"GOSPEL: The Story of God" is for you
You're fed up. You hear people talk about how scripture means so much to them, how they hear God speak through the bible. They seem to have something you don't have. We have some Good News....
Keep ReadingResources: Race & the Gospel
Over the years God has used these resources on race to challenge, encourage and grow me. I pray you find them helpful. Just a note, you will most likely disagree with some of the content here. That's okay. The authors come from varying backgrounds. When we talk about partisan politics things can become heated. But, just as there are great differences within the church on most topics, there are diverse perspectives represented in these resources. I'm happy to discuss these topics with you so please do not hesitate to contact me. --Pastor Chris...
Webinar: Understanding & Interpreting Poverty
Webinar: Understanding & Interpreting Poverty Framework for Understanding Poverty...
What does it mean that we're a "church-planting church"?
The mission of the church is creating disciples who create disciples. Church plants have proven to be the most effective way to accomplish this. ...
Belong. Believe. Become.
We have a mission statement! One that actually was thought through! ...
Elevation: Chapter 2
As we discussed at our August Town Hall meeting, we're moving into our next chapter of Elevation's story by really investing in our City Groups. City Groups are a "missional community". ...
Keep ReadingAccidental Pharisees
Chris reviews Larry Osborne's "Accidental Pharisees"...
Keep ReadingAnyone else think this is weird?
From the outside, it would seem we are a bunch of cannibalistic, incestuous wierdos who sing songs to a criminal who was dead (then who wasn't dead). Let's face it, almost everything that really matters to a follower of Jesus is weird. ...
Keep ReadingLight Shines Brightest in the Darkest Places
Couple years ago at a conference on missions, one of the speakers smacked me upside the head with this and I haven't been able to shake it, "There are three types of Christians: Those who go, those who send and those who are disobedient." Ouch. A buddy of mine and friend of Elevation is working very hard to raise support so he can go to the ends of the earth for the sak...
Keep Reading40 Days of Prayer
40 days of prayer leading up to Resurrection Sunday...
Keep ReadingA Super Sunday
Elevation's first Baptism Sunday was SUPER....
Keep ReadingFire Alarms & Free Burgers
It happened. When someone asks "how's Elevation Chris?" I playfully respond that there haven't been any fire alarms yet. Time for a new line. Three weeks into this little experiment in mid-urban church planting in the cafeteria of a Junior High School, we arrived for set up yesterday to hear a blaring siren. But we would not be deterred. Over the next hour and a half ou...
Keep ReadingA beautiful circus of crazies & freaks
A beautiful circus of crazies & freaks Grand Opening October 13...
Keep ReadingSo I Got This Postcard In The Mail...
We're trying to get the word our about Sunday's preview service so you may have received a postcard in the mail. Maybe that's how you got here. If so, cool! Check out our site and find out what we're all about. We're just real people trying to make a difference. Nothing creepy, no weird cult stuff going on. And it's not a pyramid scheme. Okay, it's sorta like a pyramid ...
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