Weekend Update

A quick note to give you a brief update on a few things:

First

Our desire is to engage with you, those who love Summit, as you prepare and participate in this event. We are a community who love God, seek to grow closer to Him, and use the Awana Journey material as a tool to help us understand Him more. A community that sees Summit as a time to make, solidify, and renew friendships as we celebrate what God has done in and through us in the previous year. To help foster this community, we have established the official Facebook group for Summit-Journey! If you already “like” the Summit-Journey Facebook page then you can click the “Visit Group” button to join the group join the group. We hope to see you there as we build this community.

Second

We are pleased to have a Summit Social Media intern this year. We will introduce them on Monday with their first blog post. Our intern will add a new layer to our communication and engagement with a few new and special features across our various social media platforms. We are excited for what they will bring to the team and the increased engagement with the Summit-Journey community.

Third –  Hotel accommodations for Summit 2019

We understand the anxiety and frustration of some as we finalize deals with area hotels for Summit 2019. We have similar feelings as we seek to finalize details, make reservations, and get all of our “ducks in a row”. The Summit team has been diligently working to make this announcement and we hope to have details finalized soon. We will announce it here, on the website, and our various social media channels as soon as it has been released. We sincerely apologize for the delay and thank you for your patience.

Fourth – Early Bird Registration Deadline looming

Be sure to register for Summit by February 18th to get the early bird rate before the pricing increases. You can still register after that date at the regular pricing.

Finally – and most important

Summit cannot take place without the many people who volunteer during the event. Did you know that the Summit team is made up of volunteers who plan for the various venues? We invite you to join us in helping Summit the event that we have all come to know and love. To find out more about being a volunteer at Summit and to register, visit the Volunteer page on the Summit website.

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Okay, one more thought…..
How will you journey to Summit? Last year the Summit Social Media team took a road trip to Summit. Plans are being made for the social media team’s journey to #summitj19. How will they travel? By plane, train, automobile, or other means? Vote for your suggestion in the Summit Facebook group!


Summit 2020 Quizzing Announcement

Yesterday we shared the announcement by Awana that the fourth book, Leaders, in the new Journey Series was being delayed. You can read that post here. In that post, we stated that we would make an announcement when the book to be quizzed at Summit 2020 was finalized. We are keeping that promise and are now prepared to make that announcement.

The Summit team is announcing that quizzing for Summit 2020 will be using the Romans Study (Main Study 1 of the “old” Journey curriculum).

We have been in consultation with Awana and have been told that Romans will be the recommended main study with Ephesians/Galatians as the “elective” study.

This will allow groups to prepare for the 2019-20 year as we focus on Summit 2019.

We are still seeking volunteers to serve in many areas to make Summit 2019 memorable. If you wish to volunteer or are seeking more information about volunteering, click here.

To get the best pricing for Summit 2019, you must register by Feb. 18th when early bird pricing ends. Click here to register.

We look forward to seeing you at Summit 2019!

The Awana Announcement Concerning Journey

Recently, Awana released the following announcement regarding the 4th book, Leaders, of the Journey curriculum. (You may also watch/read their announcement on the Awana website.)

This announcement has raised the question in various forums as to the future of Summit and which book would be used for quizzing at Summit 2020.

The Summit team is aware of the announcement and we are continuing to plan for Summit 2020. We will announce the book to be quizzed in 2020 as soon as we are able, but no later than the end of Summit 2019 when we announce the location of Summit 2020. Keep watching this blog and the Summit web site for information.

For now, let us focus on Summit 2019.

We are still seeking volunteers to serve in many areas to make Summit memorable. If you wish to volunteer or are seeking more information about volunteering, click here.

To get the best pricing for Summit 2019, you must register by Feb. 18th when early bird pricing ends. Click here to register.

We look forward to seeing you at Summit 2019!