David Shepson

Lesson Designer

Adjunct College Accounting Instructor and Advocate for Faith-Based Financial Ethics

David Shepson is an experienced accounting educator and consultant who has been teaching college-level accounting courses since 2011. With a passion for making accounting understandable and relevant, David designs his classes with homeschoolers in mind, using everyday metaphors to help students grasp complex concepts. He believes in connecting accounting to broader subjects like economics, sociology, theology, and science, emphasizing how a strong Christian ethic can influence the business world for good.

Here are more facts about David:

  • Principal and founder of Applied Accounting Dynamics, established in 2010
  • Holds a Master of Science in Accountancy from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
  • Earned the Enrolled Agent designation in 2012
  • Passionate about teaching accounting as his first love, with accounting as a close second
  • Married with four children whom he and his wife homeschool
  • Structures courses to meet homeschoolers’ needs, presenting concepts with non-accounting metaphors
  • Emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of accounting and its connection to multiple fields
  • Encourages students to see how living out a Christian ethic can transform corporate America and beyond
  • Believes students can be part of the solution to today’s ethical crisis, creating a platform for the Gospel in the business world

Read the interview with David Shepson featured in The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine.

Courses by David

Accounting 101 is designed to equip students with the mastery of accounting fundamentals they will need in order to be prepared for their college classes while presenting these concepts in easy-to-digest ways. Its goal is to help students appreciate the state of the industry and the world of finance as a whole in such a way as to be able to operate from a Christian worldview to effect positive change if they choose an accounting or other business career. Concepts are presented in units, with each unit being broken down into weekly lessons.