Elijah List
{{Short description|Prophetic Christian website}}
{{Infobox company
| name = The Elijah List
| logo =
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| foundation = {{Start date|1997}}
| founder = Steve Shultz
| location = Albany, Oregon, U.S.
| owner = Steve Shultz
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The Elijah List is a non-denominational Christian prophetic website based in Oregon, US.
The website was created by Steve Shultz in 1997 and has over 250,000 subscribers {{As of|2021|lc=y}}.{{Cite web |last=McDade |first=Stefani |date=2021-06-21 |title='How Could All the Prophets Be Wrong About Trump?' |url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/2021/06/trump-prophets-election-jeremiah-johnson-reckoning-charisma/ |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Christianity Today}} The name of the site comes from the Old Testament prophet, Elijah. The list's mission statement says that it "is called to transmit around the world, in agreement with Holy Scripture, fresh daily prophetic 'manna' from the Lord, regarding the days in which we live." The site states that it "receives content from a large number of American 'prophets' and 'seers'."
{{cite book|last=Brown|first=Catherine|title=The normal, the Deep and the Crazy |publisher=Catherine Brown|page= 110|isbn=0-9740554-0-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AIeBFLRtdT8C&q=%22Elijah+List%22&pg=PA110}} and contains links to many of their sites.
{{cite book|last=Shultz|first=Steve|title=Can't You Talk Louder, God?: Secrets to Hearing the Voice of God|publisher=Destiny Image Publishers|page=173|year=2007|isbn=978-0-7684-2265-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xXlsOSMB924C&q=%22Elijah+List%22&pg=PA173}} The Elijah List has been referred to as "influential" among the New Apostolic Reformation movement, a Charismatic Christian movement.{{Cite journal |last=Sears |first=Brian C. |date=Summer–Fall 2022 |title=Power, Prophecy, and Dominionism: the New Apostolic Reformation Goes to Washington |journal=Fides et Historia |volume=54 |issue=2 |pages=99 |issn=0884-5379}}
Various members of the prophetic movement have credited their exposure and/or popularity to their writings on the Elijah List, including Catherine Brown,{{cite news|last=Kennedy|first=Bud|title= Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Bud Kennedy column|publisher=Knight Ridder Tribune Business News|date=2008-01-15|id={{ProQuest|462716136}}}} (Registration required) Chuck Pierce, Kim Clement (now deceased), Kathie Walters{{cite news|title=Jefferson Site Hosts Gathering|date=2005-07-13|last=Silvis|first=Helen|work=The Skanner|volume=27|issue=35|page=1|id={{ProQuest|370561993}}}} (Registration required) and Victoria Boyson.{{cite news|title=Man brings controversial prophetic ministry to Stockton|last=Brewer|first=Rick|date=2007-10-20|publisher=Knight Ridder Tribune Business News|id={{ProQuest|463859684}}}} (Registration required)
The Elijah List was holding conferences as early as November 2000.{{cite news|title=Community of Faith: 'Left Behind' Movie Prereleased on Video|last=Hannigan|first=Candice|date=2000-11-02|page=JQ.9|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|id={{ProQuest|247143864}}}} (Registration required) In a March 2006 profile, Charisma noted that "The Elijah List has more than 127,000 subscribers and has become the largest platform for prophetic ministers."{{cite news|title=Web Site Feeds Growth Of Prophetic Movement |work=Charisma|url=http://www.charismamag.com/index.php/component/content/article/332-news/12778-web-site-feeds-growth-of-prophetic-movement|date=2006-03-31|last=Wood|first=Gail|accessdate=2009-04-13}}
Controversy
As of 2023, a minor rift has emerged among figures associated with Elijah List and Pentecostalism more broadly, with some Pentecostals and self-proclaimed prophets accusing others of promoting false theological teachings.{{cite web |last=Mantyla |first=Kyle |date=2023-02-06 |title=Spiritual Warfare Breaks Out Among the Trump-Loving Prophetic Community |url=https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/spiritual-warfare-breaks-out-among-the-trump-loving-prophetic-community/ |website=Right Wing Watch}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.elijahlist.com/ The Elijah List] - "Prophetic Words and Prophecies"
Category:Charismatic and Pentecostal Christianity