CLI Serves As A Leader In Calling All Peoples Called By God To Serve
Students and graduates of CLI find themselves better equipped for the ministry field after taking our free online ministry courses. With CLI, we welcome every one aspired by God to continue down the path towards their ministry dreams. We are Christian leaders building up our future revival leaders called by God. CLI is here to serve you in your biblical education. You are here to fulfill your calling and serve God in whatever He puts in your path.
Read the testimony and story of CLI student John Long Jr.
CLI Ministry Training- Further The Knowledge Of God
My name is John Long Jr. I live in Menifee, California. I was born and raised in San Diego, CA where I met my (SUPER HOTT!!) wife back in 10th grade. We have two beautiful daughters who are both semi-professional dancers at their current ages of 10 and 6. My wife and I will be going on 12 years of marriage as of this December 21, 2014.
I was brought up in a Christian home. My father’s father ( my granddad) was and still is a senior deacon at the Calvary Baptist Church in San Diego, CA. I was that little guy who spent all his time in church, especially in my teenage years. Whenever there was an event going on at church my brothers and I knew without a doubt we were going to be in attendance. I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior at the age of 13. I knew of God, The Son, and the Holy Spirit but I had never confessed it before the congregation. It seemed at that very moment when I was baptized my life was changed in the blink of an eye. I mean that very next day, which happened to be a Monday, I noticed a change in my thoughts. What used to matter just didn’t matter anymore. I thought something was wrong with me. At that particular time in my life, I didn’t recognize The Lord was transforming me into the person I am today.
I was called to ministry back in 2007 when my family and I were attending my father-in-law church. There I was the associate minister and youth director. I held that position for 3 years then moved to another church within San Diego, and there I was overseer for the audio/ video ministry, web designer and social media manger and The Young Adult President. I held those positions for about 2 years (not all at the same time) and then the family and I moved to our current residence here in Menifee, CA. We commuted from Menifee to San Diego for about a year before we decided to look for a new church home in our current city.
We visited a few churches in our local community, but before we committed to a new church we wanted to hear from The Lord. I applied to a local church in the city of Perris, CA as their Youth/Young Adult and Children Ministry Director and soon after the interview, I was given the position. But get this, less than 90 days into my new role, the church leadership fell apart and to make a long story short I pray fully resign from the position as Director. Having this feeling of wanting to serve The Lord in ministry and not being able to due to other people’s mistakes, I prayed to The Lord asking for His guidance and direction for our next move in ministry. Long behold, The Lord had a plan the entire time. As far as the church which I resigned from in Perris, CA, a few of its members showed up at my home on a Sunday asking, “what time does church start?” It was kind of funny because just a few nights before, I asked The Lord what was His purpose for sending my family to this new church if He knew I was going to resign in less than 90 days? But the knock on the door and the question which was asked, answer the question I had asked The Father! God knew His people were going to be in need of a new leader and Christ chose me to be that guy. I am now a pastor of a small home church in the city of Menifee, CA. We are about 10-15 members deep and we have been going strong for about 4 months now. I never knew how much work goes into being a pastor, let alone a senior pastor. But boy-o-boy it’s worth it!
I was looking to deepen my knowledge of Christ and further my level of understanding in His Holy Word. My wife actually found CLI and when she told me it was free I didn’t believe her. It actually took me 3-5 months to even look at CLI’s website to see if the school WAS free, let alone real! But here I am at CLI and loving every bit of it. I truly can use the CLI scholarship because it will help me to further my knowledge of God without having to stress about being able to afford a world class education of Christ Jesus and with more education that the Lord pours into me, I in turn can pour that same knowledge out on His people. Education is one thing no one can take away from you. So I strive to know all about Christ. Someone once said, “the better equipped you are , you are preparing to win the war”.
Please keep our ministry in your prayers by praying for “Kadesh Ministry” and please pray that The Lord will continue to use us right here in the city of Menifee and it surrounding cities.
Be blessed,
Pastor J.
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Bible School For Women
What does a Bible School for Women need to be like? This Bible school would need to be flexible to meet the many expectations placed on women today. This Bible School for Women needs to be inexpensive or free. This Bible School needs to be online. Laura Masoner is a woman that found Christian Leaders Institute as a great option. Read her amazing story.
My name is Laura Masoner. I am a recent transplant in the city of Port St Lucie, Florida, USA, moving here from a small town in Maryland where I lived my previous 47 years. When I was a young mother of 2 very small children, by the prompting of the Holy Spirit I began to read a Bible that had been given to me as a gift. Although I’d grown up as a Catholic, I was not taught directly from scripture in my small church, I mostly learned about how to be a good Catholic and how obtaining the proper sacraments and confessing my sins regularly to the priests would get me into heaven. Subsequently, I became an atheist for several years beginning at age 14, but after the birth of my first child in my twenties, I knew that life was not an accident, nor was it happenstance. Searching for God in the pages of scripture one night, my eyes were suddenly opened and the years of sin and rebellion were miraculously forgiven and I felt clean, loved, wanted, and safe for the first time in my life.
After a number of years my walk turned lukewarm. Then I became gravely ill and was not expected to survive. I began to pray as I was rushed to the hospital and had a profound encounter with Christ. What He said in my heart was that He loved me, and that one day I’d stand before Him and I would give an account for the life that He’d given to me. A wave of sadness came over me because I had squandered the gifts with which I’d been blessed and wasted years living life selfishly in my own way. In spite of that, He loved me anyway, and I felt the love and sadness He had for me because I’d chosen so much less, and He had intended for me so much more. I did not pray that night for Him to spare my life because it was His to take and I knew I had nothing with which to bargain. I was not afraid to meet Him, but felt heart sick over how I’d been living. My prayer to Him was if He decided He wanted me to remain on earth, I would follow Him with my whole heart and I’d be “all in” for Christ.
