I’m Benson M. Chavez, 41 years old, married and my wife is also my partner in our ministry to God. We have 3 children and living in the Philippines. We’re known as a Christian country in Asia where most of it are Catholics. A country full of traditions, peace loving and hospitable as visitors from foreign lands always say.
I’m blessed and grateful to God for letting me have an opportunity to study at Christian Leader’s Institute where lots of knowledge and wisdom are being taught which was integrated with my walk in God in my life. I really enjoyed every topic, the professor’s different views and styles, new learnings and environment which greatly helped me and every Christians pursue their calling into the ministry.
This Ordination Class online was indeed an accomplishment for me. Though I’m presently into the ministry as a Pastor in the last 13 years of my life, it helped me a lot in reminding me what it is to become an Ordained Minister, the duties and life of a minister and so on. I’m a Probationary Pastor since I’ve entered into ministry and God willing will pursue an Ordination Examination in our denomination this coming year.
My calling is more of an Evangelist and Church Planter. I love sharing God’s Word and salvation to people in different areas specially in my place where Rural Evangelism is applied. By God’s grace, together with my very supportive wife, Elizabeth and my 3 kids who was my very first intercessors when we planted a church in Nasugbu, Batangas way back in the year 2007. Right now, we have 2 daughters in mission areas and we are praying that these mission areas will become fully established churches in God’s timing and direction in the near future.
When God called me to become a Pastor after a few years of being mentored by my Pastor then in Manila, Philippines, it was a joyous feeling which up to now the passion blooms every day. Ordination made me feel satisfied and thanking the Lord for giving me the trust in leading His people back to Him. I didn’t have any Bible School or Seminary background then but heeded on God’s calling in my life in the year 2001 and felt the joy and privilege of God’s calling as Pastor’s laid their hands on me and was accepted as Probationary Pastor after passing the examination and interview. Have a secular job as an Electronics and Communications Engineer but my job assignment was transferred in this place early 2005 and it was God’s plan for my life to plant a Church here together with my family. It was difficult to pursue church planting before but that was God’s way of teaching me His way just like Paul as a “Tent Maker Missionary”.
I was also being trusted by God to handle Nutrition programs in our community through a Foundation which helped people with Malnutrition problems. Took these opportunities with my team in doing Holistic ministries in different schools, towns and communities, integrating the Love of God to many. It was an opportunity to win souls and make disciples. And up to now, our ministries have gone to 5 towns in our province in partnership with other churches doing the same ministry in a span of seven years. It was always a fulfillment when you see people got saved and lives were changed by God.
My local church is very supportive in my ministry. Many have been trained and was being mentored to do the same and I’m very thankful that my calling was also the calling of the church in planting churches. Their heart was also molded by God into this kind of ministry.
CLI and their ordination class online has been of great help to fulfill the calling of God to me through Online Schooling and has also a blessing to many. I have had quality training for free and its mission to educate people of God to fulfill their calling effectively is really an amazing act of ministry. You are indeed God’s channel of blessings to many who have difficulties of studying in a Bible Seminary because of high fees. This ministry has the anointing of God and is seen in the lives of people sacrificing for the love of God and to be of service to fellow Christians.
Continue to pray for me as I also will continue to pray for CLI’s mission and vision. God bless you always in all ways CLI!
“God put seminary school on my heart several years ago. Fear, anxiety and finances have ultimately kept me from taking the steps that I know God has called me to take. Philippians 2:12 says, “…work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear.” This verse and the ones that follow really speak to my heart about being obedient to my Father, and that now is the time.”
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Hello my name is LaDonna. I am the wife of an amazing and supportive man who also happens to be my best friend. We have been best friends for 20 years, together for 16 and married for 11. He is such a blessing in my life. Together we have six beautiful children, one in heaven and five here on earth. I suppose you could say I am a “professional” mom by trade. As a child I dreamed of being a mother and I must say it is all I ever dreamed of, good days and bad. I’m a very creative person and I have a love for all art. My home holds proof of my creativity everywhere. I see the beauty in all of God’s creation and I believe He has given me the gift of creativity as a form of expression.
I became a true follower of Jesus in 2005. I accepted Jesus into my heart when I was a young girl, but I never really gave Him my heart and life. I believed but I definitely didn’t follow. Since I have given my heart fully over to Jesus, my eyes have been opened to what life is truly about.
I have worked in several different areas of ministry over the years. I was the children’s church director at a church in New Mexico for 3 years before moving to Colorado to plant a church. As part of the core church plant leadership team for 5 years, I served in almost every aspect of ministry possible. Now I have entered a new season in my life where God is calling me on a new adventure with Him.
I’m so excited to strengthen my walk with God and become more equipped to serve the kingdom! Having CLI free ministry classes online will help me to be obedient to my first love. Also, I love that CLI free ministry college is a unique school designed to raise up leaders to take God’s truth to the nations and that’s what ministry is all about. I’m not sure exactly where this new adventure with God will take me, but I do know that God is calling me to reach people who suffer with addictions, abuse, etc.. Evangelism would best describe my ministry calling and dream. My family is very supportive and my husband has a strong evangelistic calling as well.
