About
The School of Strategic Living is a comprehensive online school consisting of two one-year courses (GoLife100 & GoLife200) featuring real-time group interaction and dedicated support from trained facilitators. A conference component is also an integral part of the experience. Registration is open year-round with new groups forming semi-annually. Our online format offers the convenience of enrollment from any location and is tailored for compatibility with busy school and work schedules.
College Credit
Upon successful completion of our schools, graduates can take advantage of our Advanced Standing Partnerships in which units of credit are awarded for your education with GoStrategic toward degrees and certifications with other colleges, universities, and institutions of higher education. Visit our Advanced Standing Partnerships Page for details.
The Event
Qualifying GoStrategic events are held in numerous countries around the world as well as virtually. These events are open to all and serve as a prerequisite for graduation from the School of Strategic Living. The goals of these events are to equip and inspire attendees and connect them relationally with peers and leaders. Please contact info@gostrategic.org to learn about upcoming events or to inquire about alternatives If you are unable to fulfill the Intensive requirement.
Relationally Grounded
We are committed to fostering community under the firm believe that God builds relationally by joining together the hearts of individuals. Our mentor-based model is critical to the success of the course. Our desire to see students work with a facilitator is based in our conviction that genuine transformation in a person’s life takes place in the context of spiritual relationships with others. The role of the facilitator is to encourage and challenge their students as they work through the materials. Facilitators are graduates of the school, have completed additional facilitator training, and remain under the oversight of our Directors of Facilitation.
Structure
GoStrategic provides curated group assignments to enrolled students, taking into account such factors as time zone and demographics. These small groups convene every other week via video/phone conferencing (or in person where feasible) to discuss, process, and apply the lessons under the guidance of a vetted and trained facilitator. The meeting schedule for each group is determined by the facilitator at the course onset with consideration to participants’ schedules and availability. Students complete the course work online, with a two-week timeframe allotted for each lesson. The estimated time commitment of study per lesson is approximately 2-3 hours, which encompasses listening to the teaching, completing the reading assignment, and submitting homework. Additionally, GoLife100 (year one) includes a Service Project component, while GoLife200 (year two) includes an essay assignment, both due at the conclusion of their respective courses.
Teens & Young Adults
Our Peer & Family Model provides an innovative approach to online education for families and school programs. This dynamic group format offers the best of both worlds, wherein teens/young adults meet once/month with their peers and an assigned GoLife facilitator and once/month as a family or school group under the lead of parent(s) or a sponsoring adult. A great option for homeschool families, our online courses may be integrated into the student’s school curriculum with credits applied toward a variety of subjects. It also serves as an excellent supplement to education and spiritual transformation for those in traditional high school, college, and work-life settings. These multi-generational groups aid parents and mentors in sharing an inheritance of the heart with the next generation of young people discovering their personal and corporate destinies in Christ.
- Peer group meetings allow students to separately interact with other students their age, find relevant application and relatability, and make the journey their own.
- GoStrategic provides parents with mentorship and oversight for their family leadership of the course via quarterly meetings with our Directors of Facilitation. Parents are not required to be GoLife graduates to lead their family meetings.
- Parent can opt to receive course credit for themselves if they complete the online course work. GoStrategic will provide enrolled parents with adult group meetings led by an assigned GoLife facilitator once per month (around the same time the teens meet altogether).
- College Credit: Please see the “University & College Credit” section above to learn how GoLife graduates can receive academic credit at numerous colleges, universities, and institutions of higher education. Our transcripts may also provide general benefit for college admissions, job applications, and other career advancement opportunities.
Curriculum Overview
The GoLife100 course (year one) focuses on building a complete framework, rooted in biblical principles, through which to interpret life. Students will develop an acumen for the fundamentals of presuppositional thought and analysis regarding the nature of God, man, and truth, Emphasis is placed on instilling a vision and motivation for becoming a prophetic voice to the culture as ambassadors of the Kingdom of God.
Enrollment includes the course curriculum, access to the online LMS system, and group meetings with facilitator oversight. The curriculum includes the 8-part Living Life God’s Way audio series, 24 exclusive GoLife curriculum teachings, the GoLife100 Student Manual and Appendix, and the following books: Winning the Battle for the Minds of Men by Dennis Peacocke, Work Life by Darrow L. Miller, and Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero. View Scope & Sequence
Audio/Video components include teachings by Dennis Peacocke, Adam Peacocke, Dudley Hall, Walter Duerr, Katherine Gallagher, Don Walker, and Dr. Patti Amsden.
GoLife100 Service Project: Each student will complete a service project in the community that demonstrates a Christian response to a specific need. Two reports will be submitted for credit.
GOLIFE100 CURRICULUM SUMMARY:
Reading Assignments: Each audio/video lesson includes a reading assignment from various authors and sources that topically corresponds with the respective teaching.
