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Larry Stevens "Steven" Furtick Jr. (born February 19, 1980) is an American
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pastor, author, and songwriter of
Elevation Worship Elevation Worship is a contemporary worship music collective from Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. The collective leads worship in weekend church services at Elevation Church, as well as performing concerts and tours around the Uni ...
. He is the founder and senior pastor of
Elevation Church Elevation Church is a Baptist Evangelical multi-site megachurch pastored by Steven Furtick, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.Southern Baptist ConventionElevation sbc.net, USA, Retrieved January ...
, based in Charlotte North Carolina .


Early life and education

Furtick was born and raised in
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, and attended Berkeley High School. At the age of 16, after reading the book ''Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire'' by
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, he felt called to pastor a church in a major city. Furtick received a
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in communication from
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and a
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from the
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.


Ministry

In 2004, Furtick served as
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at Christ Covenant Church in
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. In 2006, he moved to
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and founded
Elevation Church Elevation Church is a Baptist Evangelical multi-site megachurch pastored by Steven Furtick, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention.Southern Baptist ConventionElevation sbc.net, USA, Retrieved January ...
with seven families and his own. The church had their first service on February 5, 2006. In 2007, he helped found the music group
Elevation Worship Elevation Worship is a contemporary worship music collective from Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. The collective leads worship in weekend church services at Elevation Church, as well as performing concerts and tours around the Uni ...
as a songwriter and since has been nominated for GMA Dove and Grammy Awards, winning a Grammy for their album, ''
Old Church Basement ''Old Church Basement'' is a collaborative live album by American contemporary worship groups Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music. It was released on April 30, 2021, via Sony Music Nashville through their imprints Elevation Worship Rec ...
''. In 2007, he made headlines when his church gave $40,000 to members in envelopes with $5, $20, and even $1,000, telling them to spend it kindly on others. Furtick speaks at events all over the world including the 2011 Global Leadership Summit hosted by
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, the C3 Conference 2012 hosted by Ed Young Jr., the Hillsong Conference 2012 hosted by
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, and the Presence Conference in 2012 and 2013 hosted by
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. Furtick also participated in The Elephant Room 1 and The Elephant Room 2 hosted by James MacDonald. Furtick was named to Oprah's ''SuperSoul100'' list of visionaries and influential leaders in 2016. In 2012, in response to a need of mentorship for 1,000 students in area schools, Furtick launched an outreach program at Elevation Church called the M1 Initiative. Furtick said, "We have always said we want to be a blessing to our city and support our leaders with a volunteer force they can count on." More than 1,600 members responded and committed to mentoring a child for the 2012–2013 school year. Furtick has committed to donating 12 percent of Elevation Church's giving to support outreach efforts nationally and globally.


Public life and media

Furtick is a New York Times best selling author. He has also participated in various philanthropic campaigns, donating clothes and furniture to families in need. Pastor Steven Furtick has known associations with pastors like
T.D. Jakes Thomas Dexter Jakes (born June 9, 1957), known as T. D. Jakes, is an American bishop, author and filmmaker. He is the bishop of The Potter's House, a non-denominational American megachurch. Jakes's church services and Evangelistic sermons are b ...
and
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, both commonly referenced figures in relation to
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. In 2013, Furtick refused to answer questions about his salary, his tax-free housing allowance, and how much he makes from books and speaking fees, and how the church is governed.Watson, Stuart
"Pastor responds to critics of his $1.7M home"
. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
Elevation has stated that Furtick is generous to the church with the money he receives from writing books—that he arranges for the church to purchase his books directly from the publisher, allowing Elevation to receive the author's discount and keep the money from sales. They have also reported that the publisher pays the church to produce marketing materials to promote Furtick's books. Elevation has confirmed that Furtick's salary is set by a Board of Overseers composed of other
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pastors, who vote on his salary based on a compensation study conducted by an outside firm, and that Furtick does not vote on his own salary. On October 2, 2020,
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began airing programming from Furtick, replacing the
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ministries program "Believer's Voice of Victory".


Bibliography

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Awards and nominations


GMA Dove Awards

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Grammy Awards


References


External links


StevenFurtick.com
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