Our Story

Our hearts are called to care for and accompany men and women on their journey of transformation with Jesus, particularly those seeking healing and wholeness in their most intimate relationships, in their identity, and in their sexuality.

Mark & Christy

Mark and Christy Summers are the co-founders of Redeemed Seasons Ministries. Mark serves as Executive Director, and Christy serves as Board Chairperson.

Christy

Christy’s ministry journey began in her 30’s with her experiences in a relational healing program, called Living Waters. Those experiences nurtured a passion in her for helping men and women who struggle with wounding and brokenness in their stories. Christy has been a small group leader, mentor and spiritual caregiver almost continuously for the past 20 years in a variety of ministry and soul care settings.

Mark

Mark’s spiritual journey began somewhat later in life, but also grew out of his experiences with personal brokenness and healing truths offered through the Living Waters program. That first engagement with a relational healing program kindled a passion for helping others who struggle with wounding in their own stories and the ways it impacts their current choices.

 In 2017, Mark and Christy completed a 2-year spiritual direction program through the Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction.  Both received their certificates in Spiritual Direction and are members of the Evangelical Spiritual Directors Association.  In 2020, after an 18-month process of study and discernment, Mark was ordained as a Deacon in the Anglican Diocese of the Rocky Mountains and currently serves as a member of the clergy at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Colorado Springs. Both Mark and Christy have also received training from The Allender Center in providing soul care in trauma and abuse contexts.  

Over the course of the past decade, Mark and Christy have been certified as leaders and have facilitated groups in the following healing and discipleship programs:

  • Living Waters, a 26-week relational/sexual healing program offered by and through Desert Stream Ministries, now based in Kansas City;

  • Journey Discipleship Program, a 26-week relational/sexual healing program offered through Journey USA and compiled by Journey Canada; and

  • Life With God, a multi-semester discipleship and relational growth program authored and offered through Grafted Life Ministries, based in Dallas, Texas.

In 2022, Redeemed Seasons Ministries became a member ministry of the Restored Hope Network (www.restoredhopenetwork.org). In 2023, Mark also became a Pastoral Affiliate with Restored Hope Network, based on his ordination as an Anglican Deacon. Restored Hope Network is a coalition of ministries serving those who desire to overcome relational and sexual challenges in their lives, particularly those impacted by same sex attraction and gender confusion and those in close relationship with someone who struggles in those areas. 

Through Redeemed Seasons, Mark and Christy offer one-on-one and couple-to-couple soul care and spiritual direction to men and women seeking to deepen their relationship with God and to address dysfunction in their family relationships. They also offer and facilitate support groups for family and friends of LGBTQ-identified loved ones.

Under the auspices of Redeemed Seasons, Mark and Christy have authored Rescue & Restoring (formerly Beyond Rescue), their cornerstone discipleship program which brings together the best relational tools and teachings in a 12-week discipleship experience to support men and women in their journeys toward spiritual healing and freedom.

What People are Saying

"He tells us that He came to set us free. But I never felt free before. This course, the intercessory prayers and ministering from both Christy and Mark helped me become FREE INDEED!"

-KP

"(Mark and Christy) have such a powerful testimony to the ability of God to heal those who are relationally or sexually broken and seeking healing. These are the leaders I would want."

-SG