• Serve in a local small group of believers

Small Groups or Bible Studies are a staple of a local church. Local volunteers often fill these leadership roles at the local church. Christian Leaders Institute has designed a program of study that brings free ministry training to Christian Leaders. This program includes 26 credits of ministry training.

Steps to be ordained as a Small Group Minister

  1. Enroll at Christian Leaders Institute and complete the Getting Started Class: Scholar Orientation
  2. Complete the Deacon Minister Ordination program (10 credits)
  3. Take additional Ministry Training (20 Credits)
    • Ministry 101 (3 Credits)
    • Old Testament Survey (3 Credits)
    • New Testament Survey (3 Credits)
    • People Smart for Ministry (3 credits)
    • Church and Ministry (3 credits)
    • Developing House Churches (3 Credits)
    • Deacon Minister Ordination (1 Credit)
    • Ordained Small Group Minister Class (1 Credit)

    Total Credits: 20 Additional Credits

  5. Take the Ordained Small Group Minister Class (1 credit) and order your updated ordination credentials. –  Ordained Small Group Minister (1 Credit)

This one-credit hour class is for those leading small groups or Bible Studies. The dynamics of this course are centered around leading small groups at local churches. Your studies will focus on three areas. The first is Biblical content. The second is relationships and group dynamics. The third is communication.

As an Ordained Small Group Minister, your training will be for the following roles:

Small-Group Minister
House Church Minister
Bible Study Leader
Sunday School Teacher
Cell Group Leader

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Christian Ordination That Confirms a Biblical Calling

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Ordination That Confirms a Calling

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🕊️ Crystal Wells’ Journey of Biblical Integrity

Crystal Wells is a believer whose life and ministry are marked by a deep reverence for Scripture and a wholehearted devotion to Jesus Christ. Her spiritual walk is shaped by prayer, obedience to God’s Word, and a Berean mindset—one that carefully tests every teaching against the truth of Scripture (Acts 17:11).

Rather than following faith by habit or tradition, Crystal has pursued biblical clarity with humility and courage. Over time, this steady devotion has clarified a calling to teach, shepherd, and build up the body of Christ with integrity and discernment.

Her ministry reflects a commitment to Christ-centered leadership rooted in truth, accountability, and faithfulness.

🙏🏻 A Calling Lived With Discernment

Crystal’s passion for discipleship and sound doctrine has guided her ministry for years. She is committed to grounding believers in their identity in Christ and helping others grow into freedom and spiritual maturity through Scripture.

Her calling did not emerge from ambition or position-seeking. It grew through prayer, obedience, and careful study of God’s Word. Through seasons of refinement and personal trial, her faith has deepened and her discernment strengthened—shaping how she teaches, shepherds, and serves others.

This kind of ministry requires clarity, responsibility, and accountability—not only before God, but before the people being served.

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⚖️ Serving With Accountability and Public Trust

Crystal’s pursuit of ordination through Christian Leaders Alliance flows naturally from the ministry she is already living out. She understands ordination not as a title to claim, but as a public affirmation of a calling already evident through faithful service.

Ordination provides a recognized framework for:

  • Ministerial accountability
  • Public credibility
  • Doctrinal responsibility
  • Clarity for churches, institutions, and individuals

For Crystal, ordination creates transparency and trust. It allows those she serves to know that her ministry is grounded in Scripture and recognized within a responsible Christian framework.

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Her heart remains focused on pointing people not toward personality-driven faith, but toward a growing, obedient relationship with Jesus Christ—one shaped by truth, humility, and dependence on the Holy Spirit.

📖 Obedience Over Position

Crystal’s journey toward ordination is rooted in obedience, not ambition. She views ordination as part of stewarding her calling wisely—rightly handling the Word of truth and serving others with care.

Ordination affirms this journey. It publicly recognizes a life already oriented toward faithful service and provides a clear, accountable path for that service to continue and expand.

For ministers like Crystal Wells, ordination confirms what God has already been doing and offers a trusted foundation for ministry that honors Christ and serves others well.

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🛡️ Ordination and Public Recognition

For ministers who are already serving, ordination matters because it brings clarity—both for the minister and for the public.

