Hello, my name is Kimberly Hand, and I grew up in Tennessee in the USA. I am excited to be receiving quality training in ministry at the Christian Leaders Institute (Learn more about online Bible classes, Click Here).
My Spiritual Journey
As a child, I heard Jesus call my name while attending church with my grandparents. I walked up the aisle and accepted Him into my heart. I was baptized at the church I’m currently attending just a short while after. When I was a child, our children’s church ministry was thriving. Every leader there had a heart on fire for God. I can remember thinking then, this is what I want to be when I grow up.
Life got complicated fast for me. I was married with a child before I was out of high school. I was that sheep that got lost in this world until Jesus left the 99 and found me.
All of these years later as a 36-year-old wife and mother, the Lord of my life is Jesus Christ. He has called me to teach the youth of our church, community, state, country, and world. He will take His Word as far as He wants it to travel, and I am a willing vessel. I am going to break generational curses over mine and my family’s lives through the power of Christ Jesus!
Quality Training in Ministry at CLI
Currently, I am a homemaker. So, I am taking classes online whenever I am able because I feel called to be a youth pastor. I am starting small and doing the free classes because our only source of income is my husband’s. We also still have two younger children. I appreciate that I can receive quality training in ministry because of the Christian Leaders Institute’s generosity and the generosity of other Christian leaders at CLI.
God blessed me with a dream. I am to train up my children in the way they should go as well as any child He puts in my path. I want to be the best example of a Christian leader that I can be for all of the young hearts that are learning about Jesus.
As time and finances allow, I also intend to become ordained through CLI and with the Christian Leaders Alliance. Someone with a solid foundation of Bible truth needs to teach the youth. Thank you, CLI!
Steps to Sign Up At Christian Leaders Institute
Step 1 – Register for a free study account that automatically enrolls you in the Christian Leaders Getting Started Course Part 1 &2.
After you register, you will automatically be enrolled in the “getting started” course. You will locate the course at your “home” button when you are logged in. Scroll down to find the Christian Leaders Getting Started Course Part 1 &2 Link. Click the link and open the course.
Step 2 – Complete Part 1 of this course, and then you are allowed to enroll in mini-courses or regular courses.
The Christian Leaders Getting Started Class Part 1 shows you how to enroll in courses and mini-courses. Part 2 of the course connects your calling into ministry with programs offered through Christian Leaders Institute. Part 2 will offer some ministry training and introduce you to the other programs offered through Christian Leaders Institute.
Learn more about ordination at the Christian Leaders Alliance. Interested in a low-cost college degree? Check out the CLI’s Leadership Excellence School.
Never Too Late for the Call to Ministry
My name is Mark Saumur, and I am taking classes at Christian Leaders Institute for free online pastor training (Learn more about online Bible classes, Click Here). God has called me to be a pastor.
I grew up in a solid nuclear family within the Roman Catholic Church. My family attended St. Pancratius weekly. I attended their school for eight years and continued four more years at St John Bosco High School. The connection with God and my family was vital, but I was lost in the ritual aspects of the church.
The lingering doubts of my denomination contributed to my lukewarm walk with God. The rituals were a mystery to me. Why did I have to pray the rosary? Why did I have to stand, sit, and kneel throughout the service constantly? How come I couldn’t talk directly with Jesus instead of the various saints? I did not have an intimate relationship with Jesus because I did not think I was worthy. I went through life like it was me against the world, and I struggled.
After a failed marriage in which God and Religion were void, I finally found a Godly woman that I married. She was from an Assembly of God (AOG) Church and was very patient with me on my walk with Jesus. We both attended the Roman Catholic and AOG services for a while. I felt more comfortable in the AOG services but felt allegiance to my family to stay Roman Catholic. The clincher was when I attended a Catholic Bible study, and the only two people with a Bible were the leader and me. I converted to the AOG church quickly after that.
God Saves Me
BUT…How did I get saved? At the age of 38, I went to a Promise Keeper’s Conference at the Pepsi Center, Denver, CO. Joe White, who had cancer at the time, did a very powerful skit about Jesus’s crucifixion. Joe carried a full-scale cross for at least 100 yards and hammered it together while talking about his life. He lectured us about the two criminals crucified on Jesus’s right and left.
My church group was in a skybox, and I saw a person on the arena floor praising the Lord without any regard to the environment around him. I initially thought he was an idiot. But looking back at my fellow “Christians” being more concerned about a football game on the TV, I realized that I wanted what he had. So I went to the altar call, gave myself to Jesus, and never looked back!
After my conversion, I became a Royal Rangers Leader to guide youth to the Lord. I wanted them to receive the same joy in the Lord that I had. I stepped up to train new Royal Rangers Leaders so they could lead more boys to Christ. Since I enjoyed being a Boy Scout, I loved sharing the camping experience. I worked along with some very powerful mentors that guided me. They taught me how to be a Godly man and husband and effectively teach the gospel to the youth. My life became alive since I was grounded with God and my wife.
College and Career Dreams
I was a Jack of All Trades. Growing up, I learned construction, auto mechanics, gardening, and interior design. I was in the Air Force as an Air Traffic Controller and attended Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. After earning Bachelor of Science Degrees in Professional Aeronautics and Safety Engineering, I thought I wanted to be an Airport Manager, but it never materialized. Since then, I have been an animal control officer, retail stocker, beer vendor, realtor, fix and flipper, property manager, kitchen/bath designer, and finally, an airline operations agent. Looking back on these jobs, God was in all of them and forming my character. Every single one of these jobs has some attribute that a Pastor needs to be successful. God was grooming me for ministry!
