About SSMA
The School of Supernatural Ministry at The Ark (SSMA) is committed to the truth that God loves people, gave Himself for them and has given His Church supernatural power to bring individuals and nations into wholeness. Founded in 2010 with 51 students, the school emphasizes that believers need to return to the ministry of signs and wonders—to minister in love, truth and the power of God. The mission of SSMA is to equip and deploy followers of Jesus Christ who passionately pursue transformation in their God-given spheres of influence.
SSMA is a Holy Spirit driven ministry school where students of all ages come to learn how to live in the Kingdom of God and extend its borders through a supernatural lifestyle. It is important to note that although many young people come to SSMA, the school is multi-generational with participants ranging from the ages of 18 to 80. One of our core values is honor, which manifests through joining the generations and teaching every age group to value and serve one another.
The school emphasizes hands on training and experience along with academic understanding. This creates a “do” and “teach” culture where all of the students are expected to take risks to stretch their faith and grow in their understanding of God. SSMA believes that each verse of the Bible is an invitation into an experience with the Lord; therefore the students are challenged to live the Bible and practice the things they are being taught while instructors coach the process and all this takes places in a setting of passionate worship.
The school is designed to equip students to live a supernatural lifestyle, not just minister in the gifts of the Spirit. They are encouraged to be naturally supernatural by bringing heaven to earth wherever they go. Therefore SSMA does not have dorms. Instead we encourage students to live in the city and get jobs in the local area so that they can practice bringing Jesus to the market place as a part of their learning experience.
In-class hours are Monday nights from 6:00-9:30pm. The class hours are learning opportunities with the instructors but they are just a small part of the learning experience. The other hours consist of learning through homework, from an author or from the Holy Spirit as the students read the Word, attend services, serve on ministry teams, soaking & prayer times of personal devotion, living the supernatural lifestyle in an honorable way at work, and more.
SSMA is not for the faint of heart or lazy, it is an extremely fast paced season of schooling, but the training is pivotal and strategic. We believe the intensity soon translates into “becoming”; things that are at first foreign and done out of duty gradually become second nature and students move from merely echoing a message to becoming a message. SSMA is not for those who are looking for a place to rehab. The school is designed to be a ministry training center where our students encounter their royal identity, learn the attributes of the Kingdom and walk in the authority and power of the King.
The school is designed to equip students to live a supernatural lifestyle, not just minister in the gifts of the Spirit. They are encouraged to be naturally supernatural by bringing heaven to earth wherever they go. Therefore SSMA does not have dorms. Instead we encourage students to live in the city and get jobs in the local area so that they can practice bringing Jesus to the market place as a part of their learning experience.
In-class hours are Monday nights from 6:00-9:30pm. The class hours are learning opportunities with the instructors but they are just a small part of the learning experience. The other hours consist of learning through homework, from an author or from the Holy Spirit as the students read the Word, attend services, serve on ministry teams, soaking & prayer times of personal devotion, living the supernatural lifestyle in an honorable way at work, and more.
SSMA is not for the faint of heart or lazy, it is an extremely fast paced season of schooling, but the training is pivotal and strategic. We believe the intensity soon translates into “becoming”; things that are at first foreign and done out of duty gradually become second nature and students move from merely echoing a message to becoming a message. SSMA is not for those who are looking for a place to rehab. The school is designed to be a ministry training center where our students encounter their royal identity, learn the attributes of the Kingdom and walk in the authority and power of the King.
The SSMA students learn in large group sessions, small groups of 5, and on their own. There are also classes entitled Advance Ministry Training. Here, students choose the subjects they are passionate about and called to train in. These AMT's deepen their understanding and experience in a much more focused way and at a higher level in areas such as leading worship, children’s ministry, preaching, prophecy, intercession, intimacy with God, youth, and career ministry. Every week SSMA students are transformed through preaching, teaching, instruction, impartation, equipping and doing.
The academic instruction at SSMA is unique because it is taught by apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers - not by professors or theologians. This gives the teaching a kind of living perspective with five-fold distinctions. SSMA has many powerful guest speakers throughout the year but the primary teaching is accomplished through Bethel Redding curriculum and our staff members. SSMA students learn how to read, understand, and “do” the Bible - how to cast out demons, witness, heal the sick, prophesy, preach, pray, practice His presence and much more.
The School of Supernatural Ministry at The ARK is a 9-month school. We use our own curriculum, Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry DVD curriculum, as well as many well known guest speakers. This school will change your life and train & equip you for the next season.
Please contact our offices for more information.
The academic instruction at SSMA is unique because it is taught by apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers - not by professors or theologians. This gives the teaching a kind of living perspective with five-fold distinctions. SSMA has many powerful guest speakers throughout the year but the primary teaching is accomplished through Bethel Redding curriculum and our staff members. SSMA students learn how to read, understand, and “do” the Bible - how to cast out demons, witness, heal the sick, prophesy, preach, pray, practice His presence and much more.
The School of Supernatural Ministry at The ARK is a 9-month school. We use our own curriculum, Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry DVD curriculum, as well as many well known guest speakers. This school will change your life and train & equip you for the next season.
Please contact our offices for more information.
