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Are you seeking confidence and competence as a Christian leader? Welcome to a Ministry School that offers free online Bible classes, ministry credentials, college credential possibilities, ordination options, and much more!
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About Us
Christian Leaders Institute makes free online Bible courses available to you. You get access to over 150 free online courses and mini-courses where you can earn credentials that will help you in your personal growth and/or your ministry. Take Free Ministry Training Online today!
These free online Bible courses will increase your knowledge of the Bible, discipleship, and witness for Jesus Christ.
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Global Ministry Training
CLI Students In Over 195 Countries
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Our Goal!
Our goal is to help you courageously share Jesus Christ for global impact and worldwide ministry!
Explore Christianity through these classes and also discover what your next step as a Christian leader is. We have several free Christian Leadership classes that will help you! If you have been recently called to ministry, Christian Leaders Institute can help!
FInd the right fit for you!
You can take free ministry training online for local ordination. You are guided through an ordination certification program if you need a local license or ordination. One popular program is the Christian Wedding Officiant program that is designed for the Christian who is asked to do a wedding ceremony and wants some college-level skills training and locally verified clergy recognition.
Maybe you are interested in being a Life Coach. Complete free Life Coaching classes online. You are connected to a life coach minister program with certification options.
Offered courses
This ministry training course examines the historical writings of the Old Testament, focusing on the stories of God’s dealings with Israel in preparation for the coming of Jesus Christ. The class also shows some applications for contemporary Christian living and preaching. (The Old Testament’s detailed laws, Psalms, wisdom writings, and prophets are featured in other classes.)
This class explores God’s Word in the New Testament, paying particular attention to literary, historical, and theological dimensions.
This foundational ministry training course focuses on some of the most basic truths in God’s Word, the Bible, for guiding Christian belief and behavior. Students will learn these truths, find where they are taught in Scripture, and grow in their ability to state Christian truths clearly and briefly to others.
This class looks at mighty things the Holy Spirit does in the thought, work, and practice of presenting God’s grace to others through evangelism.
This course discusses caring for others pastorally as well as strengthening your own marriage. Whether you are married or not, this course gets at the spiritual principles of what makes a powerful kingdom partnership as a husband and wife become one spiritually, emotionally, and sexually.
This course explores various kinds of chaplaincy, such as prison, military, and hospital chaplains, along with the potential for using online chat to minister as “chatplains.” Students will engage in biblical and theological reflection about chaplaincy, develop personal qualities and skills, and learn basic practices for bringing Christ’s healing presence into challenging situations.
This advanced class presents key building blocks of a thriving marriage, offers insights for strengthening one’s own marriage, develops ability to offer pre-marriage preparation for couples, and cultivates skills for marriage counseling.
The very idea that there can be such a thing as a Christian Philosophy has long been denied and seldom tried. This course will explain why some Christian philosophers of the 20th century concluded that a Christian philosophy is possible, and will end with a brief account of one proposal of such a theory, the Christian theory of reality developed by Herman Dooyeweerd (1894 – 1977).
Do the courses
give me credits?
Take Free Ministry Training Online at the college-level or at the non-college credit mini-course-level. In total, there are over 150 courses and mini-courses available which include plenty of Award levels at the apprentice, basic, intermediate, and advanced tracks that will meet your learning goals. These Christian college classes can be used for personal improvement, ministry readiness, or college credit with the CLI’s Leadership Excellence School.Christian Leaders Institute is your gateway to CLI’s Leadership Excellence School where you can earn these certificates, diplomas, and degrees with many of these courses. Do some free college-level online classes first, they enroll at CLI’s Leadership Excellence School for collegiate credentials!
What work does the college courses vs mini courses include?
All mini-courses are designed to be completed within five hours, but they do require short postings in a class forum. All the college-level courses Online Biblical classes include lectures, course materials, and quizzes.
How Is This possible?
These online Bible classes at Christian Leaders Institute are free to you. They are made possible through a generosity-driven model like a local church. Many share to fund tuition-free model, including foundations, churches, and individuals. Students also give to keep these classes free!
Start your Christian education journey by enrolling in our registration activity that takes around 15 minutes to complete. After you complete this registratioin activity, you will be able to take any of the courses offered at Christian Leaders Institute. You do not need a high school diploma, but you must complete the admissions class so that you thrive in your studies.
Do the courses give me credits?
what work does the college courses vs the mini-courses include?
How Is This possible?
Take Free Ministry Training Online at the college-level or at the non-college credit mini-course-level. In total, there are over 200 courses and mini-courses available which include plenty of Award levels at the apprentice, basic, intermediate, and advanced tracks that will meet your learning goals. These Christian college classes can be used for personal improvement, ministry readiness, or college credit with the CLI’s Leadership Excellence School.Christian Leaders Institute is your gateway to CLI’s Leadership Excellence School where you can earn these certificates, diplomas, and degrees with many of these courses. Do some free college-level online classes first, they enroll at CLI’s Leadership Excellence School for collegiate credentials!
All mini-courses are designed to be completed within five hours, but they do require short postings in a class forum. All the college-level courses Online Biblical classes include lectures, course materials, and quizzes.
These online Bible classes at Christian Leaders Institute are free to you. They are made possible through a generosity-driven model like a local church. Many share to fund tuition-free model, including foundations, churches, and individuals. Students also give to keep these classes free!
Start your Christian education journey by enrolling in our registration activity that takes around 15 minutes to complete. After you complete this registratioin activity, you will be able to take any of the courses offered at Christian Leaders Institute. You do not need a high school diploma, but you must complete the admissions class so that you thrive in your studies.
CLI's leadership excellence school
CLI’s Leadership Excellence School is an online Christian college connected to Christian Leaders Institute which provides tuition-free online courses, offered in over 200 countries, and low-cost degree programs to multiply difference-makers everywhere and in every economic situation. The fees are used to assure that the standards of accreditation are followed for college degree-seeking students.
In November 2019, the ABHE accepted CLI’s Leadership Excellence School into Applicant Status for accreditation that is recognized by the United States Department of Education. Our College is now listed in their directory.
Still Wondering if this is Right For You?
Christian Leaders Institute may be right for you if you are seeking to take your next step in your Christian education journey. Here are some options you may want to consider:
- Christian growth for new Christians or maturing Christians. Check out mini-courses.
- College Credentials – Your free completed ministry training classes are able to transfer to CLI’s Leadership Excellence School. You can earn a Bachelor of Divinity (120 credits) and many accredited colleges and seminaries will accept you! Institutions like Liberty University, Ohio Christian University, Calvin Seminary, Western Theological Seminary, and Northern Baptist Seminary.
- Local Ordination, with global recognition. Christian Leaders Alliance partners with Christian Leaders Institute to guide you through a legitimate ordination process where your ordination is included on a global directory.
- Continuing education for people already in ministry,
- Training and credentials for paid, part-time, or volunteer ministry positions.
- Enterprise classes that help you provide for your family as a Christian leader in business.
Christian Leaders Institute is a ministry school that gives you the opportunity to get the training you need to live out your God-given call and purpose.
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