The Truth About Barbara Calloway Few Deny

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There’s a truth about Prophetess Barbara Calloway, a sister preacher, that many—especially more traditional Black preachers—must come to accept: the Lord sends prophets when religious leadership has failed.

Over my more than two decades in ministry, now serving as a church pastor, I have seen many claim the mantle of “apostle” or “prophet” with no evidence beyond their own words. Not the word of God, mind you—but personal declarations, lacking the power that comes from God’s throne.

So when my brother here in Waterloo, Iowa—Dr. Marshaundus Robinson, Pastor of Impact Church of Hope—announced he was bringing a woman prophet into town, I chuckled a bit. But then I thought about it more seriously.

Dr. Robinson, a non-denominational pastor raised in the hard-core Black Baptist tradition, is no false prophet. The fact that the guest was a woman intrigued me even more.

More plainly: I had to take it seriously because Dr. Robinson is one of the very few truly anointed men of God in this city, despite many claiming the title. I saw the flyer announcing her arrival—airbrushed in a way that initially made her seem like a Juanita Bynum imitation.

Still, I attended the service. And when I heard this so-called prophetess speak, not only did I need to repent for my skepticism—I rejoiced in God for answering a very specific prayer.

While I hesitate to call myself a prophet of God, I do know He has at least placed me in the office of a watchman, even as I pastor in this season. I had cried out to God in despair, asking why true prophets can’t get their foot in the door of churches, while false ones run amok.

Scripture answered that question—this is not a new issue. But it’s also biblical that, invited or not, true prophets will make it into the house of God.

In all my years of ministry and extensive travel, I have rarely—if ever—witnessed an itinerant prophet or prophetess bring a true word of rebuke and exhortation to a congregation. I’m talking about those who walk fully in their office, who are in demand across the country, but still speak the raw, convicting truth.

When real prophets speak, they’re often shunned, run out, or never invited back. But my dear sister Barbara Calloway is unique in that regard.

Now, I’m not saying she’s the only one—but of the many I’ve met who claim to be prophets, few (if any) have the anointing that Sister Calloway carries.

At Impact Church of Hope that night, Prophetess Calloway stood in the prophetic tradition of Jeremiah, Isaiah, Deborah, and the New Testament prophetess Anna. When God commands His prophets to “cry aloud, spare not, lift up your voice like a trumpet and show my people their sins”—she did just that.

She offended nearly everyone in the room by preaching against the demonic roots of Halloween, which stands in stark contradiction to the holiness God calls us to. When I became pastor of the church I now lead, this yearly celebration was banned because professed Christian showing up in Dracula costumes is just not holy.

Prophetess Calloway preached hard against both Satan and those who follow him. I was the only person in the room who stood up, gave her a and encouraged her heart.

Now, let me be clear: that word offended my flesh too. But my soul rejoiced. Like any Holy Ghost–called preacher, she didn’t leave us bleeding from the rebuke—she followed it with the salve of God’s word.

The mark of any truly anointed prophet is not someone who stirs up a crowd with flattery or feel-good messages. Prophetess Calloway pierced through the sin of every person in that room—especially the leaders, as prophets are called to do—but also offered the grace and assurance that must accompany godly correction.

She didn’t stop there and finihed the service by 'wrecked the house,' laying on hands and ushering in deep prophetic worship. That’s an area of ministry the Lord has not personally charged me to operate in, so I won’t speak much on it. But based on her anointing, I trust that what she did was led by the Holy Ghost.

What struck me most was that she carried an authority I’ve rarely encountered in such settings—certainly not from someone I would call a true prophet. She exuded more than pastoral authority—she walked in a divine, prophetic mantle.

This isn’t to say that prophets outrank pastors, but biblically, prophets are called to exhort, correct, and strengthen leaders when necessary. And yes, she even rebuked me—and I received it.

I walked out of there that evening blessing the name of God, because once again, He showed Himself faithful—not a man that He should lie, nor the son of man that He should repent.

Another fascinating truth about Prophetess Calloway is that she was hardly packaged as the lone wolf, crazy looking wandering prophet of pop culture. In all respects, she’s what I’d call a 'church girl.'

I don’t know her full background, but her presentation, her demeanor, and yes, her little bit of churchiness all tell me she was raised or groomed in the Black church. And that’s a blessing, because she understands the culture. As the Apostle Paul said, we must become all things to all people so that we might win some.

I visited her website and, for the first time ever on this platform, I’m doing something I’ve never done. As you may know, this blog is the #1 Black church, non-gossip blog on the internet by visits and impressions (though not yet by domain authority).

I don’t need the traffic from branded keyword names like Barbara Calloway to boost this site. I’m not a paid endorser, affiliate, or ministry representative of hers.

I say this plainly: God has anointed her. And the Bible tells me to give honor to whom honor is due, and tribute to whom tribute is due therefore, I encourage you—visit her website here.

And if you feel called to preach or move in the prophetic, check out her online courses. If there is anyone who can disciple you into this call with authenticity, it is Prophetess Barbara Calloway.

Praise Jesus Christ that one of our prophetic sisters is deep inside the lost black church calling them back to God's Throne!