Valiant Ministries International
Valiant School of
Ministry Curriculum
Discipleship Course
4 Months, 2 Phases to Effective Living
Foundational Doctrine
1. God, Sin, and the Savior
I - The Kingdom and Glory of God - Why God created everything and what His kingdom is.
II - Sin and Condemnation - What sin is, where it came from, and its consequences explained.
III - The Son of God - Who Jesus is, why He’s the solution to the problem of sin, and what it means to follow Him.
2. Salvation and Identity
IV - Repentance, Faith, and Grace - What it means to be saved and how to obtain salvation through repentance and belief in Jesus.
V - The Holy Spirit and the Baptisms - Who the Holy Spirit is and His role in the lives of believers. What water baptism is and what it’s for.
VI - Resurrection, Fear, and Judgment - What Jesus’ resurrection means for us today and in the age to come. How God will judge the world and why we should fear Him.
VII - The New Creation + Renewal of the Mind - Part 1 - Your true identity in Christ, the power therein, and what it means that your spirit is saved, while your mind and body are not.
I - The Kingdom and Glory of God - Why God created everything and what His kingdom is.
II - Sin and Condemnation - What sin is, where it came from, and its consequences explained.
III - The Son of God - Who Jesus is, why He’s the solution to the problem of sin, and what it means to follow Him.
2. Salvation and Identity
IV - Repentance, Faith, and Grace - What it means to be saved and how to obtain salvation through repentance and belief in Jesus.
V - The Holy Spirit and the Baptisms - Who the Holy Spirit is and His role in the lives of believers. What water baptism is and what it’s for.
VI - Resurrection, Fear, and Judgment - What Jesus’ resurrection means for us today and in the age to come. How God will judge the world and why we should fear Him.
VII - The New Creation + Renewal of the Mind - Part 1 - Your true identity in Christ, the power therein, and what it means that your spirit is saved, while your mind and body are not.
Foundational Action
3. The Disciple's Lifestyle
VIII - Renewal of the Mind Part 2: Obedience and Growth - How to use the Bible to identify your growth points, overcome weaknesses, and create habits of obedience to God.
IX - Prayer + Hearing the Spirit - Part 1 - The importance of prayer and hearing the Holy Spirit’s voice.
X - Hearing the Spirit - Part 2 - How to grow in hearing God's voice, through daily, biblical practices.
XI - The Fellowship of the Saints - What it means to be a part of a church-family, why it’s critical to have one, and how to pick one.
XII - Order in the Home and the Church - Understanding the differences between men and women in how they grow and live obediently in the home and the church.
XIII - Kingdom Stewardship - How to use your time, money, and body in a way that honors God and builds up the kingdom of God.
XIV - Winning the Lost - How to be effective at winning unbelievers to Christ.
XV - Suffering and the End - Understanding the importance of suffering, and why accepting hardship is necessary for you to stay strong, given the increasing evil in the world.
– Course Review, Testing, and Extended Q&A
VIII - Renewal of the Mind Part 2: Obedience and Growth - How to use the Bible to identify your growth points, overcome weaknesses, and create habits of obedience to God.
IX - Prayer + Hearing the Spirit - Part 1 - The importance of prayer and hearing the Holy Spirit’s voice.
X - Hearing the Spirit - Part 2 - How to grow in hearing God's voice, through daily, biblical practices.
XI - The Fellowship of the Saints - What it means to be a part of a church-family, why it’s critical to have one, and how to pick one.
XII - Order in the Home and the Church - Understanding the differences between men and women in how they grow and live obediently in the home and the church.
XIII - Kingdom Stewardship - How to use your time, money, and body in a way that honors God and builds up the kingdom of God.
XIV - Winning the Lost - How to be effective at winning unbelievers to Christ.
XV - Suffering and the End - Understanding the importance of suffering, and why accepting hardship is necessary for you to stay strong, given the increasing evil in the world.
– Course Review, Testing, and Extended Q&A
Leadership Course
8 Months, 4 Phases to Effective Leadership
Foundational Doctrine and Application
During the first four months of your leadership training, you'll be a part of all the training from our Discipleship Course!
Cultivating Transformational Relationships
Personal Pastoring – You will gain understanding of how to pastor relationally—skills to build meaningful relationships that keep people fulfilled and inspired to grow. This will include practical skills for balancing your relationships so that you know who and who not to give your time to, how much time, and for what purposes. It’s all about identifying what people need and how to meet those needs accurately. (Matthew, 1 Thessalonians, Acts 20, 1 Peter).
I – The Pastoral Habits of the Chief Shepherd Achieving Agreement – Cultivating unity in your fellowship and laying a solid doctrinal foundation for a church, so that people are protected from the dangers of deception and work together without division or strife. (Acts, 1 Corinthians, Philippians, Jude, 2 Peter).
