my Continue reading
Over the years I have occasionally come across preachers and Christian speakers who were conveying what I would call “half of the Gospel.” By this I mean that they taught parts of the Gospel perfectly, even brilliantly, but simultaneously failed to mention key parts of the Gospel in the process. It’s not that these teachers were saying anything wrong, but Continue reading
We asked the Summit’s Community and Church Planting Pastor, Curt Alan, to give us a heads up on what the Summit is doing to help the people of Haiti.
Since the news broke about the disaster in Haiti, we have been receiving lots of inquiries from individuals who wish to give financially to Haiti relief efforts and/or physically go and be a part of the relief efforts there on the Continue reading
Several weeks ago I wrote a blog post entitled “The Miracle of Intimacy” in which I explored how our pragmatism can limit the work of God. When it comes to ministry, we often limit ourselves according to what’s worked in the past. Our small imaginations result in small movements of God, so we’ve got to have a game plan that actually requires faith.
However, does the reality of God’s miraculous Continue reading
Earlier this week, we looked at the necessity of prayer in evangelism. If for some reason you haven’t heard our campus pastors teach on 2 Corinthians 5, make sure you check out our Sermon Media page to hear these incredible sermons on the ministry of reconciliation. Today, I want to offer you some helpful suggestions as you carry out the ministry of reconciliation.
Establish an Ongoing Conversation. After God Continue reading
Beginning this Sunday, the Summit is launching into a season where we are going to be pouring over the book of Ephesians together. Our Pastor will be preaching through the letter, our small groups will be studying straight through it (our sg team wrote a pretty solid study through Ephesians for this), & everyone will be challenged to memorize a passage in it (2:1-10). We are stoked around here for Continue reading
This past weekend, our campus pastors did an incredible job explaining the ministry of reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:16-21). This passage makes me grateful that God has reconciled us to Himself (5:18), and I am even more eager to live each day as an “ambassador for Christ” (5:20). With the gospel driving me, I want to share two key actions steps that I’m trying to implement in my own life. Today Continue reading
EQUIP is the training & resourcing arm of the Summit Church. Here on the EQUIP site you will find resources from our EQUIP seminars & events, as well as articles from various leaders and pastors at the Summit, and of course stories of what God is doing among us.
Why
Theologically, the purpose of EQUIP is to help the Summit Church carry out its role as stated in Ephesians 4:12 Continue reading
Mike McDaniel is the Director of SendRDU, the church planting center at the Summit and one of the main contributors here at the EQUIP blog.
I’m looking forward to the day that you’ll be able to ask any random person at the Summit why we put so much focus on church planting, and they’ll look at you like you’re crazy just for suggesting otherwise. I have a dream that nobody Continue reading
This post comes from the Summit’s lead pastor, J.D. Greear.
I was recently asked why we don’t have a “Summit Bible reading plan.” It was a good question, but my short answer is that there are 1000 out there and I don’t want us to just reinvent the wheel for the sake of doing it.
We focus on reading the Bible together as small groups study passages each week. Small Continue reading