Pastoral readers of corporate leadership theory often come away with doubts: “Nice idea, but that just wouldn’t work at my church. Our bottom line is intangible: the glory of God and qualitative ministry growth. Our emphasis must be on spiritual pursuits which align us with God’s purposes.”

In some “seeker sensitive” ministry models, raw corporate leadership and social theories have been applied in the local church and unbiblical methodology slips through the “biblical grid” and becomes part of accepted practice.

Any corporate leadership theory which is sound and effective must be grounded in biblical revelation. If “all that we need for life and godliness” (2 Peter 1: 3) is found in the Word, then principally the models of effective organizational leadership can be found in Scripture as well.

The Summit Christian Leadership Center reflects the careful balance indicated in James 4:15: “If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this or that.” The Summit Center strikes a balance between human self-reliance at the expense of faith in God and abdication of leadership decisions which God has placed in the hands of church leaders.