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Free Life Skills Class – Become a Stronger and Healthier You 

by Professor: Dr. David Feddes

You are part of God’s special operations. Your mission is to reclaim the world for Christ. You have been saved and called to help. This class is about helping you to become a stronger and healthier you. This free life skills class is perfect for living a more confident and healthy life!

This free life skills class gives you Biblical insights and practical knowledge that make you stronger for your mission. Each topic is applied to your spiritual, physical, financial, intellectual, emotional, relational, and vocational dimensions of life.

Dr. David Feddes will bring you through the crucial areas of total fitness for you to thrive in leading others.

You will Learn and Grow in this free life skills class 

  1. Total fitness: hear God’s call to embrace practical wisdom and discipline for strengthening the whole person.
  2. Spiritual fitness: draw near to God and stand stronger against Satan through spiritual disciplines.
  3. Physical fitness: know why the body matters to God, improve bodily health, and use body language well.
  4. Financial fitness: earn a good living, escape debt, build wealth, honor God and bless others with money.
  5. Intellectual fitness: build healthy curiosity, sharp thinking, lifelong study, and courage to stand for truth,
  6. Emotional fitness: learn to face feelings honestly and discover God working through emotions.
  7. Relational fitness: heal from past relational wrongs and wounds, and interact with others in a wise and godly manner
  8. Vocational fitness: pursue God’s calling for job, career, and other tasks.

You are welcome to take this free life skills Class supported by generous vision partners. These vision partners include blessed Christian Leaders Institute Graduates, Kingdom-minded Christians and Foundations, and others.

Begin your free life skills course now! You will begin by taking a Getting Started Orientation class. Then you are encouraged to enroll in the Christian Leaders Connection Class which helps you get situated at Christian Leaders Institute. You are also free to immediately take this Total Fitness class by Dr. David Feddes.

Other Opportunities:

More Ministry Training Classes and Programs -These Ministry training programs will fuel your calling and increase your impact. Gather digital mission credentials or order official awards. These credentials are perfect for local ministry opportunities and ordination.

Ordination – Completing free classes opens you up to an ordination opportunity that is both locally and globally recognized with the Christian Leaders Alliance. Check out how you can become an Ordained Christian Leader. Low fees apply for ordination packages.

College Degree –  Earn your College Degree – Use your Christian Leaders Institute free classes for collegiate credentials. Earn certificates, diplomas and degrees. Low administration fees apply.

preaching and teaching ministry training

My name is Jeff Hopple. I live in the south-central portion of the state of Virginia, U.S.A. I married my high school and youth group sweetheart in 1999. Julie and I are happily married, and we have four wonderful children. The preaching and teaching ministry training at the Christian Leaders Institute (CLI) equips me for my ministry calling from God.

My Journey to Jesus

Having grown up in a Christian home, I always believed what the Bible said. There was never a time when I didn’t think that God existed and that Jesus was His son who died for me. I was on the Bible quiz team, paid attention in church and Sunday School, and had all the head knowledge possible.

However, there was still one problem. I wasn’t trusting Jesus as my Savior. My pride convinced me that I was good enough. My sins were the acceptable kind. You know, the ones no one ever calls anyone out on, a lie here or there, pride, gossip, and such. I wasn’t one of those nasty, rebellious kids. Therefore, I never thought I needed to repent of anything.

Then, one weekend at youth camp, the message that Saturday night hit home. For the first time, I realized MY sins put Jesus on the cross. My sins, even those “acceptable” ones, put nails through Jesus’ hands and feet. That was the night I put my trust in Jesus for the payment of my sins. That changed everything for me. I wasn’t doing good to make me look good anymore. After that, I desired to please God with my life. My perspective changed. My motive and life changed.

Living for Jesus

As I began to live for Jesus, I also started studying to teach what I was learning. There were doors of opportunity to serve Him, and I felt called to open them. With no formal training, I had opportunities to teach the youth group I was in. Since that time, I desired to serve in whatever capacity was necessary (deacon, setting up chairs for church, youth leader, worship team, VBS sets, etc.). However, I have always felt God’s calling to teach and preach.

