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The Prophetic Ministry--as God Intended

Best-selling author Mike Bickle writes the definitive manual for understanding how to activate the expression of spiritual gifts in your life and in your church.

His own journey in pastoring prophetic people began suddenly in the spring of 1983, and throughout his ministry he has experienced both the exhilaration and the confusion that the prophetic ministry can bring. It is out of these experiences he now writes for everyone who is interested in seeing spiritual gifts and fresh revelation from God developed with integrity in the church today.

About the Author

Mike Bickle is director of the International House of Prayer of Kansas City, a 24/7 prayer ministry. He is one of the leaders of TheCall, a nationwide cross-cultural and cross-denominational grassroots movement emphasizing prayer, worship, and fasting for spiritual breakthrough. He is also president of the Forerunner School of Ministry, a full-time Bible school in Kansas City.

Mike Bickle has known both the exhilaration and the confusion caused by prophetic ministry. As a young pastor not personally inclined toward prophecy, he was taken by surprise by the upsurge of the gift in his own church. Feeling almost ambushed by God, he looked for help and advice, but with little success. Thus began an often painful journey away from "prophetic chaos" toward a clearer understanding of God's order. It is out of this experience he now writes for all those who are interested in seeing prophetic ministry developed in the church today.

As churches across the country struggle to determine the proper place for the prophetic in their congregations as well as guidelines for its operation, the lessons learned by Mike Bickle provide a starting point.