The prophet's handbook

curriculum with teaching tapes and good books on the subject helps also. The person usually assigned the prophetic mentor’s function in the church is the church prophet superintendent. In a small church, this person generally doubles as the prophetic superintendent of the church. In either case, an outside veteran prophet would be a good addition to the team. This person can bring the objectivity that detachment from the church’s issues requires. In large churches, the function may be delegated by the prophetic superintendent to a subordinate, but the outside mentor is still strongly recommended. Large churches are likely to have a staff of prophetic trainers assigned to this detail in the church. Whatever your structure, anyone in the church feeling the call to the prophetic or the awakening flames of the office of the prophet should be directed to the prophetic superintendent promptly. The Prophetic Superintendent The prophetic superintendent should have an established training program of coaching, counseling, and grooming methods to help novices serve responsibly and harmoniously in the church. This position should be publicized so church members know where to turn when they think their prophetics are being aroused. When they turn to the church’s prophetic superintendent, they should be prepared to engage in a structured screening and preparation process. There should be initial discovery tests: skills-based activities and exercises, as well as extensive evaluative systems that gauge their prophetic potential. After that, placement becomes the issue as the prophetic trainer administers programs to foster learners’ growth systematically, qualifying and strengthening their skills along the way. All efforts should be aimed at progressively fortifying their prophetic reliability. The goal of all teaching tools is the novice’s maturity as a prophet. All prophetic learning and teaching processes should be well-defined and instructors should observe the students. Prophetic teachers should consistently adjust and confirm their students’ progress and record it for later pastoral and church leadership use. A routine training record should accompany the trainee prophet’s record of service. The umbrella under which this prelude to prophetic readiness falls is called readiness. It entails tutelage, orientation skills and drills, course apprenticeship, and mentorship. Mentorship Is an Office Mentorship of any kind in the Old World was understood as an official function. What made it so was the fact that parents, guardians, or other authority figures engaged mentors in a learner’s life. In addition, mentorship was initiated