Guest Blog: Larry Brey, Connections Pastor

Because of the rapid growth Elevation has experienced, churches from all around the country are contacting us to find out what’s going on.  To provide a quality response we started Backstage:Elevation, an opportunity for churches to spend a Sunday at Elevation and get a behind the scenes look at the church.  This has been an extremely rewarding process for us as we openly share successful principles as well as failures in a way that helps others.  The experience really represents Pastor Steven’s heart for us to have a maximal Kingdom impact through keeping our hands open and freely giving.  It’s an awesome privilege to play a small part in other churches successes.  Recently we had some great churches at various stages of development spend a Sunday morning at Elevation.
To our Elevators…we wanted you to know how much your sacrifice as volunteers is impacting not only our church, but many churches across the country.  You are part of a great move of God that extends beyond our city.  Keep it up, you’re making a difference!

Remnant Church – Pastor Mark McGovern, San Francisco, CA
A new church plant moving to the San Francisco area from Indiana
“What are the top three things you will take away and apply in your church?”
1)    Vision.  Everyone has to know it, say it, eat it, breathe it, sleep it, live it day in and day out.  Everything is done because of vision.
2)    Culture. The culture must facilitate and reinforce the vision.  The culture eliminates the wrong people and connects the right people.
3)    Pipe and drape.  I never knew Elevation was such a strong believer in it.  Used very well to create a “packed out concert” feel that ultimately made the worship experience better.

South Bay Church – Pastor Andy Wood, San Francisco, CA
Pastor Andy and his team are currently in South Carolina preparing to head west and spread the Gospel.
Here’s how Pastor Andy described his experience:
“When I say experienced, I mean I experienced it. My wife Stacie and I spent the whole drive back from Charlotte to Columbia remembering it like a good movie. We (the south bay dream team) got to experience a team of crazy committed volunteers who arrive at dark thirty with an optimistic attitude anticipating what God is going to do that day!”

“As we move forward with starting a church in the San Francisco Bay Area it was great for our staff team to experience Elevation and be inspired by the possibilities of what God can do in such a short period of time!! Thanks Elevation.”