When I started middle school my dad taught me a simple, slightly controversial, and very effective strategy in case I ever got in a fight.
(He was already about 3 years too late, but better late than never.)
“Now boy, don’t you ever go looking for trouble, but if someone starts something with you, here’s what I [...]
There are so many adjectives that I want people to use when they’re describing Elevation:
Intense. Aggressive. Bold. Excellent…
just to name a few.
And the one I’m keyed in on right now:
Generous.
I felt like my sermon on giving this Sunday was very well received. And even if it wasn’t, I had the time of my life [...]
How do you deal with critisism?
When we started Elevation, it was impossible for people to be attracted to our success, because it was non-existent.
It was impossible for staff members to be attracted to the benefits, because there were none.
I’ll liken this to the golden days of yore, when Holly and I were dating.
Was she attracted to me for my [...]
My wife is 9 months pregnant. During the hottest summer of the last 50 years, or something like that. She hardly ever complains. But she is so uncomfortable. And restless. Of course, there’s an end in sight. God willing, in a few weeks Graham will be here, and the discomfort of pregnancy will begin to [...]
Our theme verse for our Dominate campaign at Elevation beginning later in the Fall is Isaiah 54:2:
Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide,
do not hold back;
lengthen your cords,
strengthen your stakes.
There are two verbs in this verse:
Lengthen
Strengthen
Both bring growth.
Sometimes at Elevation, life mostly revolves around lengthening our cords… spreading out:
Adding services, [...]
Every few months I speak to the incredible staff at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association here in Charlotte. Several of the folks are a part of Elevation, and the more I get to know Paul and the team, the more impressed I am by the spirit of excellence that radiates from every corner of that [...]
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Pastor Steven Furtick is the Lead Pastor of Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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