Give me 70 minutes.

I'll equip you with a PLAYBOOK for responding to the major BIBLE objections your kids will face.
 

John DeRosa here. I'm speaking to parents, future parents, teachers, and catechists.  

Every Christian parent wants to understand the Bible. They want the same for their children. Yet, Catholic Christians especially struggle with this. 

I was raised in the Church. I received my sacraments. But I never had a good handle on Sacred Scripture. After all, the Bible is a complicated text. 

73 books, written over thousands of years, by dozens of human authors (and one divine author), in a wide array of genres, in a multitude of different historical contexts, to a plurality of audiences and localities. 

It's complex.

Moreover, I was in no way equipped to handle the onslaught of objections to the Catholic Christian worldview that I discovered in college and beyond.

Does the modern world see Catholic Christianity in a positive light?

Certainly not. The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics reminded us of that. 

But what should we do about it? 

One option is to complain. To gripe to our family and friends who will listen. To yearn for a previous time when the Bible and Christianity were taken more seriously in the public square. 

Another option is to take action. To equip ourselves and our kids with the material and strategies to avoid the snares of the world. 

That's what we'll be doing in this workshop: The Bible Objection PLAYBOOK for Parents. 

We're not going to sit around complaining. Nor will we stare into the distance yearning. But we will be learning. And best of all . . .

We're taking action. 

Big action.

We want our kids to know and love the Bible. And if Biblical Christianity is real -- as we profess it is -- then that impacts everything.

The world wants your kids to think the Bible is silly and mostly -- if not completely -- fictitious. They'll give 'em a steady diet of implicit and explicit arguments to that effect. Perhaps, at most, they'll allow that it contain slivers of ethical wisdom.

Now, our society wants to give your kids many inoculations. 

From the day they're born, you've got people coming at you with all sorts of ointments, drops, treatments, antidotes, and needles. Whatever the effectiveness of all that, we also want to give our kids a different kind of inoculation: an informed, substantive, and spiritual one. 

I want to help you give them an inoculation against all major biblical challenges. 

Of course, this can sound daunting. If you're like me, then growing up you weren't given the best tools to understand the Bible story. 

• Am I saying you need to become a world class biblical scholar? 
• And that you need to master the history and culture of all of people mentioned in the Bible? 
• Do you need to go out and get degrees in Hebrew, Greek and Latin? 

No. 

Plus, as a parent, you don't have time for that.

You need the CliffsNotes. Or the SparkNotes. 

You need a framework of the key moves, tactics, strategies, and ideas that will help your kids answer the big objections to the BIBLE. This framework -- the Bible Objection PLAYBOOK -- is what I'll be teaching at the workshop.

The main objections to the Bible from the secular world are by no means insurmountable. 

Many of them are shallow and superficial.

But, like a bully, they can appear relentless and overwhelming to unsuspecting kids. 

I'll equip you to take them on.

Now, consider this for a moment:

Imagine a life in which your family is inoculated against all of the major Bible objections. Your kids come to you with Bible questions and you have REAL answers. Moreover, your kids are inquisitive, curious, and engaged in Scripture study in such a way that queries and objections become an invitation to fruitfully investigate Scripture more earnestly.

In that reality, you'll breathe a lot easier when questions arise.

You'll look forward to learning Scripture with your kids.  

You won't fear the onslaught of objections waiting in the wings.

I can help you get there. 

In just over an hour, I'll teach you the strategies, tactics, and framework you need to sharpen your responses and reactions when your kids face BIBLE objections. These ideas will also help you navigate tough topics in your own study of God's Word.

Before I give more information about the workshop, let me note one thing.

Not everyone needs this.  

If your home is already a beacon of biblical study and...

• You don't own a television
• Your kids have memorized the names of every book of the Bible since age 5
• They've read the whole Bible cover to cover multiple times
• They've created their own Bible annotation system with elegant colors and highlights that permeate the Old and New Testaments
• They've had the Baltimore Catechism memorized since age 6
• In their homeschool curriculum, they study Greek and Latin regularly
• They read biblical commentaries by Cornelius a Lapide for fun
• They effortlessly rebut skeptical objections on their own
• The Catechism of the Catholic Church sits on their nightstand with a worn binding from being read so frequently...

If you're anywhere near that, then you probably don't need this workshop.

But I have a feeling we're not all in that boat (I know I'm not).

And if you're not, this framework will help you navigate the Bible objections your kids will face. 

