The 2024 Apostolic Summit kicked off at Peace Apostolic Church in Rockhampton this evening (Thursday May 30th).

As always, we drove up,starting out at 7 am and arriving after 6 pm. It is on these trips that you realise how big the country is. From Narrabri to Rockhampton,m the road distance is well over 880 km, but when you look on the map it is barely a blip on the continent.

Usually Tim drives the whole way and enjoys the road trip. Today, he wasn’t feeling too well, so I drove the last one third of the journey from Taroom.

We stopped for lunch at a place called Condamine. The flood markers for the highest floods of the Condamine River are shown on the obelisk. What is scary is that the normal river flow is about 10 metres below this point. They really know how to do floods here.

It was great to catch up with the Cooper family who have been on holidays for a couple of weeks. They have been touring Queensland and planned their holiday to be in Rockhampton for the Summit.

Evelyn was unusually shy for the photo.

It was a great meeting with good praise and a great message from Apostle John Alley. John is planning to go over the basics of the apostolic message over the course of the Summit.

Here are my notes from Session 1.

In the mid 90s people were writing about apostles but it was premature. There was a mixture of revelations with a lot of human speculation.

John realised at that time it was bigger than restoration of apostles. The Lord was going to restructure the church to become an apostolic church.

Lots of people calling themselves apostles, claiming the name but using human techniques of church growth and leadership etc.

The new paradigm is relational rather than institutional.

The Apostolic Summit started in 1996 to teach the latest knowledge about the Apostolic Revelation.

Apostles are being released for the purpose of raising the church to a new level of spiritual maturity and authority.

The work of salvation history is far bigger than we can imagine.

The effect of the Reformation is still being worked through. It is all building to something greater.

Apostles are a different order of ministry. They are not just the old style leaders under a different name.

It is not about a network but about relational connection.

Spiritual Authority

We all need an encounter with the Lord that changes us. Jacob had to wrestle the Lord. Elisha had to request and chase the power that was on Elijah. They knew the Lord but needed to get that extra power.

International Coalition of Apostolic Leaders

John was invited to join in 2003. He had reservations but felt he should do so for the purpose of relationships. He felt very uncomfortable in the meetings.

He discerned there was a spirit of control at the heart of it. Spirit of conformity- that is control with the volume turned down.

He resigned membership but felt his apostolic mojo came back. More energy, clarity of mind, return of authority.

Seven Essential Concepts of the Apostolic Message

• Church Reformation is still under way.
• Restoration of Apostles
• Restoration of the Apostolic Nature of the Body of Christ
• Restoration of Apostolic Covering for churches and ministries
• There is one church in every place
• Restoration of City Eldership
• Father and Son Relationships