Strangely Familiar
This is our Student Pastor, Jason Gaston. This is a Sleestak, from Land of the Lost. If it’s okay with you, I’m just...
Category: Staff Stuff
Building Cool Points at Church
I serve on the staff of a rapidly growing multi-site church. While that means that there are a lot of great things happening, it also means that we’re always trying to shuffle the decks to...
Dream Team
As I write, we’ve just finished up Summit Staff Christmas Party 2k10. The auditorium is a wreck, the lobby is covered in coffee spills, and I’m pretty sure I just drank a year’s supply of...
So Long, Lori
It’s a sad day at the Summit Church offices. Today, a four-year era comes to an end. Today, Lori Perdue says goodbye to Durham and hello to Los Alamos, New Mexico. Lori joined our team...
CD Review: The Aftertaste of Abandonment
There are artists, and then there are Artists. My friend Jonathan Edwards is one of the latter. Jonathan is freakishly talented at wearing lots of hats: Writer. Speaker. Graphic designer. But it’s his latest project...
CD Review: From Age to Age
Let’s be honest: I’m no music reviewer. When I was in 8th grade, the high school band director gathered all of us in the middle school cafeteria and made us take a proficiency test to...
BaptismXpress This Weekend!
Before you read the following post, take note that the original publication date was April 1. April. First. April Fools Day. Thank you. And carry on. If you’re a Summit attendee, you know by now...
Step It Up!
Easter has rolled around again. It’s going to be a crazy insane week around our church offices as we prepare. But I’m as excited as I can be. Here’s why: Hundreds of first time guests...
An Open Letter to an Anonymous Donor
Dear Benevolent Benefactor: As the veteran of 17+ years of dwelling in church offices, this shouldn’t surprise me. It really shouldn’t. In my first ministry position, my “office” was a glorified card table in the...
Greater Love Hath No Man…
Yesterday morning I caught up with my friend and fellow Summit pastor Brad O’Brien over coffee. If you’re new to the Summit, it might surprise you that Brad and I haven’t always carried the titles of...