Seeking Free Online Pastor Training at CLI
Right now, God has shown me that I need to step up and lead a local church and shepherd a flock. I need to prepare because I do not have the confidence and the competence to do so. This lack is because, as a Roman Catholic early in my life, emphasis was not on Bible memorization and application. I need a pastoral covering to teach and groom me for the ministry. I have consistently recognized that the Holy Spirit gifted me the abilities of Prophecy, Teaching, Healing, and Wisdom.
God has reminded me that “the harvest is great, but the workers are few.” I need to be prepared to harvest as many souls as possible for God in these end times. I praise God for leading me to Christian Leaders Institute while I was searching online. I enrolled because I embrace my calling. The free online pastor training is what I believe God has called me to do to be ready.
Steps to Sign Up At Christian Leaders Institute
Step 1 – Register for a free study account that automatically enrolls you in the Christian Leaders Getting Started Course Part 1 &2.
After you register, you will automatically be enrolled in the “getting started” course. You will locate the course at your “home” button when you are logged in. Scroll down to find the Christian Leaders Getting Started Course Part 1 &2 Link. Click the link and open the course.
Step 2 – Complete Part 1 of this course, and then you are allowed to enroll in mini-courses or regular courses.
The Christian Leaders Getting Started Class Part 1 shows you how to enroll in courses and mini-courses. Part 2 of the course connects your calling into ministry with programs offered through Christian Leaders Institute. Part 2 will offer some ministry training and introduce you to the other programs offered through Christian Leaders Institute.
Learn more about ordination at the Christian Leaders Alliance. Interested in a low-cost college degree? Check out the CLI’s Leadership Excellence School.
Online Bible School Learning at CLI
Hello, my name is Kim Thompson, and I am receiving Bible School learning at the Christian Leaders Institute. I live in Yucaipa, California. I’m the youngest of two daughters. My parents both lived through the Great Depression and World War II, modeling a strong work ethic. After high school, I attended the cosmetology trade academy. Hairdressing was my occupation. I met my husband, married, and we have two grown children.
As a child, my family and I went to a Methodist church a few times. But, the most intriguing thing to me spiritually were the bells tolling from the Catholic church next door. I remember thinking I wanted to be a nun feeling the Holy Spirit’s presence.
My Salvation
I came to my salvation at age 31 when Jesus Christ came to me at my lowest point in life. He came to my apartment in a vision.
We went for a short jaunt next door from my home to Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California. As we floated along, He showed me I would sleep on this particular park bench, eat from a certain trash can while using newspapers from it to warm myself on cold nights if I continued living my sinful lifestyle.
Falling asleep that Friday night, I awoke Sunday afternoon. A Calvary church was across the street. Desperate to get in, I had to wait until the evening service. Finally, when the music started and the pastor spoke the Word, I realized Jesus saved my soul. I had asked Him for help, and I was radically saved!
Finding My Faith in Jesus
Starving for the truth, I devoured the Bible and spent hours a day in prayer. I would have lived at church if they would have let me. Not a person I came in contact with went without hearing about how Jesus loves them. He’s amazing.
Two big obstacles stood in my path to my young Christian growth: The grievance of having a sinful nature and addictions. Celebrate Recovery, Christian counseling and the Book of Romans were my healing tools. I’m so grateful to God for healing and delivering me. Christian education is an ongoing process. I still attend Celebrate Recovery sponsoring others, teaching Sunday school, singing on the praise team, and helping the homeless.
My spiritual dream has been to help people know God loves them, exemplified by sending His Son as our Savior and Great Physician, plus being reproducible to them while holding on to my joy! I’m pursuing ministry courses for my spiritual growth in working with people and deepening my relationship with the Lord. I love Him.
Finding Christian Leaders Institute
Christian Leaders Institute is a blessing. To attend Bible school, be entrenched in His Word, and learn from those who have gone before was my desire. I’ve learned so much from the videos already. They are encouraging and I can always get help from the support team when needed.
Currently, I’m saving for retirement and education was not in the budget. The generosity of the Christian Leaders Institute is unmatchable. I wouldn’t have been able to attend a college or even purchase an online school curriculum. It is God’s will for me to receive an education. Thank you, Father God and Christian Leaders Institute for giving me this wonderful opportunity. I look forward to giving back and learning and serving through CLI!
Steps to Sign At Christian Leaders Institute
Step 1 – Register for a free study account that automatically enrolls you in the Christian Leaders Getting Started Course Part 1 &2.
After you register, you will automatically be enrolled in the “getting started” course. You will locate the course at your “home” button when you are logged in. Scroll down to find the Christian Leaders Getting Started Course Part 1 &2 Link. Click the link and open the course.
Step 2 – Complete Part 1 of this course, and then you are allowed to enroll in mini-courses or regular courses.
The Christian Leaders Getting Started Class Part 1 shows you how to enroll in courses and mini-courses. Part 2 of the course connects your calling into ministry with programs offered through Christian Leaders Institute. Part 2 will offer some ministry training and introduce you to the other programs offered through Christian Leaders Institute.
Learn more about ordination at the Christian Leaders Alliance. Interested in a low-cost college degree? Check out the CLI’s Leadership Excellence School.