How are the CQI Plus classes conducted?

There are three beginning steps that must be taken before the first Fellow Warriors hands on training:

1.) A student will be required to view the video from the CQI portal of the Discovery Seminar.

2.) Following that, before viewing each specific lesson, each student will be required to complete the Scripture Study homework provided. The purpose of doing the Scripture Study homework before the lesson is to biblically prepare the student. The information will validate the message for him of that video’s lesson.

3.) View the lesson’s video and take notes on the provided Lecture Notes handout for discussion at the Fellow Warriors meeting.

To emphasize the seriousness about the student being transformed into Christ-likeness, each student will be required to send the copy of their completed homework to Tim Wedel in order to verify that it was indeed completed. After Tim receives the student’s homework, he will send them a copy of Ken’s answers for that lesson’s particular homework. Ken’s answers do not mean to imply that your answers are wrong. They are only designed to further the understanding of the principles and message of the lesson for which those answers are offered.

There will be a live, online gathering called Fellow Warriors every other week via Zoom. This is designed to give comradery and accountability to the men in this group as well as be mentored by Ken and Tim. Here you will be given time to ask questions to gain understanding and clarity of the concepts taught (which may seem foreign to you), share how you are doing on the projects given, and express how the lesson affected you. It is always encouraging as students are also given the opportunity to share their growth as they are applying what they are learning throughout the two years. The men find it refreshing to not feel like they are the only one experiencing similar experiences and this gives them a chance to bond.

PART 1: FRESHMAN

Involves Bible study homework that must be completed before attending the class it was designed to cover. The homework’s purpose is to prepare the student for the class lecture it precedes. Each lecture has a goal and learning objectives that will be defined. The focus of the freshman year is to understand our human spirit (the same human spirit, the Holy Spirit indwells when we accept Jesus Christ as our personal savior). To become spiritually mature; to become capable of understanding our wife’s human spirit as well as the human spirit in others. The ultimate goal is to illustrate Christ to our wife (who knows us better than anyone else) because we are learning how to make Him Lord of our life. And, the evidence of Christ actually being Lord of our life, is seen in our greater capacity for being spiritually sensitive to the needs of our wife and others.

PART 2: SOPHOMORE

The Bible study homework continues. The goal is to become an expert in the things of God and not even beginners in the things of the world. The sophomore year is the most demanding as a man learns to make the transition from mechanically performing, to becoming more and more able to function as a spiritually mature Christian.

The student realizes that mechanical solutions to spiritual lessons don’t work; that those methods cause the problems to persist. The accountability classes become much more personal, generating the opportunity to be more transparent and candid, as the student realizes there really are answers that apply to and resolve ever-day life situations.

Realizing that all the circumstances, situations and conditions which present themselves in life have spiritual significance with lessons to be learned. The student is learning, how to translate, understand and apply those lessons that allow them to experience their benefits.

PART 3: JUNIOR

This year continues with more intensive Bible study homework. The goal consistently remains that of becoming more and more Christ-like. This will includes gaining a wider understanding of the answers to more and more of life’s situations, circumstances and conditions. This will help the students much more quickly recognizing God’s purposes in their life and the lives of those for whom God has given them the responsibility to care for their spirits…

The student gains an ability to perceive the heart or spirit of others, which would be an emulation of Christ’s ability. And, among other considerations, the student also gains the ability to fulfill the scriptural admonition to weep with those who weep and rejoice with those who rejoice. Each student will be building a reputation by gaining credibility in the eyes of a wider population. They will be able to answer those who ask of the hope and purpose they see in each students living examples of Christ-likeness.