# Generals International Generals International is the apostolic-prophetic ministry founded by [[Cindy Jacobs]] and her husband Mike Jacobs in 1985 (originally as "Generals of Intercession"). Based in Dallas, Texas, the organization is one of the most institutionalized nodes of the American prophetic movement — providing prophetic training, organizing large-scale intercessory campaigns, and serving as the professional home of the movement's most senior active prophet. Within the [[New Apostolic Reformation]], Generals International functions as a stabilizing institution: where many NAR outfits are essentially the media brand of a single celebrity apostle with no infrastructure, Generals has a long-tenured organizational form, published materials, a credentialing program, and a network of affiliated ministries. ## Core Functions **Prophetic Training** — Generals International runs training programs for intercessors and prophetic ministers, credentialing thousands of people as "prophetic voices" over the organization's four-decade history. These trainees populate prayer rooms, local-church intercessory teams, and political-prayer campaigns across the United States and internationally. **Prayer Campaigns** — The organization coordinates nation-, state-, and city-level intercessory prayer operations. Examples include prayer campaigns targeting specific elections, Supreme Court decisions, foreign-policy moments, and "strongholds" of national sin (abortion clinics, media organizations, political figures). **Publishing and Teaching** — Cindy Jacobs' books (*Possessing the Gates of the Enemy*, *The Voice of God*, *Reformation Manifesto*, *The Supernatural Life*) are foundational texts in charismatic intercessory and prophetic practice. The organization produces ongoing teaching content via conferences, online courses, and broadcasts. **Apostolic Council Coordination** — Generals International participates in the broader apostolic coordination structure: the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders (which Jacobs helped lead), various cross-ministry prayer alliances, and the networks descending from [[C. Peter Wagner]]. ## The "Governmental Prophecy" Framework A distinctive feature of Jacobs' teaching through Generals International is the concept of **governmental prophecy** — prophecy directed at nations, rulers, and political systems rather than individuals or congregations. This framework: - Positions the prophetic voice as addressing national destiny and political outcomes - Provides theological legitimacy for prophets to speak into elections, court rulings, and policy debates - Creates a built-in theological justification for political engagement as a religious duty - Supports the Trump-era prophetic entanglement with American electoral politics The "governmental" framing is part of why the American prophetic movement so easily shifted from intra-church ministry to direct political commentary in the 2010s–2020s. ## Why It Matters for the KB Generals International is institutionally significant because it is **durable in a movement that is largely not**. Most NAR ministries depend entirely on the public persona of their founder and collapse or diminish when the founder retires, is scandalized, or dies. Generals has built enough organizational infrastructure to plausibly outlive Cindy Jacobs, making it a likely long-term carrier of the prophetic-movement theology and network. It also serves as a **training pipeline** whose alumni now staff the broader ecosystem — local-church intercessory leaders, prayer-room coordinators at state capitols, and political-prayer network organizers. Mapping the NAR's prayer infrastructure consistently returns to Generals-trained or Generals-influenced personnel. ## See Also - [[Cindy Jacobs]] - [[Chuck Pierce]] - [[New Apostolic Reformation]] - [[Apostolic-Prophetic Movement]] - [[New Apostolic Reformation Ecosystem]]