Online Seminary Classes
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Online seminary classes are available to you tuition free. You will start with the “Getting Started Class.” These classes officially begin next semester, but you can start them now. This gives you more time to complete your classes. These online seminary classes take your Bible School training right to your web connections.
If you are new to Christian Leaders Institute and want to take these online seminary classes, you must first take the “Getting Started Class” which is available all the time. This class starts your online seminary experience off right. You will focus on you reproducible walk with God and your basic Christian doctrine.
Getting Started Class: Reproducible Walk With God and Christian Basics CLI Professors (7 credits)
Online seminary at Christian Leaders Institute gets started with this course. This course is the core orientation to Christian Leaders Institute (CLI), where you meet some of the leaders of CLI and get your computer ready for study. You will also learn about discipleship and evangelism. This course secures your scholarship. You will study how to get a reproducible walk with God and the basic doctrines of the Bible. After you complete this class you will have full standing at Christian Leaders Institute and you will receive your first certificate, the “Christian Basics Certificate. ”
Online Seminary Regular Early Start Classes
Old Testament Survey Dr. David Graves and Dr. David Feddes (3 credits )
This class explores God’s Word in the Old Testament, paying particular attention to literary, historical, and theological dimensions. Your ministry will benefit from Old Testament Survey.
New Testament Survey Rev. Pedro Aviles, Dr. Jeff Weima, and Dr. David Feddes
Supervisor: Dr. David Feddes (3 credits)
This course explores God’s Word in the New Testament, paying particular attention to literary, historical, and theological dimensions. Your ministry will benefit from New Testament Survey.
Church History Dr. David Feddes (4 credits)
(Outside Books Needed) 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 you to see God’s faithfulness in the past and to better understand the church’s present challenges and opportunities.
Pastoral Care and Marriage Rev. Henry Reyenga Jr., Mr. Brian DeCook, Esq. and Dr. Drew Brown (3 credits)
This ministry training course is essential for being an effective pastor. This course will cover listening skills, important relationship boundaries, conflict resolution, and marriage issues including preparing couples for marriage. This important ministry training course can be taken with your spouse if you have one.
Church and Ministry Rev. Henry Reyenga Jr. (3 credits)
This ministry training 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.
Theology I Dr. David Feddes (4 credits)
(Outside Book Needed) Important for ministry training in good doctrine. This course considers core biblical doctrines about God, humanity, Christ, the Holy Spirit, and salvation. (Can be taken either before or after Theology II)
Theology II Dr. David Feddes (4 credits)
(Outside Book Needed) 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 Theology I)
Christian Ethics Dr. David Feddes (3 Credits)
(Outside Book needed) This course focuses on living according to God’s pattern for you. You will study biblical commands and their wise application to various life situations. You will expose demonic strategies of temptation and learn about spiritual warfare. You will seek ways to express the Christ-life within you by the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Hermeneutics and Exegesis Dr. David Feddes, Dr. Jeff Weima, and Dr. David Graves (3 credits)
How to interpret the Bible is an advanced part of your ministry training. This course deals with key issues in how to interpret the Bible. Students learn steps for studying a passage and practice using various study tools, including computer software, to become more skilled in understanding biblical passages and preparing sermons.
Biblical Greek I Dr. David Feddes (4 credits)
(Outside Book Needed) This is the first in a sequence of three courses on the basics of New Testament Greek. This course takes your ministry training deeper as you study the original language the New Testament was written in.