Summit 2026Click here for the Summit scheduleClick here for information about the pre-Summit Workshop.Click here to learn more about the keynote speakers. Click here to read about Jennifer Schroeder’s upcoming book. By Loretta Fulton The 120th annual Summit at Abilene Christian University will explore the transformative power of love, based on Romans 12, when it convenes Oct. 7-9. “The annual
Read moreClick here to read an article on Summit. With Summit coming up and a book scheduled for publication March 25, 2027, Jennifer Schroeder has plenty on her mind. She’s the director of Summit, the annual gathering at Abilene Christian University scheduled for Oct. 7-9, and she is the College Fellow for Children & Family Ministry in the university’s Department of
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By Wendy KilmerACU Director of Strategic Communications Abilene Christian University’s 119th annual Summit, a three-day conference for Christian leaders and church members, will take place Oct. 8-10 with the theme “Encounter: Spirit of the Living God.” The annual three-day conference, part of the university’s Siburt Institute for Church Ministry, offers ministers, church leaders and other believers the opportunity to gather
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ACU News ReleaseWendy Kilmer, wendy.kilmer@acu.eduDirector of Strategic Communications Registration is underway for the 118th year of Abilene Christian University’s Summit, Oct. 16-18, with the theme of “Woven Together: The Power of Biblical Narratives.” Summit is a part of the Siburt Institute for Church Ministry and offers Christian leaders the opportunity to gather with others serving in similar roles for teaching,
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By Loretta Fulton Jennifer Schroeder was named director of Abilene Christian University’s annual Summit in 2022, on the heels of a tumultuous couple of years as the university–and the world–dealt with the after effects of Covid. It was a challenge, but Schroeder was up to the job. She brought to her new position a wealth of experience in children’s ministry
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Registration opened Monday, Aug. 5, for Summit, Abilene Christian University’s annual gathering that focuses on small group discussion, guest speakers, worship, and fellowship. Summit dates are Oct. 16-18. Theme is Woven Together: The Power of Biblical Narratives, which came as a result of brainstorming by Summit leaders, including Jennifer Schroeder, director. Click here for registration link. “As this group pored
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Contact: Connor Mullins, cam19c@acu.eduStudent Editorial Assistant Wendy Kilmer, wendy.kilmer@acu.edu Director of Communications and Media Relations The upcoming Summit at Abilene Christian University will focus on “Holy Discomfort: Our Journey Toward God.” Summit, which is in its 117th year, will be held Oct. 11-13, in conjunction with ACU’s homecoming weekend. Summit, sponsored by the Siburt Institute for Church Ministry, offers Christian leaders
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Registration ends Tuesday, Sept. 26, for the 117th Summit at Abilene Christian University’s. The fall Summit will be held Oct. 11-13, with the theme of “Holy Discomfort: Our Journey Toward God.” Currently, people can either register for all of Summit or only the Anchor Point Dinner and plenary session. Summit, sponsored by the Siburt Institute for Church Ministry, offers Christian
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By LORETTA FULTON The opening worship session of ACU’s Summit sounded a little like an old-time revival meeting Thursday afternoon, with plenty of handclapping and standard hymns sung acapella style. The only thing not “old” about it was the projection of the hymn lyrics onto a wall of the Chapel on Hill. Not that the audience, or congregation, needed a
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