---
title: Run a cohort-style course
sidebarTitle: Cohort-style course
description: >-
  Combine a self-paced course with live group calls and a chat space so a group
  moves through it together.
audience: luminary
feature: courses
type: guide
availability: live
last_verified: '2026-10-13'
keywords:
  - cohort course
  - group program
  - live calls with course
  - cohort-based
  - course community
url: >-
  https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/courses/run-a-cohort-style-course
---

# Run a cohort-style course

> Combine a self-paced course with live group calls and a chat space so a group moves through it together.

A cohort course on Soul is three offerings working together: the Course for the lessons, Events for the live calls, and a Chat Space for conversation between calls.

**Note:** 
The Cohort-Based, Hybrid and Live learning paces are marked Coming Soon, and a chat space can't be
built into a course yet. The setup below uses what's available today.

## When to use this

- A group program with a start date, like an 8-week training.
- A course where live Q&A or practice calls matter as much as the lessons.
- You want participants to support each other between sessions.

## Steps

**Step 1: Build the course**

Create the course with Self-Paced pace and add your modules and lessons. See [Build and publish
a self-paced course](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/courses/build-a-self-paced-course). Set the price
here: this is what people buy.

**Step 2: Schedule the live calls**

Create an [event](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/events/introduction) for the calls, for example a
repeating weekly event. Give it a free ticket and make it Unlisted, so only people with the link
(your cohort) can find it.

**Step 3: Create a chat space**

Create a [chat space](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/chat-spaces/introduction) for the cohort, such as
*"Spring 2026 Cohort"*. Set it to Unlisted so only people with the link can find it.

**Step 4: Link everything from the course**

Copy the event link and the chat space link. Add them to the course description and to a Page
lesson at the start of module 1, such as *"Start here: your calls and community"*.

**Step 5: Pace the lessons (optional)**

To keep everyone together, publish one module a week. See [Release lessons over
time](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/courses/release-lessons-over-time).

**Step 6: Welcome each person automatically**

On the course's Automation tab, add a Send Email rule with the call schedule and chat space
link. See [Send a welcome email when someone
enrolls](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/courses/send-a-welcome-email-on-enrollment).

**Step 7: Publish and open enrollment**

Publish the course, then share its link. Close enrollment later by moving the course back to
Draft, but only once the cohort has finished, because that hides it from enrolled members too.

## Tips

- Put the links where people look. The first lesson of module 1 is where people land after Start Learning.
- Add a companion path. A [Private Path](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/paths/pair-a-path-with-a-course-or-event) on fixed dates can send reminders before each call.
- Message the group. Send an [announcement](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/audience/announcements) to your course's enrollees for schedule changes.
- Running it again? Create a new chat space and new events for the next cohort. You can reuse the same course.

**Warning:** 
Buying the course doesn't register anyone for the events or add them to the chat space. Each one
is separate, so your welcome email and first lesson need to send people to both.

## What your members see

The course as usual, with links in the description and first lesson to the live calls and the group chat. They register for the calls and join the chat space themselves.

## Related

- [Events](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/events/introduction)
- [Chat Spaces](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/chat-spaces/introduction)
- [Release lessons over time](https://help.bringsoul.life/luminaries/offerings/courses/release-lessons-over-time)