Christian Leaders Institute Study Handbook

Finish what you start. Become the Christian leader God is calling you to be.

The CLI Study Handbook is a practical, step-by-step guide for succeeding in free online correspondence courses at Christian Leaders Institute (CLI). If you’ve ever started a course with excitement—then got busy, discouraged, or overwhelmed—this handbook is for you.

Written at an easy 8th-grade reading level, this handbook helps you move from “I started” to “I finished.” You’ll learn simple systems that work in real life, even if you have a job, a family, ministry responsibilities, or a full schedule.

Inside, you’ll discover:

• How to study topic-by-topic (the key to finishing)

• A simple weekly routine you can keep

• How to complete Awards, Certificates, and Diplomas without getting lost

• How to succeed in degree-level courses with rigor and clarity

• How to finish courses within the 180-day completion window

• How to pursue ordination through Christian Leaders Alliance with a clear starting line

(Catechumen → Multiplying Christian Leaders → Wedding Officiant as a door opener)

• How academic programs and ordination steps often overlap as a healthy both/and

• How to use AI the right way—as learning support, not cheating—in today’s new educational reality

• Practical appendices: planners, trackers, program checklists, degree routine tools, ordination maps, and an AI-age integrity guide

This handbook is not a catalog. It is a success guide—built to help you stay focused, finish strong, and apply what you learn so study becomes ministry.

If you are ready to grow, serve, and lead with integrity—start here.