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YEAR ONE 2025-26 C.S. LEWIS FELLOWS CLASS
Applications for the Year One 2025-26 class is now closed.
If you’d like to be placed on a waiting list or ask about options for this year’s class, email us.
YEAR TWO 2025-26 C.S. LEWIS FELLOWS CLASS
If you are a commissioned Fellow and are interested in the 2025-26 class of Year Two Fellows, email us.
The C.S. Lewis Institute in Chicago is designed to develop disciples who can articulate, defend, share and live faith in Christ in public and personal life. The Institute works in partnership with local churches and ministries to help believers glorify God by becoming mature disciples of Jesus Christ who impact the spheres of influence to which God has called them.
The Fellows Program
The CSLI Fellows Program offers a year of intensive training that leads to significant life-change. Unlike many discipleship programs, the Fellows program focuses on discipleship of both heart and mind. It involves Bible study, classic readings, lectures, group processing, personal spiritual mentoring and accountability — all in the context of a small group of like-minded believers. This year-long program is designed for those who want to live as fully committed disciples of Jesus Christ and make an impact for him in the world.
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IMPORTANT DATES:
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0 All Booked 0.00 All Booked 0.00 All Booked 22904 GLOBAL EVENT: 2025 Study Tour of C.S. Lewis’s Belfast & Oxford https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/?event=global-event-2025-study-tour-of-c-s-lewiss-belfast-oxford&event_date=2025-06-21®=1 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr 2025-06-2121 Jun, 2025June 21, 2025 12:00 pm - June 29, 2025 10:00 am UpcomingBelfast, Northern Ireland & Oxford, England
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0 All Booked 0.00 All Booked 0.00 All Booked 24720 The Adventure of Joining God in His Work Live Online Small Group 7:00 PM CT https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/?event=the-adventure-of-joining-god-in-his-work-live-online-small-group-700-pm-ct&event_date=2025-09-16®=1 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr 2025-09-1616 Sep, 2025Tuesday, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Upcoming
Year 1 Fellows Program
2024-25 Schedule
June 8: Fellows Orientation
Sept. 6-8: Fellows Fall Retreat
Sept. 22: Fellows Potluck Dinner
Oct. 5: Fellows Lecture
Walking in the Holy Spirit
Nov. 2: Fellows Lecture
Being Transformed by Scripture
Dec. 7: Fellows Lecture
Growing in Prayer & Faith
Dec. 8: Fellows Christmas Party
Jan. 4: Fellows Lecture
Walking in Humility
Feb. 1: Urban Plunge
Living a Life of Love & Obedience
Mar. 1: Fellows Lecture
Pursuing God’s Call on Your Life
Apr. 5: Fellows Lecture
Our Mission: Making Disciples
May 3: Fellows Lecture
Cultural Apologetics
June 6: Apologetics Triplet/Quad
June 7: Apologetics Workshop
TBD: Fellows Commissioning
Year 2 Fellows Program
2024-25 Schedule
June 1: Fellows Orientation
Sept. 6-8: Fellows Fall Retreat
Sept. 22: Fellows Potluck Dinner
Oct. 5: Fellows Lecture
Knowing the Holiness of God
Nov. 2: Fellows Lecture
Knowing the Depth of Our Sin
Dec. 7: Fellows Lecture
Exploring the Seven Deadly Sins
Dec. 8: Fellows Christmas Party
Jan. 4: Fellows Lecture
Justification & Sanctification
Feb. 1: Fellows Lecture
The Indwelling Spirit and Authority in Spiritual Conflict
Mar. 1: Fellows Lecture
Orientation Toward Mission and Dependent Prayer
Apr. 5: Fellows Lecture
The Community of Believers
May 3: Fellows Lecture
Theological Integration and Disenculturation
June 7: Fellows Lecture
Final Destinations: Heaven or Hell
TBD: Fellows Commissioning
Year 1 Fellows Program
2025-26 Schedule
June 8: Fellows Orientation
Sept. 6-8: Fellows Fall Retreat
Sept. 22: Fellows Potluck Dinner
Oct. 5: Fellows Lecture
Walking in the Holy Spirit
Nov. 2: Fellows Lecture
Being Transformed by Scripture
Dec. 7: Fellows Lecture
Growing in Prayer & Faith
Dec. 8: Fellows Christmas Party
Jan. 4: Fellows Lecture
Walking in Humility
Feb. 1: Urban Plunge
Living a Life of Love & Obedience
Mar. 1: Fellows Lecture
Pursuing God’s Call on Your Life
Apr. 5: Fellows Lecture
Our Mission: Making Disciples
May 3: Fellows Lecture
Cultural Apologetics
June 6: Apologetics Triplet/Quad
June 7: Apologetics Workshop
TBD: Fellows Commissioning
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Broadcast Talks
A quarterly publication that presents ideas to cultivate Christ-like thinking and living.