Through Christian Leaders Alliance, ordination serves as a formal recognition of God’s calling on a person’s life. It establishes accountability, affirms doctrinal responsibility, and provides churches, institutions, and individuals with confidence in who they are receiving ministry from.

Ordination does not create a calling.
It confirms one.

It does not elevate status.
It clarifies responsibility.

For ministers like Crystal Wells, ordination offers a trusted framework to serve with humility, transparency, and credibility—so the focus remains where it belongs: on Christ, His Word, and the people being served.

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Developing MicroSchools

Developing MicroSchools Course

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✨ Equipping Christian Educators to Build Faith-Centered Learning Communities

The Developing Senior High MicroSchools Course empowers Christian educators, parents, and ministry leaders to launch or strengthen small, relational schools that integrate faith, discipleship, and academic excellence.

Rooted in a biblical vision of creation, fall, and redemption, this course helps participants reimagine education as ministry—where teaching becomes soul formation and every classroom becomes a place of worship and transformation.

🎓 What You’ll Learn

Throughout this three-module course, you’ll explore the philosophy, structure, and mission of MicroSchools as a model for transforming Christian education worldwide.

You’ll learn:

The definition, mission, and types of Christian MicroSchools.

The role, qualifications, and ordination pathway of a MicroSchool Minister.

How to identify and serve various high school niches—from homeschool hybrids and dual enrollment to classical, vocational, and outdoor models.

Step-by-step guidance for starting and sustaining a MicroSchool: identity development, governance, partnerships, and avoiding common pitfalls.

The Christian philosophy of education, connecting every subject to God’s created order and redemptive plan.

Strategies for teaching diverse learners, maintaining classroom order, and integrating technology wisely.

How to ensure academic credibility, assessment integrity, and family engagement.

The process of registering a Soul Center with the Christian Leaders Alliance to make your MicroSchool an officially recognized ministry hub.

🕊 Ministry Pathway

This course is a core requirement for ordination as a MicroSchool Minister through the Christian Leaders Alliance (CLA).

Graduates are equipped to:

✅ Register a Soul Center—a recognized ministry hub where learning and discipleship meet.

✅ Lead MicroSchools, discipleship communities, or local ministry classrooms.

✅ Integrate Christian Leaders Institute’s free dual-enrollment courses for high school students.

Through practical training, theological depth, and Ministry Sciences reflection, students gain the tools to build MicroSchools that multiply Christian leaders and transform education into a movement of faith, freedom, and formation.

“Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.” — Matthew 18:5 (WEB)

📊 Grading Scale

Students are evaluated through quizzes and assignments based on a standard grading scale. A score of 93–100% earns an A, reflecting excellent performance, while scores below 60% result in no course credit. To successfully complete the course, you must maintain a minimum average of 60%. Each quiz or activity contributes to your overall progress, helping you assess your understanding as you grow in knowledge and ministry readiness.

⏳ Course Deadline

You have 180 days to complete the course.

All assignments must be submitted before the deadline.

If the deadline is missed, you will be automatically unenrolled and coursework removed.

To receive credit, you will need to restart and retake the course.

🧭 Final Feedback Quiz

At the end of the course, you’ll be invited to complete a feedback quiz. As you study and watch the lectures, please take note of any suggestions or improvements that can help future students.

Your feedback helps us continually improve this ordination training experience for Christian educators worldwide.

🙌 Why This Course Matters

The future of Christian education depends on faithful, called leaders who see the classroom as a mission field.

A MicroSchool Minister is more than an instructor—they are a shepherd of souls, shaping hearts and minds for God’s Kingdom.

Through this program, you’ll be equipped to teach, disciple, and lead with excellence—building Christ-centered learning environments that reflect the truth, beauty, and goodness of God.

🙌 Enroll in this Journey Today

Whether you teach in a home MicroSchool, a church-based classroom, or a hybrid model, this program gives you the training and ordination to lead with joy and purpose.

Enroll Directly in the Developing MicroSchools Course

Step into your calling to raise up the next generation of faithful, wise Christian leaders—men and women grounded in truth, shaped by love, and sent with purpose.

👉 Enroll today through Christian Leaders Institute and begin your journey toward MicroSchool Minister Ordination with the Christian Leaders Alliance.

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