NET and Ignite

Hello! It has been far too long! Sorry about the gap between posts, I've been ridiculously busy.

Okay, what's happening at the moment?

Firstly, I've applied for NET Ministries, which is missionary aimed at young people. On a NET team I will be sent off to a parish to organise youth activities. It's a Charismatic organisation, which was a little worrying for me because I'm pretty traditional in my approach to my relationship with God. I expressed this in my interview with them so they asked me to wait a few more weeks for the Ignite Conference I was attending in Brisbane.

Well, I've came back from that yesterday.....hmmm.

I did like some of the workshops we did but it was a very intense environment. It was a Charismatic conference so we had singing and Emmanual Worship rocking out. It was a very big conference too, about 700 people came, including speakers such as Jonathon and Karen Doyle and Fr Chris Ryan who were just great, and inspiring. But there were others who just went on and on and on about not much.

Mass was a little disappointing, I felt like that would have been a good time for some quiet reflection but they just kept it up (I know our Bishop would have had a heart attack if he'd seen it). Also, I was prayed over in tounges, which I really didn't like. I feel that it is such a rare gift but every one there seemed to be able to do it, which honestly cheapened a very special (and rare) gift from the Holy Spirit.

I also feel a little ambivelant about the Emmanual Community, which really gives off a clique-y vibe. Although, there were some very kind and compassionate people I met from there.

Overall, I don't regret going, I have been able to experience another side of the Church, but I think I might just stay in the traditional Church ;)

I just thought I'd share a really beautiful song with you, this was played during Adoration and you might recognise it ^_^ >>>> Link