Applications Open April 1st 2026!

CIA | 2026 Instructor

Hillary Ferrer

Founder | President | Mama Bear Apologetics

Applications Open April 1st 2026!

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Hillary Ferrer

Founder | President

Mama Bear Apologetics

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About Hillary Ferrer

Hillary Ferrer is the founder and president of Mama Bear Apologetics, a ministry dedicated to equipping parents—especially mothers—to train their children in biblical discernment and worldview defense. She is passionate about helping families navigate cultural challenges with confidence and clarity.

Hillary Ferrer's Bio

Hillary Ferrer is the founder and president of Mama Bear Apologetics, a ministry dedicated to equipping parents—especially mothers—to raise children who confidently understand and defend their Christian faith. With a deep passion for biblical discernment and cultural engagement, Hillary has become a leading voice in helping families navigate today’s increasingly complex cultural landscape.

Her work focuses on empowering parents to address difficult topics such as secularism, gender identity, progressive Christianity, moral relativism, and worldview formation from a biblically grounded perspective. Recognizing that many Christian parents felt unprepared to respond to rapidly shifting cultural narratives, Hillary launched Mama Bear Apologetics to provide practical tools, accessible teaching, and theological clarity.

Under her leadership, Mama Bear Apologetics has grown into a nationally recognized movement that includes bestselling books, podcasts, online courses, and live events. The ministry’s core emphasis is not merely information transfer but equipping parents to train their children in critical thinking and discernment—teaching them how to evaluate ideas through the lens of Scripture.

Hillary is the general editor of the bestselling Mama Bear Apologetics book series, which addresses how to empower kids to challenge cultural lies with biblical truth. These resources are widely used in churches, homeschool communities, and Christian schools across the United States and beyond. Her writing and speaking emphasize both conviction and compassion, helping parents engage in cultural issues with truth and grace.

As a conference instructor, Hillary communicates with clarity and practical insight, offering parents concrete strategies for discipling their children in a digital and ideologically complex age. Her teaching often explores how worldview formation begins early in life and how intentional discipleship can build resilient faith in the next generation.

At CIA 2026, Hillary brings her expertise in family-based apologetics training, offering attendees a roadmap for equipping young believers to think biblically and stand firm in their faith.

Instructor FAQ's

Who Is Hillary Ferrer?

What will Hillary Ferrer teach at the CrossExamined Instructor Academy?

At the Academy, Hillary Ferrer teaches specialized sessions focused on strengthening apologetic skills. Topics may include:

Parenting and apologetics
Biblical worldview training
Cultural engagement
Gender identity and Christian response
Discernment in media and education

Each session is designed to move beyond basic apologetics into instructor-level training.

What makes Hillary Ferrer qualified to teach apologetics?

Master’s Degree in biology

20+ years in Apologetics

What books have Hillary Ferrer Written?

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,

Honest Prayers for Mama Bears.

Pocket Prayers for Mama Bears

Mama Bear Apologetics Study Guide

Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality

Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality discipleship workbook

Will attendees be able to interact with Hillary Ferrer personally?

Yes. One of the unique strengths of the CrossExamined Instructor Academy is personal interaction with instructors like Hillary Ferrer. Attendees have opportunities to ask questions, engage in discussion, and receive direct insight in a more focused setting than typical large conferences.

Is Hillary Ferrer training only for pastors or professional apologists?

No. While pastors and ministry leaders attend, Hillary Ferrer teaches in a way that is accessible to serious Christians who want to grow in defending their faith. Whether you are a student, church leader, teacher, or layperson, the training is designed to help you develop clarity, confidence, and competence in apologetics.

What can I expect to gain from Hillary Ferrer sessions?

By attending sessions taught by Hillary Ferrer, you can expect to:

Strengthen your understanding of Christian doctrine
Improve logical thinking and argument development
Learn how to respond to tough objections
Grow in confidence when discussing your faith
Develop skills for teaching or leading others in apologetics

Can I meet Hillary Ferrer during the 3-day training?

Yes. The CrossExamined Instructor Academy is intentionally structured to allow meaningful interaction with instructors, including Hillary Ferrer, throughout the event. Meals, breakout sessions, and informal discussions offer added opportunities for engagement.

How can I learn more from Hillary Ferrer?

