If you make someone else’s dreams come true, God will make your dreams come true.
One of my mentors taught me this early in my ministry, and it has served me well. Although I’m sure you could abuse and manipulate this principle, it’s been very true in my life so far.
Before we started Elevation, I served [...]

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I just found out that Outreach Magazine has recognized Elevation as the
3rd Fastest Growing Church in America for 2007!!!
Why would I openly share this on my blog?
1. Because I want the people of Elevation to be inspired and humbled.
God is elevating your faith and service to a national platform… so that we can lift the [...]

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I often have folks tell me they feel stuck at their currently level of progress:
• Pastors whose churches aren’t growing
• Professionals whose careers are stalling out and losing momentum
• Christians who are sick of pitiful prayer lives or predictable sin patterns
There’s nothing more frustrating than spinning your wheels, revving your engine, and going nowhere. [...]

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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how God reveals His will to us.
When I ask God for direction, I’d like Him to unfold His celestial map. Then I’d like him to stick a YOU ARE HERE pin at the coordinates of my current location. Next I’d like Him to trace the route from where [...]

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The following is a quick Monday hit just to go public with some of the things I’m grateful for.
• I’m grateful for our beautiful healthy baby boy. Graham’s delivery was somewhat complicated, and slightly traumatic, but he’s okay. God taught me some things through the experience, and I dang sure appreciate his life.
• I’m [...]

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