Prayer Ministry Training

We all know people who are hurting—friends, family members, neighbors, co-workers.  Sometimes we are the ones who need healing.  Prayer Ventures has designed workshops and classes to teach people how to receive healing through prayer and be equipped to help others.

“Healing Life’s Hurts Through Prayer” Workshop

This exciting, hands-on workshop offers a basic introduction to a general audience about how God heals through prayer. Participants learn how to pray for friends and family in everyday situations. The format is a blend of praise and worship, biblical teaching and clinic time for people to practice what they learn by praying for each other. Typically the event is held on Saturday morning and lasts 3 hours. It can also be taught as a 1-hour seminar.

Prayer Ministry Training Classes

"The most important thing
I learned is just to love people.
God will do the healing."

Recommended for those on church healing teams, those in pastoral care, Alpha leaders and helpers, and all those who are eager to experience God’s healing power through prayer. The training is Christ-centered and biblically based with lots of practice praying with and for each other. Two-hour sessions are held 4 consecutive weeknights.

Prayer Ministry Training I topics:  

• Biblical Foundation for Prayer Ministry
• Discerning What to Pray for and How to Pray
• Prayer Methods for Physical, Emotional or Spiritual Problems
• The Wounded Healer: Taking Care of Yourself

Prayer Ministry Training II topics:

• The Power of the Word
• Working with the Spirit
• Spiritual Warfare & Prayer Ministry
• Five-Step Method

In addition to classes, each series includes a practicum: either a healing service or a prayer clinic. These events provide an opportunity for class participants to pray for people in the community.

Healing Services

Prayer Ventures offers healing services as part of prayer ministry training or as stand alone services.

Healing services include worship, an inspirational message and an opportunity for ministry teams to pray with anyone who would like prayer for personal needs.

Prayer Clinics

"When someone prays face to face with you, you see God's love for you in their eyes, hear His heart for you in their words and feel His touch when they hold your hand."

Prayer Ventures also offers people an opportunity for personal prayer with a trained prayer team at prayer clinics. These prayer sessions are hosted in local churches and give an opportunity for PV prayer ministry teams to pray in depth for individuals or couples. They are also opportunities for training. Apprentices sit in, observe and learn how to pray by being part of a ministry session.

If you would like to make an appointment for personal prayer, please email Lois Seashore or call 763/420-6282.

Altar Training

More and more churches are training prayer teams to pray one-on-one with people after worship services. This is an excellent way for anyone to experience God's love in a real and personal way.  These teams are often called "altar teams" because they stand at the front of the church near the altar. Prayer Ventures offers a 2-hour training specifically designed for Altar Teams.

Recommended resource: Praying Grace: Training for Personal Ministry by Terry Teykl.