Is Summit Church Perfect for You?

This class introduces you to Summit Church and helps you determine if this is the faith family God has for you.

Discover How God SHAPED You

This class helps you uncover God’s unique purpose for your life, understand how He has shaped you for that purpose, and learn to live the life He designed for you.

How to Lead Like Jesus

This class equips you to lead and influence like Jesus within your everyday relationships—where you live, work, study, and play.

⚠️ Note: Step 3 Online is currently being re-filmed and is temporarily unavailable.

Title: Volunteer

Role: Serve faithfully, advancing the church’s mission through consistent action and participation.

Requirements:

Completion of Steps 1-3

Consider Summit your home church

Team placement interview

Intro to Spiritual Care

This class equips you to provide prayer, encouragement, and spiritual support to others.

⚠️ Note: Step 4 Online is currently being re-filmed and is temporarily unavailable.

Title: Care Volunteer

Role: Provide prayer, encouragement, and spiritual support to others, fostering growth and care within the church community.

Requirements:

Completion of Steps 1-4

Served for three months at level one

Ministry Partner

👉 Ministry Partners share four rhythms of life together:

1. We gather faithfully in Sunday worship.
2. We grow in community through Small Groups.
3. We give generously as an act of worship and trust in God.
4. We serve the mission of Jesus—here at Summit and out in our city.

Intro to Christian Leadership

This class equips you with a Biblical understanding of leadership, modeled by Jesus, and prepares you to serve in roles of greater influence.

Facilitating Communities for Connection and Growth

This class equips you to build and facilitate healthy community wherever you are—at home, at work, in groups, or any place God has placed you.

Title: Team Leader / Group Leader

Role: Lead a ministry team or small group, ensuring ministry functions run smoothly and volunteers are supported.

Requirements:

Completion of Steps 1-6

Served for six months at level one or two

Ministry Partner

Receive coaching

Leading High-Performance Teams

This class equips coaches and coordinators to guide their leaders in building, leading, equipping, and mobilizing high-performance teams that fulfill God’s mission effectively.

Intro to Christian Coaching

This class equips coaches and coordinators with the skills, tools, and resources to guide their leaders effectively and build strong, fruitful coaching relationships.

Coaching Excellence

This class builds on your coaching skills, expanding your tools and abilities so you can help your leaders grow farther and faster than they ever thought possible.

Title: Coach / Coordinator

Role: Coaches guide leaders to discover and pursue God’s agenda for their life and ministry. Coordinators do the same while also overseeing the work of group and team leaders.

Coach Requirements:

Completion of Steps 1-9

Ministry Partner

Receive coaching

Coordinator Requirements:

Completion of Steps 1-9

Served for six months at level three

Ministry Partner

Receive coaching

Culture of Leadership & Responsibility

This class equips department leaders with the cultural and organizational tools to model the highest level of servant leadership, take personal responsibility, and lead powerful, effective teams.

Leadership Pipeline

This class equips department leaders to design, recruit, equip, and release leaders through a formal Leadership Pipeline.

Making Room for Young Eagles to Soar

This class equips department leaders to guide an inter-generational community of leaders. You’ll learn to navigate generational challenges, leverage unique strengths, and develop the next generation of leaders together.

Title: Director / Pastor

Role: Directors oversee coordinators and teams to achieve ministry outcomes. Pastors do the same while also providing an extra level of spiritual guidance and care for their leaders and volunteers.

Director Requirements:

Completion of Steps 1-12

Served for 1 year at level four

Ministry Partner

Receive coaching

Pastor Requirements:

Completion of Steps 1-12

Served for 1 year at level four

Hold a Pastoral Credential: Certified, Licensed or Ordained

Ministry Partner

Receive coaching

Organizational Leadership

This class introduces the fundamentals of organizational leadership and equips you with the training and tools needed to serve successfully at this level.

Strategic Planning

This class equips organizational leaders to lead the process of strategic planning, helping guide projects, seasonal initiatives, new launches, and annual operational planning.

Organizational Finance

This class equips organizational leaders with the financial skills to analyze, plan, and effectively oversee the financial aspects of their ministry or organization.

Title: Executive Pastor

Role: Set strategy, align ministries with church vision, and ensure organizational health and effectiveness.

Requirements:

Completion of Steps 1-15

Served for two years at level five

Hold a Pastoral Credential: Licensed or Ordained

Ministry Partner

Receive coaching

Intro to Eldership

This class equips leaders to understand the role of an elder, exploring biblical qualifications, spiritual oversight, and how to shepherd God’s people with wisdom and integrity.

Title: Elder, Lead Pastor

Role: Provide spiritual oversight, direction, and governance for the entire church, safeguarding doctrine and mission.

Elder Requirements:

Completion of Steps 1-16

Ministry Partner for two years

Receive coaching

Lead Pastor Requirements:

Completion of Steps 1-16

Hold an Ordained Pastoral Credential

Appointed by Elders

Ministry Partner

Receive coaching

Note: Elder candidates must demonstrate consistent spiritual maturity, leadership, and alignment with church doctrine, and participate in the Elder Selection Process, including interviews, assessments, and approval by existing Elders. Completion of Step 16 prepares candidates for consideration but does not guarantee appointment.