Freedom Prayer

What Freedom Prayer does

Freedom Prayer, operated by The Freedom Resource (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit headquartered at 104 East Park Dr., Building 300, Brentwood, Tennessee), is a multi-denominational ministry that delivers a biblically-based personal prayer methodology for inner healing and spiritual freedom. The core offering is a reproducible prayer ministry model anchored on the Ten Foundations framework, a Luke 15 interpretive lens, 'Doing Kingdom Business' action steps, and supporting tools including WESUD/Fruit Loop, Father Ladder, and Inviting Jesus. The model is delivered through BASIC and ADVANCED training programs (typically a weekend or 6-8 weekly sessions), Mentoring and Internships, and a 'Family Login' online portal for continuing education of trained teams. Operational reach spans local churches, counseling practices, rehabilitation centers, schools, anti-trafficking organizations, and church-planting networks across the US, East Africa, South Asia, and Europe, with on-site trainer travel, online prayer times, and a website-based e-commerce store for the Freedom Tools book and streaming audio resources.

The ministry is led by Founder Andy Reese and Executive Director Jennifer Barnett, supported by a 7-person core team across operations, education, special projects, storytelling, and social media. Revenue is generated primarily through charitable donations to the nonprofit, supplemented by attendee-paid conference fees covering training materials and refreshments, church-covered trainer travel and love offerings, and modest sales of books and audio products through the website store. The flagship Freedom Tools publication, co-authored by Reese and Barnett, codifies the methodology and is the central training and reference asset. Customers are predominantly churches spanning virtually every Christian denomination globally, with secondary adoption by mental health and counseling professionals, recovery organizations, Christian schools, anti-trafficking coalitions, and church-planting networks such as Onward Church Planting.

Name

Freedom Prayer

Legal name

The Freedom Resource

Website

https://freedomprayer.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Freedom Prayer is a multi-denominational 501(c)(3) ministry that delivers a biblically-based inner-healing prayer methodology, training churches and partner organizations globally through BASIC and ADVANCED programs, the Freedom Tools publication, and a referral network of local prayer teams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Prayer Ministry Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE)

Keywords

• Inner healing prayer
• Prayer ministry training
• Biblical discipleship
• Spiritual formation services
• Church prayer teams

Headquarters

HQ city

Brentwood

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization (The Freedom Resource), the ministry relies heavily on donations from individuals, churches, and partners to support operations and training efforts.
2. Training Fees: Churches and organizations typically cover trainer travel expenses and often provide a love offering to support the organization. Training materials and the Freedom Tools book are often covered through small conference fees charged to attendees.
3. Book and Resource Sales: Sale of books (Freedom Tools by Reese and Barnett) and streaming audio resources through the website store.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Freedom Prayer is a biblically-based personal prayer ministry that helps individuals find freedom from sin, pain, strongholds, and limiting beliefs that hinder a fruitful relationship with God. It delivers the Freedom Prayer methodology through BASIC and ADVANCED training programs at partner churches, supplemented by the Freedom Tools publication, books, streaming audio resources, and mentoring/internship tracks. The offering is implemented in churches, non-profit ministries, counseling practices, and recovery settings, with prayer sessions traditionally conducted in small groups of three within church team frameworks.

Product overview

Freedom Prayer is a ministry organization offering a single unified product: a biblically-based personal prayer ministry model for churches and individuals. The core offering is the Freedom Prayer Ministry itself, supported by the flagship publication 'Freedom Tools' (co-authored by Andy Reese and Jennifer Barnett). Training is delivered through BASIC and ADVANCED programs, with mentoring/internship opportunities available through partner churches. The organization also sells supplementary products including books (4 titles) and streaming audio (2 titles) through its e-commerce platform. A 'Family Login' resource portal provides ongoing education for trained teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Freedom Prayer Ministry A biblically-based personal prayer ministry that helps participants find freedom from barriers and hindrances caused by wounding and sin, restoring individuals to a more fruitful walk with God. Typically conducted in small groups of three within a church team framework.
• Freedom Tools The flagship publication presenting the Freedom Prayer ministry model, co-authored by Andy Reese and Jennifer Barnett. It serves as the primary training and reference material for the ministry approach.
• BASIC Training Foundational training for individuals and churches to learn and practice Freedom Prayer ministry, typically offered over a weekend or once weekly over 6-8 weeks. Covers core concepts including Ten Foundations, WESUD, Fruit Loop, Father Ladder, and Inviting Jesus.
• ADVANCED Training Advanced training for team leaders and shepherds who have completed BASIC training, covering deeper topics such as Sexual Brokenness, Trauma, Mental Health Issues, Spiritual Warfare, and The Authority of Christ in Dealing with the Demonic.
• Mentoring and Internships Extensive training programs offered through partner churches in the Freedom Prayer network for deeper immersion into the ministry model.
• Books Four book products available for purchase, including the Freedom Tools publication and other supplementary materials for Freedom Prayer ministry.
• Streaming Audio Two streaming audio products available for purchase, providing audio-based training and educational content for Freedom Prayer ministry.

