Have people ever looked to you for spiritual support or encouragement? Do you love to pray with others, visit the sick, and serve during life’s most meaningful moments? If so, you may be called to begin Licensed Ministry Officiant Training.
At Christian Leaders Institute (CLI), you can receive free ministry training and pursue your calling in a flexible, biblically grounded program. The Licensed Ministry Officiant credential, offered through the Christian Leaders Alliance (CLA), equips everyday Christian leaders for impactful ministry—without requiring a seminary degree or years of full-time schooling.
This program is ideal for:
You may already be doing the work of ministry—this program gives you the training, recognition, and support to do it more effectively.
This clergy role focuses on meaningful ministry work such as:
Note: This program does not include wedding officiant training. For that, explore our Wedding Officiant or Licensed Wedding Officiant programs.
The Licensed Ministry Officiant Training includes 9 credits of practical ministry courses:
Most students complete the training in 2–5 months, depending on their schedule.
Step 1: Enroll
Provide two recommendations in the final course module.
Step 4: Receive Your Credentials
Upon approval, you’ll be officially recognized as a Licensed Ministry Officiant.
Kim Powell, a wife and mother of three from Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, is currently pursuing her credential through Christian Leaders Institute. Raised in a Southern Pentecostal family in Birmingham, Alabama, Kim was surrounded by Scripture and prayer from a young age.
Yet, like many, she experienced a prodigal season. “I started to feel the draw of the world in my mid-teens,” Kim recalls. “I began questioning who I was, who I was in Christ, and the call to godly service that had been spoken over my life since before I was born.”
Her path led through rebellion, spiritual struggle, and eventually, profound redemption. One pivotal moment came on Easter Sunday 1995 when Kim found herself back in church. “When the congregation began singing, ‘At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light…’ something broke in me. I repented, and the Holy Spirit washed over me.”
After 26 years of walking in that redemption, Kim is answering her lifelong call to ministry. “My calling is clear,” she says. “It has always been to serve the Lord and be a living testimony of redemption. Becoming a Licensed Ministry Officiant through Christian Leaders Alliance is bringing me closer to that goal.”
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