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Free Life Skills Class – Become a Stronger and Healthier You 

by Professor: Dr. David Feddes

You are part of God’s special operations. Your mission is to reclaim the world for Christ. You have been saved and called to help. This class is about helping you to become a stronger and healthier you. This free life skills class is perfect for living a more confident and healthy life!

This free life skills class gives you Biblical insights and practical knowledge that make you stronger for your mission. Each topic is applied to your spiritual, physical, financial, intellectual, emotional, relational, and vocational dimensions of life.

Dr. David Feddes will bring you through the crucial areas of total fitness for you to thrive in leading others.

You will Learn and Grow in this free life skills class 

  1. Total fitness: hear God’s call to embrace practical wisdom and discipline for strengthening the whole person.
  2. Spiritual fitness: draw near to God and stand stronger against Satan through spiritual disciplines.
  3. Physical fitness: know why the body matters to God, improve bodily health, and use body language well.
  4. Financial fitness: earn a good living, escape debt, build wealth, honor God and bless others with money.
  5. Intellectual fitness: build healthy curiosity, sharp thinking, lifelong study, and courage to stand for truth,
  6. Emotional fitness: learn to face feelings honestly and discover God working through emotions.
  7. Relational fitness: heal from past relational wrongs and wounds, and interact with others in a wise and godly manner
  8. Vocational fitness: pursue God’s calling for job, career, and other tasks.

You are welcome to take this free life skills Class supported by generous vision partners. These vision partners include blessed Christian Leaders Institute Graduates, Kingdom-minded Christians and Foundations, and others.

Begin your free life skills course now! You will begin by taking a Getting Started Orientation class. Then you are encouraged to enroll in the Christian Leaders Connection Class which helps you get situated at Christian Leaders Institute. You are also free to immediately take this Total Fitness class by Dr. David Feddes.

Other Opportunities:

More Ministry Training Classes and Programs -These Ministry training programs will fuel your calling and increase your impact. Gather digital mission credentials or order official awards. These credentials are perfect for local ministry opportunities and ordination.

Ordination – Completing free classes opens you up to an ordination opportunity that is both locally and globally recognized with the Christian Leaders Alliance. Check out how you can become an Ordained Christian Leader. Low fees apply for ordination packages.

College Degree –  Earn your College Degree – Use your Christian Leaders Institute free classes for collegiate credentials. Earn certificates, diplomas and degrees. Low administration fees apply.

Tuition free ministry training

The Road to “De-Mask-Us”

I am Ruth Roman from the United States. Feeling called to minister, I enrolled online at the Christian Leaders Institute (Learn more about studying the Bible online, Click Here). The tuition free ministry training and Bible courses will equip me for my call.

My Story

I met the Lord on the Road to “De-Mask-Us.” Like Paul, He had to demask me. A veil covered my life and eyes. However, God opened my eyes and life in Him.

In 2014, I gave my life to Christ after escaping an abusive relationship. I was successful by the world’s standard but needed what money couldn’t buy. When I came to Yeshua, He processed me through the pain of my past. Further, He taught me how to have a real relationship with Him. Enjoined with Him, my life made sense. Jesus made my life make sense. He knew me better than I knew myself. I found my identity in Him. He is nourishment for my soul.

When considering past material wealth, nothing sustains life like Him. He satisfies like nothing else, not money or sex or another person. Jesus occupies a place nothing else can reach, nothing can touch. He was the missing element, the vital component, my life was missing. Therefore, He became my breath and my joy. His presence brings me peace. He’s lifted my head.

My Call and Tuition Free Ministry Training at CLI

I received the call to ministry through a series of dreams and a Pauline-type encounter with Christ. He has called me into itinerant ministry in inner healing, teaching, and preaching the Gospel with an added emphasis on women and children. The tuition free ministry training online at the Christian Leaders Institute is a blessing as I prepare for my call.

Register a Study Account

Register for a free study account that automatically enrolls you in the Getting Started Class at the Christian Leaders Learning Platform. The Getting Started class will take you less than an hour to complete.

When you log in to the Learning Platform, you will notice that the Getting Started Class automatically appears on your dashboard.    

The Getting Started Class will orientate you to the Christian Leaders Learning Platform and the Programs offered, including:

  1. Ministry Awards, Certificates, and Diplomas with the Christian Leaders Institute.
  2. College Degrees with the CLI’s Leadership Excellence School.
  3. Minister Credentialling (Ordination) with the Christian Leaders Alliance, including local Soul Center registration possibilities. 

