SUMMIT  2025

Forsaking the Assembly? Do you know someone who has fallen away, or has “deconstructed” their faith? What does the Bible teach about backsliding, apostasy and Christian deconstruction? Is such a thing even possible? Are you concerned it could happen to you? We’ll focus on recognizing the dangers, guarding against it, challenging and encouraging one another, and then ministering the hope of the gospel of Jesus Christ to those who struggle.

The Sabbath was Made for Man. When did God make the sabbath? For whom did He make it? For how long? Why?  What does this have to do with your calling and commitment to worship God? These six words of our Savior are foundational for your life. Find out why.

Worship and the Nations. Who cares that there are around 1.9 billion Muslims, 1.2 billion Hindus, 500 million Buddhists, and millions of others who, like them, do not worship the Lord Jesus Christ? God cares and so should we. The Father wants all to honour the Son. The Lord Jesus is owed the worship of all. As John Piper once said, ‘Missions exists because worship doesn’t.’ This session will seek to enflame our hearts for Christ and his glory among the nations.

Cultivating Holy Habits. How is your prayer life? How much time do you spend reading the Bible? if we are honest, most of us are convicted by the lack of time we spend in prayer, Bible reading, and personal devotions. In this session, we are going to consider the importance of cultivating Spiritual Disciplines in our daily lives and, more importantly, fostering an attitude and heart of worship.

True Worship: It’s More Than a Feeling. From the raw emotions of the Psalms to the prophets’ sober warnings against hypocrisy, the Bible is clear that worship must be sincere. Accounts like Nadab and Abihu in Leviticus 10, and Micah’s idolatry in Judges 17 reveal that true worship must follow God’s rules. In this session we’ll see how rules and passion work hand in hand in worship that pleases God.

Worship and the Psalms. The Psalms are vital for authentic, Godward worship. Whether we are bursting with joy or burdened with suffering, whether we have kept the law or broken it, whether we feel close to God or far away, in every circumstance of life the Psalms enable us to pour out our souls with the words that Christ has given to us. The Psalms meet us wherever we are at and mold us into the image of Christ. The Psalms allow us to be “real” with Christ’s own words. In this session you will learn to love the Psalms and come to appreciate why they are so integral to our worship.

Worship in All of Life. The fifth ‘Sola’ of the Protestant Reformation is ‘Soli Deo Gloria’: to the glory of God alone. This Sola is based in part on 1 Corinthians 10:31: ‘Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God’. In this workshop, we will explore how we can glorify God in our so-called “ordinary lives” -- whether at home, at work, at school or in our leisure time. We’ll learn that our worship of God extends beyond church on Sunday.

Redeeming Music. Music is an outlet, and it can give voice to our struggles. But in many cases, the music we hear around us merely reflects the brokenness and hopelessness of the world: it is dark and twisted and perverted. There's no redeeming quality about it. Can we, Christ's Church, offer something better? Can the church provide deeply theological, Christ-Centred worship, that is accessible to the unchurched while remaining counter-cultural to the world around us? In this session, we will explore Christ-centred worship and the power of music to reach the broken, the street-involved (homeless), the drug addicted and those engaged in gang activity.     

Worthy of Worship. Taylor Swift's “Eras Tour” is the highest grossing tour in history. More people watched Kendrik Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime show than any other in Super Bowl history. What does that say about these celebrities and those who follow them? Are they worthy of such adoration – of such worship? Many Swifties think so. But who is really worthy of all worship, and why? In this session, we'll look at Revelation 5 and see why Jesus Christ is worthy of all worship!

Worship the True Image of God. Which commandment did the Israelites break in Exodus 32 at Mt. Sinai when Aaron made the golden calves and the Israelites worshipped them? It was the second commandment. This session will explore the meaning and dangers of creating images of God, as well as the consequences outlined in the second commandment. We will also examine how we are prone to making false images of God today and how to practice the true, biblical image worship of God.

Kindness: How Important is it?  (Ladies Only Session). Would you consider yourself to be a “kind” person? Do you like it when people are kind to you? What exactly does it mean to be kind, and how important is it? In this session we will look at what the Bible says about kindness, especially as Jesus taught and modeled kindness in his life and ministry. Then we will apply that teaching to our lives today.

Worship in the Mission Field: Lessons Learned. What practical lessons can we learn about Christian worship from the foreign mission field?  Pastor James spent 4 years working among a semi nomadic nilotic tribe in east Africa.   He witnessed first generation Christians and families humbly and courageously worship the living God and come together to plant a church in the midst of satanic darkness and opposition.  In this session, you will reflect on how these lessons can inform and impact our own appreciation for worshipping our Triune God and the dangers we face “from the spirit of this age”.  

Family Worship. What four matters does the Bible say we should do daily in family worship? What practical helps can assist us in doing each of these matters effectively? How do we answer objections against doing daily family worship? What should motivate us to persevere in doing family worship?

Worship and Modern Day Idols. What are some modern-day idols that can hinder our undivided devotion to God? Do we need to go so far as to say that sports, technology, movies, vacations are off-limits to Christians? What does the “god of this world” do to try to get us enthralled with him? How do we navigate this modern-day life without becoming idolaters? What do I do about the great idol “Me?”