www.greenbelt.org.uk/talks/disability-and-justice-prophets-on-the-edge/
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Prophecy is one of the eight gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12). A prophet means that someone proclaims a divine message from God.
Me, I think that this ministry role and many other ministry roles such as ministers/apostles may appear more diverse now than they have been in many decades. May be we just see it reported more, but I think it has always may be been there. In the recent past we mostly just heard more of prophets who were looking for lavish lifestyles or who were false with messages of venom and evil not sent from God, which caused friction and distress for some people. This lineage has a long history to the Old Testament.
These modern day tags I flounder at again as I have walked with my faith with a neurodiversity since a child and God made provision for me before it was ever trendy so to say. May be it is just reported better now and they are serving in more diverse church's as an acceptable face and doing more activism work and on social media. God is about justice and it is Jesus who awards these ministry roles, I doubt in actual terms they would have changed that much. Perhaps we are just seeing more representation now.
It is about time, but in today's world all work of prophecy is through the Holy Spirit in the church and to support the church and its members and support the believer and Jesus' prophecies were the last to come concerning the Holy Bible.
Do you think things are changing and need to change or we are just seeing more representation now.
This article talks more about neurodiversity and people in the church as well.
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2023/19-may/features/features/autism-adventures-beyond-the-neurotypical
This website can tell you more about this ministry role if you want to know more.
charismanews.com/opinion/why-the-gift-of-prophecy-is-crucial-for-the-believer/
In the Old Testament women used to have this prophetic role like Deborah and Huldah.
I really like Jonah because he was not part of God's Chosen people and he was a Prophet and was one of the minor prophets and was weaved into their story as well. He was the one who spent three days in a whale before God got him to turn around. He had to go and preach repentance. It relates somewhat to the story of my life and I like that he was an outsider and was given one of the priestly gifts as well to serve God and the people.
An old Bible of mine states this about Jonah-
" This didactic little tract is designed to teach in opposition to a narrower view that God's purposes of grace are not necessarily limited to the Chosen People and in any case that obedience is required of a prophet"
