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Share the Love of Christ ministering to couples by officianting at their weddings.
Julie Tucker is a wedding officiant. In fact, Many couple have their wedding ceremony at her home in the country.
Julie has had to wear many hats and have many titles in the corporate world for 33 years. In 2015, she left the corporate world and started, "Weddings with Julie" She loves being part of the Bride & Groom's Wedding Day.
Julie married her best friend, James Ray Tucker, on her 30th Birthday and from that very moment we have been involved in ministry. Julie and her husband have been youth leaders, out-reach pastors, and even operating The SonShine Bus ministry for many years.
Julie is thankful for the opportunity to study from home! She is eager to learn more and so thankful to have found CLI. She live in a big city in the Bible Belt where you think everyone goes to church and loves the Lord. But day after day, she meet more folks that don't have a church home, they don't have a Pastor or Mentor, they don't have anyone to come pray with them in time of difficulty and some of them have never heard the name of Jesus, that literally breaks my heart. She is willing to be a mentor to Christian Leaders Institute students and help with their ordination.
To help raise up more Christian Leaders for revival!
Martha Narvaez is married and has three children. She was in the military for over 20 years on many deployments. Martha was raised in the Roman Catholic church. She has walked with the Lord Jesus for a long time. She has learned that Christ is the center of her life. She from Green Cove Springs, FL.
Martha began Christian Leaders Institute in 2016. She was ordained in 2018. She is willing to mentor new CLI students and help them through the ordination process with the Christian Leaders Alliance.
Michael and Michelle Meness have a passion to plant a church in the Bulter, PA area. They are passionate about raising up other Christian Leaders. They are open to starting a mentor center in their area.
Twenty-three years Michael began to walk with the Lord. He finally surrendered and invited Him into his life to help him overcome his addiction to drugs and alcohol. He was a lost soul searching for meaning in his life and Jesus Christ step in and has given him purpose. Twenty-Five years ago, Michelle was also delivered from achohol adiction.
Michael and Michelle have been called to minister to their community. Both have extensive training at Christian Leaders Institute. Both have been ordained as Deacon Ministers. In addition attaining the roles of Officiant Minister for Michael and Women's Minister for Michelle.
Michael and Michael have three sons. They welcome other CLI students and graduates to connect.
Before Michael found Christ, his life was going in the wrong direction, breaking the law,or just being unfriendly.
He was home shaving when I felt a holy feeling and heard “believe!”. After that, he explored CLI casting his interest into serving the lord. After that moment Michael's eyes were open and he started reading the Bible and sharing the gospel.
Michael found his love and married her and have two wonderful daughters and he loves caring for them.
Michael and his neighbor created a house church. It's not much except a few families worshipping together.
To minister through the power of the Holy Spirit to reach the lost and bring hope to a hurting world.
Michael Vititoe lives in Urbandale, Iowa a suburb of Des Moines. He has a loving wife, with 2 children who are their life. He is disabled from working in the towing industry for 25 yrs. He operated tractor-trailer wrecker and his primary focus was on accidents. He is a grandson of a long line of Pentecostal preachers of small country churches. He would be the first to answer the calling with a post-high school education. When he was first called to preach the gospel he got my feet wet preaching as guest speaker or evangelist. When God called him to pastor church he got scared and ran from God but God never let go, He used the mistakes of Michael choices to His glory.
He feels God is calling him to be minister to the bereaved and low income. He has a heart for those who have lost a loved one whether it be by natural death or tragedy. He wants to bring God's word into their lives to comfort and assure those affected by death. And use the death of a loved one or friend, to lead the lost to Christ.
Being a Ordained Officiant allows Michael to minister to people when they are searching for answers. He thinks people are searching for hope which we all know the only hope is that from Christ. In the time of bereavement, people are searching for a hope for themselves and the loved one that has passed. Bringing the word to these will allow him to plant the seed and harvest what I have not planted.
Myron Raney is a Senior Pastor of the Remnant Fellowship of Christ Ministries in Columbus, Ohio. He is also employed with Ohio Health Corporation as a Variance Analyst but has been blessed to spend more time serving in ministry on a daily basis than working for his employer. He is a single father of two children, Makayla and Mycah.
