When God Feels Silent

Sometimes the answer we receive is not the one we pleaded for. In this session, we will hear a deeply personal experience of a painful and confusing “no” to years of heartfelt prayer. Together, we will create space for honest questions and explore disappointment, grief and what it means to hold onto God’s goodness and continue showing up in prayer when the outcome is difficult to understand.

When Prayer Gets Real –  Mel Burrett

Every prayer has a story. Every story invites us to discover something about God.

When Prayer Gets Real is a five-day series of honest, interactive conversations for adults navigating the joys, questions, disappointments, and everyday realities of prayer. Together, we will bring real-world stories into conversation with biblical truth, making room for faith, doubt, breakthrough, silence, waiting, and the many seasons in between.

Rather than offering formulas, these workshops explore prayer as a relationship in which we can experience being known by God, speak truthfully, carry one another’s burdens and grow in understanding and trust through shared experiences. Whether your experience of prayer includes remarkable answers, long seasons of waiting, unanswered questions or a mixture of all of these and more, there is a place for you in the conversation. Through the stories shared by our guest speakers, you may recognise part of your own experience and be blessed by what we discover together

Come ready to listen, reflect, ask honest questions, and take another step towards a deeper connection with God and one another.

Mel Burrett Bio

Mel serves as Chaplain at Graceview Adventist College on the Gold Coast while also completing her Master of Ministry through Avondale University. Several years ago, she left her career as a medical sonographer to follow God’s call into full-time ministry. With many years of experience serving in the church, Mel is passionate about helping people encounter Jesus in ways that are authentic, relevant, relatable and life-giving. As a devoted wife and mother of four, she seeks to reveal Jesus at home, within her college community, in her church family and wherever God opens opportunities. Mel brings passion, wholehearted commitment and a contagious joy that flows through both her heart and voice.