This is a collection of random thoughts about how God called me when I was 16 to radically affect a major city in the U.S. for Jesus Christ.
And how God has been confirming to me lately through relatively ordinary events that He has placed us in Charlotte, NC for such a time as this.
Hope you enjoy my randomness.

A Christian brother over the age of 60 walked in my office the other day for a meeting with tears in his eyes.
He doesn’t attend Elevation, but he really wanted to meet me.

Before I could even give him a good hug and offer him a seat and/or something to drink, he was explaining:

“Thank God for what’s going on here. God is answering our prayers for Charlotte.”

He told me stories about praying Grandmothers, and Billy Graham’s father’s prayer meetings, and the thought exploded in my soul:

I don’t have a clue.

What God wants to do in the city of Charlotte is so far beyond the scope of my puny, pre-conditioned, pre-conceived, compartmentalized imagination.

The next day, I was at On the Border eating way too many chips with my good friend Rob, who pastors an amazing church called Southbrook right here in South Charlotte.

About an hour into our meeting, we started thanking God that we’re in the same city at the same time.

We made a list in my journal of some of the churches that God is really using in our city.
Then we set an Ephesians 3:20 kind of goal for our churches for the year 2010.
And I told him sincerely: “I’m in this with you. I’m so proud of you and behind you in everything you set your hand to do in this city.”

Can I tell you something?
I have reduced my life to 2 overarching objectives:

1. Loving my wife and family
2. Dominating and saturating the metro-Charlotte area with the Gospel of Jesus

I have no other ambition.

There were some praying people in Charlotte 40-50 years ago who did the front end work so Elevation could experience the mind-bending blessings we’re experiencing.

And every week, new church planters are moving into this city, full of vision and faith, with only one agenda:
To kick the devil in the…
Well, I guess I should say teeth, since this is a co-ed blog.

To every Bible preaching, Christ centered, Kingdom motivated pastor who lives in the greater Charlotte area and reads this blog:

Do not hold back.
I am praying for your success.
I am grateful for you. For your unique style and perspective and gifting.

Do your thing for the glory of God.

For the sake of the Gospel in the city of Charlotte.