Today I’m giving the keys to John Bishop, our Groups Pastor. He and his wife Heather are one of the couples who sold their houses, quit their jobs, and sacrificed tremendously to move to Charlotte and help start Elevation.
I asked him to answer the question:
Was it worth it?
Here’s what he said:
ABSOLUTELY!!!
However, when Pastor first asked [...]
Remember the Nintendo game Duck Hunt? (I lost my high school and
younger audience… they think World of Warcraft is hi-tech, they just
don’t know do they?) I feel sorry for Duck Hunt. It was kind of an
afterthought/add-on to Super Mario Brothers. The two games came on
the same game cartridge, which came free with the Nintendo if [...]
We can rip off other people’s stuff with the best of ‘em.
This week at our Central campus we’re rocking our very own mid summer Confessions of a Pastor series with an Elevation twist, of course.
Hey Scott, thanks for inspiring me to make the title way too long. Consider yourself ripped off too.
The guys did a [...]
This post seemed to hit home for some folks, so I thought I’d build on it a
little more.
When you see someone who has a skill, position, or level of
accomplishment more advanced than yours, there are two wrong responses
you’ll be tempted to choose:
1. Imitation
Like I said in last week’s post, I’ve wasted too much time trying [...]
I’m currently composing a rough draft of Elevation Church’s best practices for early stage church growth. We’re going to hammer out the dents and consolidate them at our staff advance (it’s an advance, not a retreat… retreating is for sissies) in July.
In the meantime, I’ll post a few for mass consumption.
Here’s one:
Be Ruth’s Chris, not [...]
Introducing the first ever video blog on stevenfurtick.com.
I tried to keep it short and sweet.
If you like it, we’ll do it again.
Let us know.
Oh, and please don’t hate me for the Revelation joke. Lighten up man.
Ok, I’m no financial planner, so forgive me if my terminology is embarrassingly off on this one. But the concept is good.
I’ve always been fascinated by the idea that I can make my money work for me. Through the magic of compound interest, I can put money in a mutual fund, not touch it for [...]
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Pastor Steven Furtick is the Lead Pastor of Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Creative Pastor, Larry Hubatka: Writing really good copy is hard to do. If you find someone who can do it, they're worth their weight in gold.
Project Manager, Lisa Shea: Can I clarify I finished the book last night at home. I am too busy projecting to read here!
Children's Director, Jessi Welch: Working on set-up procedures for Sunday.
Worship Pastor, Wade Joye: Had a great lunch with Matt Kelly. He gave me a crash course on different styles of music and how to work them into our worship context.
Assistant to the Lead Pastor, Lori Black: Just finished a video shoot with the Furtick family!
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