Faith and Reason (6th-8th)

Faith & Reason

Grades:

6th – 8th

Cost Per Semester:

$250

Course Description: 

Faith & Reason is an interactive middle school course designed to help students build a confident, biblically grounded worldview. In a culture full of competing voices and shifting definitions, students will learn how to examine ideas carefully, identify assumptions, and evaluate claims through Scripture.

Using a structured “Case File Method” of investigation, students will practice identifying bias, examining explicit and implicit biblical teaching, viewing issues through the gospel lens, and responding thoughtfully to common objections.

The course include such topics as: 

• authority and truth

• discernment

• social media influence

• identity

• cultural pressures

• introductory apologetics
  

This course draws from the worldview framework in Wretched Worldview (Todd Friel, Fortis Institute) and discernment training in Thou Shalt Judge (Todd Friel & Justin Peters). Scripture serves as the primary text. Supplemental excerpts from authors such as C.S. Lewis and Greg Koukl may be used as the year develops.

• There is no prerequisite for this course.

• Classes are discussion-driven and case-based.

• Homework is light (~15–20 min weekly when assigned) and focuses on reinforcing investigative skills.

By the end of the year, students will have a clear framework for analyzing ideas and building biblical conviction.

Textbook, workbooks, or materials needed for class: 

Included in course fee

Payment Methods: 

Venmo: @laundryladystacy

Zelle: (714) 397-5797

Check made out to: Stacy Petersen

Email: 

[email protected]

Bio:

Stacy has been serving and teaching students for nearly 30 years and loves walking alongside young people as they grow in both faith and understanding. She earned her B.S. in Child and Adolescent Studies from CSUF and was certified in 2016 by the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).

Stacy is passionate about helping students see that faith connects to real life — that the Bible is not only true, but trustworthy and relevant. She delights in helping students learn the Bible, love the Bible, and live the Bible with confidence and courage.

She is deeply involved in her local church and, together with her husband, is raising and homeschooling their three school-aged children with the conviction that faith and reason belong together.