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Top Ten Quotes: Canoeing the Mountains

Tod Bolsinger’s Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory is a book that many a leader has tackled over the last few years (at least according to my social media feed and “best books...

The One-Day Workshops are Back!

After a covid-induced sabbatical, our One-Day Workshops are coming back for a fifth year! Since 2016, almost 500 leaders from across the country have taken part in these practical training events. We’re bringing them back...

New King Church (South Burlington, Vermont)

Each month, we revisit a series of posts called Guest Services Road Trip. We’ll travel the country from the comforts of our couches, interviewing leaders who are in the trenches of ministry. Do you have an idea for GSRT...

Guest Services at the Garbage Dump

Not long ago I rebuilt my back deck. And by I rebuilt my back deck I mean my father-in-law and much more tool-savvy son rebuilt our back deck and I yelled helpful phrases like RUN...

2021 Summer Reading List: Mine

Earlier this week I pitched ten books that I think you should read this summer. But I don’t just want to tell you what to read. I want to share what I hope to tackle...

2021 Summer Reading List: Yours

It’s that time again, campers: the time of the year when nerds get giddy with excitement over everyone’s recommended reading lists. I have ten for you, picked out of what I’ve read over the last...

Danny Recommends: Alarmed

Every so often we dip our toes into a series called Danny Recommends:, posts that tip you off to the stuff that I…you know. These might be products for use in your ministry, resources that will help...

Stuff To Ask When Ditching The Masks

It’s safe to say that last Thursday, a whole lot of stuff happened really fast. The Centers for Disease Control said that fully vaccinated people can ditch the mask outdoors and mostly ditch them indoors....

Top Ten Quotes: The Power of Habit

I’ve had Charles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business on my “need to read” list for quite a while, and finally moved it to the top....

Remembering Doug

Last Thursday, our church lost a giant. A family lost a husband and a dad. And all of us lost a friend. Doug Martelon had been a part of the Summit family since 1994 and...

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