Home Education Convention 2026

Joel & Mary Beeke

Dr. Joel R. Beeke (Ph.D., Westminster Seminary) is chancellor and
professor of homiletics and systematic and practical theology at Puritan
Reformed Theological Seminary, a pastor of the Heritage Reformed
Congregation in Grand Rapids, Michigan, editor of Puritan Reformed
Journal and Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth, board chairman of
Reformation Heritage Books, and a frequent speaker at Reformed
conferences around the world. He has authored, co-authored, and edited
250 books, and has contributed thousands of articles to Reformed books,
journals, periodicals, and encyclopedias.

He and his wife Mary have 3
children and 11 grandchildren. He is a frequent speaker on the
importance of discipleship and teaching faith within the family.

Topics:

• How to Plant Godly Convictions in Your Children
• Ten Ways to Build a Godly Marriage
• Cultivating Kindness in Your Children
• Preparing the Family Altar: A Lost Spiritual Discipline
• Life Interpreted at the Dinner Table
• Discerning God’s Will (Youth Session)

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig (with his wife Megan) is a host of the internationallyattended
Homeschool Summits and has spoken at homeschool
conferences around the country. Daniel wrote Kickstart as a plan
for homeschooled students to think through life calling and
launch successfully into adulthood. His passion is to encourage
homeschool parents and young people to love and embrace
Biblical discipleship. Daniel is a homeschool dad of 5 children.

Topics:

• You’re A Christian, That’s So Weird
• The Power of Mentorship
• Seven Habits of Joy Filled Families
• Raising Kids to Understand and Pursue their Calling
• Taylor Swift, Jesus and Me

Joe and Zan Tyler

Joe and Zan Tyler began homeschooling in 1984, when the State
Superintendent of Education threatened Zan with jail. Since then Joe has
been very involved in homeschooling, both through his own family and the homeschool community at large. In 1990, Joe was a founding board
member of the South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools
(SCAIHS) and currently serves as the Chairman of the SCAIHS Board,. He
and his wife, Zan, spent 21 years homeschooling their three children from
kindergarten through high school. The Tylers have also been blessed with
two wonderful daughters-in-law, a fabulous son in-law, and eight
grandchildren. Zan runs a homeschool podcast which can be found at
zantyler.com

Topics:

• Pulling in the Same Direction: A Family Vision for Home Schooling
• Overcoming Homeschool Burnout
• It’s Easier to Teach Writing Than You Think
• Raising G-Rated Sons in a R-Rated World
• The Joy of Unexpected Service as a Family
• A God-Centered Revival that Begins in Your Living Room

Giant Cow will be running a Children’s program alongside the conference. Click here for more info.

Breakout Workshops

• Choosing Curriculum
• Homeschooling Multiple Kids: 4 Time Saving Tips for Success
• Teaching History
• From ‘Why’; to ‘How’: Practical and Inspiring Homeschool Advice For New Families
• Learn to Work Well, Rest Well
• Rethink Homeschool Science
• Eclectic Homeschooling
• The Myth of Neutrality
• Teaching Boys Without Battles
• Can my Child Enter Post-Secondary Education with Traditional Home Education? Panel
• Am I Doing Enough? The Concern Most Homeschool Parents Have
• Planning Your Homeschool Year
• Help! How to Homeschool a Kid Who Can’t or Won’t
• Biblical Foundations for a Parent of Special Needs
• The Benefits of Classical Education at Home
• Charlotte Mason and Her Philosophy of Education
• Charlotte Mason’s Methods in Real Life
• Preparing for Life After Homeschooling… Without Panic
• Looking Back: The Benefits of Home Education Panel