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
- Total fitness: hear God’s call to embrace practical wisdom and discipline for strengthening the whole person.
- Spiritual fitness: draw near to God and stand stronger against Satan through spiritual disciplines.
- Physical fitness: know why the body matters to God, improve bodily health, and use body language well.
- Financial fitness: earn a good living, escape debt, build wealth, honor God and bless others with money.
- Intellectual fitness: build healthy curiosity, sharp thinking, lifelong study, and courage to stand for truth,
- Emotional fitness: learn to face feelings honestly and discover God working through emotions.
- Relational fitness: heal from past relational wrongs and wounds, and interact with others in a wise and godly manner
- 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.
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My name is Vagner Valentim, and I’m being trained to be a Christian leader at the Christian Leaders Institute. I’m 48 years old, married to my beautiful wife, Helyana Mello. I’m from Galileia, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. I have an incomplete degree in law.
Born and raised in an evangelical Christian home, as a child, I was always very thirsty to know the Word of God. During my pre-adolescence and adolescence, I read the Bible systematically and sought, through short biblical courses, to learn more and more about the sacred texts.
Spiritual Cooling
However, in adulthood, with the chores and the search for my place in the world, I ended up moving away from the Word. The Bible, my old companion, had been put aside. With that, of course, comes spiritual cooling.
I was in the church for a long time, but away from God. And the further away, the more pain, disappointment, and frustration grew inside me. Until eventually, they made me believe that God does not exist. I was dying inside, and nobody knew it.
Today’s church is full of people, just like me, spiritual zombies, and leadership with concerns other than the Lord’s sheep. This leadership does not have the sensitivity, much less the presence of the Holy Spirit, to perceive how wounded these souls that roam the churches are.
Holy Spirit Led Me to CLI
But, thank God, that there was still a spark inside me. The Spirit of God blew again and rekindled that flame from before. And it was the Holy Spirit who introduced me to the Christian Leaders Institute to return to studies and be trained to be a Christian leader in our local ministry.
May God bless CLI so that they continue to be an instrument of blessing in the lives of so many. These men and women have accepted the call from God but cannot pay for a course like these courses at CLI. Yes, the Christian Leaders Institute provides us with an education of excellence!
Learn more about ordination at the Christian Leaders Alliance. Interested in a low-cost degree? Check out the CLI’s Leadership Excellence School.
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Meu nome é Vagner Valentim, tenho 48 anos de idade, casado com minha linda esposa Helyana Mello, sou de Galileia, estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Tenho graduação incompleta em Direito.
Nascido e criado em um lar cristão evangélico, desde criança sempre tive muita sede em conhecer a Palavra de Deus. Durante minha pré-adolescência e adolescência sempre li a Bíblia de forma sistemática e busquei, através de pequenos cursos bíblicos, conhecer mais e mais sobre os textos sagrados.
Esfriamento Espiritual
Já na idade adulta, com os afazeres e a busca pelo meu lugar neste mundo fizeram com que eu acabasse me afastando da palavra. A Bíblia, minha companheira de sempre, foi posta de lado. Com isso, evidentemente, vem o esfriamento espiritual.
Estive um longo tempo na igreja, mas afastado de Deus. E quanto mais afastado, mais dor, desilusão, decepção e frustação iam crescendo dentro de mim até me fazerem acreditar que Deus não existe. Estava morrendo por dentro e ninguém percebia isso.
A igreja de hoje está cheia de pessoas assim como eu, um zumbi espiritual e a liderança que tem outras preocupações que não são as ovelhas do Senhor. Essa liderança não tem a sensibilidade e muito menos a presença do Espírito Santo, para perceber quão feridas estão essas almas que perambulam pelas igrejas.
Espirito Santo
Mas graças a Deus que ainda havia uma centelha dentro de mim que o Espírito de Deus assoprou novamente e reascendeu aquela chama de antes. E foi o Espírito Santo quem me apresentou o Christian Leaders Institute para retornar aos estudos e ser treinado para ser um líder cristão em nosso ministério local.
