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High School Bible Curriculum

The Understanding the Times Series invites students to become informed disciples who don’t shy away from life’s biggest questions. Rooted in biblical truth and driven by lively classroom conversation, this series helps teachers create an environment where students are equipped to influence their generation for Christ.

Using Summit’s signature worldview framework, the series explores:

The biblical worldview
The Great Commission
Competing worldviews
Cultural engagement
Defending the faith with sound biblical theology

Explore the new high school Bible series

Fast Facts

Discussion-based learning
Builds deeper thinking skills
Integrated apologetics
Includes videos, activities, and assessments
Easy-to-read textbook designed for students
Online tools for teachers:
- On-demand teacher training
- Video library access
- Print-ready copies for the classroom
Adaptable schedule to fit your needs
Curriculum mapping available
Aligned with curriculum standards

Student Resources

Each course centers around a textbook and Student manual, which serve as the primary class material. These textbooks offer opportunities for both in-class and assigned reading. The Student Manual (SM) is a full-color manual that includes discussion questions, in-class activity instructions, and assessment study tools. It is rich with Scripture, encouraging students to engage directly with God’s Word.

Videos

Every chapter includes short videos featuring scholars, authors, and subject matter experts. These videos expand on the textbook content, address common questions, and are designed to be just a few minutes long for maximum flexibility.

Sample Lessons

Explore the Foundations Curriculum: The Bible as a Story

This sample lesson from Foundations—the first course in Summit Ministries’ Understanding the Times high school series—offers a hands-on look at how biblical worldview education comes to life in the classroom.

Designed for Christian schools and homeschool co-ops, Foundations helps students understand their place in God’s story while equipping them to think critically about the world around them.

With resources for teachers, interactive student materials, and built-in assessments, Foundations sets the tone for a full-year journey that’s academically rich and spiritually formative.

Download the full sample lesson to see how Summit can support your students in developing a lifelong biblical worldview

Explore the Apologetics Sample Lesson: Empowered to Love

This sample lesson from Apologetics—part of Summit Ministries’ Understanding the Times high school series—gives a firsthand look at how students can be equipped to defend their faith with confidence and compassion.

Designed for Christian schools and homeschool co-ops, Apologetics empowers students to engage the world around them by addressing common fears about sharing the gospel, exploring the role of the Holy Spirit, and developing spiritual, intellectual, and emotional readiness.

With hands-on classroom activities, built-in assessments, and biblical case studies like Jesus’ conversation with the Samaritan woman, this lesson provides a powerful example of how Summit prepares students to speak the truth in love.

Download the full sample lesson to see how Summit helps students grow into bold ambassadors for Christ.

Explore the Worldviews Sample Lesson: Understanding the Times

This sample lesson from Worldviews—the cornerstone course in Summit Ministries’ Understanding the Times high school series—invites students to examine the powerful ideas shaping our culture today and learn how to respond with biblical truth.

Designed for Christian schools and homeschool co-ops, Worldviews teaches students to recognize the patterns behind competing belief systems and understand how they influence everything from politics and psychology to ethics and economics.

Through hands-on activities like the Worldview Triangle Bible Study and interactive tools like the Worldview Quiz Show, this course equips students to compare Christianity to other leading worldviews—such as secularism, Marxism, Islam, postmodernism, and new spirituality—and clearly articulate what they believe and why.

Download the full sample lesson to see how Summit helps students develop a confident, coherent biblical worldview.

Culture sample lessons will be available in Spring 2026, with the full release planned for Fall 2027.

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Legacy High School Materials

This series will be phased out over the coming years and replaced by Foundations and Apologetics.

This series will be phased out over the coming years and replaced by Worldviews, releasing in the fall of 2026.

This series will be phased out over the coming years and replaced by Culture, releasing in the Fall of 2027.