ABOUT THE EPISODE
Church and ministry leaders often launch into full-time ministry without any formal training, making fulfilling the calling God has on their lives much more difficult than it could’ve been with the right preparation. Approaching their own leadership for educational resources can be tricky – the only potential solutions often involve significant financial sacrifice beyond what a typical ministry salary can afford and/or unrealistic time demands for an already over-extended work schedule.
Many of the best and brightest ministry leaders have left their ministries and churches to attend a residential Bible college or seminary with little chance of returning. In our latest episode of the Pinnacle Leaders Podcast, “Next Level Leadership Training: Easily Start Your Own Bible College,” our guest, Dr. Russ Schroeder, Director of Operations and Logistics for Christian Life School of Theology Global (CLSTG), offers affordable, easy-to-implement solutions for churches and ministries to offer next-level leadership training in-house.
TODAY’S GUEST: DR. RUSS SCHROEDER
A devoted Christian administrator with over two decades of pastoral experience, Dr. Schroeder is the Director of Operations and Logistics for Christian Life School of Theology Global. His previous experience also includes work as a missionary and church planter along with serving as Dean of Liberty College of Biblical Studies. Prior to that, he served as a member of the Liberty Church pastoral team in the Pensacola, FL area.
QUOTES & SCRIPTURE TO REMEMBER
● “You have to have a passion [for the Kingdom], but you also have to have a place to go. ” ~ Dr. Randal Langley
● “The longer you spend in the Word of God, the more you’re going to be changed and look like Jesus.” ~ Dr. Russ Schroeder
● “These days, the EQ has gone a lot further than the IQ.” ~ Dr. Russ Schroeder
● “A degree in theology changes who I am. It makes me a more valuable person in the church, at home, in the workplace... it doesn’t matter where I go.” ~ Dr. Russ Schroeder
● “I need quality people who can bear the load of ministry, but that’s only part of the equation. The other part is that I want high-capacity leaders to send out into the community.” ~ Dr. Randal Langley
● “All you have to do is love and nurture and encourage your students. We do the rest of it.” ~ Dr. Randal Langley
