I’m glad He got you out of there. I know it wasn’t my own prayers specifically, but reading this is wonderful. You won’t be disappointed. My family is in the process of searching for a new church, after we realized the one we were in for 9 years was not doctrinally sound.

”The voice you believe will determine the future you experience.”, ”Your praise is contagious – So is your complaint. Once, when my son had signed up to serve at a youth event, he was told if he didn’t bring 5 friends (people who hadn’t previously been to Elevation), he couldn’t come. I got rid of any books from false teachers that I had, got a different translation of the Bible, and deleted my old worship music playlist that was full of.

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On top of that, I was absolutely exhausted every time I got home and was starting to lose passion for photography.

I want to thank the writer of this post for sharing this testimony. Because I understand. And Michelle Lesley who was kind enough to give me an opportunity to share my story. You finally enter the auditorium of the church, and you’re ushered into your seat, or to what it may feel like, forced into your seat. An NBC Charlotte investigative report mentioned that Elevation Church has given more than $10 million to nonprofit organizations, such as Samaritans Purse and Crisis Assistance Ministry. Although no one is perfect. He was saying how everything that Benny Hinn says and does, as well as other false teachers is fake, he was essentially exposing him.” My mom and I were pretty big Benny Hinn fans.

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In addition, the church also provided more than 1,000 at-risk students with mentors through its M1 Initiative last year.

Glad you’re FREE!!! I would encourage you to read John 10 and prayerfully consider that, if you’re truly a Believer, your discomfort is most likely the Holy Spirit leading you away from Elevation to seek out a biblical, doctrinally sound church (which Elevation is not – for more info on that, click on the “Popular False Teachers & Unbiblical Trends” tab at the top of this page and scroll down to the section on Steven Furtick and Elevation). I eventually became the lead photographer at one of Elevation’s campuses and even was on the photography team for their live album recording, Here As In Heaven, at the Spectrum Center Arena (formerly known as the Time Warner Cable Arena). I lost, of my friends. After you dodge them all, you’re then surrounded by all sorts of people — local people, people who traveled from a few hours away, or people who flew in from out of country to attend this particular church. “All the way down! There was some controversy regarding the funding source. There have got to be more things going on behind the scenes. Later, he earned a Master of Divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

We serve. Between what type of worship music you should and shouldn’t listen to, the type of church that you should attend, pastors you should stay away from, even down to the translation of the Bible that is good and which ones are bad.

As you wait in line, you see to your left a merchandise table.

This has been no easy task, but it makes it all worth it to obey Christ. In the parking lot, there is a sea of Elevation Church bumper stickers plastered on everyone’s cars. I tjink moder churches fall victim yo their oqn success and gradually move towards more emphasis on image. I have been feeling a pull on my heart to pursue a different church and this helped me come to the truth I needed.

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"Well, it's the same thing that Kenneth Copeland says, it's the same thing Bishop Jakes says, it's the same thing that Benny Hinn says.

5. Steven and Holly have three children, named Abbey, Elijah, and Graham. Then the relationship slowly became the overly attached partner that you so desperately needed to break up with, but didn’t know how to. I discovered the worship music and now love it and have started going back to Church actually. To even be on the worship teams, you MUST look and sound a certain way. I pray for this sister and pay she finds a good Bible based church and continues to pursue God.

It just infuriates me. Learn how your comment data is processed. We still have it today. Disclaimer: Afterall, they all belong to God. If you were new to the church, it would feel like you’re at a New Years Eve party. I am currently attending a church that is part of the ARC family for 5 years. Combine that with his association with Joel Osteen, TBN, and other questionable characters and you’ll get right to the core of the man he really is and wants to be. It was three in the morning when I did finally finish it. ft total) on 19 acres of land in a suburb of Charlotte. It almost feels like you’re walking in the shopping mall and on every side of you there are sales people bombarding you trying to get you to buy their perfumes and colognes.

The women’s Bible study I am leading now has a few ladies who are very upset if anything is spoken against this church. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account.

As a high schooler in 2009, I was asked by Elevation staff to sit in the “Mosh-Pit” section (a section on the front row) of the auditorium and asked to jump around during worship (so that the cameras could see young people really into the worship). You walk up to church, and you’re then greeted by volunteer after volunteer persuading you to join their eGroup or to join a volunteer team. I heard some staff getting fired when they were asked if they were “team Elevation” to which the staff member said, “I’m team Jesus.” So they were fired for not “bleeding orange.”. Popular False Teachers & Unbiblical Trends, Elevation Worship, Hillsong Worship, and Bethel Music, attending church is not optional for Believers, Book Review: “Worship: The Ultimate Priority” by John MacArthur – The Earnest Layman, Costi Hinn’s Testimony of leaving the Prosperity Gospel of his Famous Family – Blue Skies and Green Pastures, Fear Not: 9 Biblical Ways to Trade Worry for Trust. Furtick said for Charlotte Observer that it would violate Jesus’ call and would be unfair to his family to be discreet about donations. I really feel like I let my kids down by not realizing we were in the wrong place. We have family that attends, and loves Steven.

Furtick emphasized that he believes in a "ministry of integrity."

The lights come back on and the worship team comes on stage; there’s laser lights and fog machines and for a second, you think you’re at a concert. I never attended the church in person but online and was in egroups with them.

Take some time to follow 2 Corinthians 13:5‘s admonition to prayerfully examine yourself, honestly before God, using Scripture to discover whether or not you’re actually a Believer. I grew up in a Baptist home and I have been to Elevation a few times. I don’t understand why they have to have a fog machine and colored lights? Furtick received a degree in communication from North Greenville University. There are so many lukewarm Christians! Suddenly, the lights dim and there’s a countdown on a giant screen letting you know when church will start. Doesn’t the “heart intent” seem tho be off when those kinds of tactics are generally only used in a concert like atmosphere where there is little regard for God’s true Word and sound doctrine? He appeared in American Gospel. So what does my life look like now after I left Elevation?

Do whatever you have to do – church is that important. I’m not going to lie. Ive been to a couple of uk churches that create a showy atmosphere which i disagree with. Different teams at different campuses compete against each other to see who can lose the most weight or exercise the most. Glad I found this old post so I know I’m not alone in questioning things. I highly recommend that you read this, repent, and believe the true biblical gospel, which you are not getting at Elevation or from Steven Furtick. The battery of tests/interviews potential employees are put through is mind-blowing.

Do you want award-winning journalism with a Christian worldview, delivered to your inbox? Steven Furtick (birth name – Larry Stevens Furtick) is an American pastor, author, and songwriter, who is best known as the founder of Elevation Church. I shrug my shoulders and say, “Who?” She says, “Costi Hinn, Benny Hinn’s nephew!