At Agapé Christian Ministries we believe in equipping believers with the tools necessary to apply biblical principles to their lives. The Agapé Life Institute offers classes each Spring semster and Fall semester that are designed to give you the tools to grow in your Christian walk.
If you’re ready to connect with other believers and increase your knowledge of the Word, then find a class and register today.
This class is for our new members who have recently joined the Agapé Family!
A goal of this class is to provide a setting for students to learn more about who we are and also about who God is!
This class is for those of us who are eager to understand what Bishop Wilkerson means when he calls us the “Love Church”.
This class is for those of us that are eager for a new opportunity to realize the gifts that God has bestowed on us!
This class is for those of us that are eager understand God’s financial system and how to use the power he gives us to command wealth!
This class is for those of us that are eager to delve a little deeper into God’s Word for the purpose of effective application of the Bible in our daily lives!
This class is designed to help us to discover and develop the “leader” that resides within each of us!
This class is for those of us that realize successful leadership is founded upon successful relationships with people. In this course, you will discover your strengths and weaknesses related to “people skills”.
This class is for those of us that are eager to narrow the gap between what we know about God and what we actually experience with Him.
This class is structured and designed to give new partners an overview of their new church family. The intent is to expose our new partners to some foundational information about how Agapé Christian Ministries functions, the structure & organization of this ministry and to answer the questions that our new partners may have. This is a web-based course and self-paced. You will have opportunity to participate in a blog-style exchange with an instructor via a Discussion Board. We anticipate sharing an in-person event for partners to meet each other at least on a biannual basis. Information about the in-person event will be shared via the various Agapé platforms.
This course is now the first class that you will take after completing the New Partners Class. The design is a hybrid-style which will include in-person and web-based sessions for a duration of 8 to 9 sessions. Agapé Christian Ministries is founded upon the revelation of God’s unconditional love for the world (those who will be called children of God) and for His people (are now the children of God because they have confessed Jesus as Lord). We believe that this amazing love of God is the source of the power used to transform lives. The course is based on Bishop L. A. Wilkerson’s first book titled, “What’s Agapé Got to Do With It” but the content extends beyond what is covered in his book. It is imperative that each partner gain an understanding of how to operate in this level of love. The “God-kind of love” or “Agapé” is foreign to the innate abilities of humans and must be learned. This course will help you learn about this love and is designed to teach you how to walk it out in your daily lives. We believe that love transforms lives.
This course is approximately 8 or 9 class sessions in duration and is the course offered after completing The Agapé Class. The new design of this course like other Agapé Life Institute courses is a hybrid experience. A portion of the course is taught in-person and the other portion is web-based and will follow the course syllabus. Spiritual Growth is for believers at every stage of growth in their walk with God. “The Agape Culture” segment will review some of the information covered in the New Partner Class such as Agapé history and the organizational structure of our church. The goal of this class is to provide a setting for you to learn about yourself and about your Father, God. We believe the Holy Bible is a guide or road map for Christian living. Your salvation is personal yet God desires to use you to win others to Jesus Christ. Growing spiritually is an individual responsibility and this course will provide you with some tools to mature in the ways of God. This course is also a prerequisite for serving at Agapé Christian Ministries.
We live in an ever-changing and evolving world; especially in technological advances. Yet, one thing remains true, God continues to say to the Body of Christ worldwide that the ministry of the Church must be placed in the hands of the people of God. Biblical teaching on spiritual gifts is essential for the effective ministry of believers. This course provides a new opportunity to be reminded that the mission and call of every believer is to yield his or her gift(s) to God for the sake of finishing the works that Jesus began. Jesus came to the earth to reconcile the world back to God. We are each graced with a measure of the power that Jesus operated in when He walked on the earth. This power in us is to be used by God, through the Holy Spirit to finish the works that Jesus began over two thousand years ago; the greatest use of your spiritual gift (s).
*You must register in-person for this course.