Note: You can enroll in tuition-free courses or mini-courses immediately without finishing the getting started class.  

Find out more about women in ministry here

Bible Knowledge

A Path of Redemption

Hello, my name is Chris Chevela. Wanting more Bible knowledge, I am a student at the Christian Leaders Institute (Learn more about studying the Bible online, Click Here). Here is my story of redemption in God’s loving grace.

Who I Am

I am from the great state of Michigan In the USA. I live in South Lyon, in the Ann Arbor area, home to the University of Michigan. My wife of five years, Julie, and I are a blended family with five kids aged 18 to 27.

My education includes a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from the University of Michigan, a Master of Science in Information Systems from Lawrence Technological University, and a Dimensions of the Faith certificate from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary.

How God Transformed My Life

In 1987, I came to know Jesus when I was 11 years old. I grew up in a non-Christian home but in a Christian family community. My parents divorced when I was six years old. My uncle was a church pastor, and my aunt and grandma taught me about Jesus and the Bible from a young age.

After moving around with my mom, we landed in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. My brother and I were at a crossroads with my mom. She could not care for us well, and we were getting into much trouble. She sent us back to Michigan, where we lived with our dad from then on. He had met a wonderful Christian woman who later became our stepmom. She was instrumental in teaching me about the love and grace of God. In 1987, mainly because of her, I told her I wanted to become saved because I wanted to go to Heaven to be with Jesus for eternity.

Growth and Changes

From 11 to 22, I learned the basics of being a Christian and had a relationship with Jesus. However, I did not grow that relationship too much or gain much Bible knowledge. I lived a “clean” life for the most part, but my Christian walk was stagnant. Finally, in 1998, I started to get more serious about improving my walk with God. It was then that I met my first wife in church. We hit it off and married in October 1999.

God worked a lot in our lives over the years. We had our first child in 2003 and our second in 2004. At this time, I got involved in Children’s ministry at our new church home, Oak Pointe Church in Novi. I’ve been involved ever since. I enjoy bringing the message of Jesus to K-5th graders.

Despite the beautiful life God blessed us with, my first wife and I had a breakdown in our marriage. As a result, we made the tough decision to divorce in 2014. It was not something I wanted. However, it completely transformed my life, changed me forever, and set me on a path of ongoing spiritual growth and maturity.

Through the divorce process, I experienced deep inner healing and forgiveness as never before from God. In addition, I found out I had abandonment and addiction issues from childhood. Finally, I could receive healing from those deep-rooted issues through counseling and holistic prayer ministry.

A New Direction and Bible Knowledge at CLI

I stayed in my role volunteering in Children’s ministry. Further, I joined a new Life Group through our church, which was the beginning of the next phase of my life. Through Life Group, I met the most fantastic woman, Julie. We both had come out of a divorce with a passion for being transformed by God and used by Him for His glory.

As we connected and started dating, we discovered we both had a passion for helping kids. We married on July 21, 2018. Since then, we have been busy building our new blended family of seven on a beautiful property God blessed us with. For you see, God gave both of us a vision to use horses and horse lessons to help provide free riding lessons to kids. We also want to help women and children impacted by trafficking. God provided the home and property. We are taking this time to build our family and improve our home.

Through Christian Leaders Institute, I am looking to expand my Bible knowledge and knowledge of God. Further, I also want to learn to preach the Gospel of Jesus through my words and actions in helping and loving others. I am grateful to CLI for the tuition-free online ministry courses. I will be equipped through these courses wherever God leads me in ministry.

Register a Study Account

Register for a free study account that automatically enrolls you in the Getting Started Class at the Christian Leaders Learning Platform. The Getting Started class will take you less than an hour to complete.

When you log in to the Learning Platform, you will notice that the Getting Started Class automatically appears on your dashboard.    

The Getting Started Class will orientate you to the Christian Leaders Learning Platform and the Programs offered, including:

  1. Ministry Awards, Certificates, and Diplomas with the Christian Leaders Institute.
  2. College Degrees with the CLI’s Leadership Excellence School.
  3. Minister Credentialling (Ordination) with the Christian Leaders Alliance, including local Soul Center registration possibilities. 

Note: You can enroll in tuition-free courses or mini-courses immediately without finishing the getting started class.  

