THE PROPHETIC IN UNLIKELY PLACES || A CONVERSATION WITH JULIAN ADAMS
Have you ever felt alone, isolated, or misunderstood in your prophetic gifting? Over the years I’ve often heard prophets and highly prophetic people express the distressing feeling of isolation as they’ve questioned their role in a community that lacked a prophetic culture. I know the feeling of being misunderstood and confused in your call. When I was called by God to be a prophet I hardly knew what the prophetic entailed let alone know how to surround myself with other prophets and prophetic equippers.
Prophets being equipped and deployed into their prophetic calling is a topic I am passionate about which is why I felt led to re-share this blog and Cultural Catalysts conversation from July 12, 2022 with you this week.
BUILDING A PROPHETIC COMMUNITY
Rather than running to refuge in spaces with similar people and giftings, God often places prophetic people in places that feel absent of prophetic culture to pioneer movements that catalyze reformation and reconciliation in their communities. He places princes in the land of paupers to call out the purpose of God that is withheld in each individual until the provision of Heaven is released on a land that has been hindered from its divine nature.
Have you ever stopped to consider, “What if you have been given everything you need to change the culture around you?” To equip the people in your community to hear the voice of God and respond to His heartbeat.
Now, let me be clear in your attempt to create a prophetic culture in your community; this does not mean you disregard leadership or dishonor others' vision. Rather, in quite the opposite to the spirit of opposition, the prophetic in its simplest form is encouragement — calling out the very nature of God in those around you.
If you have been hungry to grow in your prophetic gifting I want to encourage you to ask God to grow your heart of compassion and empathy. The prophetic was never meant to be about making bold proclamations or mandates; it was intended to be about a relational connection to the heart of the Father.
I sat down for a conversation with Julian Adams, a prophet, Co-founder of
Frequentsee, and Pastor at The Table Boston Church to talk about the prophetic influencing culture. Julian Adams has a powerful story of overcoming controversy and stepping into places by divine appointment that have impacted the hearts of those who don’t know God. His prophetic calling was recognized at a young age, and His heart to see the lost connected to the voice of God is contagious.
Julian shared a profound revelation in what he felt the Lord doing in the prophetic currently. Whether you feel you have a prophetic gifting or call or not, I encourage you to watch this episode. Julian carries a powerful message for this generation.
You have been created for this time and placed in the spaces and communities you live in for a unique purpose. The very giftings and plans for your life were shaped and formed with this season in mind. I encourage you to ask God to show you what He is doing through you and how you can partner with Him to build prophetic communities that are connected to the voice of God.
SCHOOL OF THE PROPHETS
If you are hungry to advance your prophetic gifting I want to invite you to School of the Prophets this August 7-11, 2023. At this 4.5-day-long intensive training school, prophets and highly prophetic people gather from all over the world to be equipped in their calling, deployed into their divine destiny, and gain confidence in their prophetic identity. The focus of this school is to not only teach but activate you practically into a prophetic lifestyle and prepare you to effectively influence your unique metron to prepare the way for cultural change. You can register for both the in-person or online experience
here.
