This is a collection of random thoughts about how God called me when I was 16 to radically affect a major city in the U.S. for Jesus Christ.
And how God has been confirming to me lately through relatively ordinary events that He has placed us in Charlotte, NC for such a time as this.
Hope you [...]
I’m sitting here staring at my MS Word document, trying to figure out how the heck to communicate to you how phenomenal the Elevation Easter Experience was.
Here’s the breakdown, by the numbers:
2,048-the number of people who attended one of our 4 worship experiences at one of our two locations.
I am shocked and humbled that we [...]
If the weather would have been any warmer, the crowd might have been a little larger.
And if the crowd had been any larger, we couldn’t have handled it.
There would have been ambulances involved.
Well over 4000 folks came out to the 2nd annual Elevation Egg Drop this morning at Porter Ridge High School.
It was freaking [...]
Let’s see what the power of the blog can really accomplish.
My wife was showing me a few church members who have used their blog, MySpace, or just good old fashioned email to invite people to either the Egg Drop on Saturday or Easter at Elevation on Sunday.
My first thought was, “Wow. That’s cool.”
My second thought [...]
Go read this passage and come right back.
Has it occurred to you lately that everything the world is looking for, you already have as a child of God?
I love verse six: Many are asking, “Who can show us any good?”
Of course, they aren’t asking out loud, but they’re asking.
The guy who works next to you [...]
One of our young ladies who was raised in a very traditional church was talking to her mom on the phone Sunday after our services.
Here’s how the conversation went down, the way I understand it:
MOM: “How was Palm Sunday at your church today?”
DAUGHTER: “It was really good.”
MOM: “So did they give you palm branches to [...]
My imagination is on fire this morning with the anticipation of what God is doing.
And this verse was just more gasoline.
With the launch of our 3rd service at our Central location this Sunday, and the launch of our Union Campus and our 2nd annual Egg Drop our staff has 2 options regarding how to handle [...]
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Pastor Steven Furtick is the Lead Pastor of Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Ekidz Director, Brandon Hibbard: The rain is holding off, perhaps I should try to get some spray painting done...
Graphic Designer, Ryan Hollingsworth: Debating the theories of first time guest brochures - i'm glad Guest Services cares about this, rather than just allowing mindless execution
Project Manager, Lisa Shea: I read John 10:10 today, a personal favorite '...but I have come that they may have life and have it to the full." Powerful!
Guest Services Director, Candice Lanning: Interested in serving at our Providence campus as an Usher? If interested, e-mail me at clanning@elevationchurch.org
Ekidz Director, Brandon Hibbard: Just finished my quarterly staff evaluation-I appreciate that our leadership takes time to help us evaluate progress and determine direction
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