Women's Ministry Concentration
📘 Required Courses for the Christian Leadership Degree with Women’s Ministry Concentration
To complete this concentration, you must finish the Bachelor of Christian Leadership Degree, maintain a 2.00 GPA, and complete 8 courses (minimum 24+ credits).
✅ Core Courses (4 Required)
Women’s Ministry (3 Units)
Learn the theology, structure, and dynamics of building a thriving women's ministry that reflects Christ's heart.Ministry Care Conversations (3 Units)
Develop listening and counseling skills tailored to women’s unique spiritual, emotional, and relational needs.Women and Leadership in Early Christianity (3 Units)
Study the impact of women in the early church and how their example inspires leadership today.Capstone: Bachelor of Christian Leadership (1 Unit)
Synthesize your training into a final project focused on women’s ministry leadership and strategy.
✒️ Choose 4 Elective Courses (Pick from the List Below)
Missions and Revivals (4 Units) – Learn how women have been part of powerful gospel movements
Sermon Construction and Presentation (4 Units) – Craft and preach biblical messages with clarity and passion
Early Church History and Doctrine (3 Units) – Understand the roots of the church and women’s role in theological development
Developing House Churches (3 Units) – Learn how women can plant and lead intimate spiritual communities
Marriage Ministry (4 Units) – Support women in marriages, mentor wives, and counsel through family challenges
Introduction to Chaplaincy (3 Units) – Explore caregiving roles in hospitals, prisons, and other institutions
Self-Care and Recovery (3 Units) – Understand personal renewal and how to help women recover from burnout or trauma
Breaking the Cycle of Addiction (3 Units) – Minister to women in recovery and support addiction counseling efforts
Preaching, Preparation, & Presentation (3 Units) – Develop strong communication skills for women’s ministry contexts
Disability Smart (3 Units) – Equip your women’s ministry to be welcoming and inclusive to all women
🙌 What You Can Do with the Women’s Ministry Concentration
This concentration prepares you to serve and lead in:
👩🏫 Church and Ministry Roles
✅ Lead or launch a women’s ministry at your church or online
✅ Serve as a women’s discipleship group leader or Bible teacher
✅ Organize women’s conferences, retreats, or small groups
✅ Counsel women facing life transitions, trauma, or relationship challenges
✅ Support recovery programs or lead healing prayer groups for women
⛪ Broader Ministry Contexts
✅ Serve as a women’s chaplain in hospitals, schools, shelters, or correctional facilities
✅ Launch house churches or microchurches led by and for women
✅ Partner in marriage ministry or family counseling efforts
✅ Advocate for women’s leadership, inclusion, and spiritual growth in underserved communities
🎓 Prepare for Further Study or Credentialing
✅ Be well-prepared for ordination through Christian Leaders Alliance
✅ Pursue graduate study in ministry, chaplaincy, counseling, or theology
✅ Build a portfolio to teach, write, or speak within women's ministry networks
👩💼 Who Should Choose This Concentration?
✅ Women called to teach, mentor, and lead other women
✅ Pastors’ wives or ministry partners wanting more formal training
✅ Chaplaincy students focused on caregiving to women
✅ Women launching online or community-based ministries
✅ Anyone called to equip women in Christ-centered leadership and wholeness
💰 Practical. Flexible. Donation-Supported.
Christian Leaders Institute offers this training online and debt-free through our donation-supported, free-access model. This means you can answer God’s call without the burden of traditional education costs.
✝️ Women Leading Women—God’s Way
When women rise up to lead and serve in the power of the Holy Spirit, families change, churches flourish, and communities transform. The Women’s Ministry Concentration helps you bring biblical truth, healing, and leadership to the women God puts in your path.
Women’s Ministry Concentration
You must have the credential
Bachelor of Christian Leadership Degree
Requires a 2.00 GPA and to
complete the following :

4 courses required
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Women's Ministry (3 Units)
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Ministry Care Conversations (3 Units)
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Women and Leadership in Early Christianity (3 Units)
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Capstone Bachelor of Christian Leadership (1 Unit)
4 courses required
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Missions and Revivals (4 Units)
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Sermon Construction and Presentation (4 Units)
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Early Church History and Doctrine (3 Units)
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Developing House Churches (3 Units)
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Marriage Ministry (4 Units)
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Introduction to Chaplaincy (3 Units)
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Self-Care and Recovery (3 Units)
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Breaking the Cycle of Addiction (3 Units)
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Preaching, Preparation, & Presentation (3 Units)
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Disability Smart (3 Units)