School of Prophets Conference

[revrandy]

Originally Posted by keith4him

Thad,

I was privy to the original discussion about this, me and Nathaniel actually sat in the room and discussed it. We got it from the OT story of course, but another large Charismatic organization in the late 80's was using it, we even did the name check to make sure it was available. Sent in the forms to reservce the name.

Matter of fact if he didn't keep reserving it, I was going to get it. I think it is a cool name and I have always liked it.

Keith

Didn't the Conference kind of peter out tho.. because they basically had the same speakers year after year??

[Pastor Keith]

Originally Posted by revrandy

Didn't the Conference kind of peter out tho.. because they basically had the same speakers year after year??

Yeah, lost is orginal purpose in my mind, I do feel like I can speak about this, I was there from the beginning. Even bought the food that we took to the mountains, the big Army tent, hauled everything up there, etc. I was there so I should know.

[Thad]

Originally Posted by keith4him

Thad,

I was privy to the original discussion about this, me and Nathaniel actually sat in the room and discussed it. We got it from the OT story of course, but another large Charismatic organization in the late 80's was using it, we even did the name check to make sure it was available. Sent in the forms to reservce the name.

Matter of fact if he didn't keep reserving it, I was going to get it. I think it is a cool name and I have always liked it.

Keith

okay but it's also true that david Grey was wary of the name and really even the whole prophetic thing.

[Pastor Keith]

Originally Posted by Thad

okay but it's also true that david Grey was wary of the name and really even the whole prophetic thing.

Yeah, but times have changed, I remember Bro. Gray preached that wonderful message "Spiritual Bastards", it was classic.

[Thad]

So, with the school of Prophets restarting, are they still staying in the dorms, praying early in the A.M etc . like they did in the beginning ?

[revrandy]

Originally Posted by Thad

So, with the school of Prophets restarting, are they still staying in the dorms, praying early in the A.M etc . like they did in the beginning ?

I heard they weren't to bath for 30 days before the conference and bring their leather girdles, sackcloth and some ash.. (but they said ash would be provided after the BBQ on the grounds)

[Pastor Keith]

Originally Posted by Thad

So, with the school of Prophets restarting, are they still staying in the dorms, praying early in the A.M etc . like they did in the beginning ?

I am sure that they will but my only issue with these types of conferences in our movement is the don't do much in the impartation and activation portion.

That is the missing part. Teach on it, then show us how to do it, then watch us do it and then we are off on our own.

There is a dearth of this in Oneness Pentecostalism.

The function of a teacher is not simply to teach put to teach others how to teach, the same way with prophets, and evanglists.

We do this all the time with Pastors (the really only recognized gift in the UPC) why not with the other gifts?

[SoCaliUPC]

Originally Posted by keith4him

Yeah, but times have changed, I remember Bro. Gray preached that wonderful message "Spiritual Bastards", it was classic.

I remember when he preached it here to his congregation. I remember the faces when he said the word "bastard".

Originally Posted by keith4him

I guess Agabus missed it then, he said the Jews would bind Paul, wrong it was the Romans that bound him.

IF there was the possiblity of being wrong then why invitation to judge prophetic words (I Cor.14) hold fast to the good (I Thess. 5), amazing in the light of your narrow view on prophetic gifts, the Apostle Paul wanted these carnal, gifts run amuck Corinthinan Church members to prophesy more than already were, more than they spoke in tongues, even told them to pray for these unique, narrowly defined, possible stoning offence, if wrong, run the risk of being labeled a false prophet, words from the Lord.

You make an assumption from what the scripture DOESN'T say:

And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.
[31] And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
[32] Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.
[33] Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.

I would say that the Jews had already bound him (as they were beating him, and it can be rather difficult to hit a moving target); it was the Romans who commanded Paul bound with two chains (additional restraint, because the Word of God is not in error)

[Steve Epley]

Y'all are late William Sowders started the School of Prophets in 1914 on the Ohio Rvier and the junk still remains.