About the Institute
Bride Ministries Institute exists to train, equip, restore, and activate the Body of Christ.
We are raising up believers who know who they are in Christ. They stand in wholeness and authority, rooted in unshakeable revelation. No believer is left unequipped. No survivor is left behind. No calling goes unfulfilled.
Mission and vision
Bride Ministries Institute exists to train, equip, restore, and activate the Body of Christ — opening wide the doors to every Christ follower, survivor, and seeker so that faith is deepened, callings are cultivated, and lives are transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit.
We envision God's End Times Army rising in wholeness, authority, and the unshakeable revelation of who they are in Christ — a generation where no believer is left unequipped, no survivor is left behind, and no calling goes unfulfilled.
How we teach
The teaching of Bride Ministries is not something to sit under.
It's something to step into.
The teachings of Bride Ministries Institute are more than knowledge to collect. They are approaches, tactics, and strategies to use in daily life. They shape how you face the world and how you walk with God.
The goal is a change in how you think, how you act, and how you live. You come away informed, equipped, and empowered to take an active part in your own healing, deliverance, and growth. You walk as a participant, not a passenger.
Core values
Trusting God's character and His Word enough to act on them.
Giving God our very best as an act of worship, not performance.
Being the same person in private as in public, with truth in the inward parts.
Seeing ourselves rightly before God and others: strength submitted to Christ.
Standing for those who cannot stand for themselves, as Christ stands for us.
Being moved by what moves the heart of God, and acting on it.
Recognizing and valuing the image of God in every person.
School of
This school trains people called to frontline inner healing and deliverance ministry. The training is demanding by design.
School of the
This school trains professionals, leaders, and parents to carry kingdom authority right where God placed them.
School of the
This school walks with believers through their own healing, at a gentle and steady pace.
For acceleration
Take a placement exam to find out which school is right for you in this season.
Each school is a year-long curriculum with live teaching and four intensives. You will earn a Certificate of Completion upon the conclusion of the year.
Begin with a $25 placement exam
Begin the placement examSelf-paced
Study one subject at your own pace. Choose from our catalog of on-demand courses on a variety of subjects.
If our curriculum is new to you, we highly recommend that you start at Level 1. Courses do not count toward a school's yearly curriculum.
Courses from $79
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An intensive is three days of in-depth teaching, ministry, and activation. Each intensive includes live worship and teaching on a specific topic and is designed to dramatically accelerate your understanding.
Come to our campus in Katy, Texas, or join online. You do not need to be enrolled in a school to register.
Open intensives are $499, one price in person or online
See the 2027 intensivesCertificate
Graduates of a school receive a Certificate of Completion from Bride Ministries Institute. It marks the completion of that school's year-long curriculum.
Bride Ministries Institute is a ministry school. Its programs are not traditional academic degrees, and the Institute holds no accreditation.
Who teaches
Apostolic Leader, Bride Ministries International
Executive Pastor, Bride Ministries Church
Director, Bride Ministries Institute
Pastor of Worship, Bride Ministries Church
Grammy-nominated
Manager of Student Affairs, Bride Ministries Institute
History
Bride Ministries Institute did not begin as a school. It began with one teacher and a small group of students online.
This is not simply a place of learning, but a place of becoming.
2015
In 2015, Apostle Daniel Duval relaunched Bride Ministries and began teaching eight-week discipleship classes online. The first was a class on grace. Each class soon reached capacity, and by early 2016 the waiting list had grown to 120 people. Daniel wrote a teacher's manual so that students could teach others.
2018–2019
In 2018, Daniel began recording his classes so that people anywhere in the world could study at their own pace. By 2019, he had completed ten courses, from Grace to Realms and Dimensions Unsealed. That same year, Bride Ministries Institute opened as a digital learning platform. These courses remain its foundation.
2020
A growing number of survivors of extreme trauma came to Bride Ministries for help. Daniel recognized the need for ministers trained in the way he ministered. He built a year-long mentorship on the foundation of his ten courses. With the help of his board, he interviewed the applicants and accepted fourteen. The first class began in 2020, and twelve of its members went on to serve.
2021
In 2021, the first class graduated. Year by year, the training deepened until it became the School of Inner Healing and Deliverance. Today the school forms those called to frontline inner healing and deliverance ministry.
Date to confirm2026
Many people came to Bride Ministries seeking a structured training program but did not want a full-time vocation as a coach. In 2026, Bride Ministries Institute announced two new schools for them, the School of the End Times Army and the School of the Overcomer. Their first classes begin in January 2027.
Faith
Bride Ministries Institute stands on the statement of faith of Bride Ministries Church.
We believe in the transforming power of Jesus Christ and the authority of God's Word to bring healing, freedom, and restoration to every area of life.
We believe in one God, revealed as Father, Son and Holy Ghost. (Deut. 6:4; II Corinthians 13:14; John 1:1) We believe that our Lord Jesus Christ is the only begotten of the Father and is truly God and truly man. He was born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, died a vicarious and atoning death for the sins of the world, was resurrected bodily for our justification, and now reigns in Glory until all things be put under His feet (I Tim. 3:16).
