FOR CHRISTIAN COACHES, SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS, AND OTHERS WHO ALREADY SERVE PEOPLE
Help the people you serve hear God for themselves, without becoming His voice for them.
The Prophetic Listening™ Certification is a six-month, competency-based credential that trains you in the Prophetic Listening Method™, a structured, seven-step, biblically grounded approach you can bring into the coaching, direction, or ministry you already do. Watch the video, then apply.
Free application. Admission is selective.
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SOUND FAMILIAR?
You know God speaks. You want to help others recognize Him.
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"I know God is moving in my sessions, but I don't always know what to do with what I'm sensing."
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"I want to bring God into my work without putting words in His mouth."
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"I don't want the people I serve depending on me to tell them what God is saying."
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"I already know how to coach, guide, or minister. I need a framework for the spiritual side."
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"I want to know when to speak, when to ask, and when to leave room."
If any of those are yours, keep reading.
THE REAL GAP
It's not a gifting gap. It's a competency gap.
Most Christians who serve people were handed one of two models. Keep God out of the session and stay professional. Or let one gifted person hear from God and hand the word to everyone else.
Neither one helps the person in front of you learn to recognize God's voice for themselves.
So you improvise. You share some things, hold others back, and drive home wondering if you said too much.
That isn't because you aren't gifted enough. It's because no one ever gave you a repeatable method. The gap between hearing God for yourself and responsibly helping someone else hear Him can be trained. That's what this Certification does.
THE PROPHETIC LISTENING METHOD™
A structured way to help people recognize God's voice.
Prophetic Listening™ is an advanced form of spiritual direction: two believers come together and listen for the voice of God about specific matters in a person's life.
The Prophetic Listening Method™ is a structured, seven-step, biblically grounded approach that helps people distinguish God's voice from their own thoughts, impressions, and internal dialogue, and equips you to facilitate that process for others.
Three things make it different:
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Collaborative, not one-way.
You both listen. "This is what I heard. What did you hear?" The person you're serving often shares first, so they discover that they do hear from God.
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Discerning, not guesswork.
You begin by clearing the room before you listen, and there's a clear process for what to do when what you sense and what they hear don't match.
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Builds their discernment, not dependence on you.
People leave recognizing God's voice for themselves, not holding a word you handed them.
Always in the name of Jesus and by the power of the Holy Spirit. Not a prophetic hotline. Not New Age. Not a way to become anyone's authority on what God is saying.
THE SEVEN STEPS
The seven steps of the Prophetic Listening Method™
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Clearing the Room
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Writing the Question(s)
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Asking Aloud
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Listening and Writing
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"Ready"
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Compare Notes
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Clarify As Needed
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
In six months, you'll be able to:
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Lead a Prophetic Listening™ session from start to finish with a clear framework, instead of reinventing your approach every time
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Know when to speak, when to ask, and when to leave room
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Help the people you serve tell God's voice apart from their own thoughts and fears
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Handle the hard moments: when you sense something, when they hear nothing, when you hear different things, and when a major decision is on the table
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Support someone's discernment about marriage, career, calling, or transition without directing the outcome
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Recognize the different ways God speaks to different people, and help them notice how He speaks to them
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Bring the Method into the coaching, direction, counseling, or ministry you already do, in a way that fits your practice
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Facilitate with healthy boundaries, sound ethics, and respect for each person's own relationship with God
HOW THE CERTIFICATION WORKS
Six months of practitioner training. Not another course.
Think of it as a university-style program for one specific skill: facilitating Prophetic Listening™ responsibly for the people you already serve.
Learn on your schedule.
Recorded lessons in the Center for Prophetic Listening app.
Practice live with Michelle.
A live orientation, seven 90-minute live practice sessions, plus live practitioner Q&A and case discussion.
Move through six phases over 26 weeks.
Foundations, Hearing, Discerning, Applying, Owning, and Sending.
Use real tools.
Practitioner assessments, session frameworks, practitioner prompts, and reference sheets you'll keep using after you graduate.
Learn in community.
A private cohort community in the app, with peer practice and discussion.
TIME
About 2 to 4 hours a week, lighter some weeks and heavier around live practices and the capstone.
NEXT COHORT BEGINS
Tuesday, February 23, 2027
HOW YOU EARN THE CREDENTIAL
You don't get certified for watching videos.
The CPLP credential (Certified Prophetic Listening™ Practitioner) is awarded on demonstrated competency, not completion. To earn it, you'll complete:
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10 logged practice sessions with real people
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1 observed practicum
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The Ethics and Code of Practice assessment
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Your capstone
Graduates are eligible to join the Prophetic Listening™ Society, the community for certified practitioners.
