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You can jump below to learn more about why I started teaching classes in living rooms, and why I charge a nominal fee to do so. Or you can just keep scrolling to see how you can join in on the next one!

Most of these classes ideally meet over the course of two or three class days, but the timing and length of each can be adapted, as can the frequency of classes.

Class formats have ranged from:

Gather four or more people who are interested in one of these classes, either in-person or virtually, and send me some meeting dates and times that work for all of you.

Talk to your friends, and then reach out below with a proposed schedule. Chances are we can make something happen!

Class Offerings

Here There Be Dragons

Here there be Dragons is three-part introduction to classical moral theology cleverly disguised as a reading course about dragons. This is an accelerated version of a course I am teaching Logic School students on Fridays at Coram Deo Academy. Light outside reading required between sessions, mostly comprised of selections from C.S. Lewis and Friends.

Three discussion classes spread out over the semester, with time to complete assigned reading in between.

History of Christian Traditions

An Anglican, a Presbyterian, and a Baptist walk into a bar. But where did they all come from?

Join us for a two-part overview of the history of Christian traditions and denominations. You will leave with a renewed appreciation for the church throughout the ages, and a richer understanding of the history and strengths of your own Christian tradition.

The Book of Common Prayer

The Book of Common Prayer is meant to sustain God’s people all throughout their day and all throughout their life. A growing number of Christians are drawn to this rooted, beautiful text, but few have had a solid introduction to its history and purpose or an overview of how to actually navigate this rich resource. Join us for an introduction to the Book of Common Prayer’s history and purpose, and an overview of how to navigate this rich resource.

Virtue & Vice in The Screwtape Letters and The Great Divorce

In The Great Divorce and The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis uses the world of Heaven to teach about Vice, and the world of Hell to teach about the Virtues. Whether you are a budding Lewis scholar or you have been meaning to read these two great texts for some time, join us for an introduction and conversation that includes active reading of selections from each book.

Galatians

St. Paul’s epistle to the Galatians offers a fascinating window into the life of the Christian church in its earliest days. We see in this letter a pastor guiding his people through questions of salvation, theology, and ethics. The more we read, the more we realize that many of the same questions facing the Galatian Christians continue to face us today: Are we still under the Old Testament Law? What happened to the Law when Jesus came? Who are the people of God?

Can be taught independently or alongside a study of my book From Law to Logos.

Why am I teaching these classes now?

In the past sixteen years at my school, my appreciation for administrative and leadership work has grown. My enjoyment of these things has not always grown at the same pace as my appreciation … but that might just come with the territory?

As I have had less time in the classroom over those sixteen years—down to just a couple of hours each week at this point—my love for and enjoyment of teaching has only grown.

So, here I find myself: continuing down an administrative and leadership path I am called to be on at this point in my life, while deeply missing opportunities to learn and teach more.

I have tried to correct this in previous years by ramping up my regular classroom or church teaching commitments, but those efforts often came at the expense of my family, sanity, health, and care for those I am called to lead.

I have a suspicion that there are others like me who would like to spend time learning together in a context where there is some level of commitment to the learning community, but at a pace and frequency that avoids the need to neglect real responsibilities while doing so.

Why do I charge for these classes?

Each course comes with a level of commitment expressed by a nominal fee, which helps our family keep the lights on and explore the world. If you have a strong desire to learn but are not in a season of life in which you can pay, please do reach out.