Fan Sunday

Phoenix is an interesting town because fans have moved here from all over the country. Especially on the growing edges of town, it’s a melting pot of many different loyalties.

I love it when people are willing to step out and represent their team, no matter what anyone else thinks. We’ve got some misguided Jazz fans at church, but you gotta appreciate their passion. You can easily tell how loyal somebody is by the way they talk about “their team.”

That’s why we decided to have fun with this and declare August 15th FAN SUNDAY at Summit.

Everyone in the community is invited to join us and represent their team. Whether it’s a sports team or another group, we are encouraging people to wear a jersey or some other gear to church this weekend… It’s going to be a fun and creative day to explore what he Bible says about loyalty in our life and faith.

We hope that sports fans, and guys especially, are willing to come and check out worship this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Many new people at Summit share their surprise that many Christian leaders & people they meet are “ordinary” & down-to-earth. I hope that many more discover this weekend that they’ll fit right in as well.

My biggest sports addictions are to the NFL (fantasy football) and the LA Lakers. As my family will tell you. I’ve been a Lakers fan far too long to change, but some Suns fans are determined to give it a shot! They even kidnapped my jersey a couple weeks ago and threatening it on Facebook in some hilarious ways. Check it out here – I hope my jersey comes back by the weekend, but I’m not holding my breath!

Pastor Nate

Our Sunday Best.

Like most people at Summit, I’m proud of how we worship on a weekly basis.

But I can easily say that one of the most beautiful times of year is Christmas. As the “music guy” at Summit, it’s also the busiest time – rehearsals, picking music, rehearsals, working with an arranger for string/horn parts, and rehearsals.

Did I also mention the rehearsals?

Despite the busy schedule, Christmas is a season of light, love, family and most importantly, the celebration of the birth of Jesus.

So, after all the work is done, and “Silent Night” is sung, I sit in awe of what God does here in our community. I remember my first Christmas Eve at Summit was in a tent in the parking lot of the Wigwam Resort with a handful of people, all passionate about this church. We worshipped there with passion and hope.

Those same people took a risk and followed God, which brought us to our beautiful high school auditorium stage that we shared Christmas Eve at just a few weeks ago at Verrado High School. Those same people prayed and asked for guidance for building here in the West Valley. And from there, many, many Christmas Eves will follow!

We’ve come a long way, and God still has places he wants to take us. So from one Christmas Eve to the next, well into the future, we seek to reach more and more people in our community. That’s our true “Sunday Best” – not how we look, how we act, or how we sound. It’s how we declare ourselves as God’s people, serve others, and reach people for Jesus, one life at a time.

-Ryan Jimison