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The Scribal Dictionary: Short List of Key Scribal Terms

Posted on 02/27/2017 by Theresa Harvard Johnson

In The School of the Scribe we have a dictionary that governs the terms we have coined over the years in our programs for scribal ministry. In this article, I am sharing five of the most used terms to bring clarity to what “scribal ministry” really is in this dispensation of the church. They are also explained in great detail in The Scribal Anointing book series (left). I am working on an official dictionary to launch in the near future. I believe every scribe walking in the prophetic could benefit from these definitions. (Side note: If you are a serious prophetic scribe, here’s a huge library of resources to expand your understanding of scribal ministry! Enlarge your scribal arsenal.)

Scribal Ministry: Refers to any believer operating in the MINISTRY (serving others/God) of the scribe in any of its forms – administrative, creative or instructional.

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Scribal Ministry Development

How Completing Your FIRST BOOK Will Change Your Life

Posted on 02/21/2017 by Theresa Harvard Johnson

Your life will never, ever be the same again once you get that first prophetic/apostolic book out of you! Listen, my first book was a collection of poetry. When I published it back in 2002, it was a monumental task as I had NO IDEA what I was doing. And no one around me knew how to help as they had not published either. So, I had the honor of being the first one in my church family at the time to publish a book and the first in my immediate family.

Getting that book in my hand was the catalyst that changed the course of my scribal life! Literally, the dam broke… and I began receiving even more instruction from God on publishing and books. Some who are reading this can clearly identify with this testimony. You already know that that first book can impact you from the inside out… and cause you to completely open your eyes to “new life and new possibilities” in God.

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Prophetic Writing

Undeveloped & Ineffective Ministry Callings

Posted on 01/29/201712/13/2021 by Theresa Harvard Johnson

Boiled Eggs

Copyright 2017 Theresa Harvard Johnson
(Before reading this, I strongly encourage you to check out my previous blog post, Ordained Too Soon. Also, take a few minutes to read 2 Peter 1, which is in part, the backdrop of this blog post.)

Are you walking in an undeveloped and/or Ineffective ministry calling?

Unfortunately, so many people of God are indeed. They may be mature in their understanding of the Word, in managing life…. but stand in need of understanding the things of the apostolic and prophetic. They have taken on Ephesians 4:11 offices completely ill equipped to operate in them effectively. So much so, that basic evidences of living life in the Spirit can be mistaken or seen as a specific calling when it is simply a sign of life in the prophetic, not necessarily a call to an office or mantle.

The bottom line is this: When God seals a person in a mantle; it is because they are capable of walking it out in its developed and effective place.

In a vision, I held a boiled chicken egg in my hand. It was cooling. When the shell was peeled off, the egg held its shape on one end, and the egg whites began to disintegrate on the other… with the slightest of pressure. Within seconds, I had runny egg whites and clumps of egg flowing through my fingers. The yolk, partially cooked, dripped like sludge with it.

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Leadership Development

Ordained Too Soon

Posted on 01/27/2017 by Theresa Harvard Johnson

“I do not ordain potential!”

This phrase rocked me as it roared from the mouth of Dr. Kluane Spake on the night of my apostolic commissioning service just over a month ago as she shared with the crowd concerning the call of an apostle. You could have heard a pin drop in the ballroom as everyone seemed to enter slow motion mode – at least for a few seconds – as they bit down on that one, profound statement and the explanation that would follow.

I believe some of us considered this truth: “Ministry callings are about the existing, mature operation of a calling – not simply the signs.” It is important to note, however, that the term ordain does not necessarily mean “ordination” as in a formal ceremony in which someone is bestowed the title of minister that is common among Christ-centered organizations. It is also the act of proclaiming, decreeing and affirming that something fully exists with surety. From this perspective, we can better understand what that aha moment may have been about.

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Leadership Development

Three Things You Should Leave Behind in the New Year!

Posted on 12/26/2016 by Theresa Harvard Johnson

In the course of our lives, it’s easy to focus on the big things that seem to set us back or get us off-course. This year, however, I am challenged in my own life to recognize some of the little things that go unnoticed – especially in the midst of busy, complicated lives filled with family, ministry and entrepreneurial activities.

I heard this, “Make it a point Theresa to be at rest in everything you do.” Listen, I’m not going to bog you down with Scripture. I’ll simply say that rest is a state of being – even in the midst of a busy, complicated life. I’ve allowed people, false obligations and commitments and all forms of self to steal my peace over the years. Listen, we control our atmosphere. Period. And you – right here and now – can choose to leave three critical things behind and place yourself on a path of intimately knowing and experiencing rest.

It’s good to be able to let go without self-inflicted condemnation and guilt!

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Leadership Development