On Thursday we set off on the epic pilgrimage to Rockhampton for the 2026 Apostolic Summit. This year, we took Kate and Daniielle, which made it a cosy fit in the back seat.

We left at 7 am, arriving for our traditional lunch time stop of Condamine. Thursday is Donut Day in tiny Condamine. The donuts here are excellent, and the centres are guaranteed to be 100% fat free!

We arrived at the Peace Church after a quick dinner, and in time for the start. We met up with the Coopers and the Boltons, all of us thankful for a safe journey of nearly 1000 km.

In the first session, John talked about the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), which we are definitely not part of.

There are criticisms made of NAR, some of which are valid and some of which are not. The problem with many critics of the NAR is that they typically have little or no experience or knowledge of the charismatic and Pentecostal movements. They lump anyone who is prophetic or apostolic in with NAR. Many Pentecostal/ charismatic ideas and organisations are also seen as “contaminated” or “influenced” by the NAR, even those that were around long before the NAR.

This led on to a discussion of the idea of revelation. Again some critics of the NAR teach that when people have a “revelation” from the Holy Spirit, they are putting their own ideas as equal to Scripture. No, Scripture is the test of whether a personal revelation is genuinely from God or not.

The session concluded with prayers for more revelations, prophecies and words of knowledge for the attendees.