Our staff just returned from our second annual staff advance (not retreat… I hate the word retreat… the church never retreats). A lot of people want to know how our workaholic staff survives for that long without cell signal or Wi-Fi.
A lot of people also want to know what exactly the staff does for 2 [...]
… You’ll be judged on what you were called to do.
I heard a preacher say this recently, and it blessed me.
It’s a comforting reality.
If I believe this, it squashes my need to compare myself to others.
I won’t be judged according to Pastor Rick’s ability to lead or Bishop Jakes’ ability to speak.
Thank God.
I’d flunk.
It’s also [...]
We got some news the other day that rocked us pretty hard. It felt like an 3 uppercuts to the bottom lip. My first reaction was heavy disappointment and a touch of nausea.
Then, I got kind of giddy.
Because what seems like a set back to me is usually a set up for the activity of [...]
We get a lot of phone calls and emails from pastors and church planters who want to talk about what God is doing in Charlotte through Elevation. A lot of times, they’ll ask if we can go out for coffee or lunch, but it’s just impossible to say yes every time, as much as I’d [...]
Today was a heck of a big day… I’m too tired to be poetic, so here are the bulletpoints:
• I spoke at NewSpring this morning and tonight for each of their 743 worship services. It was the first time I’ve left Elevation on a Sunday to speak in another church, and it was only fitting [...]
I read these two verses last night. Obviously I had read them before because they were underlined in my old Scofield preaching Bible, which I reluctantly retired a few months ago because an average of 3 pages were falling out every time I preached.
But they were so fresh to me last night that I had [...]
Since our series is getting a darn good response, and since my wife is a darn good writer, I thought I’d let her take a shot at a confession of her own.
I told her she could write anything she wanted. Uh oh.
Guest Blogger: Holly Furtick
Over the short history of our church, periodically people will ask [...]
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Pastor Steven Furtick is the Lead Pastor of Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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The Life You've Always Wanted |
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On Writing |
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Spurgeon: A New Biography |
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The Houdini Solution |
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Execution |
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Mavericks at Work |
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The Very Large Church |
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