Our Story
Over the years God has built The Summit into One Family of Multiple Churches. We believe that as our immediate family continues to grow here in Central Arkansas, we will see more Summit Churches planted, and we believe that will send more pastors to go plant Summit Churches in other parts of our state as a part of our greater extended family. Click the button below to learn more about our story.
Our Mission
The Summit Church is one family of multiple churches whose mission is to cooperate with God in developing multiplying communities of fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.
Our Strategy
We believe that we accomplish this mission with the strategy of:
• Experiencing the Presence of Christ
• Equipping people for Life & Ministry
• Engaging a World in Need
• Experiencing the Presence of Christ
• Equipping people for Life & Ministry
• Engaging a World in Need
Our Values
We seek to be a family of churches that:
• Pursues the presence of God
• Builds a foundation of prayer
• Stands on the authority of the Word of God
• Invites others into an authentic family
• Cultivates spiritual growth
• Reaches the next generation
• Advances the Kingdom.
• Pursues the presence of God
• Builds a foundation of prayer
• Stands on the authority of the Word of God
• Invites others into an authentic family
• Cultivates spiritual growth
• Reaches the next generation
• Advances the Kingdom.
Our Vision
We believe that God has called us to spiritually influence every county in Arkansas, plant 100 churches in North America, and impact 100 countries of the world through prayer, planting, and partnering by the year 2038. Click one of the buttons below to find out how we are reaching our state, nation, and the world.
Our Structure
We are one family of multiple churches.
Elders + Directional Team
Our family of churches are Elder-led. Elders provide general oversight; they teach, protect, pray for, equip, provide counsel, model godliness, and care for the discipleship of the church. They exercise church discipline when needed. They oversee finances, budgeting, and the church staff. When needed they oversee the selection of new Elders.
The Directional Team of Elders represent our family of churches. The team is made up of each Lead Pastor and at least one Lay Elder from each church and the Founding Pastor. This team helps make decisions that affect all churches, while working in concert with church Elder teams.
The Directional Team of Elders represent our family of churches. The team is made up of each Lead Pastor and at least one Lay Elder from each church and the Founding Pastor. This team helps make decisions that affect all churches, while working in concert with church Elder teams.
Church staff + COLLECTIVES + CENTRAL TEAM
Staff work inside their area of ministry at their local church under the authority of their Lead Pastor and Elders. While leading in their church, most staff also work within a collective to share best practices with those leading in the same ministry at other Summit Churches.
Collectives unite our churches by helping them function with the best ministry practices. Collectives are teams of staff that work within a common ministry area across churches. They are unified around the sharing of best practices that make our churches better together and are empowered with areas of liberty to make greater impact in their local context.
The Central Team focuses on support, sending, and leadership by creating processes, frameworks, and resources each church can utilize as well as strategies to reach our state, nation, and world. The Central Team is overseen by the Central Executive Pastors and provides Communications, Design, Technology, Production, Finance, Human Resources, Facilities, Global Engage, and National Engage for each church.