Christian Training Apps | Spiritual & Leadership Development

Study Gateway

Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible study service from Zondervan and Thomas Nelson (HarperCollins Christian Publishing), offering thousands of teaching videos from trusted Christian authors and pastors like Max Lucado, Lysa TerKeurst, Jennie Allen, Lisa Harper, Matt Chandler, and Anne Graham Lotz. Tiered subscription plans serve individuals, small groups, and churches across iOS, Android, web, and smart TV platforms, with new studies released regularly — most recently Making Peace with What I Can't Control (Lysa TerKeurst) and Epic of Eden: Deborah (Sandra Richter).

Loveology

A free, donation-funded nonprofit video library of 667 bite-sized relationship videos from 102 Christian experts covering marriage, dating, parenting, communication, finances, and more — with curated third-party assessments, 31 themed deep-dive collections, a Marriage Champions program for counselors and pastors, and upcoming Webinars and Blog sections. Built by a distributed team with ongoing managed services from faith-tech studio Servant.io. Web-only platform (no mobile app).

Love Your First Year Premarital Course

An online Christian premarital course by SYMBIS Certified Counselors Britt and Kyler Nixon, featuring 22 video modules, an 85-page workbook, interactive tools, and extensive bonus resources — trusted by over 1,000 couples, supported by a 63-episode podcast, and featured on Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark.

Everyday Institute

Free digital discipleship platform from Austin Gohn (Lead Pastor, Bellevue Christian Church) offering four structured video courses — Day One, Everyday Habits, Everyday Faith, and Everyday Life — with downloadable church resources, designed for individuals, small groups, and churches to accelerate spiritual growth.

FULLER Equip

FULLER Equip is Fuller Theological Seminary's online learning platform offering 160+ self-paced courses and nine professional certificates across theology, ministry leadership, emotional health, church planting, youth discipleship, and spiritual formation — accessible from any device without enrollment in a degree program.

The Odin Project

A free, open-source full-stack web development curriculum with nearly 1.9 million learners. Covers HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Node.js, and Ruby on Rails through project-based learning and a 60,000+ member Discord community. Self-funded by donations via Open Collective since 2023. Curriculum GitHub repo has 12,900+ stars and was last updated August 2026.

BibleDojo

A free, gamified hermeneutics platform from Basil Tech that trains you to read Scripture yourself, starting with a live Law dojo and ESV trainings shaped by Dr. Dru Johnson and Dr. Dominick Hernández. A Discord community sits alongside the belts.

ARMA Courses

ARMA Courses is a subscription video school from Manny Arango and Aaron Ross that helps Christians understand the Bible through courses, workbooks, quizzes, and a private community. A free intro course and an iOS companion app sit alongside the web classroom.

BibleProject Classroom

Free, self-paced Bible courses from the BibleProject nonprofit, with scholarly lectures from Genesis through Paul's letters plus reading-skills classes. Guest instructors include Dr. Carmen Imes on Exodus; every class is crowdfunded and open to individuals and groups.

SundayU

An online training platform and resource hub for church communications leaders, offering 300+ video classes, certification courses, done-for-you design resources, and an annual planning system. Founded by Justin Dean in 2017 and acquired by Sylva, Inc. in 2021; Dean has since launched a newer companion platform, SaltyChurches.com.

Stand to Reason

Free Stand to Reason app from Greg Koukl's ministry, with weekly podcasts, articles, and mentoring so Christians can defend classical Christianity with clarity and grace. Stand to Reason University adds free interactive courses, and Alan Shlemon now serves as president-elect while Koukl continues to host.

Family ID Assessment

A free family assessment and 501(c)(3) ministry from Greg and Rhonda Gunn that helps households discover identity in Christ and build a shared, multi-generational vision — with a companion iOS app, YouVersion plans, and a free masterclass.

Storyverse Institute

Seminary-level Bible, theology, apologetics, and ministry courses made simple — via app, online platform, podcast (now 100+ episodes), and live cohort. Built by DTS grad Derek Mathews for individuals and churches. The 10-month cohort earns seminary credit; the current cohort is full. Endorsed by Dallas Theological Seminary, Watermark, and Faithbridge Church.

Foster the City

A free app for churches partnering with Foster the City, connecting Foster Parents, Support Friends, and Advocates through shared calendars, prayer requests, messaging, an Inspiration and Hope screen, and curated foster care resources. Since launching in 2015, the movement has grown to 368 partner churches, 527 foster families, and 1,117 children welcomed into loving homes — with foster family retention nearly double the national average.

BiblicalTraining

BiblicalTraining is a free, donor-supported classroom of evangelical Bible teaching from professors across many seminaries, spanning basics through seminary-level study. Founded and still led by Dr. Bill Mounce, it also offers church leadership training and a path into accredited degrees through Okanagan Bible College.

Faith Driven Entrepreneur

Free global community and content platform for Christ-following entrepreneurs — featuring a top-rated weekly podcast (386+ episodes), video courses, small group cohorts, coaching programs, a Fractional Pastor initiative, campus chapters, and city networks that have served 25,000+ entrepreneurs and 250 partnering churches across 140+ countries. Co-founded by Henry Kaestner (Bandwidth) and Justin Forman, with sister movements including Faith Driven Investor, Faith Driven Teens, and Solving the World's Greatest Problems.

