BraveMen S3E52: Will Ford & Matt Lockett - A Soup Kettle, Slavery And Providence

This is the craziest story anyone has ever heard. How the great, great grandson of slaves became a follower of Christ – inherited the massive soup kettle his ancestors prayed under – then met the great, great grandson of the plantation owners of his family. An inspirational and courageous word on racial harmony, the power of faith and how friendships are strengthened and maintained. Will Ford and Paul Cole met years ago when Paul became Will’s pastor. That friendship has strengthened over the years and today you’ll hear that. Will Ford  served as the Director of the Marketplace Leadership Major at Christ For The Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas. He is also the founder of Hilkiah Ministries and Co Founding Director of 818 The Sign.  Many know him internationally, however, for his family heirloom passed down through history, and its connection to slavery and prayer for freedom. As a leader in the prayer movement, Will uses this “prayer bowl” (Rev. 5:8) as a catalyst for mobilizing prayer and teaching on intercession, revival and societal transformation. He believes that it was the prayers of a godly remnant of all races—who were revivalists and abolitionists—that brought revival to America and ultimately ended slavery. Receiving their mantle from yesterday, Will is actively training a new generation to release justice to the most marginalized today.In addition to The Dream King, Will is co- author of History Makers: Your Prayers Have the Power to Heal the Past and Shape the Future with Dutch Sheets.Will is a father of four. He and his wife Dehavilland live in Dallas, Texas. Matt Lockett is the Executive Director of the Justice House of Prayer DC located right on Capitol Hill in Washington. From the governmental gate of the nation, Matt leads prayer and intercession that appeals to a holy hill that's higher than Capitol Hill—to a heavenly court that’s above the Supreme Court.Matt, along with his wife and four children, have served as full-time missionaries in the nation’s capital since just after the founding of JHOP DC in 2004. His passion is to help father a young, consecrated generation that will usher justice into the earth. Matt travels and speaks on the topics of prayer, fasting and governmental intercession. Matt also oversees Bound4LIFE International, a pro-life prayer movement universally recognized by the red tape worn over the mouth with the word “LIFE” handwritten on it. “It’s not a protest. It’s a prayer meeting.” In addition to The Dream King, Lockett is co- author of Prayer that Impacts the World: A Study Guide for Developing a Culture of Contending Prayer.