We live in a very small rural area about 50 miles from the city. Our town is considered a “bedroom” community. Most people who live here work in the city and are only here, basically to sleep. This makes an authentic community very difficult, but this is something that our local church is very passionate about. Serving and loving those within our own community is very important. Because we are a “bedroom” community, our sphere of influence reaches all the way into the city. My church is very supportive of my ministry goals and dreams and pray for my family and I daily.
My father-in-law has a large street ministry that I will be spending time mentoring under as I continue to grow and learn more about what exactly God will have me do on this new adventure with him. I plan to go, with the street ministry team, on a trip to Mardi Gras this coming year. The team seeks to love and serve the many lost people that travel from all over the world to experience the festivities. Many years ago God called my father-in-law to go and pray for the lost and hurting. Groups of team members gather under handmade signs declaring the love, grace, etc. of God and wait for those seeking change and comfort in their lives to come and inquire. Then the work begins, PRAYER! Over the years many have come to know the Lord through this ministry.
I am very excited to have the opportunity to be part of what God is doing. Therefore please pray that my relationship with the Father grows stronger with every passing moment and that His will may be accomplished in and through me.
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“Evangelist and Church Teacher are the words I identify most from the ordination by CLI. In case of revival calling I place myself as fetus. I have a call to teach the bible and preach the Gospel, but still waiting my time while using effectively the opportunity I have. As I mentioned before I served as a small group leader and during that time I taught and preached the word. I used my gifts because the grace of God helped me to train a bunch of leaders in three years and even the group I left is now with two other leaders who received the group from me.” – Bibiyam Fikadu Geleta, CLI ministry training student
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My name is Bibiyam Fikadu Geleta. I was born on December 03, 1984 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I’m not married but on the way if Lord wants me to. I’m always active in reading and learning new things in the free time I have. I like to play basketball, table tennis, chess and pool in my recreational time.
I have a B.Pharm from Mekelle University, Ethiopia. I’m always in search and learning theological education online base including from CLI ministry school and many other short term and long term classes. I obviously use Viber and Facebook to communicate with both believers and unbelievers to exchange ideas of biblical truths.
I was raised within a divorced family where my mother was a singer (worldly song). My mother was always reading the bible even though she was in the world which didn’t resemble what she read to me and told me. This act of my mother led me to read the bible since I was 8. When I was an elementary school student I was preaching the gospel even though I was under the influence of my uncle. I was believed but didn’t have any communion with Christians but God used me to lead others to the truth.
While I was in high school and university I asked my Christian friends to take me to the local church, but none of them responded to my request because everybody was taking my word as jokes. After my graduation I came to realize that I should be involved in communion with the brothers and sisters and I did it by moving to the local church near to me. Immediately after I responded to the call of the Holy Spirit within me, God started to use me while I was a student of Salvation education. God talked me in visions and dreams. Since then He promised to use me till I compensated the years I lost in delusion between the godly and worldly life. I started living in peace and dependent on the Lord of my soul.
I was a servant, as a leader and teacher of youth, in the Youth Ministry of Ethiopian Full Gospel Church, Gullele local church. I served for three years in this ministry and it was hard but by the grace of God, Jesus did it through me. I currently moved to Egypt and one of the church found in Cairo, the Army of Righteousness Church accepted my service as a teacher and I’m just preparing myself to serve the Lord in this country.
Christian Leaders Institute contributed a priceless contribution in my fellowship with the Bible. From CLI I learned how to read and dig out the exact meaning of Scripture technically. I learned how to deal with believers, how to council, how to preach, how to teach … In addition, I can’t explain the great contribution of forum discussions and posts, and the sequential courses in Biblical Greek. In short term God highly used Christian Leaders Institute to build me up for the current and the future service in the Kingdom. In addition to the quality education from the institute the Ordination helped me for the acceptability of my service by the church.
In my previous location it was comfortable geographically to work the kingdom’s work. But now I can’t say anything because I’m just arriving there and not familiar with this area. But I believe that because I moved there due to the call of God I’m sure there may be challenges and the delivering power of God with me. The local church is accepting me as a servant of God and offering me an opportunity to serve the Lord.
God has equipped me with CLI ministry online training and other personal and educational experiences, and giving me a mission to stand against the false teachers and prophets not by focusing on their false teachings but by teaching and preaching the truth of the Word. And as I mentioned it earlier God used CLI ministry school and equipping me in so many powerful weapons that helping me to reveal the truth from the Word of God. CLI ministry school is the answer for my prayer because in the time I couldn’t pay anything for education. God put a desire to learn the Word but also CLI in parallel. The most amazing thing about CLI ministry is that they started ordination in the time I called for wider service. CLI already doing what was expected to make me stand for teaching.
I also wish if you pray for me to follow the will of God in doing everything that benefits the kingdom of God and lead others to salvation. In serving the Lord human wisdom (worldly philosophy and thoughts) and self desire are the obstacles that need to be removed, so please pray for my ministry to be cleansed from the teachings which lead to astray. God bless Christian Leaders Institute.
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