Bible Training offered at seminaries and Bible colleges is usually costly. Christian Leaders Institute offers Bible training using the internet. Christian Leaders Institute provides high quality Bible training classes which includes courses like Old Testament and New Testament Survey. CLI brings over 22 advanced ministry training classes to those called into ministry around the world.
Bible Training Christian Leaders Basic Graduate Story
I am Marlon Tuazon, an overseas Filipino working here in Rimini, Italy. I was born on September 21, 1963. My permanent residence is Orani, Bataan, Philippines. I am the third eldest in a family of seven. I have been married to Yolanda Tuazon for almost eighteen years. Unfortunately, we don’t have any children.
I came to know the Lord Jesus on March 20, 1984, when someone invited me to Bible training in a neighboring dormitory. I was a second year college student at the time studying Civil Engineering at Feati University, in Manila. After six months, I decided to follow Jesus and serve Him in the ministry. I started attending more Bible training often. I went to leadership training, seminars, and a school of evangelism in our church. After I graduated from college, I returned to my hometown and continued my unofficial Bible training there. Due to an economic crisis and low salary however, I was convinced by my brother to work here in Italy. Unfortunately, I have no chance to practice my profession in Italy because of the language barrier. Also, they do not recognize degrees that are not from their schools. So instead, I have been working as a domestic helper since April of 2007. I petitioned my wife and she followed me here after three years. Although I am working, I still serve the Lord by helping our senior pastor in the teaching and preaching area of ministry .
To do ministry here in Italy is quite difficult and challenging because of the language problem. Most Italians prefer to listen and speak in their own language. Moreover, most of them are Catholics and are more interested in going to coffee bars, amusement centers, and parks, rather than church services. That is why our ministry here is limited to people who can understand English and also to our fellow Filipinos.
I identify myself as a pastor, because it has always been in my heart to bring people to Christ and help them grow spiritually. It is also my desire to give Bible training to workers and leaders for the Lord.
As I look back on my life, it has been God’s faithfulness, goodness, mercy and love, during my ups and downs, trials and difficulties, that has prompted me to pursue Bible training and ministry.
My dreams and goals are to bring more people to Christ and to become a full time pastor. Our local church is supporting us in this calling through prayer and encouragement. My wife plays a big role in the ministry as well, especially teaching children in Sunday School.
The desire to have formal Bible training at a Bible Institute like CLI has always been on my heart, especially when some pastors have questioned my eligibility because I didn’t have a diploma from a Bible School. At present I cannot afford to enroll though, because my salary is only enough to sustain our expenses here and the remittances we send to our parents in the Philippines.
Getting a scholarship from CLI will solve this problem and help me to accomplish my vision and dreams for the glory of GOD. Thank you CLI for this free high quality Bible training that you give the world!
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Special Calling – HVAC Service Technician Gets Free Ministry Training Online
HVAC service technician Aalden Guilmette found Christian Leaders Institute at just the right time. He had always felt a special calling. Things may not have always gone right in his life but now he heads a men’s fellowship group. Time and money are tight for many these days, including Aalden, but free online training at CLI is making a tremendous difference in his life and can in yours too.
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Christian Leaders Institute Graduate Aalden Guilmette tells us his story:
I am a 35 year old husband and father of four. I work as an HVAC service technician in Southeast Michigan.
I was saved at a young age and wandered from the faith in my late teens. I came back to the Lord in my early twenties and have walked with Him since.
I have always felt a special calling on my life for ministry. I enjoy speaking the truth and have a special heaviness on my heart for fathers and families. I currently lead a men’s fellowship group at my church.
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The following is just one of many instances where the Bible tells about people having a special calling…
1 Corinthians 1:26-27 ESV / “For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong;”…
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I am not sure what my ministry dream is. I only know that I am willing to go wherever the Lord leads me. Through prayer and meditation in the Word, I have been prompted to get further ministry training. I was unsure how this would take place, as both time and finances are very tight at this time.
A special calling from Jesus should never be hindered for financial reasons. That is why the donations we receive at Christian Leaders Institute and the people who donate them, are so special.
As of late, I have been writing Christian songs, teaching the men’s fellowship group, and earnestly seeking the Lords direction in every area of my life.
Christian Leaders Institute is truly an answer to my prayers. I am excited to get the training I need to further serve our Savior. Thank you so much for providing these classes.
I would like to ask for prayer that I could discern the direction God has for me.
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Often when you have a special calling you may find finances can hold you back. We have found that even when people are doing well there are things that can keep them from moving forward in life. Whether you are having money troubles, family problems, or other issues; it can be just the right time to pursue a Bible based education.
– Jeremiah 29:11 ESV / “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”At Christian Leaders Institute our dream is for everyone, no matter what their circumstances are, to have access to free quality online Bible courses. These classes prepare people for ministry and help them gain wisdom for life through God’s Word… Take the time to learn more by clicking HERE or to donate to someone’s future follow the link HERE.
Ready to Answer the Call
My name is Chuck Byers, I was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. I am 62 years old and married with 6 children and 13 grandchildren. My wife and I live in an old farmhouse we have renovated for the past 36 years in Wattsburg, Pennsylvania. The Lord has blessed us with 3 boys and 3 girls. All of our children have dedicated their life to the Lord and they, and their families, are serving the Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ, or even religion, was never brought up in our house as I was growing up. Both of my parents were very abusive, which caused me to quit high school and join the United States Navy at the age of seventeen. From there my life went downhill. I turned to alcohol and drugs to try to forget the past. In 1972 I met and married my wife Brenda and from there things started to turn around. We began to go to church, though at first it was hit and miss. Then in 1978, I was in a truck accident. I was thrown out of the truck and broke my back in two places. Even though I did not know Christ as my personal Savior, He was watching out for me. I was told I would never walk again, but two months later, I walked out of the hospital. I knew then that there was more to God than just going to church. In 1983, I accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal Savior, along with my wife.
In 1984, God called me to prepare for full time ministry. I knew there was no way I could move to go to a bible college and still support my wife and four children so I didn’t go. But Christ was patient with me and never took the desire to pursue ministry away, and in 2013, He told me again that it was time to prepare. At the time I was 62 and thought it was crazy, but my wife and I decided that we could not say no again.
When I heard about CLI it was like a miracle. Because I am on disability from three cervical surgeries and two heart surgeries, I am unable to afford a college education. A donation based education from CLI gives me the chance to study and prepare for whatever God has in store for me and now, I am ready to answer the call to serve the Lord! All of my children are behind me one hundred percent and know that this has been my calling for years.
My desire has always been to be a pastor or an evangelist, but whatever God has for me, I will follow Him. This scholarship is very important to me as it will allow me to study Gods word at my own pace. I know that the Holy Spirit will guide me the whole way. I will need a lot of prayer to get me through the courses and would appreciate all the prayers I can get. Thank you for the opportunity to pursue God’s call on my life.