Financial Matters is a 10-week course designed to communicate a foundational basis for understaning effective money management and the proper use of money. God has a financial system and He gives us power to get wealth. This course will explain the biblical view of money, practical steps to take in financial planning, and how to get out of debt. If your financial situation is currently challenged, then this class is a “life-line”. It is not to late, and there is hope for your financial state to improve. The book used in this course is called: God’s Plans For Your Finances by Dwight Nichols. Here’s an excerpt from the book, “You can move from debt to financial freedom, live a successful life, and make a positive contribution to society while spreading the Gospel. Start today to walk in God’s supernatural provision and change the course of your life”. If you are ready for a financial transformation or “make-over”; sign up today!
*Required Textbook: God’s Plans For Your Finances by Dwight Nichols
This class is multi-dimensional yet focused in its design and scope. The topics covered range from a fewbasic principles to others that delve a little deeper into God’s Word for the purpose of effective application of the Bible in your daily life. Whenever possible, both parts (I & II) of this course will be offered at the same time during the Fall and Spring semesters to make available to take it in sequence. Each part (I or II) of Perfecting Class is scheduled to run for approximately 15-17 weeks each to equal a total commitment of 30-34 weeks if taken in sequence. The course may also be taken out sequence (Part II before Part I). However, both parts must be completed in order to receive a certificate of completion in the course. The prerequisites for enrollment include: completing Spiritual Growth Class and The Agapé Class. It is also recommended that you take Perfecting Class in series as Part I followed by Perfecting Part II.
See the Course List that is released in the Spring (late January) and the Fall (late August) to determine when each part of Perfecting Class is being offered.
*COST: $30/course (all course materials are included)
*PREREQUISITES:
1. Spiritual Growth
2. The Agapé Class
This is a 10 week course designed to help you discover or to develop the “leader” that is resident within so that God can use your gifts and talents for His purposes. Leadership is a desired role that most humans aspire to operate in but many assume that leadership is about being served. On the contrary, leadership is about serving others, in fact the real qualification for leadership is servitude. Leadership requires that you inspire, motivate and direct people to become what they would not volunteer to become on their own. This course is usually offered during the Fall semester (August-November).
*COST: $30 (book not included)
*PREREQUISITES:
Required textbook: “The Making of A Leader” by Bishop L.A. Wilkerson (available for purchase through Adult Christian Education at Agapé)
Leadership 102 is the next level of training in the Leadership series of courses. This course is designed to help leaders become intimately knowledgeable about the focal point of leadership: people. People are the currency or essence of relationships and successful leadership is founded upon successful relationships with people. In this course you will discover your strengths and weaknesses related to “people skills”. The intent is to equip and train new leaders as well as those who need to sharpen their skills as leaders. Leadership requires that you inspire, motivate and direct people to become what they would not volunteer to become on their own. In order to accomplish this, you must learn how to successfully deal with people.
This course is usually offered during the Spring semester (January- April). Registration cost is $30 (textbook is not included). Course syllabus and materials are available at the first class session.
*COST: $30 (book not included)
*PREREQUISITES:
Required Textbook: Be A People Person: Effective Leadership through Effective Relationships by John C. Maxwell (Must be purchased separately)
An unnecessary contradiction may exist between your knowledge of God and the Bible and your daily Christian experience. We invite you to narrow the gap between what you know about God and your experience with Him. Introduction to Bible Doctrine is a course designed to reacquaint some and introduce others to the Bible as well as the God of the Bible. This course is introductory and returns you to foundational information that you may or may not know. The “world of technology” has perhaps robbed believers in some way of an actual experience with the physical pages of the Bible. In this course we take you back to a few of the basics. While the course information is introductory, the pace and overall content will challenge you in a way that will make you ask, Am I really prepared to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
*COST: $30 (book not included)
*PREREQUISITES:
Required Textbook: The Bare Bones Bible Handbook by Jim George; must be purchased separately.
Sunday:
1st Service – 9:00 AM
2nd Service – 11:30 AM
Communion – 6:00 PM (1st Sunday)
Thursday:
Bible Encounter – 7:00 PM
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