1. Diploma of Ministry (45 semester hours: 30 hours of core classes)
2. Diploma of Divinity (90 semester hours: 30 hours of core classes, 12 hours of Greek and exegesis, and 48 hours of electives)
3. Diploma of Discipleship (30 semester hours of any classes)
4. Certificates (tailor made for your interest)
The Christian Reformed Church (CRC) has a designation for pastors or church planters called "Ministry Associate," described by Article 23 of the CRC Church Order. Ministry Associates can be mentored and trained through CLI in cooperation with a local pastor/mentor. CLI students do not need to move; they can study online. Click here if you want more information about the different paths to become a pastor or church planter. Christian Leaders Institute is not an official CRC agency, but the president, provost and some professors are CRC pastors and understand what is needed for training "Ministry Associates" in the CRC.
We have professors who have experience in leading discipleship-emphasizing churches, and we have CRC mentors and are gathering CRC mentors who will help guide students into effective ministry experience.
Christian Leaders Institute utilizes a Virtual Classroom. Click here if you want to see a few sample classes. When you are accepted as a student, you are given a login name and password. You use this login name and password as your personal and private access to your course work and even your grades.
We believe this style of ministry training is very effective in raising up leaders for the position of "Ministry Associate" and for the mission of reaching the lost and training leaders to reproduce the Christian walk to their family and others. read more