Zimbabwe Bible School – The Bible school “Christian Leaders Institute” asks students to submit a final reflection paper at the end of some classes to help measure the effect of the class on the students. Bible school student Mazvita Tsonhai of Zimbabwe writes of Pastoral Care and Marriage, “I also learned that as a Pastor you are there to be the counselor of the people. Many people in the world are suffering and to an extent that some do suicide hence a good counseling should be offered through the help of the Holy Spirit… …The key area needed to be done is love. You need to love everyone showing them we are one regardless of sex, race, height, country or color. God is love. Be good listener and understand every gap generation in the church or world. Talk and Listening must not be done at the same time, but be a good listener before talking.” The importance of love when counseling people really struck Mazvita Tsonhai as he went through this Bible school class.
In addition to the class Pastoral Care and Marriage, Mazvita Tsonhai takes a moment to reflect on the Christian Leaders Institute Bible school as a whole. He says, “CLI gave me a new vision for my life. I got a new understanding in my life because of my training at CLI. By taking classes in CLI, I got more information about the Bible and Jesus Christ. My training with CLI has made me more serious, and is making me search Scriptures more and more. My understanding has increased.”
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Christian Leaders Institute has several Bible school certificates and diplomas that it offers. The first of these is the Christian Basics Certificate, which is obtained by every student who completes the introductory course Getting Started: Christian Basics Certificate. In this course, students are introduced to the Bible school model offered at Christian Leaders Institute. They are also asked to introduce themselves to the staff. In his introductory letter, Mazvita Tsonhai says, “My ministry dream is believing that God has called me to preach His Word, proclaim freedom to those who are oppressed by demons, and to heal every sickness through Jesus Christ who strengthen us. My wish is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ to every nation, regardless of sex, race, tribe, language or country.” By completing the Bible school course Getting Started: Christian Basics Certificate, Zimbabwe Bible School Mazvita Tsonhai was enabled to enroll in further courses at Christian Leaders Institute. His Bible school experience is helping him achieve his ministry dream.
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USA Bible School – Jay Fine, a student at the Christian Leaders Institute online Bible school, reflects on the course Pastoral Care and Marriage, Which he took during the second semester of 2013. In his reflection on this Bible school course, Jay says “As I review all the information presented in the Pastoral Care and Marriage course I believe I see four primary areas that are particularly important to me: Boundaries, Conflict Management, Marriage, and Well Lubricated Nuts & Bolts.” Continuing his reflection, he further explains, “Identifying and using the proper boundaries will help me focus on what God is calling me to do, dedicate the proper time to my wife to build our marriage, and afford others an opportunity to serve.” This is a good reminder to all who are involved in the ministry. The core of ministry is service. This includes serving God as He has called you to and creating a platform for others to serve God in the church community.
As he continues his reflection, Jay says “Dealing with conflict a crucial step and primary lesson to becoming a Christian, perhaps that is why we spend so much time with it. Two of our most important steps of a Christ like life are found in Conflict Resolution – Forgiveness and Love. If the forgiveness and love of Christ were the only two things I was ever able to teach than perhaps that is the mission God has given to me.” This Bible school course, Pastoral Care and Marriage, has taught Jay some key concepts involved in pastoring a community of believers.
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When Jay first enrolled in Christian Leaders Institute, he took the course Getting Started: Christian Basics Certificate. This course introduced him to the CLI Bible school model. At the same time, one of the assignments in the course required him to write a letter introducing himself to the Bible school faculty and donors. This letter detailed what brought him to Christian Leaders Institute and what he believed his ministry calling to be. As he talks about his ministry calling, Jay says “I believe my current calling is to continue supporting my Church as a Lay-Pastor and to serve as a volunteer Chaplain with the local Police and Sheriff Departments. Until God gives me another calling I look forward to the day (in about 5 or 6 years) when I can retire from my job and spend more time working for God.” When he submitted this final assignment, Jay became one of maybe 10% of students who start this Bible school introductory course and actually complete it. He also obtained the first Bible school certificate offered here: the Christian Basics Certificate. His work and dedication to the Lord have carried him far in realizing this step of his ministry dream.
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In measuring the impact of the Bible school course Pastoral Care and Marriage, Christian Leaders Institute asks students to share final reflections on what they learned. As Bible school student Macdonald Ndibmun Doh reflects on this course, he says, “The greatest lesson from the care listening is that I should stay quiet even when I am being accused. Hence there are sometimes good and bad surprises during listening. Humans are unpredictable, but because we bear the image of God, listening makes our listeners feel comfortable. Many do not know who to turn to during sad, disappointments or grieving moments.” He later adds, “I also learned the impact of genograms on our interpersonal communications. I learned that each member of the family has a different view of the family’s communication. This is new to me because I expected every person to see or understand things as I did. Our experiences and every thing we claim to know is hidden in our actions.” These two important aspects of counseling will be of use to Bible school students who take this course for years to come. Macdonald learned that as a counselor it is important to listen even when you want to speak. He also learned that you have to understand that people you are counseling will have a different understanding of communication than you.
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As a student at Christian Leaders Institute, Macdonald had to take the course Getting Started: Christian Basics Certificate. This course introduces students to the CLI Bible school model. It also asks students to introduce themselves to the Bible school faculty, sharing a little bit about their mission and goals. As he shares his ministry dreams, Macdonald says, “I have the passion of seeing the family especially the youths live a victorious life (positive self esteem, heart attitude, talented for Christ, integrity, loyalty and influencing others to Christ) and free from lust and ailments like HIV etc. I feel bad when I see a youth robbed of her worth and value because of ignorance. Hence I am excited to counsel them especially on developmental life expectancies, sexual health, midlife crises and God’s leadership expectation for each..” It is this very passion for counseling that drove Macdonald to seek out a Bible school, and his search led him to Christian Leader Institute.
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