CLA Resources
These resources are available for churches to prepare people to minister through the Basic and Special Training programs, and the Ministerial Study Program. If you have a question about whether you are ordering the correct item for a course, you can contact Linda Adametz at adametzl@cmalliance.org or at 719-265-2057.
Alliance Polity Course Online
The Alliance Polity course is required for all pastors seeking licensure with the C&MA.
Abundant Life, English
An 18-lesson discipleship course for new believers, preparing them for baptism and church membership. Includes a student book and evangelistic leaflet (tract).
- Purchase from e-church depot »
- Leader’s Guide also available.
Abundant Life, Chinese
Chinese language version of an 18-lesson discipleship course for new believers, preparing them for baptism and church membership. Includes a student book and evangelistic leaflet (tract).
- Purchase from e-church depot »
- Leader’s Guide also available.
Elder Training Materials
The Elder Training program consists of elective courses designed to equip elders, deacons, deaconesses and other church leaders in ministry skills: visitation, basic counseling, Bible study methods for preparing studies and sermons, and the history, doctrine, and government of The Christian and Missionary Alliance.
Each course involves 10-12 lessons, and includes a leader’s guide. Course on the CD are:
- Preparing to Lead God’s People—prepares elders and deacons for their ministry in the church. This course focuses on character qualities of church leaders and teaches how the pastor and the elders should work together. This course reviews Biblical requirements and points out the responsibilities of elders and deacons.
- What We Believe—teaches church leaders the doctrinal position of The Christian and Missionary Alliance. Each lesson in this study focuses on one of the sections of the C&MA Statement of Faith, analyzing them phrase by phrase to see how Scripture supports what we believe.
- How to Preach—a basic course in how to prepare a sermon or Bible study outline. This is a programmed text with 10 lessons, designed to be done in a 13-week period.
NOTE: Churches that purchase the courses are given permission to print out as many copies of this material as needed, as long as they are used in the ministry of that church—this material is not to be distributed to other churches.
A Movement for God, English & Spanish
Introduction to the history and thought of the C&MA by author Keith Bailey. (Formerly “Bringing Back the King”). Contains both English and Spanish versions.
Church Membership Essentials
Used to introduce potential members to the Christian faith and to the C&MA denomination. Suggested companion materials are: Knowing Jesus.
The Harmony Self Study: Discovering Jesus’ Strategy for Making Disciples
This inductive study will help you surface your own insights from the life of Christ through a better understanding of the harmony of the Gospels. Study questions are mixed with insights from Sonlife Classic training and will help you develop your own understanding of disciple making from the Son's Life. Ministerial Study Program resource. Course #302. Written by Dann Spader.
Inductive Bible Study
A study guide for inductive study of the Gospel of Mark by William A. Paul. Ministerial Study Program resource. Course #102.
Estudio Biblico Inductivo
Ministerial de los recursos del programa de estudios curso # 102. Guìa de Estudio Inductivo del Evangelio según San Marcos por William A. Paul. Este curso cubre todas las doctrinas principcales: Bibliología, Teología, Cristología, Angelología, Pneumatología, Antropología, Soteriología, Hamartiología, Ecclesiología y Escatalogía en forma sistemática.
Raising Leaders for the Harvest
Raising Leaders for the Harvest introduces the concept of Leadership Farm Systems, an organic process of leadership development which results in natural and spontaneous multiplication of disciples, groups, ministries and churches. You will be guided step-by-step through the development of your own leadership farm system. Ministerial Study Program resource. Course #303. Tapes and manual by Bob Logan.
Romans: An Inductive Study Guide
Ministerial Study Program resource by Don Kenyon. Course #205.
La Tarea Educativa de la Iglesia (Church Educational Task)
Los pastores o los responsables del programa educativo en la iglesia local se encuentra la Educación de la Iglesia de tareas de un curso de valor. Se examina lo que la Biblia tiene que decir acerca de conceptos tales como la enseñanza, la formación y la instrucción religiosa. En general, el curso trata sobre el papel de la iglesia y la responsabilidad de formar e instruir a sus miembros y las familias en la Palabra de Dios.
Church Education Task course is for pastors or those responsible for the educational program in the local church. It examines what the Bible has to say about concepts such as education, training and religious instruction. Overall, the course discusses the role of the church and the responsibility to train and educate its members and families in the Word of God.
Eternal CPR Kit
Ministerial Study Program resource. Course #204. Eternal CPR, seminar or self-study —Eternal CPR is a study of the Great Commission and Great Commandment with a focus on cultivating friendships with people who are lost, planting the gospel message, and reaping the harvest of people who commit their life to follow Christ. It is recommended that this course be taken as a seminar. If this is not possible, then CDs and workbooks are recommended.
The Fourfold Gospel
Resource for Alliance Polity Course and MSP course #203. The work that Jesus desires to complete in the life of the Believer. By Dr. A.B. Simpson.
