Richard Donavon Jacobs is originally from Munford, Alabama (U.S.A.) in Talladega County, but currently resides in Auburn, Alabama (U.S.A) He had the blessing of growing up in a Christian home and accept the Lord early in life.

He began studying at Christian Leaders Institute in 2014. He completed many credential levels by 2016, including being ordained as a commissioned minister. He was also ordained locally in his local chruch in their ordination system.

As of January 2016, Rev. Jacobs became the Interim Pastor of the New Popular Springs Missionary Baptist Church (Dadeville, AL). In May 2016, Rev. Richard D. Jacobs was elected as Pastor, succeeding Senior Pastor.

Rev. Jacobs is willing to mentor Christian leaders seeking to serve God in ministry. He is also willing to open up his church to be a mentor center.

Dr. Robert Fieldhouse is a Pastor born in Miami, Florida to an upper-middle-class family. He was the last born of three. His father did not practice any faith and his mother had a living relationship with God.
Robert came of age in the 1960s and served in the United States Marine Corps. His relationship with God was off and on again. He received an injury and was released from the Marines. For the next many years that followed Robert struggled to overcome pain and hurt. He was searching for God. God found him in his great search. Read the full story.
Robert found Christian Leaders Institute in 2014. Though he struggles with physical disabilities, he has completed over 50 credit hours of training and he has been ordained as a Commission minister.
He has started a church and he serves in various ways in his community. He welcomes new CLI students to contact him for encouragement, mentorship or ordination assistance.

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Our names are Rodney and Susan Colson. We have taken two totally different paths to get to where we are right now. Susan was raised in a Christian home, but she has since realized that her family had been just going through the motions of Christianity. Susan’s life as an adult took a rough path. After a couple failed marriages, Susan became a single parent with two boys. I, on the other hand, took a different path. I was raised by my mother who was a Christian. I became a believer when I was 12 but never really became disciplined in faith. I turned to satan(I refuse to capitalize this cowards name) and ultimately turned to myself as my god. I became addicted to drugs, alcohol, pornography among many other things, so much as to land myself in prison for 5 years. This is where I rededicated my life to Christ. I have never looked back since. Upon my release, I was reconnected with Susan. On October 26, 2015, this beautiful woman became my wife. On January 1, 2016, after several months of prayer, God placed on our hearts to start our own ministry. This was the kick off of our ministry, A NEW YOU OUTREACH. Our ministry has been involved with assisting families of inmates as well as marriage ministry. Susan and I were ordained January 22, 2017. We have been very active with our ministry, from hosting bible studies to providing food to struggling families. God has opened so many doors for us over the past few years. We are going on our third year as CLI students. We are working towards our Bachelor of Divine Ministry. Susan feels that God has called her to become a Hospice Chaplain. She currently works with the elderly and is full of compassion and love for people. Susan sees the Jesus in all people. We have been appointed as the marriage ministry leaders at our current church. We are both active with Family Life and the Angel Tree Project. We set out to show love to those who feel unlovable and to teach the Good News to those who feel unteachable. We look to find Jesus in all people. We are still in God fire, being refined!!! Our love for God and His love and mercy burns deep inside of the both of us. We are here to do the work of God. We know that God wants no one to perish, so our desire is to go forth and increase the family of believers. We are here to serve and do Gods will.

Rushworthy Ngondonga is married to a woman of God, named Vivian. They have two children. He gave his life to Christ when he was 14 years old. In 2001, he became a Methodist Minister. He is the founder and senior pastor of Acts Revival Ministries a ministry which he launched in 2012.

Rushworthy began studies at Christian Leaders Institute in 2015. He was ordained that same year into the Christian Leaders Alliance (CLA). He is willing to mentor CLI students and graduates in their ministry training and through their ordination process though the CLA

Sammy Robinson is married to a supportive wife; together they parent six children.

Sammy became a believer in his twenties at this church in Laurinburg, North Carolina. One year later he fell l away for 7 years.  In 2011, just after a time of dark despair, Sammy came back to Christ, and have since then fully devoted his life to Him as well as his calling to preach the gospel.

Sammy started the Christian Leaders Institute in 2017 and became ordained in 2018. He is willing to mentor new CLI students and encourage them through the ordination process at Christian Leaders Alliance.