Que Deus abençoe o CLI para que continuem a ser um canal de bençãos na vida de tantos obreiros que não têm condições de pagar por um curso como este. Sim, o CLI nos fornece um curso de excelência!
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Mi nombre es Vagner Valentim, tengo 48 años, estoy casado con mi hermosa esposa Helyana Mello, soy de Galileia, estado de Minas Gerais, Brasil. Tengo un título incompleto en derecho.
Nacido y criado en un hogar cristiano evangélico, de niño siempre tuve mucha sed de conocer la Palabra de Dios. Durante mi preadolescencia y adolescencia, siempre leí la Biblia de manera sistemática y busqué, a través de breves cursos bíblicos, aprender más y más sobre los textos sagrados.
Enfriamiento Espiritual
Ya en la edad adulta, con los quehaceres y la búsqueda de mi lugar en este mundo, terminé alejándome de la palabra. La Biblia, mi antigua compañera, ha sido dejada de lado. Con eso, por supuesto, viene el enfriamiento espiritual.
Estuve en la iglesia mucho tiempo, pero lejos de Dios. Y cuanto más lejos, más dolor, decepción y frustración crecía dentro de mí hasta que me hicieron creer que Dios no existe. Me estaba muriendo por dentro y nadie lo sabía.
La iglesia de hoy está llena de personas como yo, un zombi espiritual y un liderazgo que tiene preocupaciones distintas a las ovejas del Señor. Este liderazgo no tiene la sensibilidad, y mucho menos la presencia del Espíritu Santo, para percibir cuán heridas están estas almas que deambulan por las iglesias.
Espiritu Santo
Pero gracias a Dios que todavía había una chispa dentro de mí que el Espíritu de Dios sopló de nuevo y reavivó esa llama de antes. Y fue el Espíritu Santo quien me presentó al Instituto de Líderes Cristianos para volver a estudiar y capacitarme para ser un líder cristiano en nuestro ministerio local.
Que Dios bendiga a CLI para que sigan siendo un instrumento de bendición en la vida de tantos hombres y mujeres que han aceptado el Llamado y que no pueden pagar un curso como este. ¡Sí, la CLI nos brinda un curso de excelencia!
My Journey to Faith and Ministry
Hello, My name is Jennifer Goebel, and I am taking free online ministry classes at the Christian Leaders Institute. I am from Warren, MI. I am 41 years old and looking to further myself in ministry. Married to my wonderful husband, Jeff, I am also a mother of three children, 18, 20, and 25. We also have three dogs and three cats.
I did not grow up in a healthy Christian home. I did attend church with my grandmother and my mom occasionally. Most of my learning came from what I heard in church and what I put together independently. I have always believed in God just never had the proper teaching from leaders.
Challenges and Growth
My husband and I have been married for 21 years. We have spent most of our marriage struggling to get by. We both had our faith in God, but the church was not something we attended. A few years after our youngest was born, we started thinking about wanting to find a church for our family. We wanted to further our faith and introduce our children to God.
In 2008, my husband was involved in an accident with a tree. We were astonished that he was not injured any more than he was. God was with him, and he only suffered a few broken ribs, a torn tendon, and some scrapes. After surgery, he had a lot of healing to do. Unfortunately, there was more damage than anyone could see. My husband was not able to return to work. This fact took a toll on our faith.
Finding a Church Home and Salvation
As homeschooling parents, our children needed to be around good people. We joined a Christian homeschool co-op. At our first meeting, one of the moms asked where we attended church, and that is when things got interesting.
We were guided to a local church. This church was very different from the traditional churches we had tried. The music was excellent, the people were super friendly, and they had a fantastic youth program. On our first visit, they handed out small toy blocks as we entered. At one point in the service, they told us to write the name of someone we felt needed an encounter with God. To make a long story short, one of the people we wrote down had that experience. From that day forward, we felt a powerful pull to God and the church. We immediately wanted to jump in and be involved n any way possible. The whole family was baptized together because of the work that God was doing in us. Sadly, we felt the church was too big for us to be able to serve there.