El Evangelio Cuidruple (The Fourfold Gospel)
De recursos para la Alianza y el campo de golf Polity MSP # 203. El trabajo que Jesús desea para completar en la vida del creyente. Por el Dr. A.B. Simpson.
SEAN resources
The purchase of these materials is restricted by international copyright to students of the Church Leadership Academy and leadership training programs. These students should have completed and signed a distribution agreement.
For more information, please contact Linda Adametz by calling (719) 265-2057, or by emailing adametzl@cmalliance.org. You must sign in to the SEAN Marketplace at e-Church depot in order to purchase these products.
Leadership Handbook of Outreach and Care
Ministerial Study Program Resource. Course #201 The nearly two hundred articles in this volume present the principles and practices that guide church leaders in the work of evangelism, missions, social involvement, pastoral care, counseling, chaplaincies, and Christian education.
Expository Preaching
Expository Preaching , a practical course in the methodology of preaching, emphasizes the step-by-step process of constructing expository sermons. The author includes a brief treatment of basic types of sermons, procedures for building expository sermons, the analysis and exposition of Scripture passages, the use of multiple sermonic processes in expository preaching, and the building of a preaching program. The students build sermons for their pulpit ministry from the Gospel of Matthew and 1 Corinthians. Ministerial Study Program resource. Course #206.
La Predicación Expositiva
Ministerial Programa de Estudio de los recursos. Curso # 206. La predicación expositiva, un curso práctico en la metodología de la predicación, enfatiza el proceso de elaborar sermones expositivos paso a paso. El autor incluye un breve tratamiento de los tipos básicos de sermones, los procedimientos para estructurar sermones expositivos, el análisis y la exposición de pasajes de las Escrituras, el uso de procesos múltiples de sermones en la prédica expositiva, y la confección de un programa de predicación. El alumno elabora sermones del Evangelio de Mateo y de 1 Corintios para su ministerio en el púlpito. Materiales requeridos:TEI: La predicación expositiva, por George C. Batson La Santa Biblia, Reina-Valera 1960.
How to Preach
This “loop” course is an accompaniment to the SEAN Compendium (following Book 3), but can also be used as a stand-alone course. It covers the theory and practice of preparing and presenting a Biblical message or talk.
Center Leader’s Manual
Training resources CD for new Center Leaders in the Basic Training Program. Includes the self-study Center Leader’s Manual, basic training program forms, plus the exams and score keys for all the courses. Includes resources for both English and Spanish.
The Life of Christ, Book 1 (SEAN series)
Book 1, Introduction and Infancy, is the first in a series of six books on the life of Christ, based on the Gospel according to Saint Matthew. Practical lessons to life and ministry are taught throughout these ten units. Some of the skills covered include inductive Bible study, conflict resolution, Bible geography, interpretation of Bible prophecy, Christology, Bible history, and confronting the occult.
The Life of Christ, Book 2 (SEAN series)
Book 2, The Year of Preparation, studies Jesus’ first year of ministry in depth.
Included: Bible chronology, synoptic harmony, interpretation of Biblical symbols, the Trinity, attributes of God, Biblical inspiration, justice and materialism, Biblical confession, and Biblical counseling.
The Life of Christ, Book 3 (SEAN series)
Book 3, The Year of Popularity, continues to investigate the forms and message of Jesus’ life and ministry begun in the previous books in the series. Building upon the content and skills mastered through the study of Books 1 and 2, the third introduces additional basic pastoral skills such as public and private prayer, the preparation of simple bible messages, visitation in homes, and leading others in the knowledge of Jesus Christ as Savior.
The Life of Christ, Book 4 (SEAN series)
Book 4, The Year of Passion, continues the journey through the life of Jesus’ life and third year of ministry, leading up to the last week of passion. Skills covered include Bible geography, geographical structures, family ministry, Old Testament theology, psychology, creation and original sin, angelology, demonology, ecclesiology, Christian doctrines of death, baptism, and resurrection, Biblical interpretation, healthy relationships, the Apocrypha, study of the intertestamental period, Biblical history, and sex, marriage, and family ministry.
The Life of Christ, Book 5 (SEAN series)
Book 5, The Year of Passion (the Last Week), leads the student through a study of the last week of Jesus’ life, known as Passion week. Book 5 covers Bible geography, Old Testament history, temple and tabernacle construction, interpretation of symbols and prophecy, human personality (anthropology), evangelism, sanctification, value assessment, human emotions, Biblical prophecy, eschatology, interpretation of parables, social ministry, church finances and record keeping, the doctrine of transubstantiation, prayer, and Bible chronology.
The Life of Christ, Book 6 (SEAN series)
Book 6, The Risen Life, completes the series of the compendium books while taking a look at post resurrection appearances of Jesus. The book continues with an analysis of the structure of the book of Acts. Topics covered include proofs of the resurrection, the Great Commission, missional outreach, church growth, pnuematology (the Holy Spirit), church ordinances, healing, church discipline, church offices, Bible history, personal evangelism, leadership development, and geographical and biographical analyses of Bible books.
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