In the Bible Objection PLAYBOOK, you'll learn: 

• The HUGE MISTAKE religious education teachers made over and over again (especially in the 80s and 90s) and how to avoid it.
• 3 easy things you can start doing right away in your home to foster appreciation for the Bible.
• The quickest way to understand the whole Biblical story (in less than 10 mins).
• Why baseball coaches do 1st & 3rd drills and how this relates to our task.
• How to approach a difficult Bible question from your son or daughter (especially when you have no earthly idea how to answer it).
• Why the manner of your reply is just as important (if not more-so) than the matter of it (and multiple tips to improve the manner).
• How to handle the question, "Should we take the Bible literally?" (Based on a great answer I heard from a Catholic Bishop and continue to use).
• A single word every Bible-believing person should know, which defangs many objections.
• Why it's absolutely critical that you're ready and able to talk about the reality of Adam and Eve (and how to do it effectively).
• What to say about Old Testament violence, polygamy, and slavery.
• How to explain and nuance our unyielding commitments to Biblical reliability, inspiration, and inerrancy (and how the Church uses these terms).
• 3 common objections that students will be taught in public schools and how we can craft effective responses (even if your kids don't go to public school, they'll interact with a sea of people who have).
• Important resources that will serve you to tackle Bible objections
• . . . and more!

This isn't one of those workshops where you just sit there as I drone on and on and on. You're going to have to do some work and participate.  Hence it's a workshop. 

Remember, we're taking action. 

All of the work and participation will serve an important end.
 

And you'll come away with increased confidence. 

Now, an offer like this also comes with some bonuses, so here they are:

Bonus #1: An Extra 20-minute Live Q & A session available only to Early Bird Registrants

Bonus #2: A carefully curated 2-page PDF with a round-up of highly recommended resources on the material we discuss in the workshop. This will be available to all registrants.

Bonus #3: Silver cohort status which earns you 50% OFF ALL future Classical Theism Workshops. I plan to run multiple workshops on a variety of topics. This bonus locks you in to Silver Cohort Status which means you'll get 50% OFF any future workshop on a different topic. (And by the way, for this Bible workshop, you get lifetime free access to any future iterations of the workshop. This will be available to all registrants.

Again, give me 70 minutes.

I'll give you the PLAYBOOK to handle the biggest objections to the BIBLE that your kids will face.
 

So, to recap, in this bundle you're getting: 

     ✔️ The Bible Objection Playbook for Parents, Teachers, & Catechists (main workshop)

     ✔️ Recording of the Presentation with Slides (sent right to your inbox)

     ✔️ Free Access to ALL Future Iterations of this Bible Workshop

     ✔️ Bonus 2-page PDF with a Big Round-up of Recommended Bible Resources

     ✔️ Silver Cohort Status (50% OFF Classical Theism Workshops on future topics)

Total Cost: $75

Note these details . . . 

Date of Workshop: Thursday, September 19

Start Time: 9:30 pm Eastern time (8:30 pm Central, 6:30 pm Pacific)

Duration: 70-minutes

Recording: The workshop will be recorded, and you will be sent the recording (via email) to rewatch or revisit on your own time.

I've got great things planned for us.

Who knows, there may even be some super secret BOOK GIVEAWAYS for a few lucky attendees. This may or may not include copies of an absolutely outstanding book defending the Gospels.

Are you ready to get a PLAYBOOK that will dramatically improve your responses and reactions when your kids face BIBLE objections? 

If so, I'd love to see you there.

Please Note: The workshop is taught from a Catholic Christian perspective (I'm a Catholic), but much of the material will be useful for non-Catholic Christians as well. ALSO, you will be automatically added to the Classicaltheism.com email newsletter when you sign up for the workshop. You can unsubscribe at anytime, but I intend to make it worth your while.

What people said about the first Bible workshop 

(and this one is going to be even better)

"I actually really enjoyed the interactive group participation and the clarity of the LEARN approach." 

- David from Florida

"John's presentation was well structured and throughly covered all the all the areas I was hoping to learn about when it comes to defending the Bible, understanding the Bible (it's layout, the timelines, the different books) and the ways I can bring an infectious love of scripture to my family . . . I also love that I have access to the presentation and get go back to it as a resource to further strengthen my skills in answering objections and utilizing the playbook." 

- Eamonn from New Jersey

What people say about ol' DeRosa's podcast

Trent Horn, Catholic Apologist

"John’s a great interviewer. He really understands how to be a good Catholic Case-maker. How to use philosophy to show God exists and how to use history to show God became man and established the Catholic Church."

Dr. Joshua Brotherton

"I am a philosophical theologian and find the material here [at the Classical Theism Podcast] very interesting, insightful, probing, and fun."