Preaching and Teaching Ministry Training at CLI

My purpose for studying with the Christian Leaders Institute is because I can’t, and shouldn’t, put off God’s calling anymore. Since I trusted Jesus as my Savior, I always felt that my spiritual gift was preaching. I currently serve our church as a youth leader and adult Sunday School teacher. Therefore, I am led to formal preaching and teaching ministry training. CLI teaches these ministry points and so much more.

Furthermore, my wife and I see a great need in our community and church for marriage counseling and ministry. There are numerous areas that I can grow in to allow me to minister more effectively and broadly. The format of CLI is a blessing. It enables me to continue to work and support my family while giving me the flexibility to do all the other things that life requires.

Register a Study Account

Register for a free study account, automatically enrolling you in the Getting Started Class at the Christian Leaders Learning Platform. The Getting Started class will take you less than an hour to complete.

When you log in to the Learning Platform, you will notice that the Getting Started Class automatically appears on your dashboard.    

The Getting Started Class will orientate you to the Christian Leaders Learning Platform and the Programs offered, including:

  1. Ministry Awards, Certificates, Diplomas, and Degrees with the Christian Leaders Institute.
  2. Minister Credentialling (Ordination) with the Christian Leaders Alliance, including local Soul Center registration possibilities. 

Note: You can enroll in tuition-free courses or mini-courses immediately without finishing the getting started class.  

Find out more about women in ministry here.

Education to become an ordained chaplain

Ministry in Criminal Justice System

My name is Deborah Martinez Aragon, and I grew up in the west side of San Antonio, Texas. I am called to minister to people who have drug addiction and trauma and are incarcerated or recently released from the criminal justice system. As a student at the Christian Leaders Institute, I can get the education to become an ordained chaplain. I pray that taking this step will continue my journey to help transform people, change lives, restore, heal, and help set them free to walk in freedom every day. I grew up in a Catholic home, which was the foundation of my spiritual walk and my desire to help those who need encouragement to start anew.

Personal Growth with Drug Court and Methadone Program

I received my Bachelor’s Degree from Texas A&M and started working as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor in 2009. Mainly, I worked with individuals in detox, residential, and outpatient treatment. I grew up in the poorest part of town, which had a high rate of substance dependency, domestic violence, and recidivism. I saw classmates fall into addiction during high school and lost a few friends to gang-related murders. Even at an early age, I knew I wanted to work with this population.

After my years as a case manager for the drug courts, I realized that I needed to get back to where it started: counseling. In 2016, while working for a methadone clinic, I met my future business partner. She was very involved with her church. She invited me to her Pentecostal Church. It was new to me since I went to the Catholic Church my whole life. Soon after, I was baptized in the beautiful name of Jesus Christ. We saw the need was more significant than just medication management and an hour of counseling a month. Therefore, we needed God at the center of everything we did. We started our non-profit with our husbands. It provides counseling and freedom groups, and finally, two years ago, prison ministry.

Called to Minister to People with Drug Addiction

While building my relationship with God, I realized that through God’s ordained direction, I, too, could help people. I could encourage them to overcome their addiction with the understanding that God is loving, merciful, and forgiving. Many people think they have sinned too much or are so far gone that God couldn’t possibly love them and call them by name. Redemption is possible. I have helped my church by using my skills and ties to the community to obtain aid for the homeless and the addicted. I have prayed with and over people who would never otherwise step into a church or place of worship. It is my mission to spread the word and love of Jesus Christ.

Education to Become an Ordained Chaplain

My vision of chaplaincy is to be where I am needed, not only in a church building. The sick, elderly, incarcerated, and homeless need to hear that God loves them and understands their heart even when they do not speak the words of their need. In a hospital or prison setting, depression is real, and isolation is common. Having experience as a licensed counselor, I listen to understand, not just respond. People need freedom from the chains that bind them to the cycles of hopelessness and despair.

