JOIN · COHORT 02
Join the next cohort.
The next cohort is forming now. Add your name and we will keep you informed as the details take shape. Adding your name does not commit you to attend. It simply begins the conversation!
A multi-year journey through the way of Jesus with a small group of young adults. Most gatherings happen Sunday nights, 6–9 PM. Real teaching. Real discussion. Real community. View the Cohort Schedule.
Come with an open heart, open mind, and ears to hear.
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cohort details
The current plan.
- Launch windowEarly 2027
- Meeting timeMost Sunday nights, 6–9 PM
- LocationYukon / Oklahoma City area
- Typical pathwayAround three years
- JoiningOpen throughout the journey
- TuitionNo tuition · donor-supported
- Primary age rangeYoung adults ages 18–25
- Younger studentsMature students ages 16–17 may be considered with parent or pastor recommendation. For a minor to participate, their church also needs to send an adult leader who participates in the group and takes responsibility for that student. Learn more
- Adults 26+May participate as learners case by case, and are often invited into mentoring, volunteering, discussion leadership, or support roles. Learn more
- FormatTeaching, discussion, food, and community
- ParticipationStudents should enter intending to attend consistently and walk with the cohort over time. Occasional absences are understood.
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in their words
What they found at the table.
“I used to pray because I felt I had left God's presence. Now I pray because I don't ever want to leave it. Thanks, Aaron.”
STUDENT · COHORT 01
“Stepping into that space feels like stepping out of the mainstream of busy, everyday life to recharge in a community of people pursuing Jesus. What a gift!”
STUDENT · COHORT 01
“GoodLion has brought me to a place where I have a desire to learn more and grasp a deeper understanding.”
STUDENT · COHORT 01
“This has had SUCH an impact on my group of friends. It feels like family. It's a safe environment, and it's comforting to see all of us striving toward the same goal.”
STUDENT · COHORT 01
COHORT 01 · 2023–2026
THE QUESTIONS
that forged our pathway.
From 2023 to 2026, our first cohort walked the entire pathway together. Year One built a Biblical-theology framework through the themes of Scripture. Years Two and Three moved slowly through Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.
YEAR ONE · FOUNDATIONS OF THE FAITH
Finding our place within the story of God.
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WHO IS GOD?
The living God who reveals himself, binds himself to humanity in covenant, and remains faithful to his creation.
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WHAT STORY ARE WE LIVING IN?
The biblical drama of creation, rebellion, covenant, redemption, and the renewal of all things.
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WHO IS JESUS?
Israel’s Messiah, the crucified and risen King, and the one through whom God’s Kingdom has entered the world.
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WHAT WENT WRONG?
Sin fractures our relationship with God, one another, ourselves, and the creation we were made to cultivate.
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WHAT IS OUR ROLE IN THE STORY?
Human beings were created to bear God’s image, embody his character, and participate in his work of restoration.
After building the foundation, the cohort spent two years slowly walking through Matthew 5–7.
YEARS TWO–THREE · THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
Learning the life of Jesus from the words of Jesus.
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WHAT IS THE GOOD LIFE?
Jesus’ Beatitudes reveal flourishing in unexpected places: humility, mercy, purity, peacemaking, and hunger for righteousness.
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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HUMAN?
Jesus reaches beneath appearances and actions to the heart, where desires, anger, lust, fear, and faithfulness take shape.
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WHAT DOES LOVE REQUIRE?
The ethics of Jesus lead toward forgiveness, reconciliation, enemy love, nonviolence, generosity, and costly mercy.
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HOW DO WE LIVE WITH GOD?
Jesus teaches a life of prayer, hidden faithfulness, freedom from performance, trust amid anxiety, and treasure that cannot decay.
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WHICH WAY LEADS TO LIFE?
The Sermon ends with a choice: the broad road or the narrow way, hearing Jesus or building an entire life upon his words.
THE WAY CONTINUES.
Around 30 young adults participated in Cohort 01 across its three-year life.
Some joined for a season, while a smaller core continued through the later years. Together, they learned to read Scripture as one unfolding story, interpret ordinary life through the teaching of Jesus, and practice his way within their local churches.
EXPLORE THE FULL CURRICULUMYukon, Oklahoma
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pass it on
Know someone who should be here?
Many Cohort 01 students joined because someone personally invited them. If someone comes to mind, send them this page.
Joining later? Cohort 02 remains open while the journey is underway. Someone who discovers GoodLion after launch has not missed their chance to become part of the community.
Bringing a group? If you are a pastor who wants to bring students, start with the church partnership page.