We believe in the absolute inspiration of the Holy Scriptures in their original autographs, given by the Holy Ghost without error as He moved upon holy men of old. Furthermore, we believe that the church has no authority to establish doctrine or practices contrary to these same scriptures, which were subsequently accepted as Canon by the early Christian Church. (I Tim. 3:16)
We believe that man was made in the image of God and is the crown of creation. He is now by reason of the fall spiritually alienated from his Creator. Apart from God he has no ability to attain to this high calling. (Psalm 8; Ephesians 2:8-9) We believe that justification is by grace through faith in our Lord's sacrifice on Calvary. (Romans 3:21-24) We believe that all people are to repent and be buried with our Lord Jesus Christ in the water of Baptism. (Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38; Romans 6:4; II Peter 3:9) We believe in sanctification through the Holy Ghost. It is our understanding that the supernatural gifts of the Holy Ghost are active within the body of Christ until the coming of the Lord. Furthermore, we believe that the development of these gifts ought to be encouraged under the guidance of local church authority. (Acts 8: 14-17; Acts 19:1-2; I Cor. 12:4-7) We believe that those who are called by the name of Christ should depart from iniquity, understanding that salvation from the penalty of sin only begins the process of redemption. We acknowledge that one work of the Holy Ghost is to create in us the character of Christ. (II Tim. 2:19)
We believe in the Priesthood of the believer; that is to say, all people born of God have equal status before God and direct access to their Lord. (1 Pet. 2:5) We believe in the identity of the body of Christ on the earth is primarily perceived through the local church. While encouraging the voluntary association of local churches and recognizing the need of consensus on matters of fundamental doctrine and conduct, we strongly confess the local church to be sovereign and autonomous. (Rev. 2, 3) We believe that the callings of Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher are functional within the body of Christ until the Lord's return. Furthermore, these ministries are gifts to the church for the purpose of equipping the saints for the work of the ministry, that the body of Christ may be edified. (Ephesians 4: 11-16).
Man is born with a sin nature due to Adam's sin. (Ps. 51; Rom. 5:12-14, 18-19) He then practices sin. Adam's spirit was separated from God when he sinned. This is death. The new birth is the only thing that can change this (John 3: 1-8; Eph 2:1-6) Man must be reconciled to God because sin separates man from God.
Salvation realigns us back to the original plan of God. To be saved from sin, one must first acknowledge their sinful standing before God. Their heart must be prepared to receive God. By the law is the knowledge of sin. This creates conviction in a person's heart. It reminds us that God's standard is high above us and we have come short of his glory (Rom. 3:20; Rom.7:7)
Salvation is by Jesus Christ alone and in Jesus Christ alone (Acts 4:12). We are saved by believing in our hearts that Jesus is Messiah and by confessing Him as Lord and King with our mouths (Romans 10:9-10).
Right standing before God is necessary prior to baptism. Baptism is for believers (He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved: but he that believeth not shall be damned (Mk. 16:16; Acts 8:36-37; Acts16:30-33) Obedience releases/activates faith. Faith is demonstrated through baptism (Mk 16:16). No unbelievers should be baptized.
When a person trusts the cross, they are ready to come out of "Egypt" (a type of the world.) The Red Sea separated God's people from Egypt. They were "delivered" through the Red Sea (a type of water baptism.) Without faith, nothing happens in baptism; with faith, the believer rises to walk in newness of life.
Baptism aligns us with the headship of the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 19:1-5)
Baptism is a circumcision of the heart. (Col 2:9-13) Abraham was justified before circumcision. Circumcision deals with verification, validation and authenticity of the faith that was already there. Baptism is a seal of the righteousness of my faith. It also cuts the enmity of the old nature of sin. It cuts away something from the heart. It deals with deliverance (Rom 6:1-14)
Baptism identifies us with Christ in his death. What the believer has just been delivered from (the old man) is buried, crucified, put away. "His" life is over. The believer should no longer serve sin but seek God's plans, purposes, etc. When a believer is baptized, it is a death to themselves and a resurrection to Christ through them.
According to Romans 4:11 baptism should be received, just like Abraham received the sign of circumcision, a seal of righteousness.
A believer should be baptized in the name (person, character, nature) of Jesus. To be baptized is to be immersed into Jesus. Jesus is the fullness of the Godhead bodily.
If a person believes and confesses, they need to be instructed about baptism. (Acts 8:36-37) Water baptism is the answer of a good conscience toward God (1 Peter 3:21)
Resurrection typifies the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit brings our spirit back to life.
Salvation is a work of the Spirit of God. If someone is a believer, the Holy Spirit is already present. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is for evangelism, witnessing, giving evidence of his resurrection, leading us, guiding us into truth, teaching us and bringing all things to our remembrance (Acts 1:8; John 14:26; 16:13; Rom. 8:14)
Speaking in other tongues is an evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-4; Acts 10:44-47; Acts 19:6)
The world cannot receive the Spirit of truth (John 14:16-17.) One cannot be baptized in the Holy Spirit without first being forgiven, justified, and born again.
We believe in the literal Second Coming of our Lord, the literal rule of Christ upon the earth, the resurrection of the regenerate to eternal life and the unregenerate to eternal damnation, and the ultimate victory of the eternal Kingdom of God. (Acts 1:9-11; Daniel 12:2; Revelation 22:1-7). We align closely to the historic premillennialist views held by a majority of early church fathers.
The Lord's Supper symbolizes the Lord's Death and Suffering for the benefit and in the place of His people. It also symbolizes the believer's participation in the crucified Christ. It represents not only the death of Christ as the object of faith which unites the believers to Christ, but also the effect of this act as the giving of life, strength, and joy to the soul. The communicant by faith enters into a special union of his soul with the glorified Christ.
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