The prophetic voice has always been central to God's work, announcing the Messiah, preparing hearts for the gospel, and aligning God's people with heaven's purposes. When healthy, it brings clarity, encouragement, conviction, and vision for what God is doing.
Despite its biblical significance, the prophetic has been tragically distorted across many contexts and cultures around the world. We have seen the prophetic used to dominate and control, manipulate and abuse thousands of innocent people, creating anxiety rather than faith, and leaving many wounded and disillusioned. Yet a new movement is rising: communities ready to recover the prophetic in healthy, grounded, biblically faithful ways. Pastors and leaders are asking how to cultivate prophetic gifts with maturity, discernment, and love. They are desperate for the prophetic we see in the scripture to mature within their local congregations.
This is why many are asking us to come, to coach, and to support their journey. They are asking us to help serve their church as they do the hard work of formation and discernment, to teach them how to hold the prophetic well, and to support the rebuilding of this vital gift on solid foundations. Reframing the Prophetic responds to this moment with the theological depth and practical tools the Church desperately needs.
ONLINE COURSE
Observing the Purpose of the Prophetic
This course encourages deep exploration of the Scriptures, encourages asking thought-provoking questions, and embraces a space where answers may not be readily available. In this course, we aim to explore the concept of 'Studying the Real' as mentioned in Christine Westhoff's video.
Options to Take This Course
We believe that this work should be available to everyone. That’s why we now offer different price levels, so you can choose what fits your personal or church community's current financial capacity.
Self-paced courses provide flexibility to individuals as they are not bound by a fixed schedule, allowing you to progress at your own convenience. While the course content remains the same as our previous cohort-only model, self-paced courses do not include the weekly facilitated cohort and discussion platform.
Join our engaging small group cohorts where we delve into biblical reflections in a supportive online environment. With sessions running for 14 weeks on Zoom, you'll have the opportunity to participate in 90-minute discussions that coincide with the weekly course content. Whether you're seeking dialogue, learning, or both, our cohorts offer an enriching experience where you can grow alongside others.
We are dedicated to equipping the local church to establish a solid foundation for understanding the purpose of the prophetic as described in scripture, a purpose that remains the same today.
More about this course
This isn't your usual bible study experience. The course comprises 12 modules featuring teachings from 25 diverse pastors, leaders, missionaries, and theologians worldwide. Each module requires around 4 to 5 hours of video watching, reading articles, and pondering reflection questions.
You will want to approach this course with a mind and heart that is open and ready to remain in the questions without looking for answers right away. Some of the best learning takes place as we allow ourselves to sit in the tension of things we thought we knew and are suddenly questioning. We should not be afraid of this but instead, recognize it as a beautiful place of invitation.
As you journey through this course, you will be reminded to turn your thoughts towards the PURPOSE of the prophetic - if we don’t understand the purpose of something, we are destined to misuse and abuse it.
In the first half of the course, you will be encouraged to embrace the mystery and sit in the difficult questions. We encourage our participants to remain in the tension of the difficult questions as long as possible. This will allow the Holy Spirit to dismantle what needs to be challenged and strengthen what needs to be reinforced. The hope is that we can all approach Scripture with open, teachable hearts, ready to let go of the things we thought we knew.
Our hope is that this course will help you knit together a rich understanding of the prophetic in today’s global context.