READY TO EXPERIENCE IMMANUEL?
The Immanuel Encounter is all about engaging in a heartfelt experience with Jesus. It's about building and nurturing a deep bond of trust and love with Him. Through small groups led by mentors and weekly exercises, our training will teach you how you can experience Immanuel daily.
This program was developed by licensed therapist and prayer minister Margaret Webb and is an Immanuel Prayer training based on the works of Dr. Jim Wilder and Dr. Karl Lehman.
Our Immanuel Lifestyle curriculum is designed to help you develop the understanding and skills necessary to live in a healthy, interactive relationship with God and others in everyday life; experience God's love, secure attachment, and healing power; grow in spiritual, emotional, and relational maturity; and share joy and transformation with others.
A FEW TOPICS WE PRACTICE:
Joy: Learn to Share and Receive It
Attunement: What It Is and How to Practice
Relational Circuits: What They Are and How to Turn Them On
Connection: Secure Attachment with God, Ourselves, and Others
Check back in December for registration for our winter enrollment.
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Building on the Immanuel Lifestyle curriculum*, this training program teaches you how to guide others through an Immanuel Encounter. Along with some teaching, each student has several opportunities throughout the course to practice guiding a session with feedback from a mentor.
TOPICS INCLUDE:
Joy and Capacity​​ ​
What the Immanuel Encounter Is and Isn't
The Basic Elements of the Encounter Process
Encounter Guiding Skills: Attunement, Reflective Listening, Open-Ended Questions, and many more!
Check back in August 2027 for our next Fall course!
* For 2027 IEGT, COMPLETION of ANY ONE of the following is an acceptable prerequisite: 1) The Immanuel Encounter Lifestyle Course after the course was revised in 2022; 2) THRIVE Track 1; or 3) Journey Groups Year 1.
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"The Immanuel Lifestyle and the Encounter Guide Training have genuinely changed my life. In tangible ways, such as being more steady, not fearing my emotions, being okay with not having all the answers, and recognizing Jesus in each moment. My emotional capacity has grown, and my emotional and spiritual maturity has deepened. These things impact every aspect of my life and touch every relationship I have."
- A, WI
HOW IT WORKS - THE PROCESS
Here are the ways you can join our Immanuel Encounter program!
Check out a Webinar
We often host introductory webinars so you can get a feel for what the Immanuel Encounter program is like. Make sure to sign up for emails to stay in the know for the next one, or visit our event recordings and watch a pre-recorded one.
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(Our Immanuel Encounter Guide Jessie Duisburg, also shares what the experience is like in the short video above!)
Join an Immanuel Lifestyle Course
Our Most Popular Option
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Join us for an 8-week online course to grow spiritually, emotionally, and relationally while experiencing God's love, building secure attachments, and sharing joy with others.​
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Cost: $229
Check back in December for registration for our winter enrollment.
Join an Immanuel Guided Training Course*
After the life-changing experience of the Lifestyle course, we encourage you to join us in this 10-week class to learn how to become a guide. ​
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Cost: $319
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* For 2027 IEGT, COMPLETION of ANY ONE of the following is an acceptable prerequisite: 1) The Immanuel Encounter Lifestyle Course after the course was revised in 2022; 2) THRIVE Track 1; or 3) Journey Groups Year 1.
Check back in August 2027 for registration for our Fall enrollment.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Answers to common queries our students have before starting their journey.
What is the Immanuel Encounter?
How do I know if it's Jesus or just my imagination?
The Immanuel Encounter is a process of connecting personally and interactively with the Lord, and removing barriers and hindrances to an intimate, interactive lifestyle of connection with him. The goal is to build and deepen a securely attached relationship with the Lord, one that increases our capacity to stay connected to him even in difficult life situations or painful experiences.
This 12-minute video, composed of clips from our live classes, offers a more detailed teaching about discerning whether an Immanuel Prayer experience is really from God - and what to do if you're concerned it's not from God!
What is your refund policy?
Does Jesus always show up?
In this 5-minute video, Immanuel students, mentors, and trainers share some of their thoughts and experiences about when people have a hard time connecting with Jesus in the way we are used to expecting in Immanuel Prayer.
If you purchased an event recording (like the IE Workshop), we cannot give a refund because the content is instantly accessible.
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If you purchased an online course, we can give a full refund, less a $25 processing fee, available up until 2 weeks before the course start date. No refunds after that date. Access to course content may affect refund eligibility. You may email info@alivewell.org for questions
What's the difference between Immanuel Encounter Lifestyle and Immanuel Encounter Guide Training?
What's unique about Alive & Well's training?
The biggest difference is the intention behind the courses.
Our Lifestyle curriculum is designed as an introduction to help you develop the understanding and skills necessary to live in a healthy, interactive relationship with God and others in everyday life; experience God's love, secure attachment, and healing power; grow in spiritual, emotional, and relational maturity; and share joy and transformation with others.
Our Guide Training course builds on the Immanuel Lifestyle curriculum. This training program teaches you how to guide others through an Immanuel Encounter. Along with some teaching, each student has several opportunities throughout the course to practice guiding a session with feedback from a mentor. (This offering does require taking the Lifestyle course first.)
There are many trainers out there and we love learning from them as well as sharing our unique gifts and experiences. Based on our own experience, as well as feedback from others, Alive and Well’s greatest strengths are:
BREADTH: Embracing diverse ways to experience God.
DEPTH: Asking profound questions for a deeper
connection with God.
EASE & FLEXIBILITY: Convenient, accessible video
training options.
CROSS-TRAINING: Life Model based, integrating practical exercises for ongoing connection with God.
