Early Start Your Ministry Training
Near the end of your "Getting Started Class", you can start a "Early Start Class". These classes actually become the next semester's standing class when that semester' s enrollment period begins.
Christian Leaders Institute seeks to equip Christian leaders, pastors, evangelists, chaplains elders, deacons, ministry associates, and church planters.
Getting Started in Ministry Training: An Introduction to Christian Leaders Institute: A Reproducible Walk: Professors: The Christian Leaders Institute Team | (Core) 3 credits (No Outside Books required)
This ministry training course is the core orientation to the home discipleship and evangelism thinking and practice of Christian Leaders Institute. This Course secures your scholarship. You will study how to get a reproducible walk with God!
Church History (core) Dr. David Feddes | 4 credits
The church is almost 2000 years old. A significant ministry training emphasis is church history. This course looks at major events and key persons in the history of the Christian church. Such study helps us to see God's faithfulness in the past and to better understand the church's present challenges and opportunities.
Pastoral Care and Marriage (core) Rev. Henry Reyenga Jr. | 3/4 credits (No Outside Books required)
This ministry training course is essential for being an effective pastor. This course will cover listening skills, important relationship boundaries, conflict resolution, marriage issues including preparing couples for marriage. This important ministry training course can be taken with your spouse if you have one.
Systematic Theology I (core) Dr. David Feddes | 4 credits
Important for ministry training is good doctrine. This course considers core biblical doctrines about God, humanity, Christ, the Holy Spirit, and salvation. (Can be taken either before or after Systematic Theology II.)
Systematic Theology II (core) Dr. David Feddes | 3 credits
Ministry training must include understanding of sound doctrine. This course considers core biblical doctrines about Scripture, the church, and the future. (Can be taken either before or after Systematic Theology I.)
Church and Ministry (core) Rev. Henry Reyenga Jr. | 4 credits
This ministry training core course explores some key aspects of pastoring a church: praying, setting priorities, training other leaders, delegating, visiting, handling pressure, and more. It also offers guidance for dealing with important transitional events, such as baptisms, weddings, and funerals.