Obviously I survived, and by the power of the Holy Spirit, He has nurtured me along the way and I have become more and more on fire for Him. I have always had a passion for teaching and writing, and have felt the urgency to pursue those callings. I am a life group leader in my local church which I love, but I know that I am still lacking in many areas. I work full time but do not make enough money to attend a Bible college or seminary. Every couple of years I would look on the internet for a Bible school for women or a distance learning opportunity that would meet my needs, and finally God answered my prayer in leading me to the Christian Leaders Institute. Having the scholarship will help me to push forward with the knowledge and training necessary to teach and spread the Word. Florida has a very transient population, I meet transplants routinely. There is a great harvest here for anyone who is willing to walk the path God has chosen for them.
Please pray that I will succeed according to His will. Learning has become more challenging for me since my illness because I was oxygen deficient for an extended period. I want so much to infuse His word into my DNA and breath in all that He has for me.
Women all over the world are finding Christian Leaders Institute to be a high quality Bible school for women. Click here if you want to find out the strategy of CLI and why we are determined to keep CLI free.
Be an Example, Be a Christian Leader
With the uprising of ungodly behavior being spread throughout the world among our youth and even adults, fulfill the mission in becoming a Christian Leader! The mission is simple: spread the message of Jesus with others; and show the ones you come across in your life (show love to thy neighbor) the path called “a better way.” On the road down a better way, we show love in listening to others, showing patience with one’s turning to the Lord for salvation and repentance, kindness and gentleness at all times, and the last thing we do is mistreat another human being whether we know them or not. Through our actions, and not just by words of I am a Christian, may others see the Truth in living the better way and then in turn want what we’ve got. And what do we got? We have the joy of the Lord. Be an example, be a Christian leader!
Christian Leader & Aspired Future Pastor
Craig Bailey
United States
A Patient God and a Slow Learner
“Obtuse- slow to understand or perceive something.”
This word describes my walk with the Lord. I grew up in a Christian home and publicly professed faith in Jesus and was baptized when I was thirteen. I read my Bible and went to church, but did not grow in the faith for many years. In fact, it has only been in the past five years that I have come to understand the mercy and grace my God has lavished upon me. I am 50 years old. For 32 years, God has been patient with this dull-witted man. Praise be His holy name.
Like so many people in the US, I had my own brand of religion. I would go through phases of church attendance and involvement, like teaching Sunday school and playing in the worship band, to playing golf or drinking beer and watching sports on Sunday. I lived for me. However, in my heart I had no joy or sense of purpose. Seeing, but not perceiving. Hearing, but not listening. I was miserable. My strength was gone. Life was meaningless. It was at this point that I turned to the Lord in prayer and Bible study. He helped me to see that He had always been there right beside me. Now I rest in His grace and thank Him for His mercy.
I believe that the US is in the religious stage of Apostasy. The freedom to worship in this country has been a double-edged sword. The diversity of beliefs in this country has created the mindset that all roads lead to God and that truth is relative. I have found this to be the greatest obstacle to my Christian witness. People have created their own God in their head. I have even heard some say, “If there is a God, He will understand that I’m basically a good person and tried my best.” When pressed for a definition of ‘good’, the explanation is always subjective. Few read the Bible even though copies are plentiful. God has given the US so much truth that I truly believe that our misuse of His Word will be judged. I am amazed at the stories I have read from other countries where Bibles are scarce yet people come to a saving faith in Christ. I do believe that His Word does not return void and my desire is to share the Gospel.
I believe that I will be a christian leader at some point in the near future. I believe that God has led me to Christian Leaders Institute in order to prepare me for the ministry He has planned for me. In other words, my dream is to be used in any way God sees fit to use me. I have a desire to be a pastor because I can see the power of the Gospel in transforming lives. I have an ability to meet people where they are without judgment. God is the only judge. And I am willing to lead them to Christ. I am not ashamed of the Gospel. I can proclaim the Word and let my Lord work on the sin in their life. I know He can because He does it daily with me.
I have a felt need to help others see that Jesus is the solution to every problem with His presence alone. God never answered Job’s questions, He provided Job with His presence and Job’s questions were answered. The Holy Spirit is limitless and there is no sin that cannot be forgiven. He has given me the gift to receive all sinners with open arms just as He has received me.
My local church has many unmet ministry needs and in need of more then one Christian leader. So far, I have not been led to fill any of these positions. Since I have acted impulsively in the past with poor results, I have put this decision in my Lord’s hands. I believe that through the training I receive at CLI to be a Christian leader, God will open the door to one of these positions and send me to the harvest field. I have studied my Bible many years and read numerous books on Apologetics and Christian living. I believe that having some tangible evidence of my knowledge and commitment will help me get a foot in the door as a Christian leader in ministry. The certificates and diplomas offered by CLI will help me succeed. I believe that I am enrolled at CLI for a reason.
So far I am alone in my ministry pursuit. I love and cherish my wife, but she is not prepared to accompany me on this journey. She is an unchurched Christian, partly due to my past record of ministry failures. I know, in time, she will join me in my walk because this time I am under the direction of my God and He will set the timetable, not me. In His strength I will prevail, not on my own.
Lastly, I seek prayer that God will mold me into the Christian leader He needs me to be and He will remove any obstacles in my way and give me the strength required to do His will. He is my King and Master, the only God, and I am forever grateful for the grace and mercy He has lavished upon me. God has been patient with me and taught me to be patient with others. Praise be the name of the Lord.
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