The next part of our journey took us to a smaller church where my husband served on the worship team. Eventually, I was dragged kicking and screaming (metaphorically speaking) to sing on the worship team. I had a powerful fear of anything that put me in front of an audience. Eventually, singing for the Lord became a passion for me. I couldn’t imagine not singing for the Lord and ministering to people with music. For three years now, I have been singing in worship and hope to continue for many years. I will keep singing for as long as God keeps me on this path.
Free Online Ministry Classes at CLI
I want to learn more and more about understanding the Bible and how to guide others in their walk. So, I found the Christian Leaders Institute for free online ministry classes. I am hoping that these courses will help me further my ministry. Please pray for me that I can keep focused on this task to help bring others to the love of Christ.
Learn more about ordination at the Christian Leaders Alliance. Interested in a low-cost degree? Check out the CLI’s Leadership Excellence School.
My name is Donald Gould, and I am excited about CLI’s free online educational training. I live in Seymour, Missouri, which is a small country town in the Ozark mountains. I graduated high school in 1993 and completed a two-year automotive tech school.
Since joining the Christian Leaders Institute, things have changed for me and others around me. Those I have told have a lot of questions about this online educational training. People that know me see the things I have already learned. They are seeing how excellent the Christian Leaders Institute’s education is so far. They comment on how I have improved in knowledge already.
Challenges and Salvation
My childhood was a tough one. We moved to new towns and homes in bad neighborhoods almost every year. Due to this moving, I did not have many close friends nor any long term relationships. We were a single income family, and my mother raised me and my sister and brother. We didn’t have much. Most of the kids I hung around were into stealing, drugs, alcohol, and fighting. Gangs were starting all around us. I was able to avoid drugs and theft, but alcohol and conflict became part of my life for many years.
I went through the loss of a grandchild that my wife and I raised for eight years. After her loss, the pastor who did the funeral service invited me to a revival at the church. At this revival, God pulled on my heart, and my pastor led me to the altar. Through the Holy Spirit, the pastor told me that Jesus could save me if I would let Him into my life and have a little talk with Him. After that talk with Jesus, I believed, and Jesus led me to His Father.
Our Spiritual Dream and Growth in Christ
My wife’s and my spiritual dream is to preach to cowboys, cowgirls, and all who we meet. We dream of doing a cowboy church where I can lead lost souls to Jesus, who can do anything for anyone with any problem. I also dream of breaking the chains of family generations who don’t know Christ. As far as my family can go back, we have been without the truth and Jesus. I want to bring ministry to my family.
The first obstacle for me in my calling was me. I spent some time proving my calling is real. After I knew for sure, it was real. My second obstacle was my wife believing it was real. After she got confirmation, I realized my need for ministry training to proceed on this journey.
Finally, I came to a point in my life where I felt I was not able to lead my family anymore. It was a dead-end road. I felt a pulling toward God to direct my life as I realized I needed God’s power to guide my life and family.
God became real to me as He started showing me things that could only be explained by His power and His work. I dug into God’s Word deeply and started developing a close relationship with Him. It was then I knew He was real.
Sharing the Good News
I plan to share what I learn at the Christian Leaders Institute with everyone I meet. I plan to take this knowledge and put it into use in the community, my job, and my family. My walk with God has strengthened, and I want to share with others the good news of Jesus Christ. I plan to have the knowledge and understanding of how to lead and mentor others to be better Christians.
This free online educational training in my life is beneficial for my family and me financially due to how tight our finances are at this time. My church also is small, and most of our members have fixed incomes, so they can not provide help to me at this time. CLI makes God calling me right now at this time, still possible. Thank you, CLI!
Learn more about ordination at the Christian Leaders Alliance. Interested in a low-cost degree? Check out the CLI’s Leadership Excellence School.