What is The Summit House?

The simple answer:
The Summit House is a Christian Discipleship Program.

How Does it Work?
Once a prospective resident completes the application process they will begin living in a Summit House. The first 30 days is treated as a trial run. If all goes well, and the residents and new arrival agree, they will be enrolled for the full year-long commitment.

Once a house has reached an agreed-upon number of residents, currently four to five, we begin a year-long cycle of phases. Ideally each resident will be working on the same phase at the same time. However, residents may be admitted to the house on a case-by-case basis at any point during the year.

Phase I

Healthy Self & Healthy People
We have found that damaging personal habits and healthy relationships are the first challenges to address in our residents’ lives. We focus on this during the first six months by going through classes like the Genesis Process, various 12-Step programs, Safe People or other like-material. We recognize that no two groups of people are the same, and as such decide each Phase I’s material upon the start of a new year. It is also during this phase that we will work with residents to connect with Discipleship Partners and a local church to attend if they do not already have one.

Phase II

Personal Goals & Outreach
Once we have established a healthy respect for ourselves and others, it is important that we build on this foundation. The next six months are geared toward doing personal enrichment through bible studies and online courses through Christian Leaders Institute. We are also firmly committed to helping them to find a vocation if they have not already, and a volunteer opportunity. While we encourage any volunteer work, we will especially encourage residents to do so at their local church of attendance.

Phase III

Graduation
After a year of living at the Summit House and working through the first two phases, we want to celebrate the work God has done in the lives of everyone involved! This means a graduation ceremony and getting together for a time of fellowship with our family and friends, Discipleship Partners, and church families. We will also be discussing the next steps available to our residents, including whether they want to stay and help the next group while continuing to work on themselves or if they want to move on to their own housing opportunity.

Learn more at https://envisionthesummit.org/