Cecelia Bader

B.A. English, M.A. Biblical Counseling

Cecelia Bader (formerly Schmidt) is a previous homeschool and Apologia student. She holds a B.A. in English from Thomas Edison State University and an M.A. in Biblical Counseling from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Cecelia attended a private Christian school until 6th grade and then was homeschooled throughout junior high and high school. In 7th grade, she took her first online Apologia course, General Science. She continued with Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, Essential Apologetics: Defending Creation, and Essential Apologetics: Defending Christianity.

When she was fourteen, she wrote her first historical fiction book, “The War Rages On.” Over the next few years, she wrote the other two books in the trilogy: “The War Within” and “The War’s End.” In 2019, Cecelia released a booklet titled “The Biblical Model of Friendship.”

Along with writing and teaching, Cecelia is also passionate about biblical counseling and has done work here in the states as well as overseas in Rwanda and Uganda. She is in the process of becoming a certified counselor through the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC).

Cecelia is married to the love of her life, Alimamy Bader, and currently resides in western New York. She enjoys baking, singing, playing piano, traveling, and drinking coffee!