Download free resources and videos to envision your entire congregation to "lead where you are" — as you devote a full Sunday service to developing leadership. Call our Customer Relations Center at 800-570-9812 with the date you will host a "Summit Sunday" to receive a priority code for every member of your congregation for a $10 discount on standard pricing for new registrations.


This document provides tactical direction and next steps for implementing this initiative. Detailed descriptions of all messages, video elements and programming tools are included.
PDF (635kb)


Watch these videos of Senior Pastor Lee Powell from CedarCreek.tv in Perrysburg, Ohio to see how they used Summit Sunday to inspire their congregation.

Testimony from CedarCreek.tv on value of 'Summit Sunday' (00:01:07)
Example of Senior Pastor Introduction to the Summit Message (00:01:56)
Example of Senior Leader Direction to Congregation Following the Summit Message (00:01.52)


Bill Hybels – Holy Discontent (0:41:18)
Bill Hybels invites you to consider the dramatic impact your life will have when you allow your holy discontent to fuel instead of frustrate you. Using examples from the Bible, his own life, and the experiences of others, Hybels shows how you can find and feed your personal holy discontent, fight for it when things get risky, and follow it when it takes a mid-course turn.
Quicktime (651mb)
Flash Video (198mb)
Pastor Facilitation (334kb)
Sample Worship Order (178kb)
John Ortberg - A Leader's Greatest Fear (0:42:55)
A mission is the highest purpose to which God calls us; a shadow mission is an authentic mission that has been derailed. Every leader has a mission—and a shadow mission. From the story of a young Hebrew girl named Esther come the lessons that allow leaders to not only defeat their shadow mission, but to live out the authentic mission to which God calls them.
Quicktime (671mb)
Flash Video (204mb)
Pastor Facilitation (330kb)
Sample Worship Order (178kb)
Craig Groeschel – IT: How Leaders Can Get IT and Keep IT (0:38:36)
In this session, Craig Groeschel describes "It"-the intangible something that some churches have and some don't. When "It" is present, lives are transformed. When "It" is absent, ministries feel dead. Although "It" cannot be manufactured, Craig outlines four qualities that tend to be present in churches that have "It."
Quicktime (597mb)
Flash Video (183mb)
Pastor Facilitation (334kb)
Sample Worship Order (178kb)
Catherine Rohr – Risk Taking, Barrier Breaking, Bold Leadership (0:33:48)
As founder of Prison Entrepreneurship Program, Catherine Rohr trains soon-to-be-released prisoners to become contributors to society instead of takers. In this inspiring interview with Jim Mellado, Catherine shares her calling and discusses how she leads up, deals with criticism, and prevents burn-out.
Quicktime (618mb)
Flash Video (187mb)
Pastor Facilitation (345kb)
Sample Worship Order (178kb)
Gary Haugen - Just Courage: Charging the Darkness (0:40:42)
All leaders want to make a difference. In this session, Gary Haugen suggests that leadership that matters is leadership in issues that matter to God. Using powerful stories from his experience as head of International Justice Mission, Gary shares about leading in one of the issues closest to God`s heart-justice-and provides principles for leading when the task is hopeless, frightening, and difficult.
Quicktime (635mb)
Flash Video (193mb)
Pastor Facilitation (326kb)
Sample Worship Order (182kb)
Efrem Smith - Leading in New Cultural Realities (0:32:54)
The primary job of spiritual leaders is to create environments where God can cause spiritual growth. Efrem Smith describes the need for leaders who can navigate our multicultural world and shares biblical guidance for becoming a leader who loves across barriers of all kinds.
Quicktime (517mb)
Flash Video (157mb)
Pastor Facilitation (326kb)
Sample Worship Order (180kb)


See Sample Worship Order under each message for recommendations.


This document provides recommendations for optimal execution of the technical details.
PDF (179kb)


Craig Groeschel (0:04:12)
Quicktime (68mb)
Flash Video (20mb)

Gary Haugen (0:03:31)
Quicktime (58mb)
Flash Video (18mb)

Efrem Smith (included with message)


My King Is Video (0:03:12)
Quicktime (52mb)
Flash Video (16mb)

Craig's Story Video (0:04:37)
Quicktime (75mb)
Flash Video (23mb)

A Thousand Questions Video (0:10:13)
Quicktime (160mb)
Flash Video (49mb)

Fast Forward Video (0:12:55)
Quicktime (205mb)
Flash Video (63mb)

God of This City Video (0:05:07)*
Quicktime (79mb)
Flash Video (25mb)
*Chart available on praisecharts.com and ccli.com


I Saw What I Saw (0:04:04)
Quicktime (69mb)
Flash Video (21mb)
MP3 from iTunes

First Love Video (0:05:19)
Quicktime (85mb)
Flash Video (26mb)
MP3(5mb)
Chart (42kb)
Lyrics (56kb)

Speak Truth To Me Video (0:03:50)
Quicktime (63mb)
Flash Video (19mb)
MP3(2.8mb)
Chart (108kb)
Lyrics (42kb)