Challenging Questions
Each month an important question about faith is addressed by a key scholar or leader.
Knowing & Doing
Featuring teaching articles from nationally recognized leaders in discipleship, spirituality, theology, apologetics, and cultural analysis.
Spiritual Check-Up
A tool for assessing one's growth in Christ
Bible Reading Plan
Read through the whole Bible using a plan that has been helpful to many people connected with the Institute.
Our free Resource Library
Offers a variety of recordings from nationally recognized speakers, and our growing audio, video and print library. Featuring free content from past seminars, including names like John Stott, Greg Ogden, J.I. Packer and Chuck Colson.
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Chicago Staff
Karl “KJ” Johnson
CSLI City Director, ChicagoKarl “KJ” Johnson, Lt.Col., USMC (Ret.) is the Director of the C.S. Lewis Institute in Chicago where he oversees…
Team Members
Karl “KJ” Johnson
CSLI City Director, ChicagoKarl “KJ” Johnson, Lt.Col., USMC (Ret.) is the Director of the C.S. Lewis Institute in Chicago where he oversees programs that foster the discipleship of heart and mind. He’s been a C.S. Lewis Fellow since 2008 and holds a Masters in Military Studies (Marine Corps University) and two Masters of Arts from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (Systematic Theology and Philosophy of Religion). KJ retired after 20 years in the Marine Corps where he served as a helicopter pilot, operations officer, and weapons and tactics instructor. He’s a veteran of numerous deployments as well as multiple humanitarian assistance/disaster relief missions—most notably Operation Unified Assistance (2004 tsunami) where he served as the Air Mission Commander for former Presidents George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton.
Eric C. Redmond
Professor, Teaching Fellow CSLI ChicagoEric C. Redmond is a Teaching Fellow for C.S. Lewis Institute Chicago, the Executive Director of the Moody Theological…
Team Members
Eric C. Redmond
Professor, Teaching Fellow CSLI ChicagoEric C. Redmond is a Teaching Fellow for C.S. Lewis Institute Chicago, the Executive Director of the Moody Theological Seminary for Compelling Biblical Preaching in Chicago, and Associate Pastor of Preaching, Teaching, and Care at Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park. He has a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Capital Seminary and Graduate School and a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary. Most recently, he is the general editor of Say It! Celebrating Expository Preaching in the African American Tradition which the Preaching Magazine calls the 2020 Book of the Year. Dr. Redmond is also a fellow of the St. Augustine Cohort for the Center for Pastor Theologians. He and his wife, Pamela (a Chicago C.S. Lewis Fellow and mentor) enjoy leading small groups and serving young adults.
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C.S. Lewis Institute
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1433 W. Leland Ave. #1
Chicago IL 60640-4673
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (312)543-3222
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Brochures
Overview Brochure
The C.S. Lewis Institute offers life-changing discipleship for those who are ready to be intentional about spiritual growth in Christ, and who desire for God to use them in powerful ways for His Kingdom. Read more. . .
Pastors Network
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The C.S. Lewis Institute desires not only to assist churches in making disciples, but also to encourage and equip pastors. The C.S. Lewis Institute Pastors Fellowship in Chicago seeks to minister to the ministers by providing timely and useful teaching and instruction via a series of luncheons. Please contact us at [email protected] to be informed on Pastors Fellowship gatherings.
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