Dr. Jeff Payne brings more than four decades of experience in education, music, pastoral and
itinerant ministry, and leadership to Veritas Classical Academy. He holds degrees in music
(BM), theology (ThM, ThD) and apologetics (MA) and has served as a pastor, teacher,
evangelist, and curriculum leader. At Veritas, he teaches World History and Rhetoric as well as
Physical Science. Jeff and his wife, Kathleen, have been married since 1980 and have three
grown children and one granddaughter. He is passionate about helping students think clearly,
communicate effectively, and view every area of learning through the truth of a biblical
worldview.

