Leadership
Mike Bickle
Director, IHOP–KC
Mike Bickle is the director of IHOP–KC, an evangelical missions organization based on 24/7 prayer with worship. Mike is also the founder of International House of Prayer University, which includes full-time ministry, music, and media schools. He is the author of several books, including Passion for Jesus, Growing in the Prophetic, The Pleasures of Loving God, After God’s Own Heart, and Prayers to Strengthen Your Inner Man. Mike’s teaching emphasizes growing in passion for Jesus through intimacy with God, doing evangelism and missions work from the place of night-and-day prayer, and the end times.
Daniel Lim
CEO, IHOP–KC
Daniel Lim serves as CEO of IHOP–KC. Daniel trained at a Baptist seminary (M.A. in world missions) and served as a Baptist pastor in South-East Asia. With a passion for the gospel of the kingdom of God and the glory of Jesus Christ, Daniel teaches at conferences, churches, universities, and seminaries across the nations. The Lord blessed Daniel and his wife, Levi, with two children, Samuel and Emmanuel. Emmanuel went home to be with Lord in 2008 while they were ministering in Myanmar during the crisis relief effort after Cyclone Nargis.
Allen Hood
President, International House of Prayer University (IHOPU); Associate Director, IHOP–KC
Allen Hood serves as president of IHOPU and as associate director of IHOP–KC. Allen holds an M.Div. from Asbury Theological Seminary. His calling is to intercede for the fullness of God to be released in the Church and to labor for the strengthening of the global prayer and missions movement. Proclaiming the glorious splendor of Christ Jesus is his joy, and preparing the Bride for the glorious return of Jesus is his burden. To this end, Allen is deeply committed to seeing unceasing corporate worship and intercession established in every tribe, tongue, and nation. Allen resides in Kansas City with his wife, Rachel, and their three sons.
Misty Edwards
Senior Leader, Worship Leader, IHOP–KC
Misty Edwards helped start the International House of Prayer in 1999 and has been a worship leader and songwriter at IHOP–KC since then. She serves on the senior leadership team and gives oversight to the 24/7 prayer room and all the worship leaders, musicians, and singers. Misty’s hunger for reality and encounter with Jesus fuels her worship leading, songwriting, and preaching. Through the work of the Holy Spirit, her music has impacted thousands. Misty desires that her worship would bring people into the place of encounter with the heart of the Lord. Her passion is to see singers and songwriters step into their role as forerunners who have a message concerning God’s personality and the return of His Son.
Lenny LaGuardia
Sr. VP, Ministries and Justice, IHOP–KC; Director, Children's Equipping Center (CEC)
Tracy LaGuardia
Associate Director, CEC
For almost three decades, Lenny and Tracy LaGuardia have devoted their lives to equipping, empowering, and mobilizing young people, parents, and leaders with kingdom of God truths and relevant strategies for ministry to children today. Lenny and Tracy serve on the leadership team at the International House of Prayer Missions Base in Kansas City, where, under the leadership of Mike Bickle, they direct and oversee all local, national, and international ministries relating to children ages 1–12. They have been married over 25 years and have five children: Lenny, Leatha, Andrea, Adrienne, and Shontavion.