Christian Leaders Institute

If you have no money at all and want real ministry training, this is the place. More than two hundred online courses in Bible, theology, ministry, church planting and chaplaincy — and the teaching itself is free by design, funded by donations.

You pay only for the paperwork: a small fee for a certificate, up to around $4,000 for a full bachelor’s degree. Ordination runs through the Christian Leaders Alliance for a modest fee.

One thing must be said plainly, and we say it because we would want to be told. Their accreditation is not what many people assume.

• Founded
  2006; the parent ministry dates from 2001
• Founder
  Rev. Henry Reyenga Jr., with Rich DeVos Sr. and Ron Parr
• Led by
  Henry Reyenga Jr., President
• Behind it
  Christian Leaders Ministries, interdenominational
• Based in
  Spring Lake, Michigan, USA
• Reach
  Fully online, with graduates in more than 200 countries
• Languages
  English and Spanish. There is no Polish course track
• Cost
  Study is free. Credentials cost from $25 up to about $4,000
• Free of charge
  All two hundred-plus courses. Only the documents are paid
• Accreditation
  Candidate status with ABHE since March 2024. Candidacy is a step toward accreditation and is not the same as being accredited; the school also cites IACBS, which the United States Department of Education does not recognise
• You get
  Courses, certificates and diplomas, Associate and Bachelor degrees, ordination through the Christian Leaders Alliance

Christian Leaders Institute does not sponsor or endorse Embassy of the Kingdom, and we are not affiliated with them. We list them because we checked them and would put them in a friend’s hands. If you lead a ministry and would like to be considered, or believe something here should be corrected, write to us — we read every message ourselves.