The scholarship of teaching involves an understanding and application of the latest discoveries in the field of instructional excellence. This article explores how lay volunteers in churches and synagogues can implement personal research within the scholarship of teaching to improve their teaching. Two sides of the scholarship of teaching are explored: the knowledge learned from prior research and the knowledge discovered through personal experience. Prior-research knowledge helps lay teachers to know what has been written in the field. Experience knowledge encourages teachers to test that knowledge in their own classrooms and discover new knowledge applicable to their setting.