I can't really title my thoughts.

This whole Reformed Charismatic thing. Perhaps it is reactionary. Perhaps it is an attempt to breathe some life into the purely intellectual understanding of faith that many seem to have. Or rather, it just seems that way. Dry, boring, conservative Sydney Anglicans. I remember looking around from the first few front rows at EQUIP and wondering why the women around me weren't singing with joy. Or at least with a smile on their face. Or at least like they meant the words they were singing. So many young people now want to see revival. That seems to be a popular word right now. We want passion and action and for people to maybe put their faith into practise. Faith is certainly personal but it is never private. The world should know.

I think that the Reformed Charismatic movement should wake up the Sydney Anglicans. The Connect09 initiative has been brilliant but what is it about us that makes us seem so... er, boring? We don't preach a prosperity gospel. We don't overwhelm with pop music and smoke machines. We teach the Word. And for me, that should be enough. That should be all it takes. Knowing and understanding the Gospel should be all it takes to get a response from people. I'll be bold enough to say that my faith hasn't been lying dormant. I want to tell people. I want people to know. I'll do whatever it takes. And I know lots of people like that too. Why are people looking for certain experiences, emotions... Decent teaching of the word should provoke a deep and sincere response. Jesus died for you, what more do you want? If this in itself doesn't make you see your own sinfulness, feel desperately grateful and joyful, you're starting off on the wrong foot. I don't know. I don't know what people are looking for. But obviously there is something lacking in the expression of faith amongst Sydney Anglicans. I think the next generation is more vocal and excited about their faith and I can't wait to see what God will do in the next ten years or so but right now... It seems like some peoples have gotta step up their game.