Terri and I are stirred and in the process of writing a new book regarding the prophetic ministry of the Holy Spirit. It’s more than a rewrite of my book from 2000 called Prophetic Etiquette. We aren’t yet sure what we will title it.
But, I do want to share the Introduction with you all to give you a taste of what is coming soon.
Introduction: A Re-Humanized Prophetic People
In every generation, God longs to restore not only the truth of His Word, but the tone of His voice that the whole languishing earth is meant to hear. He is not merely concerned with what we say, but how we say it—and who we become in the process.
The prophetic ministry of the Holy Spirit is not reserved for the elite. It is the inheritance of all God’s people—young and old, male and female, broken and being made whole. It flourishes not in isolation, but in the healthy attachments of covenantal relationships. It is nourished in worship, refined in community, and released in love.
We live in a time marked by fragmentation. Cultural upheaval, spiritual disillusionment, relational trauma, and institutional mistrust have left many souls adrift. In recent years, the so-called “charismatic movement” has come to a day of reckoning regarding the runaway celebrity leadership culture it has fostered and normalized. Such leaders are being exposed for their various kinds of corruption. This exposure is sad, but necessary. It is good in the making. In such a climate, it is not enough to speak prophetically—we must live prophetically. And to live prophetically is not to be dramatic or loud, but to be attuned… rooted… re-humanized.
The prophetic, at its heart, is not a performance—it is a presence. A way of life that listens deeply to God and others. A sacred availability to be interrupted by heaven’s whisper and heaven’s ache.
The people of God in the New Testament are, by design, a prophetic servant community. (Think of the promises of Pentecost and the outpouring of the Spirit in Acts 2.) Each follower of Jesus has become a living temple of the Holy Spirit—capable of hearing His voice and bearing witness to His heart.
Throughout this book, I use the word “prophet” not to designate a formal office or title, but to describe the calling we all share to speak on God’s behalf with love, humility, and truth. While some in the Body of Christ may carry a more concentrated grace in prophetic gifting, this message is for all who long to grow in relational discernment and Spirit-led communication—for the sake of Christ, His Church, and a world hungry for His voice.
When the prophetic becomes detached from our humanity, it becomes dangerous. It may declare truth but fail to deliver grace. It may stir awe but lack accountability. It may carry power but bypass love. And yet, when the prophetic is re-humanized—when it flows from healed lives in agape community—it becomes a vessel of beauty, wisdom, and mercy in a fractured world.
This book is not a manual of rules. It is a meditation, a reorientation, a call to remember what the prophetic ministry of the Holy Spirit was always meant to be:
• Not a megaphone, but a mirror.
• Not just a declaration, but an invitation.
• Not a spotlight on individuals, but a signpost to Christ.
As we journey through these chapters, my prayer is that the Holy Spirit will reawaken your desire to live as a responsive friend of God. That you will more and more experience an interactive relationship with the Trinity in real-time. That your ears would be tuned afresh to His voice—not only in visions and dreams, but in Scripture, silence, nature, and the tears of others. That your discernment would be seasoned with humility, and your words saturated in joy.
We are being called into maturity. Into beauty. Into courage without contempt. The world does not need more noise—it needs the voice of Jesus carried through re-humanized messengers.
Let’s walk forward together.
Help us if you are stirred: