EPISODE 85 - Local Flourishing & Formation with Christian Halls International

About this episode

The episode discusses local education and community flourishing through the lens of Christian Halls International's unique model.

Working to make it normative to stay in your local place for higher education. Josh Bowman interviews Dr. Nick Ellis, Founder and CEO of Christian Halls International (CHI), which is “reimagining collegiate education through local learning communities that form virtuous people who contribute to flourishing places.” We revisit the unique model (unique at least in America) of CHI and how this quickly-growing network of educators and tutors is transforming the way we think about education and flourishing in our local communities. To learn more about this exciting example of educational entrepreneurship, visit https://christianhalls.org/ Dr. Nicholas Ellis of Christian Halls International at TPUSA Faith's The Believers Summit - https://youtu.be/e2gHWgX3-jw?si=yFLIvHN_JWjvmY9v 0:00 What Christian Halls Is10:22 Subsidiarity and Sphere Sovereignty18:41 What Local Flourishing Means34:29 Humanities Education in Local Context40:50 Remedial Education & the Two Guilds48:49 Distinctive Multigenerational Formation58:34 How to Get Involved with Christian Halls International ======The 2026 Fall Symposium: “Scholars and Educators in a Brave New World”, Oct 22-24 in Holland, MI Proposals due June…

People in this episode

Host: Josh Bowman

Guest: Dr. Nick Ellis

Topics covered

• local education
• community flourishing
• collegiate education
• virtue formation
• educational entrepreneurship

Keywords

• local learning communities
• higher education
• humanities education
• remedial education
• multigenerational formation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Christian Halls International, TPUSA Faith

Places: Holland, MI, Virginia Beach, VA

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