A couple years ago I shared 5 House of Prayer Podcasts I Love, when 2019 saw a boom of HOP-related podcasts. Since then, a number more have been released, and I’ve been tracking with as many of them as I can. I’m here today to share my favorites with you!
Some of these were birthed directly out of houses of prayer, and others are from groups that have strong ties to the prayer movement and strongly carry the forerunner calling to prepare for Jesus’ return and long for His appearing. All of them have been a blessing to me, and although I can’t listen to every single episode (on top of podcasts, there are a number of Bible study series I’m trying to get through, and once in a while I like to listen to music too), I trust and recommend them all!
1. All of the FAI Podcasts
FAI is Frontier Alliance International, a missions organization based in Israel that serves all over the Middle East and also has a calling to equip the body of Christ worldwide in the Maranatha message, what I usually call the forerunner message of Jesus’ return. (You may have heard of their documentaries like Covenant and Controversy and Sheep Among Wolves, or their feature films like Ballads of the Revelation and Ballads of the Exodus.) The FAI app hosts six different podcasts, including The Better Beautiful and Walking Mirrors. The Better Beautiful is hosted by Stephanie Quick in Israel and Jeff Henderson in Florida, who both serve as leaders within FAI. They share weekly episodes diving deep into Bible passages and mediating on the beauty of Jesus as the “better beautiful,” the one who is the highest beauty and the answer to every question. Walking Mirrors is hosted by Stephanie for artists and creatives, discussing how we as artists declare the glory of God. I’ve binged more FAI content in the last year than any other source, and have been so deeply enriched by all they impart.
2. The Apocalyptic Gospel
When I heard of this podcast, my first thought was “There’s no way these guys aren’t connected to some kind of house of prayer circle I’m familiar with.” Turns out they’ve got connections from several angles, including both FAI and ACTS. This podcast is hosted by three guys (Josh Hawkins, Bill Scofield, and John Harrigan) who are all scholars of the Jewish context of the early church, and highlights how far we have come from the truths that were so fundamental to them. It was always about a coming King bringing an eternal kingdom, fulfilling His promises to Israel. I’ve just started the first few episodes, and I’m quite prepared to madly binge it over the next few weeks. I’m especially excited for all of the people they’re interviewing (including several from FAI)! Their full website is here.
3. Gripped
If you’re around the prayer movement and haven’t yet heard of Gripped, allow me to help you out from under your rock. Gripped is hosted by Billy Humphrey of GateCity Church (formerly called IHOP Atlanta) and Corey Russell of Upper Room Dallas (who was formerly at IHOPKC). These episodes are FIERY– if you’ve ever heard either of them lead a ministry time, you’ll know what I mean! They discuss revival, prayer, intimacy, and the end times, with the goal of stirring up the church to more ardently love Jesus and long for His presence.
4. MAPS Global Podcast
I came across MAPS Global because several of my HOP friends were joining their staff as missionaries to the middle east. MAPS is a global missions organization based out of Richmond House of Prayer in Virginia, and is a beautiful example of the the prayer movement joining with the missions movement, because they were always meant to be two sides of the same coin. This podcast, featuring MAPS director R. A. Martinez, tackles important and often controversial subjects including the gift of tongues, the urgency of the great commission, and how the gift of prophecy is supposed to interact with politics (looking at you, 2020 US election). These episodes go deep, and bring solid biblical clarity the church needs in this hour.
5. Beholding
Beholding is a new podcast from Sanctuary House of Prayer‘s own Johan Heinrichs, who also hosts the Burning Rooms podcast I featured in my last list. In the first episode of Beholding, Johan tells the story of realizing he didn’t know Jesus as much as he thought he did, so he started making a list of all the descriptions of Jesus’ character he could find in scripture. This list began to transform his heart and his relationship with God, and so this podcast devotes one short episode each to the verses on this list. Each episode ends with a prayer meditating on these descriptions and some instrumental music to facilitate your own meditation. This podcast is a powerful way to practice beholding the beauty of Jesus, and the website has further goodies to help.