Audio/Video Series: Living Life God’s Way
Introduction: Inheriting God’s Heart
Chapter 1: Choosing Life Every Day
Chapter 2: Using God’s Choices to Fulfill My Destiny
Chapter 3: Planting Crops of Life and Blessing
Chapter 4: Refusing Bitterness and the Mental Movies
Chapter 5: Life Is Designed to Make You a Ruler
Chapter 6: Using the Coaches God Has Given to Me
Chapter 7: Living as a King and a Priest
Section One: “Life as Discovery”
Lesson 1: Embracing a New Perspective of Christian Worldview
Lesson 2: Add to Your Faith, Virtue
Lesson 3: Adding Knowledge and Temperance
Lesson 4: Adding Patience
Lesson 5: Adding Godliness, Brotherly Kindness, and Love
Section Two: “Why Study Christian Worldview?”
Lesson 6: The Vision of Becoming a Prophetic Voice to Your Generation
Lesson 7: Worldview as a Lifestyle
Lesson 8: The Mind Justifies What the Heart Has Chosen
Lesson 9: Why Do We Believe What We Believe?
Section Three: “Introduction to Worldview & Philosophy”
Lesson 10: Worldview and the History of Metaphysics
Lesson 11: The Four Basic Philosophical Questions
Lesson 12: The Ontological Question
Lesson 13: The Ethical Question
Section Four: “The Root Presuppositions of the Christian Faith”
Lesson 14: Worldview in a Nutshell: The Three “Root” Presuppositions
Lesson 15: The Nature of God
Lesson 16: The Nature of Man
Lesson 17: The Nature of Truth
Lesson 18: Practical Tools for Addressing Other Worldviews
Section Five: “Becoming a Prophetic Voice to Your Culture”
Lesson 19: Fueling a Prophetic Life
Lesson 20: Being Part of a Prophetic People
Lesson 21: Power of the Law and Mediating Grace
Lesson 22: The Five “Spheres” of Government
Lesson 23: Righteousness and Consciousness
Lesson 24: Our Prophetic Work and the Vision for Strategic Living
The GoLife200 course (year two) focuses on helping students develop a strategic lifestyle so they can begin to walk out the vision articulated by the Christian worldview. Students will learn how to build patterns of discipline in their lives for successful Christian living and leadership. Emphasis is placed on developing the skills of problem solving, strategic thinking, time management, and servant leadership.
Enrollment includes the course curriculum, access to the online LMS system, and group meetings with facilitator oversight. The curriculum includes 23 exclusive GoLife curriculum teachings, the GoLife200 Student Manual and Appendix, thematic reading selections from various authors, and the following books: On the Destiny of Nations by Dennis Peacocke and Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman. View Scope & Sequence
Audio/Video components include teachings by Dennis Peacocke, Adam Peacocke, Bruce Billington, Dr. Paul Jehle, Dudley Hall, Don Walker, Dr. Patti Amsden, Randy Howard, Jan Peacocke, Wallance Henley, and Katherine Gallagher.
GoLife200 Essay Assignment: Each student will submit an essay that explores the importance of strategic thinking and governance within their individual lives and in serving and leading others.
GOLIFE200 CURRICULUM SUMMARY:
Reading Assignments: Each audio/video lesson includes a reading assignment from various authors and sources that topically corresponds with the respective teaching.
Kingdom Foundations:
2 Audio-Video Lessons from Living Life God’s Way
2 Audio/Video Lessons from Tending Your Garden
Section One: “Embracing God’s Sovereignty”
Lesson 1: Finding Your Place on the Wall
Lesson 2: The Story of Creation
Lesson 3: The Sovereignty of God
Lesson 4: The Sovereignty of God in Our Personal Lives
Lesson 5: Destiny
Lesson 6: Personal Destiny and the Corporate Purpose of the Church
Section Two: “Embracing Community”
Lesson 7: Recognizing Relational Joining
Lesson 8: Building Generationally
Lesson 9: Covenant
Lesson 10: God’s Purpose for the Church
Lesson 11: Service as Motivation
Lesson 12: Recognizing Ministry Placement
Section Three: “Strategic Lifestyle”
Lesson 13: The Strategic Life
Lesson 14: Finding Your Disciplines
Lesson 15: Discerning Seasons and Timing
Lesson 16: The Sabbath
Lesson 17: A Vision for Life on Offense
Section Four: “Problems as Opportunities”
Lesson 18: Problem Solvers, Part I
Lesson 19: Problem Solving, Part II
Lesson 20: Kingdom Citizenship
Section Five: “Engaging Culture”
Lesson 21: Questions the 20th Century Should Have Asked
Lesson 22: Hard Questions About Leadership
Lesson 23: God’s Green Light
Lesson 24: The Battle to Preserve Your Spiritual Growth