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The Servant’s Library

Foundations for those who would serve — the faith of the Church, her Scriptures, her Fathers and her prayer, gathered in one place to return to again and again.

“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”2 Timothy 2:15

140 lessons · 978 review questions · 8 subjects

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The Eight Subjects

Each subject is ordered as the curriculum is taught — subject, then unit, then lesson.

Christ Pantocrator DGTH

Dogma & Comparative Theology

What the Church believes, why it matters, and how the Orthodox faith answers the questions of every age.

6 units23 lessons Open → The Prophet David the King BIBL

Biblical Studies

The whole of Scripture read as the Church reads it — Christ hidden in the Old, Christ revealed in the New.

9 units34 lessons Open → The Desert Fathers HIST

History of the Church

Martyrs, monks and councils — the Church's long witness, and the divisions she has suffered.

3 units11 lessons Open → St Cyril of Alexandria PATR

The Early Church Fathers

Sitting at the feet of the Fathers — their lives, their letters, and the faith they handed down.

4 units10 lessons Open → Christ the Good Samaritan SPTL

Service & Spirituality

The inner life of the one who serves — love, struggle, discipleship and the sacrifice that bears fruit.

8 units28 lessons Open → St Paul guiding St John Chrysostom TCHG

Teaching Basics

Handing on the faith well — preparing, delivering and applying a lesson, and shepherding those we teach.

4 units13 lessons Open → St Pishoy Kamel TRAD

Rites & Traditions of the Church

The sacraments, the Divine Liturgy and the Church's prayer — tradition received as life, not custom.

3 units9 lessons Open → The Prophet Elijah APOL

Apologetics

Giving a reason for the hope that is in us — faith and reason, the life of Jesus, and the questions of our time.

4 units12 lessons Open →

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Formation Paths

Walk at the Pace of Your Parish

Units are numbered by depth. Begin with the foundations; go further as the Lord gives time.

1½ years

Foundations

The 100-level units — a firm grounding in the faith before serving begins.

Foundational lessons →
2 years

Formation

The 100- and 200-level units together — a balanced path with deeper study.

Intermediate lessons →
3 years

The Full Programme

Every unit, through the 300 level — the broadest and deepest preparation.

Advanced lessons →
Using the Library

Read, Review, Return

Not a course to finish, but a well to return to.

i. Read slowly

Each lesson opens with its teaching, Scripture and the Fathers set apart from the text. On a phone, “On this page” takes you straight to any section.

ii. Answer before you look

Review questions keep their answers hidden until you ask. Try first — write your answer if it helps — then reveal. Recalling before checking is how learning stays.

iii. Keep your place

Mark lessons as read and your progress appears beside each unit. Your marks and notes stay on your own device; nothing is collected or sent.

iv. Teach from it

Servants preparing a class can show every answer at once, print a lesson as a teacher’s copy, and download any lesson, unit or whole subject book as a PDF.

v. Read your way

Tap Aa to choose a light, sepia or dark page, a typeface — including an easy-read face — and a comfortable text size and spacing.

From the Children of Light Curriculum

The lessons in this library come from the Pre-Servants curriculum of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States, and are presented here with the Diocese’s permission, for the formation of servants in our own parish and beyond.

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