James and Bhari Long
Known for their prophetic art across the UK and overseas, prophetic artists, James and Bhari paint live at Christian conferences and events, expressing the heart of God, the revelation of the Holy Spirit and the Word of the Lord. They run prophetic art workshops, courses, retreats and creative art events. James and Bhari are keen to help Christian creatives fulfil their creative callings and destinies. Their prophetic paintings, commissions, prints and cards have gone worldwide.
James and Bhari originally met whilst serving on community at Lee Abbey in Devon in the early 1990s. Members of Life Church Bath (originally Bath City Church) they have been trained and equipped in prayer ministry and the prophetic ministry and have served on the prayer ministry team for over 10 years. Bhari has led the prophetic encouragement team, and served on the prophetic core team and creative arts team at Life Church Bath, whilst James is serving on the operations team at Bath Abbey.
James has been a professional artist since 1993, initially painting wildlife, animals, and people portraits. James is also an art tutor and has given both individual tuition and group demonstrations, and has over 30 years of artistic experience to offer across their range of art events. For many years he was a member of and exhibited with the International Wildlife Arts Society. In 2002, James held his first art exhibition at Waterstones in Bath, and in 2007, James and Bhari held their first joint art exhibition at the Forum in Bath.
Bhari has painted throughout her life but it wasn’t until 2004 that she was able to devote more time to it. Bhari is an artist, poet, writer, mentor and teacher. With over 15 years in sales, marketing, training, management and business development, she also has a wealth of experience to offer on their one-to-one development workshops, alongside her prophetic art experience. Bhari is passionate about encouraging people to discover and use their creative gifts to glorify God and express His heart, especially through prophetic art.
James and Bhari take the ‘Encounter (God) Exhibition’ of their prophetic art wherever they minister, encouraging people to prayerfully seek the Lord as they look at the paintings in the exhibition. “It has been said that ‘a picture speaks a thousand words’ and none more so than prophetic art. Whether you paint it, create it in 3D or wait on the Lord and look at it prayerfully – it is a place of meeting – an invitation to meet with God. It never ceases to amaze us just how many people have profound testimonies of how they have personally encountered God in this way.”
“I get great joy when a painting ministers to people. God is pouring out His Holy Spirit on the body of Christ and releasing the prophetic across His Church, giving so many people dreams, visions and pictures and these are the pictures I want to paint for His glory.”James Long
“We delight in seeing the Lord release people, watching them experience their ‘breakthrough’ in art right before our eyes, rejoicing as they spread their wings and fly creatively with ever-increasing freedom and confidence.”Bhari Long
The Vision
To see God’s people released, equipped and activated to express His heart through prophetic art, both receiving and ministering God’s love, encouragement and healing, throughout the Church and across the world.
To encourage everyone to use their God-given creative gifts and talents, especially for God’s glory.
To see the glory of God restored to the creative arts, the creative arts restored to the Church, and the glory of God released throughout the Church and across the world through the creative arts and prophetic art especially.
The Ministry
Resources
Bhari Long is author of ARTISTS & ARTISANS AWAKE! Creativity & the Global Harvest. Click here for more information.
Thinking of Organising a Prophetic Art Event or Painting During Worship?
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