i am super excited to announce that we have found our new worship leader.  his name is steven shaw and he lives here in south orange county.  he and his wife (lauren) will be starting with us on sunday, june 28th. steven is an incredibly gifted singer and musician and lauren has an amazing voice as well.  we are trusting God to use them as a catalyst to take the worship at the summit to new heights. we have offered steven a summer position and are expecting the next few months to be confirmation that he is our guy.  i know the band is pumped and ready to be step up to another level.  God has sent steven and lauren to us and we are all trusting that this is a good fit and great things will happen as a result of our partnership.

james will be leading this sunday and we will be honoring him and thanking him for 2.5 years of incredibly faithful (and sacrificial) service to God and to our church.  james will continue to be involved with the worship - playing as needed (on guitar, bass, drums or keys) and leading for steven occasionally.  please make sure and thank james personally for his heart to help all of us get closer to God in worship and for the remarkable job he has done.  i’m so thankful for his friendship and heart to serve God and others - he is phenomenal!  i’m trusting God to use him in a big way as he plans to launch into a new phase of ministry.  i’m hoping his schedule will allow him to teach more often - he if a gifted communicator and has a spiritual depth and wisdom way beyond his years.

if you go to the summit, i wanted to encourage you to be here this sunday to thank james and not to miss june 28th as our new leader steps in.  make sure and come with a big smile and a heart full of worship - God is moving in our church and the best is yet to come!

“be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. it’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? there it is! i’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands.”  isaiah 43:19 (msg)