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Applications for the Fellows Program are now closed.
Year One Fellows Program
Instructions: Please note that unless otherwise indicated you are required to have two recommendation forms, one from your pastor or ministry leader AND one from a non-related person who knows you well. To learn more about the Fellows Programs, please click here.
To share the recommendation link with your pastor/ministry leader and friend, simply click on the Recommendation button under the relevant program, copy the link, and paste it into an email to send to your recommender. Unless otherwise noted, your application package will not be complete until we receive both recommendation forms along with a completed application.
The C.S. Lewis Institute in Atlanta 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-long learning and discipleship experience 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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0 All Booked 0.00 All Booked 0.00 All Booked 25508 GLOBAL EVENT: 2026 Study Tour of C.S. Lewis’s Belfast & Oxford https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/?event=study-tour-2026-tour-of-c-s-lewiss-belfast-oxford&event_date=2026-06-20®=1 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr 2026-06-2020 Jun, 2026June 20, 2026 12:00 pm - June 28, 2026 10:00 am UpcomingBelfast, Northern Ireland & Oxford, England
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1 All Booked All Booked All Booked 27021 LOCAL EVENT: The Chronicles of Narnia A Book Observed (Atlanta) https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/?event=local-event-the-chronicles-of-narnia-a-book-observed-atlanta&event_date=2026-06-25®=1 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr 2026-06-2525 Jun, 2026Thursday, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm UpcomingVirtue Village - 5300 Triangle Pkwy NW, Peachtree Corners, GA
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0 All Booked 0.00 All Booked 0.00 All Booked 26940 GLOBAL EVENT: C.S. Lewis Institute Summer Academy https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/?event=global-event-c-s-lewis-institute-summer-academy&event_date=2026-07-12®=1 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr 2026-07-1212 Jul, 2026July 12, 2026 2:30 pm - July 16, 2026 12:00 pm UpcomingUniversity of St Mary of the Lake / Mundelein Seminary, 1000 E Maple Ave, Mundelein, Lake, IL 60060, USA
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0 All Booked 0.00 All Booked 0.00 All Booked 25547 STUDY PROGRAM: In the Footsteps of the Apostles (Turkey & Greece) https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/?event=biblical-study-program-in-the-footsteps-of-the-apostles-turkey-greece&event_date=2026-09-12®=1 https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr 2026-09-1212 Sep, 2026September 12, 2026 3:00 pm - September 26, 2026 9:00 am Upcomingİstanbul, Türkiye
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Atlanta Staff
Jana Harmon
Senior Fellow For Christian Apologetics, CSLIJana Harmon, Ph.D, is the Senior Fellow For Christian Apologetics for the C.S. Lewis Institute and a Teaching Fellow…
Team Members
Jana Harmon
Senior Fellow For Christian Apologetics, CSLIJana Harmon, Ph.D, is the Senior Fellow For Christian Apologetics for the C.S. Lewis Institute and a Teaching Fellow for C.S. Lewis Institute Atlanta. She serves on the Atlanta Advisory Board and as an Adjunct Professor of Cultural Apologetics at Biola University. Her doctoral research studied the religious conversion of atheists to Christianity looking at the perspectives and stories of 50 former Atheists. She views apologetics through a practical, evangelistic lens. She is the host of the podcast eX-skeptic for the C.S. Lewis Institute. Jana received her PhD from the University of Birmingham, England.
Bill Smith
CSLI City Director, AtlantaBill Smith is the Director of C.S. Lewis Institute Atlanta. His desire is for others to grasp God’s perspective…
Team Members
Bill Smith
CSLI City Director, AtlantaBill Smith is the Director of C.S. Lewis Institute Atlanta. His desire is for others to grasp God’s perspective and experience God’s presence throughout all of life. Bill teaches and facilitates discussions in a variety of contexts including schools, churches, businesses, conference/retreat centers, coffeehouses, bookstores, and homes. His interest in the life and writings of C.S. Lewis has resulted in a book titled Conversations on the Question of God with C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud. Bill holds a B.S. in Biblical Studies from Toccoa Falls College and a M.Div. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Ashley Kelfer
Program Coordinator & Communications SpecialistAshley Kelfer is the Program Coordinator & Communications Specialist for C.S. Lewis Institute Atlanta. After completing the Fellows Program in…
Team Members
Ashley Kelfer
Program Coordinator & Communications SpecialistAshley Kelfer is the Program Coordinator & Communications Specialist for C.S. Lewis Institute Atlanta. After completing the Fellows Program in 2011, she remained involved as a mentor and volunteer and soon took her current position with CSLI Atlanta. Ashley is passionate about equipping believers to fully engage with God’s purposes in their lives. She enjoys teaching on identity in Christ, biblical community, and cultural engagement. Through her leadership of the mentors and Fellows classes, Ashley seeks to lead others to intellectual honesty and genuine, deepened faith. She has a B.A. in Print Journalism from Bob Jones University, is a CSLI Graduate Fellow, and an Oxbridge Graduate from the C.S. Lewis Foundation. Ashley lives in Peachtree Corners and enjoys hiking, traveling, live music, and collecting antique books.
Contact Us
C.S. Lewis Institute
Atlanta
P.O. Box 81575
Atlanta, GA 30366
Attn: Bill Smith (men) or Ashley Kelfer (women)
Email: Men: b.smith@cslewisinstitute.org
Email: Women: a.kelfer@cslewisinstitute.org
Phone: (404) 271-4124
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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