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Deep Dive Instructor Course

Coming 2026

Equipping leaders to confidently teach the first Mama Bear Apologetics book in their communities, cultivating spiritually mature, hospitable, Christ-centered groups.

Instructor(s)

Hillary Ferrer

Instructor

Hillary Morgan Ferrer is the founder and President of Mama Bear Apologetics. She feels a burden for providing accessible apologetics resources for busy moms. She is the chief author and editor of the bestselling books Mama Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies, Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality: Empowering Your Kids to Understand and Live Out God’s Design, (the soon to be released update which includes extra material on gender identity) and Honest Prayers for Mama Bears.

Anja Westerhaus

Instructor

Anja Westerhaus is the Curriculum Content Lead for Mama Bear Apologetics. A graduate of Wheaton College with extensive coursework in Christian Education, she also holds a Master’s in Education from National Louis University. Anja has taught for many years in diverse, under-resourced public schools in both Illinois and California.