FSI Online University of
Church Planting


We are a 501c3 non-profit organization registered in Colorado, USA since 1997. Our parent name is Catalysts, Inc, with the DBA designation of Five Stones Impact (2023). Our administrative headquarters is in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Our courses are not accredited by HLE, ATS, or ABHE at this time, although an exploratory process has begun for seeking such accreditations. All our instructors have bachelor's, master's and/or doctorate degrees from fully accredited colleges and universities. Those not are supervised by our degreed faculty. We emphasize time-tested, Spirit-filled instruction that passes on wisdom and grace through gospel-centered, God-glorifying content.

Called

Our training is designed first and foremost for church planters, but because our courses are wide ranging, any one hungry for God or desiring to equip themselves for other ministry areas or personal growth are welcome to take our classes.  
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Learning Formats

Self-Paced Courses
To maximize accessibility to our courses, we offer a flexible learning model for students to be able to study at their own pace.  Students may sign up for self-paced courses at anytime to begin their learning and equipping journey.

Term-Based Courses: School of Planting
Church Planting Tract courses under the School of Planting are offered exclusively in a quarterly basis with four 10-week terms per year: Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer. Students can enroll in any term, and study as a cohort together with their class.

Term deadlines apply to both certificate and non-certificate students. Click here to learn more. 

 
Flexible Tuition Policy
Tuition for all FSI courses are offered under our Flexible Tuition Policy: Students who require financial assistance with regular course fees may utilize our scholarship system to reduce their financial burden. We want to make quality education accessible to everyone!

For any given course, scholarship codes can be applied to the regular course fees, enabling students to choose flexible tuition rates as fitting to their financial situation.
 
Note: All book costs are borne by the student as a way to build their personal ministry library (Prov. 23:23). 

Credits

As a general rule of thumb, our courses offer college/graduate level content at a pre-college level work load.

Each course is worth one, two, or three credits depending on the course load. 

The course load for a one credit course is estimated to take 3-5 hours per week.  This includes reading assignments, interacting in forums, taking quizzes and completing self-paced homework.  A usual three-credit course at a university requires 15-20 hours per week.

Actual work loads will vary from student to student based on their learning styles and learning histories.

Grading

Self-Paced Courses

All tests and quizzes in a course are graded on a percentage basis between 0-100%.  At the end of the course, you will receive an average score of all your quizzes across the course. 


Term-Based Courses: School of Planting

Students enrolled in the Church Planting Tract under the School of Planting will receive letter grades for their courses. Each course has its own grading breakdown according to the learning components. Final course grade will be as follows.

A = 90% and higher

B = 89% - 80%

C = 79% - 70%

D = 69% - 60%
F = 59% - 0%
INC = Incomplete


Note: To qualify for certification in church planting, all eight courses in the Church Planting Tract must be completed with a final grade of a C or higher per course.

Certification

Certificate of Church Planting are awarded to students that complete the eight-course Church Planting Tract.  Student can also apply to be an FSI planter if they so desire. 

Certificate of Completion are awarded to students completing an FSI course.


For student accumulating 20 or more credits, the following certificates are awarded along with an invitation to graduation services (by Zoom or in-person). 

Certificate of Meritorious Study are awarded to students finishing 20 credits.

Certificate of Berean Fellow will be given to students with 30 credits or more. 

Certificate of FSI Scholar is awarded to those finishing 40 credits or more.  Additionally, FSI Scholars may be invited to serve as an instructor or faculty member.

Code of Conduct

Students are expected to uphold academic integrity at all times.

Plagiarism, whether intentional or accidental, is strictly prohibited. Integrity of original thought and intellectual property is preserved by properly attributing credit to the original author (using any preferred style of citation).

Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to conduct research is permitted, but is NOT allowed for writing papers and forum posts, nor for completing exercise questions and other written assignments of any kind. AI is also not to be used in assisting with quizzes and exams.

Thinking, learning, and studying are a necessary labour of love and discipline through which one can retain, integrate and apply new concepts and further reinforce familiar ones. AI tools circumvent this God-designed process for  learning, and dishonor the instructor’s efforts and time spent in teaching and creating course content.

Penalty for plagiarism and inappropriate use of AI may result in disqualification from the course.

Privacy of all students and instructors are to be maintained at all times, including posts made in forums and discussions.
Students are expected to conduct themselves respectfully in all interactions with other students, instructors and staff.

No reproduction or distribution of any content on this website is allowed except by permission from FSI.

Admissions


Because our desire is to mobilize as many workers for Christ as possible, we have a simple and accessible admissions policy. 


All courses in all schools are open for enrolment by interested students. Register by clicking on the button below, then enroll in your desired course and start learning!

FSI Schools

The following two schools are open for enrolment.
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Upcoming Schools...

  • School of Leadership
  • School of Prophetic Ministry
  • School of Pastoral Care
  • School of the Holy Spirit
  • School of the Father's Heart
  • School of Biblical Life Skills
  • School of Going Deeper

A sample of some of our courses

FSI DNA: The Joy of Planting Churches

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$150 USD
Church Planting: Twelve Keys from the Life of Jesus
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$250 USD
Discipleship
Foundations

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 $125 USD
Old Testament
Survey: Part 1

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$100 USD

Contact

E-Mail

connect@fivestonesimpact.com

Address

10880 Nesbitt Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN  55427
USA




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