CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP TRAINING

What CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP TRAINING does

Christian Leadership Training is a small, privately held religious-education organization (9 employees) founded to train and support Christian leaders, with emphasis on beginning and advanced instruction in the holy spirit field. It is led by Dr. Michael E. Gudorf, who holds master's and doctoral degrees in Christian Studies from the University of Chicago and has over thirty years of ministry experience.

The organization's product portfolio consists of four courses — The Renewed Mind, Prospering With God, Understanding the Bible, and Walking in God's Love and Power — delivered exclusively as physical media (CD and audio cassette sets in bookshelf binders), priced between $20 and $55 per item, and shipped from a Billings, Montana PO Box to US and international customers. All course content, instructional design, and ministry positioning is tied to Dr. Gudorf personally.

The business model is a hybrid of one-time physical-product sales (individual course parts and discounted bundles) and tax-deductible contributions, tithes, and offerings accepted via the website and mail. Customer acquisition relies on the organization's website and Dr. Gudorf's newsletter articles, with no disclosed social media presence, paid marketing, app, or digital distribution channel. The organization is donation-supported, bootstrapped, and has no disclosed funding rounds, parent entity, or outside investors.

Name

CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP TRAINING

Legal name

Christian Leadership Training

Website

https://christianleadershiptraining.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Christian Leadership Training is a small US religious-education ministry that sells recorded courses by Dr. Michael E. Gudorf on CD and audio cassette, serving individual Christian learners and Bible students via direct website sales and donations.

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Product category

Religious Education

NAICS

All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ministerial Training Institutes (Clergy Formation) (EDAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Christian leadership courses
• Bible study training
• Religious education materials
• Christian ministry training
• Spiritual growth courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Billings

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Educational Course Materials Sales: Sale of recorded Christian leadership training courses on CD and audio cassette formats. Customers purchase individual courses or course bundles for personal or group study.
2. Tax-Deductible Contributions: The organization accepts tax-deductible donations, tithes, and offerings from supporters. Contributions are made directly on the website or by mail to the organization's PO Box.

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Core offering

Christian Leadership Training is a religious education organization that sells professionally recorded audio courses on CD and audio cassette formats. The organization offers four core courses—The Renewed Mind, Prospering With God, Understanding the Bible, and Walking in God's Love and Power—taught by Dr. Michael E. Gudorf. Courses are available in Part I, Part II, and bundled Part I & II configurations, and are designed for both beginning and advanced Christian learners seeking structured biblical instruction and spiritual development.

Product overview

Christian Leadership Training is a religious education organization that offers a portfolio of audio-based courses taught by Dr. Michael E. Gudorf. The product portfolio consists of four distinct courses—The Renewed Mind, Prospering With God, Understanding the Bible, and Walking in God's Love and Power—all delivered as physical media (CDs and audio cassettes) in various bundle configurations. Each course is available in Part I and Part II formats, with options for individual part purchase or combined sets. All courses come in handy bookshelf binders.

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Products and services

• The Renewed Mind (Parts I & II) A two-part educational course teaching how to renew one's mind according to biblical principles, covering health and healing, finances, day-to-day living, and workplace application. Designed for both beginning and advanced Bible students. Available in CD ($30 per part, $55 bundled) and audio cassette ($20 per part, $35 bundled) formats, delivered in bookshelf binders.
• Prospering With God An instructional course on how God's Word works for prosperity, teaching believers how to experience divine prosperity in their lives. For both beginning and advanced Bible students. Available in CD ($30) and audio cassette ($20) formats, delivered in a bookshelf binder.
• Understanding the Bible (Parts I & II) A two-part course covering research keys necessary to unlock the treasures of truth in God's Word, explaining the Old and New Testament structure and how to understand the Bible with great clarity. Designed for intermediate and advanced Bible students. Available in CD ($30 per part, $55 bundled) and audio cassette ($20 per part, $35 bundled) formats, delivered in bookshelf binders.
• Walking in God's Love and Power (Parts I & II) An instructional course covering how to walk in God's love and operate in His power, teaching how to love like God loves and walk by the spirit. Designed for intermediate and advanced Bible students. Available in CD ($30 per part, $55 bundled) and audio cassette ($20 per part, $35 bundled) formats, delivered in bookshelf binders.

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Broad incumbents

• Liberty University Online: Large accredited Christian university with extensive online and distance-learning programs in theology and ministry. Comparable as a provider of formal Christian leadership education at much greater scale and with credentialed outcomes.
• Moody Bible Institute: Historic Bible institute and distance-learning provider offering structured courses in theology and ministry. Overlaps with Christian Leadership Training in audience (Christian leaders and Bible students) and instructional focus, but at institutional scale.
• Dallas Theological Seminary: Established theological seminary offering graduate-level ministry and Bible training, including distance-learning options. Comparable end-customer (Christian leaders seeking deeper instruction) at a credentialed, institutional scale.
• Biola University: Christian university with online degree and certificate programs in theology, biblical studies, and ministry. Comparable end-customer (aspiring Christian leaders and Bible students) operating at substantially larger institutional scale.

Emerging players

• Walk Thru the Bible: Bible-teaching ministry producing structured courses and small-group curricula on Old and New Testament books. Comparable audience and instructional approach, with broader distribution via churches and digital channels.

Direct peers

• Our Daily Bread Ministries: Faith-based Bible-teaching and devotional content organization with mail and digital distribution of teaching materials. Comparable mission and product/revenue overlap with Christian Leadership Training's recorded teaching and donation-supported model.
• Southwest Radio Church: Mail-order and broadcast ministry offering recorded Bible-teaching materials and accepting donations. Closely comparable operating format — physical-media distribution plus tithes/offerings — in the same niche of founder-led Bible teaching.
• The Shepherd's Chapel: Long-running mail-order and broadcast Bible-teaching ministry offering recorded courses and study materials by a single founder-teacher. Closest comparable in format, founder-led delivery, and direct-to-consumer course sales model.
• Christian Leadership University: Faith-based distance education organization offering Christian leadership and ministry training courses. Closely comparable in name, audience, and course-based distance-learning model, though operating as an accredited institution.
• Precept Ministries International: Bible-teaching ministry offering structured inductive study courses via correspondence and digital channels. Comparable as a faith-based instructional organization with course-based revenue and a teaching-led authority model.

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Customer concentration

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Investors

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