An Honest Review of Prophetess Barbara Calloway

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An honest review from someone who has personally experienced Prophetess Barbara Calloway and her anointing is in order.

As the newly minted #1 Black church blog (non-gossip) on the internet, based on visits and impressions, I take seriously the duty of discerning and theologically explaining everything written in this space (2 Tim. 2:15).

For example, I openly called so-called Pastor Jamal Bryant a phony and fake preacher who loves politics more than the Lord Jesus. After all, didn’t our Lord say, “You shall know them by their fruits?” (Matt. 7:16).

I also questioned the new president of the National Baptist Convention USA, Dr. Boise Kimber, on his “win” during the recent election cycle. These men are religious gangsters who force their will on others, and as long as I pastor a church, I will never pay membership dues to such clowns.

So many church leaders who fund these demonic convention which are, at best, mini versions of the apostate Catholic church, will be judged by the Lord for this poor stewardship of resources (Matt. 25:14-21).

However, it is also biblical to give tribute where it is due, and Prophetess Barbara Calloway has earned that honor from this site (Rom. 13:7).

About a year ago, she came to Waterloo, Iowa, to preach at Impact Church of Hope, led by Dr. Marshaundus Robinson, one of the Lord’s true soldiers and one of the few local leaders I deeply respect.

When Prophetess Calloway began to preach, I listened with skepticism. From Denver, Colorado, to Waterloo and many places in between, preachers are often brought to churches for one reason: they draw crowds and raise money (2 Pet. 2:1-3).

For months prior, I had been crying out to the Lord with one question: “Where are Your true prophets who have access to dead church pulpits?” The Lord is faithful to answer prayer, and He did so mightily (1 Kings 18:36-38, Jonah 2:1-2).

If Juanita Bynum represents the pinnacle of false prophecy, money-grubbing, and teaching “strange doctrine,” Prophetess Calloway stands firm on truth and has not forsaken her prophetic calling.

In the truest sense, these two women are representative of the difference between the two messages of Jeremiah and the false prophet Hanniah (Jer. 28:1-17).

T.D. Jakes put Juanita Bynum forward while the Holy Ghost sent Prophetess Calloway.

She taught against the paganism of Halloween and said many things that quieted most of the crowd (except me, of course) because she spoke with the authority only a true prophet can wield (Isaiah 58:1).

Of course, the Holy Ghost Word she delivered wasn’t entirely pleasing to me, as my flesh was offended, as Scripture teaches the Word can do (Heb. 4:12).

Here are three things she did that quickened my spirit as a fellow “voice crying in the wilderness”:

1. Prophetess Calloway is a church girl

   This is not to be confused with a religious person who lacks faith. In past articles, I have referred to these sorts as 'pew warmers.' I use 'church girl' in the most honorable sense.

   
   

   For example, she spoke Black church language, managed the pulpit with precision, and dressed modestly to honor the Bible (1 Tim. 2:9).

   
   

   Unlike 99% of those with our anointing, who are often wanderers or lone wolves with no access to church platforms due to rejecting its culture, Calloway embraces what is lawful to speak into the lives of those captive within its walls.

   
   

   Paul taught Christians to be adaptable without compromising the Gospel: “To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews… to those who are without law, as without law… that I might win those who are without law” (1 Cor. 9:20-21).

   
   

   To reach those in church pews, it is profitable to appear as they do for the sake of the Gospel.

   
   

2. She openly rebuked sin in a way pastors do not

   Even truly called pastors are often weak when it comes to biblical, Holy Ghost confrontation. I’m unsure if this stems from tender hearts, fear of being ousted, or both (2 Tim. 1:7).

   
   

   With no exaggeration, having met hundreds of church leaders over decades, only three showed personal fortitude in this area: Pastor Randolph West (Denver, Colorado), Pastor Michael E. Coleman (Waterloo, Iowa), and Pastor Charlie Ellis (Virginia).

   
   

   The Lord has equipped prophets to say and do what our weaker brethren will not—savagely within the walls! Prophetess Calloway did not mince words, compromise truth, or care what anyone thought. She hammered sin, sinners, and false teaching (Ezek. 3:4-11).

   
   

3. She preached the grace of forgiveness

   As I’ve taught my regular and new readers, do not trust any professed prophet who ends a message with doom and gloom, consigning everyone’s soul to hell without a call to repentance (John 3:15-17).

   
   

   Pastor Tony Smith, whom I once celebrated for God’s use, has fallen into Black Hebrew Israelite culture, twisting Scripture to fit his theology. Smith is among the greatest examples of the danger of unchecked, pulpit level power, and a dictatorial abusive pastor.

   
   

   In contrast, as Prophetess Calloway finished, in the words of the Negro preacher, she “wrecked the house” at Impact Church of Hope! I’m typically wary of such emotional displays for two reasons.

   
   

   First, Black folk often lean toward emotional worship that lacks the Holy Ghost (Isa. 29:13). Second, such displays can distract from what’s obvious to those who “test the spirits”—the speaker lacks authority or Word power (1 John 4:1).

   
   

   For example, local leaders like Pastor Marvin Jenkins and Pastor Willie D. Campbell will sing people silly and whoop in ten minutes flat to distract from the fact that neither is called nor has Word power (1 Tim. 1:3-7).

In conclusion, the Lord God of Armies answered my prayer mightily. To witness a truly anointed prophet with the power to convict a fellow prophet is an event I will never forget.

Thank you, Lord Jesus, for calling, anointing, and sending this mighty Woman of Yah into the vineyard to rebuke and instruct us in righteousness.