Inner healing & transformational prayer ministry

Why inner healing and transformational prayer
Emotional healing and growth is an essential—but often neglected—part of the discipleship process. Transformational prayer ministry is a technique that invites Jesus into the hurting places in our lives to do what only He can do. The outcome is reduced anxiety, an increased ability to forgive others, and a stronger resistance to temptation, and a closer relationship with God.

In-person, face-to-face group training

This page is about in-person customized training in inner healing and transformational prayer ministry for your church or group. Other options include:

Kim and Dwight Clough provide training in Transformational Prayer Ministry (TPM). We adapt our training to your knowledge, skill, and experience with TPM.

We are based near Portage, Wisconsin, about 40 minutes north of Madison. We may be available to travel to your location, but will require you to cover all travel expenses in advance.

Two types of in person training

We adapt the training to your needs. Here are two possibilities:

Introductory course
Becoming a proficient transformational prayer minister takes hundreds of hours of training and experience. But a ten-hour introductory course (together with homework) will give you a solid understanding of what transformational prayer ministry is, how it works, and basic skills to help themselves and others arrive at greater freedom in Christ.

Among other things, you will learn:

How emotional healing and growth not only contributes to sanctification, but is essential for sanctification
Why most methods for combating persistent sin fail, and what you can do instead
The reason why people know the truth, yet are not free (John 8:32), and what you can do about it

The training will include an overview of these and other concepts together with one or more live prayer ministry sessions.

This training is suitable for mature Christians who are able to respect confidentiality and are open to their own personal growth. A pastoral recommendation is required.

Additional training beyond this introductory course is available if students show an interest in that training.

Instructors Dwight & Kim Clough have thousands of hours of experience receiving, facilitating, and training others in transformational prayer ministry. They have completed extensive training with Dr. Edward M. Smith (Florida) and also with Rev. Steve Freitag of CrossCounsel Ministries International (Madison). Dwight is the author of the textbook, Spiritual Self Defense: How to use the Christian faith to defend yourself against anxiety, anger, addiction and all kinds of bullies. (This textbook is included in the course.)

The current price for this ten-hour course is $500 for your group plus the cost of textbooks. (If there are ten people in the group, then the price per student would be $50.) If we need to travel outside Dane and Columbia Counties, Wisconsin, then our travel costs will need to be covered as well. (Prices are subject to change. Please confirm pricing before booking.)

If you’re interested, please contact Dwight here.

Immersive practicum

Level: Medium to advanced

Purpose: To sharpen skills for facilitating TPM sessions

Process: This will be an intensive, immersive training experience. Each participant will facilitate and receive ministry. Sessions will be videoed, and the video will be played back for debriefing. Sessions and videos are confidential to the group.

Who this is for: This is for persons who have experienced TPM ministry, have basic training in it, some experience facilitating and/or professional counseling experience with a general familiarity with TPM principles.

To apply: This group is open to no more than 4-5 students. Applicants will be carefully screened. To apply, contact Dwight Clough.

Instructors: Kim Clough with possible guest appearances by Steve Freitag and/or Dwight Clough. (Dwight Clough will be providing some technical support for video archiving.)

The current price for six 3.5-4 hour training sessions is $450 per student. If we need to travel outside Dane and Columbia Counties, Wisconsin, then our travel costs will need to be covered as well. (Prices are subject to change. Please confirm pricing before booking.)

If you’re interested, please contact Dwight here.

Instructors
Kim Clough
Kim Clough has thousands of hours of experience receiving, facilitating, and training others in TPM ministry. Her TPM journey started in 2001, and she has received training from CrossCounsel and from Dr. Ed Smith. Kim specializes in hands-on session skill training.

Dwight Clough
Dwight Clough has hundreds of hours of experience receiving, facilitating, and training others in TPM ministry. Dwight’s TPM journey also started in 2001, and he has recevied training from CrossCounsel and from Dr. Ed Smith. Dwight is the author of Spiritual Self Defense, a textbook explaining TPM principes and practice. Dwight specializes in helping people understand the framework behind the TPM process.

Rev. Steve Freitag
Steve Freitag has 10,000+ hours of experience receiving, facilitating, and training others in TPM ministry. He has been a full-time TPM Minister since the late 1990s. He is the director of CrossCounsel International Ministries, and has received training from Dr. Ed Smith. Steve has a highly nuanced understanding of what needs to take place within a TPM session.

If you’re interested, please contact Dwight here.