The Disciple Maker‘s Podcast

How to Build a Freedom Ministry (feat. Marcus Warner and Dawn Whitestone)

Oct 13, 2025
In this discussion, Marcus Warner, a leader in heart-focused discipleship, and Dawn Whitestone, a licensed mental health professional, explore the impact of freedom ministries in churches. They delve into how prayer transforms counseling, with Dawn sharing powerful testimonies of healing. Additionally, David Yarbrough, a pastor, highlights practical methods for implementing freedom prayer teams and training leaders through the Deeper Walk School of Ministry. The trio emphasizes the necessity of spiritual warfare training, unique insights into emotional recovery, and fostering intimacy with God.
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INSIGHT

Freedom Work As Discipleship

  • Spiritual warfare fits inside Paul’s "put off/put on" discipleship process and helps people remove lingering obstacles to new life in Christ.
  • Freedom ministry is part of ongoing sanctification, not a separate fringe activity.
ADVICE

Four-Part Implementation Plan

  • Build a program using special events, classes, prayer sessions, and small groups to introduce and normalize freedom ministry in a church.
  • Use events to cast vision, classes to teach concepts, groups to walk the journey, and prayer teams to serve individuals.
ADVICE

Use Ready Resources And Get Buy-In

  • Use existing Deeper Walk resources: books, streaming courses, and free small-group materials to train your church.
  • Recruit your discipleship or small-groups pastor to attend ministry boot camp before launching church-wide efforts.
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