Recently I sat with all of our worship leaders at Elevation and asked the question, “What are the keys to creating a worship ministry that is in line with the vision of the church and the senior pastor?�
Senior Pastors, you might want to grab your worship team and gather around. Worship Leaders, I think [...]
I have a love/hate relationship with my blog. I’m pretty committed to posting no less than 4 times a week, usually 5. And I try to post stuff of substance, the best I can.  Sometimes it’s a very energizing outlet for me. It gives me a platform to flesh out ideas in a different way [...]
Great leaders always seem to be on the lookout. What mediocre people consider everyday experiences, they approach as a sort of safari:
Can they spot a new idea to implement while waiting in line at Starbucks? A good title for that sermon in a series that’s coming up in 3 months while browsing in Borders? They’ll [...]
We took the title from Seth Godin, but the idea is something God has been working up in my heart for quite a while now.
This Sunday, we start a 2 week mini-series at Elevation called Small is the New Big. I’ll be making a connection between Malcolm Gladwell and Nehemiah…sharing a pretty profound reality that [...]
Sunday night I preached for our student event at Elevation. Before I became a pastor, I traveled and preached to thousands of students all over the country every year. I’ve retired as a youth speaker, but I can’t seem to stay away from the students at Elevation. They fire me up.Â
I didn’t have to tell [...]
I’ll tell you what’s helping me a lot in my leadership and preaching right now:
I’m giving myself permission to explore my rhythms more than ever before.
In some ways, it’s a new luxury that wasn’t possible when Elevation was smaller. Back then, my rhythms revolved around the schedules of the volunteers who were serving as staff [...]
Someone paid me a meaningful compliment recently:
“I’ve noticed that you give your very best every time you’re preaching…whether there are 5 people in the audience or 5000.�
It meant a lot that he noticed that, because it’s a practice I’m very intentional about. It’s a part of my theology:
God deserves my very best every single time.Â
Since [...]
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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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