Quantifiable outcome

• Most participants (83%) felt there was a relationship between mental and religious health according to surveys cited on the community page
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nashville Anti-Human Trafficking CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFreedom Prayer has been a supportive ally in the work to fight trafficking and restore individuals back to God and wholeness. They provide training and equipping, partner in events and mission, and offer prayer support and education to volunteers and those served.
• Onward Church PlantingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnering with church planting organizations globally, Freedom Prayer has proven foundational and vital in catalyzing restoration of pastor and leader health. From Africa to Asia to Europe, Freedom Prayer has been impactful to leaders' journeys of living out their God-given purposes.
• The Freedom ResourcecoreOthersThe Freedom Resource is the official 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization that houses, supports, and administers Freedom Prayer ministry. It provides oversight, resources, and organizational structure for the global ministry.
• Mental Health and Counseling PracticesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFreedom Prayer trains counselors, psychologists, and specialists in BASIC and ADVANCED training. In several cities, mental health professionals refer clients to local Freedom Prayer teams for spiritual healing, creating bidirectional referral relationships.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Theophostic Prayer Ministry: Theophostic Prayer Ministry is a direct peer focused on prayer-based inner healing led by Smith, with comparable training programs for counselors and church leaders. Both ministries target the same need (resolving wounds, lies, and strongholds through facilitated prayer) and serve overlapping Christian audiences seeking biblically-grounded healing prayer.
• Catholic Healing Ministry (Healing the Whole Person): Catholic Healing Ministry offers training in prayer-based inner healing within a Catholic framework, addressing roots of emotional and spiritual bondage. While denominationally distinct, it parallels Freedom Prayer's multi-level training structure and small-group prayer ministry model, making it a relevant comparable for training design and delivery.
• Elijah House: Elijah House is a long-established inner-healing and prayer counseling ministry that trains individuals and church leaders to address roots of emotional and spiritual wounds through prayer. Both organizations offer multi-level training (basic and advanced) and serve multi-denominational church audiences, making them directly comparable in product, audience, and methodology.
• Bethel Sozo Ministries: Bethel Sozo is a directly comparable inner-healing prayer ministry operating out of Bethel Church in Redding, CA. Both Freedom Prayer and Sozo train church teams to lead prayer sessions addressing spiritual strongholds, wounds, and lies. Sozo has broader brand recognition in charismatic circles but shares Freedom Prayer's model of reproducible team-based ministry.
• Restoring the Foundations: Restoring the Foundations is a directly comparable inner-healing prayer ministry offering structured training (Levels 1-3) for church and ministry leaders. Both organizations use multi-module training architectures to equip teams to address spiritual and emotional wounds, and both target multi-denominational church audiences.
• Immanuel Prayer (June)': Immanuel Prayer is a directly comparable Christian inner-healing prayer approach developed by June, focused on attaching to God as the source of healing during prayer sessions. Both Freedom Prayer and Immanuel Prayer offer church-based team training models addressing emotional wounds and spiritual barriers, with comparable target audiences and use cases.

Regional players

• PRMI (Presbyterian-Reformed Ministries International): PRMI is an international ministry focused on equipping churches in spiritual formation, healing prayer, and deliverance, with comparable training programs and methodologies. While denominationally rooted in Presbyterian-Reformed traditions, PRMI shares Freedom Prayer's global footprint, church-based training model, and emphasis on reproducible prayer ministry teams.

Others

• Bethany Christian Services: Bethany Christian Services is a faith-based nonprofit providing counseling, foster care, and anti-trafficking services with comparable partnerships to Freedom Prayer's anti-trafficking and recovery organization relationships. While broader in scope, Bethany's counseling and faith-integrated service model offers comparable channels and audience overlap with Freedom Prayer's referral network.

Emerging players

• Celebrate Recovery: Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered 12-step recovery program widely adopted by churches, including in the same demographic Faith Prayer targets (those with trauma and addiction histories). While its model is recovery-focused rather than inner-healing-focused, it shares Freedom Prayer's church-based training architecture, partnership with rehabilitation organizations, and target audience of wounded individuals seeking faith-based restoration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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