Participating in this Chaplain ministry training at CLI has blessed me. I could not otherwise afford the education and licensing to become an ordained Chaplain. Therefore, I will serve with confidence. Furthermore, I can care for my family and work as I get the education and receive the leadership and direction I have always prayed for.

Register a Study Account

Register for a free study account, automatically enrolling you in the Getting Started Class at the Christian Leaders Learning Platform. The Getting Started class will take you less than an hour to complete.

When you log in to the Learning Platform, you will notice that the Getting Started Class automatically appears on your dashboard.    

The Getting Started Class will orientate you to the Christian Leaders Learning Platform and the Programs offered, including:

  1. Ministry Awards, Certificates, Diplomas, and Degrees with the Christian Leaders Institute.
  2. Minister Credentialling (Ordination) with the Christian Leaders Alliance, including local Soul Center registration possibilities. 

Note: You can enroll in tuition-free courses or mini-courses immediately without finishing the getting started class.  

Find out more about women in ministry here.

Tuition free online classes

God Will Provide

My name is Richard Newel, but I have been known as Rik since my early teenage years. God guides us even when we do not realize it. I am thankful for the tuition-free online ministry classes offered at the Christian Leaders Institute.

Living in France

My wife and I have lived in France since 2006. I am often asked why I left England and started a new life here. Initially, my wife and I had a small amount of money from selling a house. Therefore, we were looking for a holiday home. The ideal home would have a minimum of two bedrooms and be a lock-up and leave-type of home. The reality was that everything we looked at was a ruin – literally.

Then, one day, we stumbled across a five-bedroom house that only needed a lick or two of paint. That’s where our journey in France started. When we bought that house, we had no idea where we would go to church each Sunday. The house initially had a renter. The tenant knew that we were Christians and suggested a local church to us. We met with French and English Christians. They welcomed us into their community.

After a couple of years, we got itchy feet again and moved house twice more before settling here. We were thankful to discover a local house church via one of the roofers working on our home. He continued singing Hosanna very loudly from the roof so all could hear him.

House Church and Belonging

The house church was the nearest I have ever come to how the original church was set up. We meet in each other’s homes, a field, or a village hall. It did not matter where. It was the first time that I felt included and that I belonged there.

I grew up in a Catholic household. In those days, everything was in Latin in the service. So, as a youngster, although I was always aware of God’s presence, I never really understood what was going on or felt any inclusion.

When It All Changed

Everything changed for me when I was ten. There was a visiting missionary who preached in our church one Sunday. The sermon he told was based on a modern parable. It was the story of the long chopsticks or the long spoons, as some might know it. That story spoke to me. For some reason, I knew I was to repeat that story in later life. It took me another 55 years to do it, though!

Our local church asked if any of the leaders wanted to preach. Not known for being outgoing, all of a sudden, I felt a “virtual” dig in the ribs and an inner voice saying now is the time. That story was the second sermon I ever preached. I like to think that it reached others, too. Hopefully, they won’t take as long as I did to repeat it.

Tuition Free Online Ministry Classes

So began my walk with God. At the moment, I am looking for an opportunity to hopefully plant a house church or find a meeting place. I genuinely believe that the Christian Leaders Institute will guide me on my journey. I will be forever grateful to them for their tuition-free online ministry classes. For me, money has always been a deciding factor when looking to further my training. Now retired, I live on a basic pension. This gift of free training is the ideal way for me to follow my calling!

Register a Study Account

Register for a free study account, automatically enrolling you in the Getting Started Class at the Christian Leaders Learning Platform. The Getting Started class will take you less than an hour to complete.

When you log in to the Learning Platform, you will notice that the Getting Started Class automatically appears on your dashboard.    

The Getting Started Class will orientate you to the Christian Leaders Learning Platform and the Programs offered, including:

  1. Ministry Awards, Certificates, Diplomas, and Degrees with the Christian Leaders Institute.
  2. Minister Credentialling (Ordination) with the Christian Leaders Alliance, including local Soul Center registration possibilities. 

Note: You can enroll in tuition-free courses or mini-courses immediately without finishing the getting started class.  

Find out more about women in ministry here.