You can learn directly from Hillary Ferrer by attending the CrossExamined Instructor Academy. Many instructors also provide more resources such as books, debates, podcasts, or online content to continue growing in apologetics beyond the conference.

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Hillary Ferrer's Sessions at CIA

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Areas OF Expertise

The importance of apologetics for kids
Biblical worldview training
Cultural engagement
Gender identity and Christian response
Discernment in media and education

Hillary Ferrer's Latest Works

Hillary Ferrer's Best-Selling Work

Apologetics Guide to Sexuality and Gender Identity

Equip Them to Value God’s Design
In today’s world, children are constantly exposed to confusing and often harmful ideas about sexuality, gender identity, and human biology. As a parent, it’s more crucial than ever to guide them with clarity and biblical truth, helping them navigate these challenging topics while honoring God’s design.
The Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality and Gender Identity is an invaluable handbook for training your kids to know and respect God’s truth in a world that doesn’t. Expanded and revised with updated research and two brand-new chapters, this book will equip you to understand God’s design for gender, sex, marriage, and family as a beautiful reflection of His nature identify the tactics that distort biblical sexuality under the guise of Christian-sounding words, such as love, identity, tolerance, and justice teach your kids to show Christlike compassion to others while upholding biblical truth.

Available March 3, 2026

More Works from Hillary Ferrer

Mama Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies

*Foreword written by Nancy Pearcey*

“Parents are the most important apologists our kids will ever know. Mama Bear Apologetics will help you navigate your kids’ questions and prepare them to become committed Christ followers.” —J. Warner Wallace

“If every Christian mom would apply this book in her parenting, it would profoundly transform the next generation.” —Natasha Crain

#RoarLikeAMother

The problem with lies is they don’t often sound like lies. They seem harmless, and even sound right. So what’s a Mama Bear to do when her kids seem to be absorbing the culture’s lies uncritically?

Mama Bear Apologetics® is the book you’ve been looking for. This mom-to-mom guide will equip you to teach your kids how to form their own biblical beliefs about what is true and what is false. Through transparent life stories and clear, practical applications—including prayer strategies—this band of Mama Bears offers you tools to train yourself, so you can turn around and train your kids.

Are you ready to answer the rallying cry, “Mess with our kids and we will demolish your arguments”? Join the Mama Bears and raise your voice to protect your kids—by teaching them how to think through and address the issues head-on, yet with gentleness and respect.

Mama Bear Apologetics Guide to Sexuality: Empowering Your Kids to Understand and Live Out God’s Design

Raise Them to Value God’s Design

Starting at a young age, kids are being fed damaging misinformation about sexuality, gender identity, and human biology. As a parent, it’s up to you to help your children understand God’s truth about these integral concepts in the face of the candy-coated lies that saturate today’s world.

In the footsteps of the bestselling Mama Bear Apologetics comes this invaluable guide to training your kids to know and respect God’s design in a world that has rejected it. This book will equip you to…

understand God’s design for gender, sex, marriage, and family as a beautiful portrait that reveals the nature of God Himself
identify the tactics being used to trick children into adopting an unbiblical view of sexuality under the guise of Christian-sounding words like love, identity, tolerance, and justice
teach your kids to treat those who hold different beliefs with gentle, Christlike compassion without compromising biblical values

As society continues to blur the lines of what is good, true, and acceptable, God’s standards remain clear and unchanging. This book will give you the wisdom to confidently raise your children to understand sex and gender through a biblical lens.

Community Forum from Hillary Ferrer

The Den

What is The Den?

Have you started growing dissatisfied with social media? Are you tired of always being bombarded with irrational nonsense, knowing that many people have zero interest in really digging through the ideas? If so, come rest your weary heads... at The Den!

The Den is a place where like-minded mama bears can perfect their ROAR’ing skills with other mama bears so that we can all help our children understand why the biblical worldview best reflects reality and how many worldly “solutions” fall flat.

Navigating this culture is challenging for everyone, particularly for those who are raising up their kiddos to know and love God. The doom-scrolling that much of social media has become can be a discouraging and often confusing space. Mama Bears need a place where they can access good information and be encouraged in their faith. This is why we at Mama Bear Apologetics have launched The Den.

Applications Open April 1st 2026!

CIA | 2026 Instructor

Hillary Ferrer

Applications Open April 1st 2026!

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