You have hit the nail on the head with this post.
Churches have moved so far away from prophets in the church that no one is training them up in their gift and calling.
Delicate issue, IMO. There are movements gaining strength now (like NAR and the Last Reformation referred to earlier) that attempt to formally train
everyone, i.e. all believers in "the prophetic" and how to move in "supernatural gifts," even though most don't actually
possess any. But by starting from the assumption that they do, and that these gifts just have to be "released through faith," the resulting "training" they receive only ends up encouraging fraud : (
I think those with experience in true gifts whom God calls to mentor will be led specifically to those whom they are
called to mentor, and the two will simply find each other through the Spirit's leading (Sumrall's relationship with Wigglesworth is a good example here). But this business of mass-training
everyone is flesh-driven, IMO, and makes the problem worse not better, leading even those with true gifts to potentially become even more confused than educated.
I just don't think all believers are automatically given gifts that simply "need to be released." I think most are simply too immature to handle the responsibility of walking in true gifts. And because of this they disqualify themselves. I don't think they should be "trained" in anything, regardless of if a true mentor is available or not.
That said, the real articles these days are few and far between. And as a result, there's not really much of a need for true mentorship, IMO. I think God is going to train up just fine those who are seeking Him diligently, even if they have to learn mostly on their own through trial and error. I think what the times call for is even greater determination...
and more of those with true gifts seeking Him evermore diligently, with fasting and prayer : )