Training & certification in Biblical healing

For more than half a century, anti-Christian groups have been attempting to gain recognition, power, and authority in the area of healing. To get their practices into hospitals, they have been focusing on producing studies on their healing methods that could be published in scientific, peer-reviewed journals. Meanwhile, the Christian community was asleep, not realizing the importance of having studies completed and published on the efficacy of Christian prayer.

Providentially, Randy Clark came across a letter from Dora Kunz, the co-founder of Therapeutic Touch. In the letter, she asserts that they would publish their studies, but Christians wouldn’t. She was correct in her assumptions.

Randy’s concern for the hospitals of America has been growing since the late 1990’s. He saw them moving away from their Christian heritage in favor of alternative healing practices rooted in anti-Christian beliefs. Today, many American hospitals advertise alternative energy healing practices. Some insurance companies even pay for Reiki or Therapeutic Touch. Much of this advertising is misleading, often proclaiming, “Learn to heal like Jesus with the laying on of hands.” Have you ever stopped to wonder why Jesus is mentioned in these ads? Realizing that the majority of Americans are either Christian or have a Christian heritage, advertising agents use Jesus as a marketing strategy.

The primary problem is that out of all the healing modalities mentioned by the National Institute of Health, there is only one that really represents healing as Jesus did. It isn’t Reiki, Therapeutic Touch, or Healing Touch; the only true method of healing is Christian intercessory prayer.

The Pontifical Office of the Vatican published a report indicating a need for training opportunities to be offered through Christian auspices, rather than non-Christian options that focus on balancing energy. The Christian Healing Certification Program is the only online healing training available that is rooted in the Christian faith. Developed by PhDs, with the advice of MDs, it emphasizes the true commissions of Jesus.

What will it do for You?

This program will give you the skills you need to see more people receive healing in the areas of Physical Healing, Inner Healing and Deliverance. It will empower you to move effectively in the area of healing within the theology of Christianity. Your ability to discern when a system of healing is departing from the core beliefs of Christianity will be strengthened.

Students enrolled in this program can receive training from the beginner level, taking one track or all three. Students may also opt to specialize in one, two, or all three tracks.

What will it do for the Christian Community?

The Christian healing model utilized in the Christian Healing Certification Program offers a balanced, biblical healing model for the Church. This model embraces the wisdom and value of all the various streams of healing within Christianity. It does not attack other models, but looks for what each offers to the ministry of healing. This model can be readily adapted for hospitals, clinics, churches, workplaces, hotels, and any other place where someone needs healing. It has been used by thousands worldwide and has been positively discussed in academic books published by Oxford Press and Harvard Press.[1] It is pastoral, psychologically-sound, biblically-based, and proven effective in scientific studies.

What Will It Do For Local Churches?

Randy Clark used over thirty years of pastoral and ministry experience to develop this program. Dr. Epperson, recruited by Randy as a developer of the Inner Healing/Soul Care track and the Deliverance track, has been ministering in these areas for over thirty years. Rodney Hogue, a Southern Baptist pastor, helped develop the Deliverance track alongside Dr. Epperson. Randy and Rodney will complete their doctorate of ministry degrees in 2014 from United Theological Seminary, a Methodist seminary; both presently have Master of Divinity degrees from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary respectively.

Randy has been involved in training people in healing and deliverance since 2001. His ministry work has taken him to six continents where he worked with churches across every denomination. With the local church as the focal point for this program, Randy developed the online program so that students would not have to leave their home or church to receive training.

Those who complete the program, finishing each course in all three tracks, are well equipped to come on staff as the Pastor of Equipping. This is a new staff position desperately needed in churches if they are to fulfill the Great Commission and raise up disciples. Graduates who complete the whole program are well equipped to train others in the local church. Over the course of the program, they will gain hands-on experience, developing lessons and writing their own ministry team training manual.

What will it do for Healing Rooms?

Each course in the Christian Healing Certification Program is set up to provide the student with a stronger understanding of the principles of healing and the doctrinal basis for healing. Students will receive practical, hands-on experience, building confidence and cementing their ability to be led by the Spirit in ministry. By the end of the course, students will have received impartation to increase the anointing for the ministries of healing and deliverance and to activate the spiritual gifts. This training in physical healing, inner healing, and deliverance leaves students well prepared to serve in Healing Rooms. Exposure to positive perspectives on various Christian emphases provides beneficial development in humility and fosters a greater sense of unity among team members. Healing Room directors in particular would benefit from having a background in this training.

