Intro to Listening Prayer Course
6 Weeks Online
Weds, 7:30-9PM ET
March 4th-April 15th
A Six-Week Journey Into a Lifestyle of Hearing God
Prayer was never meant to be a one-way conversation.
From Genesis to Revelation, Scripture reveals a God who speaks, guides, comforts, corrects, reassures, and walks closely with His people. Jesus Himself said, “My sheep hear My voice” (John 10:27). Listening prayer is not for spiritual elites; it is part of normal, healthy discipleship.
This six-week course is designed to help you move from prayer as monologue to prayer as relationship by learning how to recognize God’s voice, quiet internal noise, discern truth from lies, and cultivate an ongoing, conversational walk with Jesus.
This course blends solid biblical foundations with practical, experiential lab sessions so you don’t just learn about listening prayer—you practice it in community.
Weekly Course Overview
Week 1: From Monologue to Conversation
Discover the heart of a relational God who delights in speaking with His children and learn why listening is foundational to prayer.
Week 2: How God Wired You to Hear Him
Explore how God designed the brain for connection, joy, and relational awareness, and why we hear Him best when our relational circuits are on.
Week 3: Listening Through Scripture
Learn how to engage Scripture as a living conversation through listening prayer and Lectio Divina.
Week 4: Experiencing God’s Nearness
Practice connection-based prayer that strengthens joy, calms fear, and opens the heart to hear God with clarity.
Week 5: Recognizing God’s Voice and Identifying Lies
Learn how God speaks through impressions and how to identify and replace lies that interfere with hearing Him clearly.
Week 6: A Lifestyle of Listening Prayer
Integrate powerful tools and daily rhythms that help listening prayer become a natural, ongoing way of life.
What This Course is About
Listening Prayer is a practical, relational approach to prayer that helps believers grow in clarity, intimacy, identity, and spiritual discernment. Rather than striving to make something happen, you will learn how to notice what God is already doing and saying.
Throughout this course, you will explore:
- Why God speaks and why we often miss Him
- How Scripture forms the foundation for hearing God clearly
- How God designed your brain for relational connection and listening
- How to recognize God’s voice amid your own thoughts and competing voices
- How joy, peace, and connection open the heart to hearing God
- How listening prayer becomes a daily lifestyle rather than a technique
What You'll Learn
By the end of this course, participants will:
- Understand the biblical foundation for hearing God’s voice
- Learn how to quiet internal noise, fear, and shame that block listening
- Discern between God’s voice, their own thoughts, and opposing voices
- Practice Scripture-based listening prayer and ancient practices like Lectio Divina
- Recognize how God speaks through impressions, words, and pictures
- Identify lies that distort perception and learn how to receive God’s truth
- Develop daily rhythms that sustain a lifestyle of listening prayer
Who This Course is For
This course course is open to anyone hungry to grow in hearing God’s voice. But it’s especially designed for:
- Believers who long for a deeper, more relational prayer life
- People who sense God speaks but aren’t sure how to listen
- Leaders, pastors, and ministry volunteers seeking greater discernment
- Anyone feeling stuck in repetitive, surface-level prayer
- Christians who want practical tools, not just theory
- No prior experience with listening prayer is required
Course Format & Cost
This School of Ministry six-week elective course costs $299 and includes:
- Weekly teaching sessions grounded in Scripture and neuroscience
- Guided prayer labs where participants practice listening together
- Group reflection and discernment exercises
- Practical tools that can be used immediately in everyday life
This course emphasizes experience and practice, not performance.
Meet Your Instructors
DAVID YARBOROUGH is an experienced pastor with over 25 years in ministry, currently serving as Lead Pastor at Church on the Hill in Dalton, GA.
David holds a M.Div. from Asbury Theological Seminary (1998) and has been implementing Deeper Walk’s approach to heart-focused discipleship in his life and local church since he discovered it 5 years ago.
David has been happily married to Amber for 30+ years. Together they have three grown children and one grandson.
JIM KAMPA is a Deeper Walk Certified Prayer Minister, serving with Heart to Heart Ministries in Nebraska. Jim works primarily with Men, Addictions and Recovery, and Spiritual Warfare.
Jim is very active in his local church, teaching courses around discipleship and spiritual warfare. He also teaches nationally using Understanding the Wounded Heart. Jim has been married to his wife Laurie for 41 years, has 3 daughters and son-in-laws, and 5 grandchildren.
What Makes This Course Different?
This course is a biblically-balanced approach to listening prayer. In our approach:
- Scripture is the anchor, not subjective experience
- Prayer is relational, not mechanical
- Learning happens through guided practice, not just lectures
- Community discernment helps build confidence and clarity
- Joy and peace are central to spiritual formation
This course creates a safe, grounded environment to grow in listening without pressure or performance.
Final Encouragement
Listening prayer is not about trying harder.
It is about becoming more attentive.
God is not distant or silent.
He is present, relational, and already speaking.
This course is an invitation to slow down, tune your heart, and rediscover prayer as a living conversation with Jesus.
Will you join us?
FAQs
What kind of commitment does the course require?
The course meets weekly online for 1.5 hours for six weeks. Participants are encouraged, but not required, to practice simple listening exercises between sessions to deepen the experience.
What if I will miss a class?
If you miss a session, you will be given access to that week’s teaching video and any assignments you may have missed.
Is listening prayer biblical?
Yes. Listening prayer, as taught in this course, is firmly grounded in Scripture and anchored in the character of God as revealed through Jesus Christ. While it is wise to approach listening prayer with caution, we believe Scripture consistently presents God as a relational God who speaks to His people and invites them into responsive relationship with Him. At the same time, we hold unequivocally to the authority and sufficiency of Scripture as God’s infallible Word. Any insight, impression, or sense received through prayer must be tested against Scripture and the revealed character of God, and anything that contradicts biblical truth or the nature of Christ is to be rejected.
Is listening prayer the same as hearing audible voices?
No. Most people do not hear God audibly. Listening prayer focuses on the gentle ways God commonly communicates such as Scripture coming alive, words, pictures, impressions, inner promptings, clarity, peace, conviction, and relational awareness. These are consistent with how God speaks throughout the Bible.
How do I know if what I’m hearing is really from God?
Discernment is a central part of the course. You will learn how to distinguish between God’s voice, your own thoughts, and other competing voices by testing everything against Scripture, the character of Jesus, the fruit it produces, and the presence of peace rather than fear or condemnation.
What if I’ve never practiced listening prayer before?
That’s completely okay. This course is designed for beginners and experienced believers alike. You will be guided step by step through practical exercises in a safe, supportive environment, with no pressure to perform or “get it right.”
What if I’m worried about doing this “wrong”?
Listening prayer is not a performance or a skill to master. It is a relationship to nurture. This course emphasizes grace, safety, and growth, not pressure. You cannot fail at listening prayer. God delights in meeting His people.
Is this course emotionally intense or focused on inner healing?
While listening prayer can bring emotional clarity and freedom, this course is not a deep inner healing or deliverance class. The focus is on connection, discernment, and relational prayer practices that can be used in everyday life.
Will we actually practice listening prayer, or is this mostly teaching?
This course includes both teaching and guided practice. Each session includes practical lab time where participants can experience listening prayer together, apply what they are learning, and build confidence through practice.
Will this replace traditional prayer or Bible study?
No. Listening prayer complements and deepens traditional prayer and Bible engagement. It helps Scripture move from information to conversation, and prayer go from routine to relationship.
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