II – The Unanimity of the Church
III – Fending off Savage Wolves
The Trinity of Church-Planting, and Organic Growth – You’ll learn essentials about the roles of planters, pastors, and evangelists, which one of those roles you play, and the kind of team of co-leaders you’ll need to succeed. This will include growing a church’s numbers seamlessly through effective, relational evangelism, preserving intimacy and agreement between members, no matter how many new-comers are added. This includes a course on how to implement evangelists and water baptisms for church growth, and how to get new members well-founded in their early education and lifestyle, to set them up for success throughout the rest of their journey with Christ. (Acts, Hebrews)
IV – Apostles (Planters) & Evangelists (Early Teaching)
V – Pastors & The Milk of the Word Total Teaching – You will learn the skills for teaching/preaching the Word of God that bring the greatest gain to believers, allowing them to understand and retain the most, and therefore grow the most. (Matthew, 2 Timothy, Colossians, 1 Corinthians)
VI – Faithfulness to the Word
VII – Exegetical and Topical Preaching
VIII – Clear Points
I – The Pastoral Habits of the Chief Shepherd Achieving Agreement – Cultivating unity in your fellowship and laying a solid doctrinal foundation for a church, so that people are protected from the dangers of deception and work together without division or strife. (Acts, 1 Corinthians, Philippians, Jude, 2 Peter).
II – The Unanimity of the Church
III – Fending off Savage Wolves
The Trinity of Church-Planting, and Organic Growth – You’ll learn essentials about the roles of planters, pastors, and evangelists, which one of those roles you play, and the kind of team of co-leaders you’ll need to succeed. This will include growing a church’s numbers seamlessly through effective, relational evangelism, preserving intimacy and agreement between members, no matter how many new-comers are added. This includes a course on how to implement evangelists and water baptisms for church growth, and how to get new members well-founded in their early education and lifestyle, to set them up for success throughout the rest of their journey with Christ. (Acts, Hebrews)
IV – Apostles (Planters) & Evangelists (Early Teaching)
V – Pastors & The Milk of the Word Total Teaching – You will learn the skills for teaching/preaching the Word of God that bring the greatest gain to believers, allowing them to understand and retain the most, and therefore grow the most. (Matthew, 2 Timothy, Colossians, 1 Corinthians)
VI – Faithfulness to the Word
VII – Exegetical and Topical Preaching
VIII – Clear Points
Structuring an Organized Community
The Bible Blueprint – You will gain total clarity for your future through a biblical vision for ministry, and what that means for planting and building churches. This will include clarity on the necessary elements of a biblical church, what it accomplishes, and why. (Acts, 1 Corinthians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, Titus, Ephesians).
I – Following the Apostolic Pattern
II – The Components of a Biblical Church Approved Appointing – Gain a more detailed understanding of the role of a pastor/elder, and why this necessitates strict qualifications, which they must meet. Also, how to recognize, develop, and appoint the right kind of leaders in your church; and more about the role of an evangelist. (1 Timothy, Titus, Acts).
III – Strict Qualifications
IV – Men and Women in Leadership (Gender Roles)
V – Appointing Evangelists
Gathering Systems – How to organize church-gatherings in a way that delegates manageable responsibility to pastors and keeps members well cared for. (John 10, Luke 15, Acts 2:42, 1 Corinthians 14).
VI – Small Gathering & Large Gatherings Finances & Infrastructure – Gain an understanding of the role of buildings, homes, or meeting spaces for a community, what kind of spaces you will need, and for what purpose. Second, you will learn about how a church should collect and manage its finances, how to do this in the simplest way possible, and who the church should give financial support to. (Acts, 1 Corinthians, Philippians).
VII – Buildings VS Homes
VIII – Collections and Stewardship
I – Following the Apostolic Pattern
II – The Components of a Biblical Church Approved Appointing – Gain a more detailed understanding of the role of a pastor/elder, and why this necessitates strict qualifications, which they must meet. Also, how to recognize, develop, and appoint the right kind of leaders in your church; and more about the role of an evangelist. (1 Timothy, Titus, Acts).
III – Strict Qualifications
IV – Men and Women in Leadership (Gender Roles)
V – Appointing Evangelists
Gathering Systems – How to organize church-gatherings in a way that delegates manageable responsibility to pastors and keeps members well cared for. (John 10, Luke 15, Acts 2:42, 1 Corinthians 14).
VI – Small Gathering & Large Gatherings Finances & Infrastructure – Gain an understanding of the role of buildings, homes, or meeting spaces for a community, what kind of spaces you will need, and for what purpose. Second, you will learn about how a church should collect and manage its finances, how to do this in the simplest way possible, and who the church should give financial support to. (Acts, 1 Corinthians, Philippians).
VII – Buildings VS Homes
VIII – Collections and Stewardship
Graduation Week - Final Exhortations
Considerations and Preparations – Learn the details about how a church should operate, given the current times and seasons of our world, and what this means for public or private operations. This will include final instruction on what resources you will need to have in place in order to plant a church, if that’s what you choose to do. (Acts, 1 Corinthians, 2 Thessalonians, Matthew).
I – Operating in Christ’s Name and in Light of the Last Days.
Prayer and Graduation Celebration.
I – Operating in Christ’s Name and in Light of the Last Days.
Prayer and Graduation Celebration.