Planting anywhere and everywhere in the power of God. (Is. 61:1-4)

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 currently accredited by HLE, ATS, or ABHE although that may come later as we presently don't have the time to go through the certification (7-10yr process). However, all our instructors have B.A.'s, M.A.'s, or Ph.d's from fully accredited colleges and universities. Those not are supervised by our degreed faculty. But most importantly we emphasize time-tested, spirit-filled instruction that passes on wisdom, grace, and knowledge that will bring glory to God through gospel-centered training. That is the key. 

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 are welcome to take our classes.  
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Academic Terms

Schools around the world are traditionally organized into semesters (15-18 weeks of two terms each), trimesters (12-14 weeks of three terms each) or quarters (9-12 weeks of four terms each). 

At FSI, we run on a quarterly system based on a blended Stanford University and Fuller Seminary academic calendar.  Our courses have eight weeks of instruction followed by two weeks of final course work for a total ten week term.

By using the quarter system, students can get through more classes and have more opportunities to build relationships across courses for future ministry connections.

Our 2025-2026 calendar schedule is here. 

Tuition

We use a reverse tuition policy.  Courses are offered at $100, $200 or $300 USD for 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 credit courses respectively. 

All tuition is refunded upon a course's completion.

Books fees, however, are borne by the student as a way to build his or her personal ministry library (Prov. 23:23).

Credits

As a general rule of thumb, our courses offer college/graduate level content with a high school level work load.

Each ten week course is worth one credit.

Mini courses of five weeks are worth 0.5 credit.

Courses with heavier work loads are worth 2 credits.

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

The course load for a 0.5 credit course is the same weekly load as a one credit course, except duration of course is only 5 weeks (4 weeks of study with 1 week of final exams).

The course load for two credit courses would be double a one credit class and require approximately 6-10 hrs of work per week.

Of course actual work loads will vary from student to student based on their learning styles and learning histories.

The above "load" guidelines are given to instructors for their course development.

Students can only sign up for three classes maximum per term to insure proper pacing and minimize losing tuition refund.

Grading

Our classes are graded on a percentage basis tied to a letter grade. 

A = 90% and above  
B = 80% - 89%
C = 70% - 79% 
D = 60% - 69%
F  = 50% and under

All percentage points 0.5 and above are rounded up.  All percentage points 0.49 and below are rounded down.
E.g.  89.5% would be rounded to 90%.  72.4% would be rounded down to 72%

Cumulative GPA's are calculated for all students.

Students that fail to meet the 50% level or higher will not be considered as having completed the course.







Certificates

Certificate of Distinction and Completion are awarded to those receiving a grade of A in a class. 

Certificate of Commendation and Completion are awarded to those receiving a grade of B in a class.
 
Certificate of Completion are awarded to all other students completing the course.


Graduation services are held for students completing 20 or more credits. Graduation services may be conducted by Zoom or at our campus.  

Certificate of Meritorious Study and Graduation are awarded to those finishing 20 credits or more with a minimum GPA of 3.3.

Certificate of Latin Honors and Graduation will be given to students with 20 credits and achieving the following GPA's: summa cum laude designation is given to those with GPA's of 3.90 or higher, magna cum laude with GPA's of 3.75-3.89 and cum laude for those with GPA's of 3.50-3.74. 

Certificate of FSI Scholar and Graduation is awarded to those finishing 40 credits or more while maintaining magna cum laude status. We will provide a complimentary cap and gown for your personal keeping as a way to honor you for your outstanding achievement.    

A sample of some of our courses

Church Planting: 12 Keys from Jesus' Life

1 RTP: $300 USD
FSI Church Planting
DNA

FREE
Discipleship
Foundations

RTP: $200 USD
Old Testament
Survey

RTP: $200 USD



            1 RTP = Reverse Tuition Policy. Course fee is refunded upon completion of the class.
Course textbooks will also be provided by FSI whenever possible to build your ministry
library. You pay for shipping.

Admissions


Our policy is simple: if you have a call to plant churches anywhere in the world or are impassioned as a follower of Jesus Christ to grow in your faith and ministry, you are welcome to sign up for any of our courses. Our only admission requirement is that you fill out our intake form along with two references that can attest to your call and character.  Download our admissions packet here or apply online here.  Upon acceptance, you will be able to sign up for any class.  We want to mobilize as many Great Commission workers as is virally possible while maintaining the quality of the worker befitting of Jesus' apostolic spirit.   

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10870 Nesbitt Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN  55427
USA




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