## Summary The Kansas City Prophets were a group of ministers who came to public attention in the late 1980s, connected with a Kansas City church led by Mike Bickle. They emphasized personal prophecy and revelatory experiences. For a period the group was associated with John Wimber and the Vineyard movement, and its roots feed into later prophetic streams tied to Kansas City ministries. ## Substance The label describes several ministers, including Paul Cain and Bob Jones, linked with a Kansas City congregation in the 1980s. Their prophetic ministry drew wide interest within charismatic circles and also significant scrutiny, including questions about the accuracy and oversight of prophetic claims. In the late 1980s and early 1990s the group's churches associated with the Vineyard movement under John Wimber. That relationship was later revisited and adjusted as concerns were raised and addressed within the movements involved. The Kansas City ministries connected to this history are often cited as part of the background to later prophetic and charismatic organizations rooted in the same city. > [!contradiction] > Assessments differ. Supporters describe the group as a genuine recovery of prophetic ministry. Critics, including some within the charismatic movement, questioned the reliability of the prophecies and the accountability structures around them. ## Why it matters in this wiki The Kansas City Prophets are a reference point for this wiki's examination of modern prophetic and charismatic movements, including questions of prophetic accountability. They link the Vineyard and later Kansas City ministries within that story. ## Related - [[Mike Bickle]] - [[Paul Cain]]