Video Transcript: Using Christian Leaders Institute to Retrain Elders, Deacons, Volunteers, and Ministers

🎥 Video 7B Transcript: Using Christian Leaders Institute to Retrain Elders, Deacons, Volunteers, and Ministers

Hi, I am Henry Reyenga, a Christian Leaders Institute presenter.

In this video, we are looking at how Christian Leaders Institute can help retrain elders, deacons, volunteers, and ministers in a legacy or plateaued church.

One of the great needs in many churches is not simply more activity. It is better formation.

People may be busy, but not trained. They may serve faithfully, but without clear ministry understanding. They may love the church, but not know how to help it move forward.

Christian Leaders Institute provides a way for local churches to build a training pathway without having to create everything from scratch.

A church can invite elders to take courses in ministry leadership, biblical studies, church life, pastoral care, or preaching. Deacons can grow in service, stewardship, mercy, and practical ministry. Volunteers can explore calling, spiritual formation, evangelism, communication, chaplaincy, officiant ministry, coaching ministry, or Bible study leadership.

This matters because church revitalization is not just a board decision. It is a discipleship process.

Romans 12:2 says, “Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (WEB). Renewal includes the mind. Leaders need their thinking renewed by Scripture, prayer, humility, and wise training.

In a legacy church, CLI training can help create a shared language. Instead of everyone arguing from personal opinion, leaders begin learning together. They can discuss Scripture, ministry roles, boundaries, mission, discipleship, and community care with more clarity.

Here is a simple ministry practice. A church board could choose one CLI course to take together over three months. Then they meet monthly to discuss what they are learning and how it applies to their church.

The common mistake is using training as a weapon: “You need this because you are the problem.”

A healthier invitation is: “We are all learning together because we want our church to be faithful, healthy, and fruitful.”

Training should not shame leaders. It should awaken them.

When elders, deacons, volunteers, and ministers become students again, the church begins to breathe again. Learning opens humility. Humility opens repentance. Repentance opens renewal. And renewal opens the door for fresh mission.