Welcome to Faith+Lead’s Courses

Theological learning on your schedule. Deepen your faith and ministry skills where you are, when you can.

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Faith in Daily Life

Building Faith Together: A Guide for Parents and Grandparents

Instructor: Kurty Darling
Pass down a lasting legacy of faith. Join Faith+Lead’s course, Building Faith Together, for practical tools for parents and grandparents.

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An illustration titled "DISCIPLE = APPRENTICE" showing Jesus leading a diverse group of people along a path. Jesus says "FOLLOW ME" and "LOVE GOD. LOVE NEIGHBOR," which is labeled "THE WAY." Below the group, three overlapping circles represent the stages of "BELONGING," "BEHAVING," and "BELIEVING (TRUSTING)."

Free

Ministry Leadership

A New Focus: Membership to Discipleship

Instructor: Steve Thomason
Move beyond institutional maintenance to cultivate lives deeply rooted in Christ. Learn how to lead the pivot from membership to discipleship with practical tools from Faith+Lead.

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God and Addiction and Recovery

Instructor: Ed Treat
Equip your ministry to support those facing addiction. Learn how to integrate faith and recovery principles to foster a community of healing, grace, and long-term spiritual resilience.

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Free

From Fixing to Listening: Making the Pivot

Instructor: Terri Elton
Tired of trying to fix everything? Learn a new listening posture for church leaders to move from a fixing mindset to authentic, responsive community ministry.

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Stewardship & Sustainability

Money and the Mission of the Church

Instructor: Grace Duddy Pomroy
Master the biblical and practical essentials of church money. Equip clergy & leaders to teach stewardship, budgeting, and fundraising for financial sustainability.

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Justice & Service

Listening and Serving: Community-Based Ministry

Instructor: F. Willis Johnson
Move beyond quick fixes! Learn to build authentic, impactful, and sustainable community ministry. Develop a mindset for service rooted in relationship, justice, and prophetic action. Equip yourself for a deeper call.

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Cultivate Community

Living Theology[ies] in Rural Settings

Instructor: Jon Anderson
Uncover Living Theology[ies] in Rural Settings. Learn to cultivate community, guide spiritual conversations, and practice generous faith in small-town life.

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Ministry Leadership

Family Systems: Tools for Ministry

Instructor: Jules Erickson
Ministry leaders: Use family systems to resolve conflict, build healthy congregations, and be a non-anxious presence. Master communication with tools like Genograms.

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Free

Ministry Leadership

Lutheran Characteristics of Preaching

Instructor: Shauna Hannan
New to the Lutheran tradition? This FREE mini-course guides ministry leaders in identifying and applying the essential characteristics that make preaching explicitly Lutheran. Learn the values behind Lutheran homiletics.

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Ministry Leadership

You’re on the Church Council: Now What?

Instructor: Sara Cutter
Designed specifically for church council members, this course provides a theological and practical foundation for your vital leadership role.

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Stewardship & Sustainability

Beyond the Tithe: Faith and Money Practices

Instructor: Grace Duddy Pomroy
Explore money and the Bible through a Spirit-led course that nurtures faith-rooted financial practices and intentional stewardship.

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Ministry Leadership

Boundaries for Christian Leaders

Instructor: Leah Challberg
An affordable, on-demand training for clergy and ministry volunteers covering financial, sexual, personal, interpersonal, youth ministry, and digital boundaries.

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Faithful Innovation

Recruiting, Equipping, and Empowering Church Leaders

Instructor: Clara King
An on-demand church leadership development course designed to address the growing need to raise up and train lay leaders and ministry volunteers.

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Ministry Leadership

Real Faith in an AI World: Rethinking Digital Ministry

Instructor: Ryan Panzer
Explore practical models of digital ministry with this on-demand course, covering ethical AI use and other tools for adaptive church leadership in a changing world.

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Faith & Contemporary Issues

God and Grief and Loss: Turning on the Light

Instructor: Michele Bryant Powell
Navigate grief with God’s guidance. This course offers a sensitive, faithful framework for finding healing and hope—or walking alongside others—after a significant loss.

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