🎥 Video Transcript: Learning more about the Anger Reset Course
By Professor Brian DeCook

In this program, you will be completing Anger Reset — How to Break Free from Angry Reactions. 

This course is part of the Life Is Ministry series at Christian Leaders Institute, and it was developed by Professor Brian DeCook.

Let’s start with something honest.

Everyone experiences anger.

Anger is a powerful emotion. Sometimes it rises quickly. Sometimes it builds slowly over time. If it is not handled well, it can damage relationships, hurt families, harm careers, and even affect our spiritual life.

Many people have said something in anger that they later regretted. Others have watched anger slowly damage relationships they care about.

But the good news is this:

Anger does not have to control your life.

And that is the purpose of this course.

Anger Reset is a grace-centered Christian course designed to help you understand anger and learn how to respond to it in healthier ways. Instead of being controlled by reactions, you will learn how to bring anger under the lordship of Jesus Christ and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit.

This course is not simply about behavior control. It is about heart transformation.

In this course, you will explore a biblical theology of anger. You will learn the difference between righteous anger and sinful human wrath. Scripture teaches that there are moments when anger can reflect concern for justice or protection. But Scripture also warns about anger that becomes destructive, selfish, or explosive.

Learning that difference is an important step toward spiritual maturity.

You will also explore the powerful truth that the cross of Jesus Christ transforms wrath into peace.

The gospel does more than forgive our past. Through Christ, our patterns can change. The Holy Spirit can reshape our responses, helping us move from anger-driven reactions toward wisdom, patience, and peace.

Another key part of this course is learning the practical RESET framework.

The RESET framework gives you tools to recognize anger earlier, slow down your reactions, and respond in ways that are healthy and Spirit-led. Instead of reacting quickly and causing damage, you will learn how to pause, reflect, and choose responses that honor God and strengthen relationships.

Through Scripture, reflection, and real-life application, this course will help you grow in several important areas.

You will grow in self-control, learning how to recognize and manage emotional triggers.

You will grow in peacemaking, learning how to respond to conflict in healthier ways.

You will grow in forgiveness, learning how to release bitterness and move forward.

And you will grow in relational wisdom, strengthening the way you communicate and interact with others.

These lessons are not just for the classroom. They are meant for everyday life — in your home, your workplace, your friendships, your church, and your ministry.

Professor Brian DeCook brings a unique perspective to this course.

Before entering ministry, he served as a United States attorney, where he witnessed firsthand the damage that anger can cause in individuals, families, and communities.

But he also brings a hopeful message.

As an ordained minister and global peacemaker, Brian DeCook has helped thousands of people move toward reconciliation, healing, and renewal. His experience in law, ministry, and peacebuilding makes this course both deeply practical and spiritually grounded.

By the end of this course, you will be able to explain a biblical view of anger, recognize the signs of anger in yourself and others, and apply the RESET framework to real-life situations.

You will also learn how to communicate with grace, practice forgiveness, and use moments of anger as opportunities for growth and even ministry.

To complete the course, you will watch each video, read each reading, and take each 20-question quiz. Each quiz has a 75-minute time limit, and you will have one retake. At the end of the course, you will also submit your course feedback.

This course is just one Christian Development School module, but the lessons can have a lasting impact on your life.

If you are ready to move from angry reactions toward peace, wisdom, and Spirit-led responses, this course is a great place to begin.

We are glad you are here.

Let’s get started.