Category: Scribal Ministry Development

Copyright 2018 Theresa Harvard Johnson
Read Part I: The Critical Importance of Your Tribe
Read Part III: When tribes become cults

Deuteronomy 1:15 says, “So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, and appointed them heads over you, leaders of thousands and of hundreds, of fifties and of tens, and officers for your tribes.”

Don’t panic.

I am using this passage of scripture as an illustration concerning “how” the Lord sets people apart in groups, not to talk about hierarchical groupings or the specific situation taking place in this passage. There is a universal concept conveyed here that we see throughout every element of our society today: The separating of individual groups, clans or tribes for a specific work or a specific purpose.

Copyright 2018 Theresa Harvard Johnson

Prophetic scribes MUST teach if the material released to them is instructional in nature. As we teach extensively in The School of the Scribe, the ancient anointing of the prophetic scribe is often rooted in the calling of a teacher.

As many know, teachers are OCD concerning helping others understand. The prophetic teacher, however, is driven in this area especially if they have developed their own curriculum, bible studies, or specific prophetic messages through blogs, books, etc. If you are beginning in ministry or stand on the cusps of your next level, teaching live or in person becomes an oil to The Scribal Anointing upon your life.

Today, I heard Father say: “Do not rely on podcasts, video messages, or other digital recording messages or methods as the SOLE way to reach your audience. In doing so, teacher’s shut off or limit the spontaneous prophetic flow from their lives and the messages become stagnant. Rather, continue to build by teaching live on your subject matter as often as possible. In doing so, the prophetic gifts are continuing to stir at a rapid pace and new wine is imparted… expanding the subject matter to expand with each prophetic teaching. Do not fall in the record and forget it trap… the archiving mentality too soon.”

Copyright 2018 Theresa Harvard Johnson
(Read Part II: The Authority of Your Tribe)

Every army has companies – specialized divisions set in place to perfect a designated group and perform specific, necessary functions. Of all the excellent reasons to find your company or your tribe within the congregation, this one is, perhaps, the most critical.

Why? Because tribes and companies perfect the work we see in God’s end-game: One body, same spirit but different parts and functions (1 Corinthians 12). Each God-ordained division (elbows, hands, feet, knees, etc.) is set to assemble the troops assigned to that company for the work of the ministry.

It is this concept that has driven God’s Kingdom in the earth from the time of the nomadic people following the Law of Moses, the 12 Tribes of Israel, the 12 disciples of Christ, the divisions of the churches planted in the New Covenant… to the break out of specialty ministries in the marketplace today.

Response to a question (Feb. 20, 2018):

Discipline in the act of writing is CRITICAL to the life of a prophetic scribe — regardless of the type of scribe you are (administrative, creative or instructional). There’s something about “pen in hand” that activates ALL LEVELS of the scribal anointing. For this reason, I always recommend journaling for scribes — even if its only for five minutes a day. God can take a one line scribble, and turn it into a love letter to him or a powerful encouraging response.