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.

Earlier this year, I felt an urge to start searching for podcasts specifically related to the house of prayer and the forerunner message of the end times. Turns out it was perfect timing, because there aren’t many of these out there, and the five I was able to find all launched just this year, in 2019! My friends who know such things tell me that the podcast world in general is experiencing a bit of a revival right now, and I’m so excited that these people are seizing the moment to get the message of night and day prayer in preparation for Jesus’ return out into the world.

I searched for podcasts that weren’t just prerecorded sermons, but actually had the feel of friends sitting around table talking, and were connected to the vision and DNA of the broader end-time prayer movement. All five of these fit those parameters, and I have listened to almost every episode of all five of them over the past few months. I can recommend them all confidently, and I know they will bless you if you pick one or two to dive into!

I’ve linked them all on Spotify, but they all can be found on multiple platforms, so search for them on the podcast app of your choice. And if you have any more podcast recommendations that belong on this list, please let me know!

1. Presence Pioneers

The ministry of Presence Pioneers was founded by Matthew Lilley in 2004 and has been planting, strengthening, and connecting praying communities (such as houses of prayer, burn furnaces, and praying churches) ever since. Matthew is currently the USA director of Burn 24/7 Global and also has roots in IHOPKC. This podcast has a rich prophetic perspective on what God is doing in the global prayer movement and what it looks like for the church to actually host God’s presence in a region. I had the opportunity to meet Matthew this week after listening to his podcast for several months, and I am so encouraged by his passion to see God’s dreams come true in the area of prayer, worship, and revival. My favorite episodes so far have been episodes 1-5 pretty equally, but especially episode 3 about the Night Watch.

2. Onething Global Leadership Summit

For several years during the annual Onething conference in Kansas City, IHOPKC has hosted a special summit for leaders in the body of Christ and the prayer movement. This has been a time for leaders to hear from each other, catch vision for what God is doing globally, and strategize how to be faithful stewards of this move of God. This podcast continues this conversation, and in my opinion is the most heady and leader-focussed on this list. I highly recommend it for HOP leaders and others who have been around a while, but it might be confusing to someone who is brand-new to the idea of the prayer movement. This podcast is hosted by Daniel Lim, one of the senior leaders of IHOPKC.

3. CBETS Podcast

This podcast might be my favorite on this list! A few years ago, IHOPKC launched the CBETS (Center for Biblical End Times Studies) initiative to equip people in how to study the end times. They are systematically working through all 150 chapters in the Bible that talk about the drama surrounding the return of Jesus–it’s a super thorough and intense program! For those who don’t have the time and energy to pour into tracking with the whole program, this weekly podcast is an amazing way to taste the message. Hosts Ruben and Georgina are fun, passionate, and knowledgeable, and I find my heart burning with excitement every time I listen to them and their guests. My favorite episode so far features Samuel Whitefield talking about Jesus as the Son of Man!

4. Burning Rooms

Last month, I featured Sanctuary House of Prayer in Canada for my House of Prayer Spotlight. Their podcast is super relatable and practical in the areas of what it really looks like to live a lifestyle of prayer in the midst of a praying community. They have a real vision for what God is raising up around the world in night and day prayer and worship, especially related to the Great Commission and the hour of history in which we live, and they are super down to earth in encouraging ordinary people to connect with God wherever they are.

5. Return

This podcast was the first one I started listening to, and it made me curious to find all the others on this list! Gabrielle Nunez has been part of IHOPKC for years, and she and her husband Benji are very involved on staff there. Gabrielle has the heart of a forerunner– passionate to prepare the way of the Lord for Jesus’ second coming just like John the Baptist did for His first coming. This podcast dives into some of the key verses and themes related to the end times, and encourages the Church to watch faithfully with real anticipation for that day. My favorite episode so far has been The Glory of the Resurrection, talking about Jesus as the “firstborn from the dead” and what that means for our physical bodies at His return.

P.S. From the Future

After writing this post in 2019, in 2021 I wrote a follow-up list of 5 More House of Prayer Podcasts I Love. Check it out, and I hope it blesses you!