As we have covered in part, young prophetic ministries often become confused because they do not understand that many things they feel are not their own problems, but they are picking up on other people’s problems. For example, you might go into a store and suddenly start feeling lust. The immature often start repenting for this when what they are feeling may be the problem of a person nearby, or even something that is gaining entry into the store, or being imparted at the store. We do not need to repent of this, but we are being...

     One of the main cauldrons where prophetic ministries are formed is the local church. Prophetically gifted people do tend to be different, and to fit into a local church setting can be one of the most difficult of all tests for them. Few understand them, and therefore, few will trust them, usually for a long time. This is one of the most helpful things that can challenge young prophets, and if they can remain faithful and endure the misunderstandings and rejection while growing in love for those who misunderstand and reject them, their maturity and trustworthiness will fashion...

     One of the main cauldrons where prophetic ministries are formed is the local church. Prophetically gifted people do tend to be different, and to fit into a local church setting can be one of the most difficult of all tests for them. Few understand them, and therefore, few will trust them, usually for a long time. This is one of the most helpful things that can challenge young prophets, and if they can remain faithful and endure the misunderstandings and rejection while growing in love for those who misunderstand and reject them, their maturity and trustworthiness will...

     The cauldron where prophets are made, as well as every other ministry, is the local church. We need all of the irritations and frustrations of local church life to mature in Christ. Those who run from these challenges have their growth and potential usefulness stunted at best.

     Often I hear prophetically gifted people complain that the church they are in is not open to this gift or to them personally. Excluding issues with the prophetic person that has caused their local leaders to distrust them, they are obviously either in the wrong church or this too...

     Many of the mistakes that have devalued the spiritual currency of prophetic ministry have come from the failure to distinguish between the calling and the commissioning. As we see in the Book of Acts, Paul was called as an apostle many years before he was commissioned to that ministry. Estimates of how long it was between Paul’s calling and his commissioning range between eight and fourteen years. It is clear in Acts and from Paul’s letters that this time was spent in preparation, and that during this time, he ministered as a prophet, or a teacher,...