Online Learning At Your Own Pace
Enhanced by Local Mentors
LB Discipleship Institute (LBDI) allows you to learn at your own pace, and breaks courses up into manageable chunks. LBDI’s mentorship option allow students to process course content with a local mentor.
Discipleship is Best Done in Relationship
LBDI provides three formats for taking courses
Take a Course With a Mentor
Decide which course you want to take. Identify and arrange for a local mentor to work with you as you take the course. Then enroll in the course.
Join a Church Cohort
Your church will organize a cohort group that will go through a course together with a leader functioning as a group mentor. After you decide to join a cohort, you will then enroll in the course.
Independent Study
If you decide that arranging for a local mentor will not work for you, you can enroll in a course without a mentor.
Featured Courses
Checkout what LBDI has to offer.
Spiritual Formation
This course will first introduce spiritual formation from a Lutheran Brethren perspective, and then subsequent modules will present spiritual formation practices (or spiritual disciplines) for you to explore.
The Basics of Preaching
This seven-module study is intended to equip lay pastors with the tools and knowledge to develop sermons from the biblical text and to proclaim God’s word from the pulpit with confidence.
Intro to Youth Ministry
What is the value of youth ministry in the church today? What are some essential elements in a growing youth ministry? What can your church do to engage other students in your community? Explore these questions and more.
Why Choose LB Discipleship Institute?
Fantastic Instructors
LBDI courses are taught by Lutheran Brethren Seminary faculty and pastors, elders and other teachers within our churches. They have years of experience in ministry and are experienced in their areas of ministry.
Affordable Learning
LBDI seeks to provide a learning experience for those eager to be equipped for ministry. There is no cost for taking an LBDI course. Students or churches may make contributions to LBDI by clicking on the “Donate” tab at the top of this website.
Self-paced Courses
Our courses are designed with flexibility in mind. Most courses are designed to be 4-6 weeks in length, but you can determine the pace that fits your schedule.
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Contact Us
Have questions? Need help? Let us know below or call (218) 739-3375.