Professional Development

Deeply relational. Intensely practical.

Site-Based Professional Development

We know that authentic professional growth doesn’t happen quickly. It takes time, focus, accountability, and persistence. That’s why Summit has developed a research-based, comprehensive year-long professional development program for Christian schools.

Our plan involves interactive remote training, monthly coaching for leadership teams, support for PLC groups, classroom observations, and on-site training. All of these are knit together in an incremental process that ensures teachers do not view biblical worldview immersion as just the latest educational fad. It becomes the very DNA of the school.

As teachers design lessons and map curriculum, they can use the standards as an overlay for their subject-specific content. This enables them to leverage subject-specific academic activities and expectations for biblical worldview formation.

10 remote coaching sessions with your instructional leadership team
Three remote trainings
Support for faculty reading/discussion groups
Two separate days of in-person training
Two separate days of classroom visits to equip leaders to provide real-time support to their teams

Train-the-Trainer Conference

2027 dates coming soon

Summit’s Train-the-Trainer Conference prepares Christian school leaders to build sustainable biblical worldview immersion on their campus. Instead of relying on external training, schools develop internal leaders who can train, coach, and support their faculty over the long term.

This multi-day immersive experience equips leaders with practical worldview immersion training, coaching skill development, and guidance in creating a customized implementation plan.

Participants return to their campuses prepared to train and support faculty, helping to make worldview formation part of the school’s culture—not just a one-time initiative.

"Before we can create an environment for our students to actively develop their biblical worldviews, we must start at the personal level: with our worldview."

– Dr. Roger Erdvig

Summit Educator Faculty

Summit’s expert team delivers professional development rooted in biblical worldview and effective pedagogy.

Dr. Roger Erdvig

Dr. Maggie Pope

Joanna Richter

Jim McKenzie

Dr. Roger Erdvig is the Senior Director of Worldview Formation. Having researched and developed expertise in biblical worldview formation for over 30 years, Roger is a leading voice in the biblical worldview movement. Roger is the author of the book, Beyond Biblical Integration, which has been studied by tens of thousands of educators across the globe and has become a standard text for university educational foundations courses.

Dr. Maggie Pope, Associate Director of Worldview Formation at Summit, has spent over 20 years as a teacher, educational leader, curriculum developer, and trainer. She is passionate about the educational and spiritual training of children and young adults, recognizing the great importance of intentional efforts to shape the biblical worldview of the next generation. Maggie brings to her work a wealth of experience in coaching educational leaders. Maggie’s doctoral dissertation featured new research on the efforts of Christian school leaders to equip their faculty to focus on Biblical worldview formation as the central priority of teaching and learning.

Joanna Richter is a faculty member and consultant of Worldview Formation at Summit Ministries. She has dedicated nearly two decades to Christian education, serving as a teacher, principal, and director of academic programming. She is passionate about providing students with a Christ-centered education that fosters a biblical worldview. With experience as an educator, leader, and trainer, Joanna is dedicated to supporting and equipping others who are called to Christian education.

Jim McKenzie is a faculty member of Summit’s Worldview Formation. He has worked in education for more than 30 years, including more than two decades in leadership at The Rock School, a PK-12 Christian school in Gainesville, Florida. With an M.Ed. from the University of Florida, he is a frequent speaker who has given workshops and keynotes at numerous Christian schools and conferences across the US and Canada. In 2023, he published his first book, One Generation to the Next: A Guide to Forming Your Faith and Finding Your Way. Jim is passionate about strengthening Christian schools by encouraging and equipping their teachers and leaders. Get to know Jim at www.jcmckenzie.com.

Biblical Worldview Immersion Conference

January 4 & 5, 2027
Omaha Christian High School, 2707 N 108th St, Omaha, NE 68164

Many schools have biblical worldview curriculum in place, yet still wrestle with a deeper question: How do you create a school culture where students don’t just learn truth, but genuinely own it? This two-day Summit Conference was designed to help educators and Christian school leaders answer that question.

Built around the principles of Biblical Worldview Immersion (BWI) developed by Dr. Roger Erdvig in Beyond Biblical Integration, this experience equips Christian school leaders and teachers to move beyond worldview as a subject taught in the classroom and toward worldview as a culture intentionally formed throughout the entire student experience.

BWI involves Christian school leaders and teachers creating experiences and environments in schools and classrooms that align with how a Biblical worldview is formed in individuals.

Trusted By Today's Top Christian Leaders

"Dr. Erdvig and Dr. Pope delivered professional development and ongoing support that profoundly impacted our faculty and enriched our school’s approach to biblical worldview education. This partnership has forever transformed Calvary’s classrooms, leaving a lasting legacy of spiritual and academic growth."-

"Working with Roger and Maggie has been transformational for both our faculty and our leadership team. Their coaching style has not only fostered growth in my leadership approach, but allowed me space to learn and glean from their insights into biblical worldview immersion. They genuinely desire to support and encourage Christian schools in the calling to create a culture where biblical worldview can flourish."

Self-Paced Professional Development

Beyond Biblical Integration

By Dr. Roger Erdvig

The Beyond Biblical Integration Professional Development curriculum trains teachers in Christian schools to produce graduates with a strong biblical worldview—no matter what subject they teach. By immersing educators in an inspiring learning experience, this curriculum provides practical insight into developing a biblical worldview.

Earn 6 hours of professional development, certified by ACSI for continuing education credit.

The Professional Development kit includes:

Leader Guide
Participant Guide
Access to Online Materials
Beyond Biblical Integration

Summit Basecamp

By Various Summit Faculty

Online training events to equip you to speak with clarity and wisdom. Each Basecamp unpacks relevant cultural topics facing the rising generation. They’re FREE! Explore fourteen cultural topics and how your students can engage with wisdom and confidence. Topics include identity, pornography, sanctity of life, tech, mental health, and more.

Earn 3 hours of professional development, certified by ACSI for continuing education credit.

The Summit Basecamp kit includes:

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We would love to start a conversation about speaking at your event or about how we can support you with a customized training for your school or region.