Welcome to ISOM Online

What brought you here? Maybe you want to understand your faith more fully, be better prepared to serve, or simply keep learning.

ISOM is a Bible college here to prepare you for Christian ministry through theological education, biblical studies, and practical ministry training. Study when it fits your schedule and wherever you are, so your studies can fit around family, work, and church.

Jesus commanded His disciples to teach others to observe what He commanded. ISOM is here to help with that teaching—helping you know what Jesus said, understand what it means, and put it into practice.

Student Dashboard

Your Student Dashboard is the central hub where you can see the courses you’re enrolled in, track your progress and grades, and access your coursework in one place.

Each lesson includes video teaching, a follow-along study guide, and reflection assignments. Each course also includes multiple-choice quizzes.

You can also use the bookstore in your Student Dashboard to purchase printed workbook versions of the study guides.

Prepare for Your Studies

Your orientations introduce you to ISOM Online and help you understand how your studies work, what to expect, and how to use the tools and support available to you. They are designed to help you begin your coursework with greater confidence and a clear understanding of your program.

Start with the General Orientation, then continue with the orientation for your Associate, Bachelor’s, or Master’s program.

Where to Go

Student Dashboard

Courses, progress, journal assignments, quizzes, and printed study-guide workbooks.

My Account

Membership, billing, payment methods, subscription changes, and account information.

Need Help?

Technical problems and coursework questions.

Dawna Elguera

Dawna Elguera is a motivational speaker, author, and together with her husband, Eddie, is the co-pastor of C3 Palm Springs Church, formerly Rock Church, in Palm Springs, California. She has served in ministry since 1988, at The Rock Church and World Outreach Center in San Bernardino, California. While on staff, she served in various capacities, including traveling the world as a missionary, serving as the women’s ministry administrator, and teaching in the School of Ministry. Along with her husband, they served as youth pastors, where they developed a thriving youth ministry, reaching 1,000 teenagers weekly. In 2006, Eddie and Dawna moved their family to start a Rock Church church plant in the Palm Springs area. In 2020, Rock Church joined the C3 Global family. 

Her memoir meets self-help book, Balancing Life in Stilettos, weaves the story of her life as a young girl trapped in a cycle of physical and sexual abuse to freedom. 

Her husband, two-time world champion skateboarder Eddie “El Gato” Elguera, still competes worldwide and continues to rank in the top five of the Masters Division on World Cup Skateboarding. He is considered an innovator, legend, and mentor by many in the skateboard industry, including Tony Hawk.

Course Description

It can often be difficult for parents to communicate with their teenagers. However, to successfully communicate with them, you need to first understand them. Learn practical insight on how to better communicate with your teenagers. There are several key principles you will learn to forge strong relationships with your teenage children and successfully teach them God’s ways.

Module 1 Communicating with Teens
Session 1 Communicating with Teenagers (Part 1)
Session 2 Communicating with Teenagers (Part 2)
Session 3 Communicating with Teens Exam