About Dr.  Sumerlin

 Hi, I'm Dr. Timothy Sumerlin

I have served in the International Churches of Christ for over forty years in a variety of ministries. As an elder in  the Denver Church of Christ, I've built a team of trained counselors to work in a variety of settings. Along with teaching Christian counseling classes, I lead GRIEF JOURNEY groups and the RECOVERY JOURNEY ministry as well as serving as the dean of Counseling at the Rocky Mountain School of Ministry and Theology. I am an adjunct professor teaching graduate classes and develop curriculum at the University of Denver.

After earning an undergraduate degree at Indiana University in 1980, Jackie and I served in the full time ministry in Indianapolis, Birmingham, England and St. Louis. I went on to earn a masters degree in counseling and began a career in counseling. After opening new schools in St. Louis and Dallas, I moved with my family to Denver, where I recently retired from the school setting.  In 2009 I completed my doctoral work at Colorado State University and earned a Ph.D.

I have been married for 37 years to Jacqueline Chappell Sumerlin. We have two wonderful children–Danielle Sumerlin Hernandez and Timothy, our son in law, Adrian, and our new granddaughter, Elsa. 

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My wife and I enjoy climbing mountains and hiking in beautiful Colorado and traveling the world with In Motion Counseling workshops.

TESTIMONIES FOR IN MOTION COUNSELING

Jesus came to set the captives free, not just manage their captivity. Rarely have I seen a program that helps disciples be set free receive such universal testimonials from church members and leaders alike as The Recovery Journey. With Jesus at the center, the Father above and the Spirit working though us, truly God’s vision for us is freedom in Christ. This program helps connect you to that power to the extent you are faithful to its heart.    – Roger Lamb, Disciples Today

We are having such an incredible response here in Houston. We have visitors staying after church to be a part. Disciples that have been in the church and are being renewed in their faith. Others are revived in their desire to help and serve in the program as facilitators. Relationships are being reinvigorated and restored. I can’t thank God enough for Tim’s help in bringing the scriptures back into a prominent part of our lives and bringing Jesus to the forefront of our interaction as disciples of Christ.

                                    —Rhett Spivey, elder, Houston church

The Recovery Journey ministry has been a breath of fresh air to the Denver Church. Dr. Sumerlin has combined great biblical principles with proven counseling practices and sound relational dynamics to create a safe and effective environment to help people overcome whatever adversities they are facing. I wholeheartedly support this ministry!

– John & Barri Lusk, Evangelist, WML

The Recovery Journey is effective in helping people at so many different levels...it offers solid, practical Biblical teaching that is so essential for an individual to get the godly direction for their needs. Combine this with the professional skills and experience that Dr. Sumerlin brings to the program and you have a ministry that addresses and helps the whole person. The Recovery  Journey has my complete backing and support - would it be that every church had such a program.  – Greg Jackson, Elder

The class was a positive experience, as it provided an environment to express freely whatever you may be thinking and the steps and encouragement to move forward, with positive thinking and knowing grief is not a weakness but a process we will all have to go through. It allowed me to put the mental burden to rest and to just move forward … one step at a time. – Jennifer, LA Church

We simply cannot imagine the fullness of our ministry without In Motion Counseling in our region.

– Dr. Robert Ferry, Evangelist, Denver Church