Read more of his testimony
"I grew up in church but didn't really establish a relationship with Jesus until I was nineteen. That is when I gave my life to Jesus, accepting Him as my Lord and Savior, and was baptized by full water emersion.
I am a firm believer that wisdom is key and an understanding is even more important (Proverbs 4:7). I earned my Ph.D. in 2008 and am an advocate for lifelong learning. I plan to use my training in a number of ways but in three that are of great importance and that are immediate goals. The first is to enhance my knowledge and skill sets as a pastor particularly in the areas of pastoral care, hermeneutics, and apologetics. The second is by example to encourage members of our ministry team and congregation to seek formal training and continuing education. The third is to evaluate the courses offered at Christian Leaders Institute and adopt them as requirements for our ministry trainees.
A Christian Leadership Institute scholarship will allow me to achieve my goals as aforementioned. Above all, taking these classes would allow me to continue to be a living testimony to Christ that He is our Jehovah-Jireh (The LORD our provider)."
Myron was ordained as a Small Group Minister in 2018!
Her Ministry dream is to support, encourage and raise up other Christian leaders. As well as minister to the lost.
Obrellia Davis came to Jesus at 18 years old. She was a teen mother of two and very broken. Jesus Christ began to transform her life through the power of the Holy Spirit.
As she grew in God, she made many mistakes and learned first hand of the great mercy of God. Obrellia 's own trials lit a flame to help others, which turned into a passion for community outreach and helping hurting women, especially those young in the Lord. " It's a joy to help those young in the Lord grow in the grace and strength of Jesus." Obrellia believes it's important to encourage the body of Christ and help them become kingdom mined. She is strong in her faith and excited to do the work of Jesus. Obrellia, strongly believes in holding up the arms of her Pastor Dr. Bekele through prayer and service to him as he serves God in humility and integrity.
Obrellia Davis is the mother of 4 children and grandmother of 4. She has accomplished a lot through the help of Jesus Christ. She has an Associate Degree in Human Services, Bachelor Degree in Nursing, Master Degree in Business Management, and a Master Degree in Business with a focus on Organizational Leadership.
Obrellia is ordained as a Deacon and Officiant Minister with CLA in 2018!
He seeks to serve those in nursing homes and to raise up more leaders for ministry.
Palmer Stephens is married to Michelle, and they have three children, two boys and their youngest is a girl.
Palmer has been blessed with the role of stay at home dad for the past seven years. His family life is very busy as Michelle keeps pace with the rigors of business ownership. He is involved with various ministries within their local church.
Palmer came to the lord at the age of 27 in 1995, and He was baptized in 2004. Since hearing the call to serve and He has been led to a position as a Chaplain in a nursing home.
He is the Provincial Director for the Community Chaplain Service. He has been used by God and sees seniors across this vast land of Ontario Canada come to know the gift of Salvation through acceptance of Jesus Christ as their savior!
Palmer began Christian Leaders Institute in 2014. His ordained as an officiant minister. He is willing to help mentor others through the ordination process.
To raise up more Christian Leaders to bring revival to God!
Paul is married to a supportive wife, family, and church. He knew of Christ from a young age as he attended church growing up.
As he grew older, he left the Lord and the church. In 2013, the Holy Spirit convicted him to give his life to Christ completely. A burning conviction and calling to ministry came upon him.
He started Christian Leaders Institute in 2015 and became ordained in 2018. He is willing to mentor CLI students and graduate in their ministry training and ordination with the Christian Leaders Alliance.
To raise up more Christian Leaders, and planting house churches.
Ralph M Desarro and his wife Wendy have been serving in ministry for many years. They have planted house churches and they are a team in ministry.
Ralph grew up Catholic always believing in God, He always knew about Jesus and knew He was God's Son. At around 19 yrs old He was given the Bible tract, "This is Your Life," and He said the prayer and just went on living as always. Later in 1975 - 76 God used family members were Born Again, and the Spirit continued to draw him in, so in 76 He re- dedicated my life to Christ at a Full Gospel Businessman's meeting.
His calling to the ministry has been with him a long time. He began Christian Leaders Institute in 2014 and was ordained in 2014. He and his wife Wendy are willing to mentor others on a ministry training journey and assist with ordination.