Summit’s Teaching Faculty
Below is a sample of the faculty who speak regularly at Summit’s Student Conferences every summer. There are generally between 18 and 22 different speakers at each event. Every conference has its own unique speaker lineup.
Aaron Klemm
Director of Publishing and Content
Alan Shlemon
Speaker for Stand to Reason
Instagram: @alanshlemon
Alisa Childers
American singer and songwriter
Alycia Wood
Christian Apologist and Speaker
Dr. Andrew T. Walker
Director, Carl F.H. Henry Institute for Evangelical Engagement at Southern Seminary
Brett Kunkle
Founder and President of MAVEN
Instagram: @___brettkunkl__e
Casey Luskin
Associate Director, Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute
Dr. Christopher Yuan
Speaker and Author on Biblical Sexuality and the Gospel
Instagram: @christopheryuan
David Galvan
Trainer in Adverse Childhood Experiences, Director of Education for a Lifetime
Derek McCoy
Urban Leadership Alliance
Dustin Jizmejian
Sr. Director of Conferences and Events at Summit Ministries
Dr. Francis Beckwith
Professor of Philosophy and Church-State Studies at Baylor University
Dr. Frank Turek
President of Cross-Examined
Instagram: @drfrankturek
Greg Koukl
President of Stand to Reason
J. Warner Wallace
Author and Cold Case Detective
Instagram: @jwarnerwallace
Jason Jimenez
Founder of Stand Strong Ministries
Instagram: @jasonpjimenez
Dr. Jeff Myers
President of Summit Ministries
Instagram: @drjeffmyers
John Stonestreet
President of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview
Jon Noyes
Speaker for Stand to Reason
Dr. Kathy Koch
Founder and President of Celebrate Kids, Inc.
Instagram: @celebratekidsinc
Dr. Ken Turner
Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages at Toccoa Falls College
Mark Mittleberg
Executive Direct of the Lee Strobel Center for Apologetics at Colorado Christian University
Mary Jo Sharp
Assistant Professor of Apologetics at Houston Christian University
Instagram: @maryjosharp
Matt Heard
Founder and Principal of THRIVE
Instagram: @mattbheard
Dr. Matt Jones
Associate Professor of New Testament Studies at Colorado Christian University
Megan Almon
Speaker at Life Training Institute
Instagram: @meganalmon
Michael C. Sherrard
President of the C.S. Lewis Society
Instagram: @michaelcsherrard
Dr. Paul Copan
Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics at Palm Beach Atlantic University
Dr. Paul Gould
Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion at Palm Beach Atlantic University
Paul Nelson
Senior Fellow of the Discovery Institute
Ryan Dobson
Instagram: @mr.ryan.dobson
Scott Klusendorf
President, Life Training Institute
Instagram: @scottklusendorflti
Dr. Sean McDowell
Speaker and Author
Instagram: @seanmcdowell
Tim Barnett
Speaker for Stand to Reason
Instagram: @timothybarnett
Dr. Trent Langhofer
Clinical Director and Adjunct Faculty at Colorado Christian University
Instagram: @trentlanghofer
Tripp Almon
Director of Summit Gap Year
Instagram: @trippalmon