✝️ Becoming a Catechumen with the Christian Leaders Alliance

✝️ Becoming a Catechumen with the Christian Leaders Alliance

Are you called to become a confident, competent, and credible reproducing clergy member?

Joining the Ancient Journey of Ministry Formation

Becoming a Catechumen is more than signing up for training—
it is stepping into a 2,000-year-old pathway of Christian formation, transformation, and calling.

This is the historic route by which ordinary believers became extraordinary leaders.

1. The Meaning of Becoming a Catechumen

To become a Catechumen is to enter one of the earliest and most sacred Christian traditions.

In the early Church, a Catechumen was a believer who sensed a stirring from God—
a desire to grow, to serve, to lead, and to understand their calling.

Catechumens were:

• Learners of Scripture
• Seekers of spiritual transformation
• Participants in disciplined formation
• Mentored by mature Christian leaders

This was far more than a class.
It was a season of spiritual awakening where identity, calling, and character were shaped for the work of ministry.

At the Christian Leaders Alliance (CLA), this ancient pattern is restored.
A Catechumen today is a Christian in discernment and training, growing in:

• biblical knowledge
• leadership identity
• spiritual confidence
• the readiness to serve Christ and His Church

You are saying,
“Here I am, Lord. Shape me. Teach me. Send me.”

2. The First Requirement: Training

Your journey begins with completing the Multiplying Christian Leaders Course.

This course introduces you to the unified mission of Christian Leaders Ministries:

• Christian Leaders Institute (CLI) – your hub for free ministry training
• Christian Leaders Alliance (CLA) – your pathway to ordination
• Christian Leaders Church (CLC) – the growing network of volunteer-led churches and Soul Centers

Once you complete the course:

You are officially recognized as a Catechumen.

You are added to the CLA Directory, becoming someone the global Christian community can see as:

• A leader in formation
• A believer discerning calling
• A Christian preparing for ordination

This public recognition affirms that your ministry journey has begun.

3. The Catechumen Pathway: A Journey of Discernment

Becoming a Catechumen opens the door to discovering your place in God’s Kingdom.

This step begins a season of:

• Listening to God
• Exploring ministry gifts
• Growing through training
• Discerning an ordained ministry role to pursue
• Receiving local affirmation
• Participating in community life

4. A Catechumen’s Calling: Multiplying Leaders

To be a Catechumen is to join a multiplying movement.

In the early Church, every Catechumen was discipled with this expectation:

“Freely you received—freely give.”

The same is true today.

You are not only being formed—
you are being equipped to raise up other leaders, helping them walk the same path of discernment and preparation.

As you grow, you multiply.
As you learn, you teach.
As you are transformed, you become an agent of transformation.

This multiplication is the heart of the Christian Leaders Alliance.

5. Lifelong Catechumens: Always Growing

Becoming a Catechumen is a milestone—
but it is also a mindset.

Even after ordination, a Christian leader remains:

• A lifelong learner
• A disciple shaped daily by Scripture
• A humble servant led by the Spirit
• A student of grace

There is no graduation from spiritual formation.
This is the ongoing rhythm Jesus describes as discipleship:

• daily surrender
• daily renewal
• daily growth
• daily mission

To say “I am a Catechumen” is to embrace this lifelong journey of becoming more like Christ.

6. Why This Matters

The Christian Leaders Alliance believes that preparation for ministry should be:

• Credible – serious, biblical, respected
• Relational – grounded in community and endorsement
• Spirit-led – shaped by prayer, calling, and discernment
• Accessible – open to everyone God calls

Becoming a Catechumen affirms:

• your calling is real
• your growth is intentional
• your preparation is rooted in historic Christianity
• your ministry journey is shared with a global family

This is how the early Church grew—
through believers who said yes to learning, growing, discerning, and multiplying.

And now this ancient pathway belongs to you.

🌿 Reflection for Your Journey

How is God shaping your ministry identity right now?
What signs of calling, compassion, or leadership are emerging in your life?

Who around you might also be called into the Catechumen pathway?
Who could you encourage to begin this journey with you?

What step can you take today to embrace lifelong growth as a Christian leader?
Discipleship, study, prayer, or local community engagement?