Public Policy & Advocacy Summit 2025
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Overview & Registration

Public Policy & Advocacy Summit

September 1517, 2025 | Washington, D.C.

ACSI Members

Early Bird Pricing
$499

Regular Member Pricing: $550
Offer Ends 04/30/25

Groups of Three or More

Early Bird Pricing
$424.15

Regular Member Group Pricing: $467.50
Offer Ends 04/30/25


     

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    Join us in Washington, D.C., from September 15-17, 2025, for our annual Public Policy and Advocacy Summit. This incredible event will feature a new student track option, panel discussions on important legislative issues, and special guest speakers. The Summit will also include an opening night reception and gala, opportunities to connect with speakers and fellow school leaders, and policy briefings from experts and members of Congress on school choice, religious liberty, and much more!

     

    Speakers

     

     

    Public Policy & Advocacy Summit 2025

     

     

    2025 Speakers

     

    Os Guinness
    Os Guinness
    Author

    Os Guinness is an Anglo-Irishman, and an author and social critic. Born in China in World War Two where his parents were medical missionaries, he was a witness to the climax of the Chinese revolution in 1949. He was educated in England, where he completed his undergraduate degree at the University of London and his D Phil in the social sciences from Oxford University. Os has written or edited more than thirty books, including The Call, Unspeakable, The Magna Carta of Humanity, and Signals of Transcendence. A major new book, Our Civilizational Moment, will be published later this month.

    Os has been a Guest Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Studies, a Guest Scholar and Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum. Always passionate about both freedom and religious freedom, he was the lead drafter of the Williamsburg Charter in 1988, a bicentennial celebration of the bicentennial of the US First Amendment, and later a drafter of “The Global Charter of Conscience” and “The American Charter of freedom of religion and conscience.” He lives with his wife Jenny in the Washington DC area.



    Rebecca McLaughlin
    Rebecca McLaughlin
    Author
    Rebecca McLaughlin holds a Ph.D. in Renaissance Literature from Cambridge University and a
    theology degree from Oak Hill College in London. She is the author of Confronting Christianity:
    12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion (2019), which was named book of the year
    by Christianity Today, and of 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about
    Christianity (2021), The Secular Creed: Engaging 5 Contemporary Claims (2021), Is Christmas
    Unbelievable? Four Questions Everyone Should Ask About the World's Most Famous Story
    (2021), Jesus Through the Eyes of Women: How the First Female Disciples Help Us Know and
    Love the Lord (2022), No Greater Love: A Biblical Vision for Friendship (2023), and Does the
    Bible Affirm Same-Sex Relationships (2024). She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts with her
    husband, Bryan, and their three children, and their wider church family.
    Michael Lindsay
    Dr. Michael Lindsay
    President, Taylor University

    D. Michael Lindsay, Ph.D., serves as the President of Taylor University, one of the nation’s leading Christian universities.   Since he assumed the Taylor presidency, the University has experienced significant momentum in admissions, advancement, athletics, community collaboration, employee and constituent engagement, and faith expression on campus.  Lindsay credits these good results to a talented leadership team and board and the servant-leadership of faculty and staff across the Taylor campus.

    Lindsay came to Taylor after a decade of distinguished service as president of Gordon College on Boston’s North Shore. Prior to arriving at Gordon, Lindsay was a member of the sociology faculty at Rice University, where he won multiple awards both for his teaching and academic research. He is the author of two dozen scholarly publications and numerous books, including, Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite, which was nominated for the nonfiction Pulitzer Prize, and his award-winning View from the Top, which has been translated into Chinese and Japanese. His most recent book, Hinge Moments, was launched globally on the Taylor campus in 2021 and is published with InterVarsity Press.

    Lindsay earned his Ph.D. in sociology from Princeton University and graduate theological degrees from Wycliffe Hall at Oxford University and Princeton Theological Seminary. He is a summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Baylor University where he has been named Outstanding Young Alumnus. He has lectured on six continents and is recognized for his insights on leadership and higher education.

    Lindsay has been married for over 25 years to his wife Rebecca, an accomplished teacher and speaker who serves as Taylor’s Ambassador for the University. They are the proud parents of three daughters, Elizabeth, Caroline, and Emily.

    Steve Beegoo
    Steve Beegoo, BSc PGCE NPQH
    Head of Education, Christian Concern UK
    Steve has worked in the educational and ecclesiastical arenas for 30 years. He has been a teacher in the state, special and the independent sectors, has led in Church of England and Independent Christian schools. He supports many educational organizations nationally, and internationally including in Asia, Africa, South America, Australia, and Europe. He regularly speaks at events across the world, and writes in the media on issues associated with Christian freedoms and education. Steve was CEO to the Christian Schools’ Trust for five years, and continues as Policy Advisor. Steve holds a degree in Biology from Southampton University, a PGCE from Oxford Brookes University and holds the NPQH (National Professional Qualification for Headteachers). He is married with three children and loves a competitive game of badminton.

    Hotel
    Accommodations

     

    Hotel Accommodations

     

    Hilton
    Hilton Arlington National Landing  
    2399 Richmond Highway

    Arlington, VA 22202

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    Student Leadership
    Track

     

    Summit Student Track

     

    Student Leadership Track

     

    The PPLA Summit Student Track offers high school students a unique chance to engage in ACSI's annual Public Policy and Legal Affairs Summit in Washington, D.C. Designed to empower young leaders, students will gain firsthand exposure to policymaking, connect with influential experts, and build advocacy skills through breakout sessions, networking, and Hill visits.

    Student Track Experiences

    1. Student Track Opening Session
    2. Opening Gala
    3. Bill Briefings
    4. National Mall Excursion
    5. Student Breakout Sessions
    6. Meeting with State Representatives

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    Email sll@acsi.org to learn more.

    Summit Success: Past Events

     

    Previous Summit Speakers & Entertainers

    • Dr. Ben Carson, Former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, retired Neurosurgeon, Academic, and Author
    • Dr. Carl R. Trueman, Professor, Author, and Theologian
    • Selah, Gospel Music Group with 4 million records and 11 GMA Dove Awards
    • Barry Black, Ph.D., D.Min, D.D., L.H.D, D.P.S RADMU, USN (Retired), US Senate Chaplain
    • Dr. Mark Batterson, Pastor of National Community Church, New York Times Best selling 
    • Honorable Michele Bachmann, J.D., LL.M, Former United States Representative
    • Gregory S. Baylor, Director, Center for Religious Schools, and Senior Counsel, Center for Legislative Advocacy of the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF)
    • Hon. Winsome Earle-Sears, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
    • Dr. Michael Lindsay, President of Taylor University
    • Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Missouri) 
    • Senator James Lankford (R-Oklahoma)
    • Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
    • Hon. Patricia Puertas Rucker, West Virginia State Senator 
    • John Schilling, former President of American Federation for Children
    • Dr. Stanley Carlson-Thies, Founder and Senior Director of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance (IRFA), a division of the Center for Public Justice.
    • and many more!

    Email pplasummit@acsi.org to learn more.