Find out more about women in ministry here

Grief Support Ministry Training

My name is Charlene Loughlin, and I am 63 years old. Currently, I live in Klamath Falls, Oregon. I am taking grief support ministry training courses online at the Christian Leaders Institute.

My Journey

I have had an incredible journey with Christ. However, at times, it felt like the experience of the Israelites wandering in the desert for 40 years. I grew up in a poor non-Christian home with five brothers and a single mom on welfare. However, my grandmother, who I spent many summers with, was a believer. She taught me about Jesus’ love.  So, I decided at an early age I wanted to go to church.

My mother got sick when I was in High School. My youth choir sang at church. So I always asked my mom to attend, but she declined every time. One day, I fell off a motorcycle and hit my hip on the curb. I was in a lot of pain, but I wanted to go to church. Although concerned, my mother let me go. Her orders were that I would go to the doctor as soon as I got home from church. I returned home with a big smile, explaining that the Lord had healed me. She knew something changed, so to my amazement, she decided to go to our choir performance. That night, she gave her heart to the Lord. She died six months later of cancer. At 18, I was now on my own.

That was the first death I ever experienced.  Sadly, there were many deaths to come. About 10 years later, my father died, then, within two weeks, my brother died. A few years later, another brother died by suicide. Then another brother died of liver disease. My grandmother died shortly after that. Shortly after that, my marriage ended.

A Changed Life

The toll of all the loss finally caught up to me. Living a double life sinning Monday thru Saturday, I still went to church on Sunday. The Holy Spirit convicted me, but I could not break free from the life I had chosen. Through all my sins and rebellion, God was always there. However, one day, I heard the Lord say, “I will spit you out of my mouth.” I ignored His warning. Then I literally felt for the first time in my life that God’s presence left me. It terrified me! I cried out, asking Jesus back into my life. It was a wake-up call to a sincere relationship with God, not just a religious performance that I had for all those years.

I decided to go to college and get my teaching credentials in special education. Then, I worked on an Indian Reservation for six years. One Sunday, a man was speaking from the pulpit, asking people to join him on a short mission trip to Guatemala. I jumped at the chance thinking it would be a mini-vacation. Little did I know that it would turn my world upside down. After I returned home, the orphanage stayed on my mind. A year later, I sold all my things and moved to Guatemala as a full-time missionary. I lived there for four years until I got very sick and knew it was time to return to the USA.

New Direction

After I returned, I felt lost and alone without a purpose. I never really connected with my community again. I went back to teaching, but it never felt the same and I missed ministry. Then, on my way home after visiting my younger brother, I drove through a small town and heard a voice say, “You are going to move here.”  I knew no one in the area, so I wasn’t sure why that popped into my head.

Two years later, God provided a job and I moved to that town.  I connected immediately with a supportive church family and made amazing friends. It was the connection I desperately wanted. However, I still had a tug on my heart for ministry. Over the years, I saw many people who lost loved ones, especially during covid. I also lost my very best friend of over 30 years. Feeling the sting of grief again, I woke up one morning realizing my ministry was to start a grief support group at our church.

Grief Support Ministry Training at CLI

This is the journey that I am now on. I found the Christian Leaders Institute on the internet as I searched for classes for leadership. The classes fit perfectly with the training I was hoping to find. My hope is to start a Grief Support Ministry in the Fall, which will be perfect timing when I finish my Christian Leaders Institute Leadership training course.

I am excited to continue taking classes at CLI to equip me on this journey. Praise God! He has been faithful in my unfaithfulness and guided me through so many challenges and experiences in my life. I am excited to start this ministry journey.

Register a Study Account

Register for a free study account that automatically enrolls you in the Getting Started Class at the Christian Leaders Learning Platform. The Getting Started class will take you less than an hour to complete.

When you log in to the Learning Platform, you will notice that the Getting Started Class automatically appears on your dashboard.    

The Getting Started Class will orientate you to the Christian Leaders Learning Platform and the Programs offered, including:

  1. Ministry Awards, Certificates, and Diplomas with the Christian Leaders Institute.
  2. College Degrees with the CLI’s Leadership Excellence School.
  3. Minister Credentialling (Ordination) with the Christian Leaders Alliance, including local Soul Center registration possibilities. 

Note: You can enroll in tuition-free courses or mini-courses immediately without finishing the getting started class.  

Find out more about women in ministry here