Cool congregations can get so wrapped up in the «performance» of church that they forget to actually be the church, a phenomenon painfully illustrated by the story of the child with cerebral palsy who was escorted from the Easter service
at Elevation Church for being a «distraction.»
Not exact matches
But this weekend, for the first time in months, Perry returned to the pulpit to the preach a sermon — this time
at Charlotte's
Elevation Church, the megachurch pastored by Steven Furtick.
Caine has preached
at megachurches in the U.S. (including Rick Warren's Saddleback
Church and Steve Furtick's
Elevation Church).
Official leaders of disciples will have to suffer the crucifixion of the selves formed on the basis of clerical
elevation within the local congregation and within the
church at large.