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"I don't want you to replicate my personality or my style. I want you to understand the Prophetic Listening Method™ deeply enough to integrate it into the work you already do, with the freedom to apply it in ways that fit your practice, ministry, and calling."
Michelle N. Onuorah, Creator of the Prophetic Listening Method™
FROM OUR GRADUATES
What certified practitioners say
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[TESTIMONIAL: Katy Moore - where she was / what changed / result. Photo + 2-3 sentence quote or short video.]
Katy Moore, Certified Prophetic Listening™ Practitioner
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[TESTIMONIAL: Julie Scott - where she was / what changed / result. Minister and accountant, one of the first Certification students.]
Julie Scott, Certified Prophetic Listening™ Practitioner
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[TESTIMONIAL: Ann Muraya - where she was / what changed / result.]
Ann Muraya, Certified Prophetic Listening™ Practitioner
WHO IT'S FOR
The Certification is for a specific person.
This is for you if:
You already coach, direct, counsel, minister to, lead, or disciple people, formally or informally
You've been walking with God at least 18 to 24 months and have an established faith foundation
You believe God still speaks to His people personally
You want a repeatable framework instead of relying on intuition alone
You want the people you serve to grow more confident hearing God for themselves
You're willing to practice the Method, receive feedback, and demonstrate competency
This is not for you if:
You're new to the Christian faith or still building your own foundation
You mainly want to hear God more clearly for yourself (start with the book: thepropheticlisteningbook.com)
You want to be the person who tells others what God is saying
You want a credential just for completing content
You aren't willing to practice, receive feedback, and grow
ABOUT MICHELLE
Meet your guide
Michelle N. Onuorah is a faith strategist, bestselling author of Prophetic Listening, and founder and director of the Center for Prophetic Listening™. She created the Prophetic Listening Method™ and hosts The Prophetic Listening™ Podcast, which has ranked #1 in Christianity on Apple Podcasts. More than 5,000 students in six countries have learned Prophetic Listening™ with her.
The Method didn't start as a marketing idea. In 2017, after losing her job in San Diego, God told her not to get another one. She spent the next four years learning to depend on His guidance and provision, praying, journaling, and listening with her spiritual director. That season produced the methodology she now teaches.
Michelle is honest that she doesn't call herself a prophet. Her conviction is simple: God is already speaking to His people. Her work is helping them listen, and training practitioners to help others do the same.
When you hear God clearly, you can change your life quickly.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. You don't need to identify as a prophet. The Certification is for spiritually mature Christians who already serve people and are ready to build practitioner-level skill. Michelle doesn't call herself a prophet either.
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No. The Method is designed to complement the work you already do, not replace it. Most of the training is about integrating it into your existing practice or ministry.
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Plan for about 2 to 4 hours a week: lessons, personal reflection, practice sessions, and live training. Some weeks are lighter; weeks with live practices and the capstone ask a bit more.
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Both. Lessons are recorded in the Center for Prophetic Listening app so you can learn on your schedule. Live orientation, live practice sessions, Q&A, and case discussion happen with Michelle and your cohort.
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No. Certification is competency-based. You'll complete 10 logged practice sessions, an observed practicum, the Ethics and Code of Practice assessment, and your capstone. The CPLP credential is awarded once you've demonstrated competency.
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You'll be a Certified Prophetic Listening™ Practitioner, equipped to facilitate Prophetic Listening™ within your coaching, direction, counseling, or ministry, and eligible to join the Prophetic Listening™ Society. You're free to bring the Method into the work and services you already offer.
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It can be. The Certification includes an Ethics and Code of Practice assessment, and you'll continue to follow the ethics and scope of practice of your license. On your admissions call, Krista can talk through how the Method fits your setting.
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There's no fee to apply. Tuition is shared on the application, and Krista walks you through tuition and payment options on your admissions call.
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The next cohort begins Tuesday, February 23, 2027. All tuition is settled by February 7, so everyone starts ready on day one.
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN
God is already speaking. Help the people you serve listen.
You already know God speaks. The question is whether you're equipped to help the people you serve recognize His voice for themselves, without overstepping, creating dependence, or improvising.
Applications are open for the cohort beginning Tuesday, February 23, 2027. Admission is selective and based on fit and readiness.
Free application. If it looks like a fit, you'll book an admissions call with Krista.
APPLICATION
Apply for the Prophetic Listening™ Certification
There's no fee to apply, and it takes just a few minutes. Please answer honestly. Admission is based on fit and readiness, not on having perfect answers. If your application shows a strong fit, you'll book an admissions call with Krista on Michelle's team.