Blogs: Student Conference - Virginia
July 1, 2008
Day 7 - Summit Virginia
If I had known all the things I would have learned at Summit before hand, I would have convinced all my friends to attend. The speakers have dedicated their lives to pinpointing the key issues in our world. Christianity is under attack and Christians need to wake up. I have never been so humbled at the amount of knowledge I still need to obtain in order to even make an impact on the community in which God has purposely placed me.
Summit has provided its students with the best speakers available. We were able to hear from Scott Klusendorf, who debated the head of the ACLU, speak against abortion. We were challenged by Dr. Terry Moffitt and Dr. Ergun Caner, both of whom have received multiple, credible death threats from Muslim terrorist groups, to live radical Christian lives in the face of danger and opposition. John Stonestreet, the executive director of Summit, has been speaking on multiple issues such as worldviews, biotechnology, and Christian masculinity. Dr. Noebel, President of Summit Ministries, also challenged us to be aware of our culture's worldviews that essentially are out to destroy the Christian worldview.
Summit has gathered an incredible staff, most of whom are graduates of the Summit program. They treat the kids with respect and show them by example how to love others. After a long intense day of stimulating material the students go back to the dorms and get together with their small group leaders who discuss what was taught that day. They help the students digest what they've learned and then pour into them how to apply it to their daily lives.
If I had any advice to wondering or questioning people interested in Summit--just go! It is two weeks of intense learning from dedicated and knowledgeable people with a vision for teaching truth and impacting the world. -John Ennis
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