Truth Changes Everything Truth in a Confused Culture: Equipping the Next Generation w/ John Stonestreet
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Feb 24, 2026 
John Stonestreet, president of the Colson Center and longtime Summit faculty, helps students think biblically and defend truth. He talks about shaping young leaders, tackling identity questions facing today’s culture, the power of in-person mentors, and why worldview training and apologetics still matter. Short, candid conversation about forming servants and culture-makers.
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Core Questions Never Change
- The ultimate questions students ask—origin and human identity—remain constant even as fashions of the debate shift.
- Where older debates focused on evolution, today's dispute centers on whether reality and identity are social constructs.
Faculty Chase Students Not Just Lectures
- John described tracking down a troubled college student at Summit and later learning another faculty had already engaged her that same day.
- That illustrates faculty commitment to personally invest in students' faith beyond formal sessions.
Remove Intimidation By Showing Credible Thinkers
- Expose students to credible Christian thinkers to remove academic intimidation and equip them to resist campus messaging.
- Summit brings authors and PhD-level speakers so students stop assuming dissent equals greater intelligence.