[1] Candy Gunther Brown, ed., Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Healing, ed. Candy Gunther Brown (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, Inc., 2011).
Candy Brown, Testing Prayer: Science and Healing (New Haven, Connecticut: Harvard University Press, 2012).

Our Mission

The Christian Healing Certification Program (CHCP) is an online ministry training program with an emphasis on offering an educational experience often overlooked in traditional seminaries. CHCP presents a practical, theologically grounded option for anyone looking to expand their ministry training.

CHCP embraces a holistic approach, providing a hands-on experience for anyone with an interest in Physical Healing, Inner Healing or Deliverance. Our mission is to provide knowledge applicable to frontline ministry efforts, without taking students away from their home base. This online program allows students to take as many or as few courses as needed to suit their schedule and their ministry needs. Perfect for ministry leaders, those in the medical field and the lay person, this program is designed for the experienced and inexperienced alike.

The Program

The Christian Healing Certification Program offers three primary areas of study – Physical Healing, Inner Healing and Deliverance.

The Physical Healing Track is designed to train and equip students to minister God’s miraculous healing for the physical body. Starting out with a Biblical Basis for Healing, you will be trained in Global Awakening’s Five Step Prayer Model and Words of Knowledge. You will hear from seasoned leaders such as Bill Johnson, Heidi Baker and other internationally known healing ministers that share personal keys to their ministry of healing, incredible testimonies, encouraging personal breakthroughs and impartation.

The Inner Healing Track approaches the restoration of the soul from a comprehensive approach. First, you will learn how to hear God’s voice and walk in a greater understanding of His extravagant love. This track will highlight and minister biblically regarding the influences on a person’s heart that could lead to or have already led to unbelief. This training will equip you to minister to the “inner man” and will give you the training to teach others.

The Deliverance Track is designed to give students a strong foundation for ministering to individuals who find themselves encumbered with the demonic. This foundation builds upon a simple yet effective process for administering deliverance rooted and grounded in love. This course soundly and methodically equips individuals to bring freedom to those in bondage.

Classroom Structure

Limited to approximately 15 people per class, each online course will be eight weeks in length. Class instructors will facilitate and encourage student discussion on course materials, including any books, video and audio files covered by the class. Coursework will consist of a set number of hands-on activities per course. First level courses require approximately 10-12 hours a week of study time, with each successive course requiring more extensive coursework and a higher level of academic expectation.

The courses are facilitated by Dr. Randy Clark’s associates and others he has personally trained. These instructors have also received additional training in online education from Dr. Arlin Epperson. The program is led by Michael Hutchings, MDiv, Doctoral Candidate, Paul Martini, Program Developer, and Remy Lehner, Administrator.

Credentials & Experience

The entire program has been developed by Dr. Randy Clark with assistance from Dr. Arlin Epperson, PhD. Dr. John Ruthven, PhD, and Dr. Gary Greig, PhD, former professors of theology at Regent University in Virginia, have also contributed to the program. Each track will be directed by experts in the field of study.

Dr. Randy Clark, an expert with thirty years of experience in healing, oversees the Physical Healing Track. He currently leads Global Awakening, an international ministry with a particular focus on equipping people to minister in physical healing and deliverance. Global has spent the last seven years offering ministry trips and schools of healing and impartation nationally and internationally.

Micah Joy Williams, an associate of Global Awakening with 10 years of ministry experience, has developed the Inner Healing Track that approaches the restoration of the soul from a comprehensive approach. Micah has trained with renowned ministries that specialize in healing the “inner man” (the mind, will and emotions).

Dr. Rodney Hogue, an associate of Global Awaking, has developed the Deliverance Track. As the Senior Pastor of Community of Grace Church, he brings over thirty years of practical ministry experience to this program.

In addition to the high academic standards set by these people, we will also draw upon the experience of healing ministers with powerful healing ministries of their own, some of whom may not have doctorates, but certainly have the credentials of Heaven.

While currently non-accredited, CHCP is in the process of becoming accredited by a number of Christian education associations and institutions.