TheosU Online Biblical Teaching

TheosU is a subscription theology streaming library of video courses in plain English, taught by pastors and seminary faculty, with Theos Seminary as a path for those who want credit toward a certificate or degree.

Formed

Catholic streaming platform by the Augustine Institute offering thousands of exclusive study programs, movies, documentaries, audio dramas, e-books, kids' shows, daily reflections, and *The Augustine Institute Show* with Dr. Tim Gray (73 episodes). Trusted by 1.6M users, 5,000+ parishes, and 180 dioceses worldwide. Content highlights include *Into Great Silence*, *LoFi Saints*, *What Catholics Believe*, and *The Ulmas: A Blessed Family*. iOS on v10.301.1 (July 2, 2026); Daily Reflections posting daily through August 2026. 4.9 stars on both app stores.

Kingdom Training

Free M2DMM training in the Gospel Ambition family that helps disciple makers use media, advertising, and AI tools to find spiritual seekers online and connect them with face-to-face disciplers among unreached peoples.

CV (Christian Vision)

CV (Christian Vision) is a UK charity that equips churches and everyday believers to share Jesus through free videos, courses, articles, and the yesHEis evangelism app. Activation Hubs and Digital Day extend that work into specific cultures and the digital mission field.

Zúme Training

Zúme Training is a free discipleship course that walks groups through 32 disciple-making concepts in 20 hours, with online, workbook, and offline slide formats in 50+ languages. Gospel Ambition operates the site; optional coaching and an iOS app are available.

Tether

White-label digital experience platform for faith-driven churches and ministries to form, disciple, train, and activate communities through courses, cohorts, and community on web, iOS, and Android. Born from Praxis and the Pinetops Foundation; not affiliated with the USDT cryptocurrency.

Jesus.net Online Courses

Free online courses from Jesus.net covering faith, prayer, the Bible, identity in Christ, anxiety, finances, marriage and family, the character of God, and Jesus — with optional personal e-coaching or a self-chosen Accountability Partner using a WATCH-APPLY-SHARE model. Part of a global network of 120+ ministries in 40+ languages reaching hundreds of millions worldwide; flagship courses include Identity, The Character of God (with Bible Project videos), and companion courses for all five seasons of The Chosen.

Thrive and Cultivate

A membership-based training platform equipping pastors and church leaders with mental health skills, strategies, and 130+ expert-led video sessions across nine tracks covering burnout, anxiety, grief, trauma, suicide prevention, and building a mentally healthy church culture.

yesHEis

Free evangelism app from CV (Christian Vision) with practical tools, training courses, interactive challenges, a global activity map, and a "My People" tracker — helping everyday Christians share their faith with confidence in 20+ languages, backed by nearly 5 million social media followers and actively maintained by CV Digital through 2026.

Engage Spaces

Engage Spaces is a subscription-based operations platform for ministries, denominations, and nonprofits that unifies training, groups, events, communication, and reporting under location-based pricing with unlimited users.

MxU

MxU is an all-in-one platform for church worship and production teams — combining 1,000+ video training lessons, service planning tools, team messaging, task management, a live service dashboard, and native integrations with Planning Center, ProPresenter, Rock RMS, and other production software so teams can develop volunteers, plan services, and execute Sunday from one place. Available on iOS, Android, and macOS.

Develop.Me

Develop.Me is a subscription-based learning platform from Cultivate Leadership Institute for churches, schools, and Christian organizations that want on-demand leadership courses, cohorts, and white-label branding. I found web, iPhone, and Android learner apps; live testing of any AI Agent was out of scope.

Life After Pornography Coach

A research-backed 10-week coaching program by clinical psychologist Dr. Cameron Staley, using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help individuals overcome unwanted pornography use through guided videos, mindfulness practices, journaling, and a supportive community.

Cultivate Leadership Institute

Cultivate Leadership Institute is a Christian leadership training program that walks churches, companies, and individuals through two-year Leadership and Ministry tracks — plus custom paths — on its Develop.Me platform, with academic partnerships for transfer credit.

ICF EQUIP

Free resource-sharing platform from the ICF church movement offering sermon series, ministry manuals, leadership videos, job descriptions, and small group studies — part of ICF Digital's growing suite of church tools serving 71 locations and 95 micro churches across 12 countries.

Open Network

A free Life.Church library of sermon outlines, kids curriculum, graphics, and training for pastors and church leaders. Web-based, with no official mobile app, and free to use.

Contagious Disciple Making

Free Contagious Disciple Making app with podcasts, videos, and scripture lists that help Christians start Discovery Bible Studies and multiplying disciple-making groups. Founded by Paul Watson and led by CEO Rebecca Ewing.

Word on Fire Institute

The Word on Fire Institute is Bishop Barron’s Catholic formation community: courses and films, live seminars, expert-led groups, a quarterly journal, and a path toward certificates and an accredited master’s degree in evangelization and culture, on the web and in iOS and Android apps.