Teaching Christianly Group Course and Book Bundle

This collaborative learning workshop accompanies the book Teaching Christianly: A Brief Introduction for Teachers by Mark Witwer Ph.D. Five printed copies of the book are included with the purchase of this course and may be redeemed on the store. Additional copies may be purchased on the store.

Bundle Price: Online Course (unlimited participants at your school) and 5 printed books

$249 Member Schools | $399 Non-Member Schools

How It Works

• Facilitator-Led: A designated leader from your school facilitates the eight 45-minute sessions using our comprehensive digital guide.
• Collaborative Learning: Designed for groups of three or more to ensure meaningful dialogue and community building.
• Independent Reading: Participants read the assigned chapter of Teaching Christianly before meeting for each session.
• Professional Credits: Teachers and staff can earn 6 Educational CEUs automatically through the ACSI Online PD platform by completing both the in-person sessions and online components.

What’s Included

• Rich Content: Videos with insights from the book as well as lesson recordings from teachers to showcase practical application, participant notes, handouts, templates, and assessments.
• Turnkey Resources: A digital Facilitator Guide with discussion prompts and meaningful activities to foster application and a community of learning.

Note:The facilitator must be registered to access the course materials. All staff seeking CEUs must also be registered as participants.

Course Overview

This eight-session course, based on Dr. Mark Witwer's book Teaching Christianly, is designed to help new and seasoned teachers consider how Christian faith meaningfully shapes both what and how they teach. Participants will explore how instruction, relationships, daily practices, and assessment can encourage students toward deeper love for God and neighbor—while extending grace to themselves and others and remaining attentive to the work of the Holy Spirit. As a collaborative learning workshop, this course is designed to foster community, provide individual support for educators, and boost collaboration and networking among staff.

The required book for this course, Teaching Christianly, is included and must be read in order to complete the course.

Curriculum & Learning Objectives

The Teaching Christianly course is structured into eight strategic sessions designed to move your staff from a biblical foundation to practical, everyday application.

• Session 1: Inviting Students to Joy - Participants will articulate how their course vision can offer purpose, hope, or joy to themselves and their students.
• Session 2: A Christian Perspective on Subject Matter – Participants will analyze what their course communicates about what is most important.
• Session 3: Meaningful Relationships Between Faith and Subject Matter – Participants will distinguish between incidental and meaningful biblical integration.
• Session 4: The Big Ideas – Participants will identify discipline-specific Big Ideas and apply them to their grade level or context.
• Session 5: Thinking Christianly about Teaching Practices – Participants will distinguish between teaching practices shaped primarily by secular aims and those motivated by Christian faith.
• Session 6: Where the Rubber Meets the Road – Participants will compile and examine practices that exemplify teaching Christianly.
• Session 7: Grading Practices – Participants will evaluate grading practices through the lens of biblical values.
• Session 8: What Matters Most – Participants will define faithful measures of success in Christian teaching and develop an action plan.