The Bible so fixates us on the role of the prophetic and prophets that they end up being the most important, sought-after people in their day in the Old Testament. In the New Testament, their role is just as unique and important, and they are not only highlighted but featured many times in title, story, and theology. As a matter of fact, Paul emphasizes the gift of prophecy as the most important of all spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians 14:1 because it helps us to connect most quickly to the love of God and because we get to hear His heart, process, and intention for ourselves or the world around us.

When prophets emerge in society they function much like who Jesus said the Holy Spirit will be to us: They are comforters, counselors, friends who help become navigation systems to humanity. They are people God speaks through because God loves the world so much He sends His friends to speak into the heart of it. Time with a prophet may save someone therapy sessions, life coaching times or even time with a master business coach or strategist in your industry. Prophets help bring spiritual clarity and direction and help us to bypass what is considered normal.

God is restoring the dignity of the office of a prophet and these amazing revelation gifts. People are becoming aware of what prophets can bring the world, and this is causing a spiritual hunger to hear God’s voice like never before. When prophets made an appearance in the Bible, they were never people who just heard from God for the sake of hearing information. They were not just gifted people either. They were the friends of God who understood His perceptions about reality and could relate His divine will and heart, not just information. I believe this generation is becoming aware again that there are prophets among us.

As you read this book by Jennifer, you are going to see the function, authority and role of the prophetic in this hour. One of my favorite lines, as she defines process, is that “Prophets may be called from their mother’s womb, but they are not born overnight.” I have longed for practical tools about such significant topics such as prophets, and this is one of those very practical guides, but it is so profound because it imparts the spiritual culture that keeps someone in their lane as a prophet.

In some ways, the role of a prophet is one of the most sacrificial of all the major roles you can take on in public or relational ministry. Prophets are the ultimate servants, giving without expecting a return on earth but getting fed like Jesus with food that many people do not even consider: friendship with God. Because so little has been defined about the prophetic office the road to it has been hard for many to navigate; this book will help keep the checks and balances of right thinking, good character practices and healthy process in front of you. Not only does it impart the principles but then Jennifer takes you through practical steps to pray through, ponder and define for your own life about your own calling, lifestyle and practice. In some ways, as I was reading it, I felt it was a discipleship manual for anyone who wants to carry the authority of Christ. She does a thorough job of taking you through a step-by-step process of applying what it takes to walk into the level of anointing that will actually fulfill the hunger you have to experience God.

Ultimately that is it, though, right? God puts in us this incredible calling—a deep hunger for significance in walking with Him, spiritual gifts—and then we go on a journey to really manifest the greatness of what He has put inside us. As a prophet, there is this period between when you are walking in your Promised Land or in fullness and when you are learning who God is, who you are and how to love the people He has called you to. Jennifer helps to accelerate that process, and you will find yourself going to the next level so you can bring the world around you to the next level if you follow her example and writings.

“We are called to go from glory to glory and to be faithful stewards with the gifts and callings that the Holy Spirit bestows upon us. Is it possible to grow in grace? What does it look like to step out in faith? Are there new horizons for us to venture into even if you are a veteran in ministry? Jennifer LeClaire declares an unequivocal Yes! Yes, we are to continuously ‘come up higher’ and graduate into new levels of gifting, wisdom and character. If you need a challenge to spur you on, then Becoming a Next-Level Prophet is written with you in mind.”

“Thank God for the new generation of prophets like Jennifer LeClaire that God is bringing forth at this time. I pioneered the prophetic movement in 1988, but we are now in the second phase of prophets and the prophetic ministry fulfilling God’s end time purpose for Christ’s Church and God’s Word to the nations.”

“Becoming a Next-Level Prophet by Jennifer LeClaire is an insightful key for the new generation of prophetic voices to step into what God is doing on the earth in this season. With biblical illustrations, personal stories and powerful activations, Jennifer leads the reader into the depths of God’s heart for prophecy, for His prophets and for the Body of Christ! I highly recommend this book!”