Meet the Team

Jim is excited to be joining Deeper Walk, and in particular the Prayer Ministry Certification Program. Jim graduated in December of 2024, and has been utilizing all the great tools he learned in his work as a Prayer Minister with Heart to Heart Ministries in Nebraska. Jim works primarily with Men, Addictions and Recovery, and Spiritual Warfare.

Jim has retired from a secular counseling career, which has seen him work in a variety of settings including Community AODA Prevention, Intervention and Treatment, Juvenile Court, Inpatient Psychiatric, and K-12 School Counseling and Social Work. He has also recently retired from the Green Bay (Wi) School District, where he has worked both Teacher Staff Development, and High School School Counseling and Social Work.

Jim is very active in his local church, teaching courses around discipleship and spiritual warfare. Jim also teaches nationally with Understanding the Wounded Heart. He has been married to his wife Laurie for 41 years, Has 3 believing daughters, 3 son in laws, and 5 grandchildren.

In his spare time, Jim likes hiking, biking, snowshoeing, and whitewater kayaking and rafting.

Jim also has completed the Advanced Spiritual Warfare Tools and Training with Deeper Walk, and has been excited to see the level of freedom that people have been able to achieve in their walk with The Lord after participating in Freedom Sessions.

Hi! I am Katie Rippy. I am a born again daughter of God! He has set me free from so so much and has awakened me to joy! I love to serve the Lord, especially with my husband, Steve! Together, we are raising our four children and serving our church. A few years ago, I was able to graduate from Deeper Walk’s School of Ministry! Now I serve in my church’s lay counseling ministry as the leader of the prayer ministry team and joy groups. I feel so grateful each time I watch God work in His gentle and timely way! I also love to sing, speak at the occasional women’s event, mentor women in the faith, and teach! On my day off, you can find me with my popcorn watching a movie, painting, or playing my guitar! I am thrilled to be going through this class and cannot wait to get to know you!

My name is Craig Salmonson, I live in Asbury, IA, and graduated from the Deeper Walk Prayer Ministry course in 12/25. I have been a police officer for over twenty years. Prayer Ministry has been crucial in working through my years of trauma and connecting me to a joy I didn’t think was possible. I have experienced freedom and healing through Prayer Ministry and am excited to continue my journey with Deeper Walk International.

Jim Teague serves as a Teaching Assistant for the Deeper Walk International School of Ministry, where he helps create a joy-based, heart-safe space for transformational growth and healing. A native of Waynesville, North Carolina—tucked deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains—Jim has lived a full and adventurous life, shaped by years of service as a critical care flight paramedic and now as an active-duty Army Reserve soldier. He and his wife of 17 years currently live in Illinois with their two amazing sons, and he is also a proud father to a remarkable adult daughter. Jim’s story is marked by grace-filled seasons of transition, restoration, and calling. These experiences have deepened his passion for walking with others through emotional pain and spiritual growth. He is a graduate of Deeper Walk’s Prayer Ministry Certification program and is the founder of Foxfire Ministries, where he helps others discover healing, identity, and wholeness in Christ. Whether serving soldiers, friends, or family, Jim is committed to ministering to the heart and guiding others toward deeper intimacy with God.