Apostle Barbara J. McClain is founder of Barbara McClain Ministries, where the motto is “Training and Equipping Kingdom People for the End-Time.” She spends her time traveling around the country emphasizing the power of Christ and tending to her international ministry in Africa.
A strong advocate of prayer, she said she specializes in teaching that “prayer is a two way street; it consists of us talking and then awaiting a response from God. We are spirit beings living a human existence. God desires to communicate with us,” she said.
Aside from teaching the importance of prayer, she also trains people to lead “victorious” lives. She conducts six workshops: Altar Etiquette- Establishing an Effective Altar Ministry; Called, Now What?- Instruction for Women in Ministry; Growing in the Prophetic- Training for Those Called to Prophetic Ministry; I Have a Testimony- Testimony Procedure for Public Worship; True Worship- Worship that God Accepts; and The Making of a Leader.
She said she willingly takes on the charge of training the next Christian leaders in the hope that they will follow suit. “They have to be trained quickly so the knowledge can be passed on,” she said.
She was prophesized in 1986 by Bishop Richard Burroughs of Transformation Christian Center. She was then told that she would be visiting Africa. After that initial call, she said, everything fell into place. In 1990, she was joined in Africa by her close friend, Apostle Derek Hubbard.
Now, some 28 years since she first visited Africa, she now has a farm, a boy’s home and a church in her beloved Kenya. “I’m in love with Kenya,” she said. She personally funds the home and the church and said she feels very close to the people there.
Having traveled around the globe teaching Christianity, she said, “Getting out of the country is recommended for everyone to see how blessed we are in the United States. We oftentimes take advantage of life’s simple pleasures that others have to live without.”
Of her experience preaching to those who don’t understand English, she said, “I’m always provided with good interpreters. When I’m preaching and getting loud they’re right there with me.”
“At home alone listening to sermons, praying or when I’m in Africa is when I am happiest,” she said. She said she feels a strong connection with the people of Africa, so she makes an effort to visit at least once a year.
She said she believes everyone has the capacity to receive the power of Christ, no matter their location on the map.
“Some people just go to church because of what’s ingrained in them. We [all] have the authority in Jesus to have a victorious life,” she said.
Regarding her passion for missionary work, she said, “I love every minute of it, the good, the bad and the ugly.”
For dates, upcoming events and information regarding her prayer lines, visit http://bmministries.com/about-bmm/.
