PROGRAM & COURSES

Destiny Leadership Institute currently offers a two-year program, that upon completion, leads to the Diploma in Christian Leadership. Each core is designed to be user friendly and practical, as well as academically sound. Utilizing the latest Internet technology coupled with time proven educational delivery systems, DLI cultivates the student’s understanding of Scripture, their ministry gifting and personal life vision. By doing so, we assist them in laying firm foundations within their lives upon which they can build their Ministry and Leadership skills.

The program is broken up into two academic years.

YEAR ONE

  • Introduction to Bible: Designed to give a clear, usable understanding of the Bible and to teach basic bible study methods.
  • Old Testament Survey: Provides a basic framework for understanding and interpreting the Old Testament by offering vital historical, geographical, and cultural insights.
  • Servant Leadership: Offers a look at Jesus’ life and ministry in its historical and theological context, while focusing on Him as the ultimate servant leader.
  • Christian Foundations I: Introduces the field of theology and provides a workable knowledge of the following important Christian doctrines: the Bible, God, man, and sin.
  • New Testament Survey: Provides a basic framework for understanding and interpreting the New Testament by offering vital historical, geographical, and cultural insights.
  • Internship 1 & 2: DLI’s internship requirement ensures that our students gain practical training in conjunction with their biblical studies. The internship course is required each semester.

YEAR TWO

  • Ministry Ethics: Focuses on the ethical and moral conduct of ministers, with a special emphasis on how to handle money, relationships, and church responsibility in a proper manner.
  • Effective Christian Living: Challenges students to experience the fullness of a life lived in fellowship with a loving and personal God and gives insight on knowing and doing the will of God in life and in ministry.
  • Intro to Christian Ministry: Helps students identify and implement values, vision, mission, and strategy in their ministry contexts.
  • Ministry Skills: Introduces two vital ministry skills: communication and care. Help students develop and deliver clear, powerful sermons and lessons and overviews principles of pastoral care and counseling.
  • Christian Foundations II: Introduces the field of theology and provides a workable knowledge of the following important Christian doctrines: Christ, Salvation, The Holy Spirit, The Church, and Last Things.
  •  Internship 3 & 4: DLI’s internship requirement ensures that our students gain practical training in conjunction with their biblical studies.The internship course is required each semester.