Finding Their Sabbath

It looked like a quiet camp site, deep in the woods of Wisconsin, where Lauren and Mark Lanker took a week to journal, canoe, marvel at God’s creation, and actually rest. It was in that quiet that the words they had heard in a sermon almost a year prior finally took root, not only in their hearts, but in their lives. It was there that their need for true and routine rest became more real than the fear of dropping all the plates they continually had spinning. It looked like going for it, even though it didn’t seem possible.

StoriesKari FreemanMay 8, 2018Waterford

I Call Him Lord

When I was asked what I would want to record for the Jesus Songs project, my answer was pretty quick. I had written the bulk of a song called “I Call Him Lord” right after completing my first ever worship album release last year. It’s pretty typical (and frustrating) for me that whenever I get done with some big creative project, it’s usually followed by a wave of creativity that makes the project I just finished seem obsolete already.

InsightsGuest UserApril 11, 2018Waterford

Just Felt Right

Robin had spent four months considering joining the Base Camp team, but says that she could always find reasons to put off taking “the plunge”. But once she made the decision to volunteer, it was clear to those of us already serving that she had all the characteristics that we look for in a Base Camp leader.

Nancy DickensMarch 21, 2017Base Camp, Waterford

To Take Part In

Sitting on the floor in a circle, holding coffee cups and wearing their volunteer shirts, the elementary small group leaders at our Waterford 11 a.m. service had gathered for their weekly team meeting. I casually made a suggestion that was met with great enthusiasm— a goodbye book for the Rapp family. As we discussed the details that morning, Ezekiel Rapp came bounding into the room, early as usual and too excited to wait. He tapped the shoulders of Ms. Sierra, his special-needs-buddy, and his small group leaders. He was eager to play.

StoriesKeely HardawayJune 28, 2016Base Camp, Waterford

Link Arms

There’s something I’ve seen starting to take shape at Summit that I wish everyone who attends or even works at Summit could see. I’m almost certainly just getting a small glimpse of it, but what I’m talking about is the collective effect of someone giving their time and talents in multiple ministries within the church.

InsightsGuest UserMarch 15, 2016Serve at Summit, Waterford

Move Toward Perspective

Just as God is infinite and has an endless capacity for revealing Himself in and through this world and beyond, there are numerous ways in which we can experience Him and worship Him from within His creation.

StoriesNathan BoyettMarch 1, 2016Serve Globally, Waterford

A Move In Obedience

I’m continually in awe when individuals at the Waterford campus move in obedience toward something God is calling them to! This happens a lot and one of the ones that sticks out happened a few months ago during the How Love Works series.

StoriesSam ArochoOctober 21, 2015Serve Globally, Waterford

The Moment I Emerged From The Waves

I was introduced to Summit for the first time in 2008. To this day, I can vividly recall walking into that Sanctuary with such an unbearable weight upon my soul. No one knew, of course. I had been putting on my “church face” my whole life; it was second nature at that point...

StoriesGuest BloggerOctober 6, 2015Waterford