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词条 Steven Furtick
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Public speaking career

  3. Outreach

  4. Personal life

  5. Bibliography

  6. References

  7. External links

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Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
| occupation = Pastor
| residence = Charlotte, North Carolina
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Steven Furtick Jr. (born February 19, 1980) is a pastor, songwriter, and New York Times best-selling author. As founder and lead pastor, he has helped grow the multi-site Elevation Church into a global ministry through online streaming, television, and the music of Elevation Worship. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and is the author of Crash the Chatterbox, Greater, Sun Stand Still, (Un)Qualified, and Seven-Mile Miracle. Pastor Furtick and his wife Holly live in Charlotte, North Carolina, with their two sons, Elijah and Graham, and daughter, Abbey.

Early life

Furtick was born and raised in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, and attended Berkeley High School.[1] At the age of 16, after reading the book Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala, he felt called to pastor a church in a major city.[2] Furtick received a Bachelor of Arts in communications from North Greenville University and a Master of Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.[3]

After serving as music director at Christ Covenant Church in Shelby, North Carolina, Furtick moved to Charlotte and started Elevation Church. The church had their first service on February 5, 2006.[3]

Public speaking career

Furtick speaks at events all over the world including the 2011 Global Leadership Summit hosted by Bill Hybels,[4] C3 Conference 2012, hosted by Ed Young Jr.,[5] Hillsong Conference 2012 hosted by Brian Houston,[6] and the Presence Conference in 2012 and 2013 hosted by Phil Pringle.[7] Furtick also participated in The Elephant Room 1 and The Elephant Room 2 hosted by James MacDonald.[8] Furtick was named to Oprah's SuperSoul100 list of visionaries and influential leaders in 2016.[9]

Outreach

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In 2007, Furtick made headlines when his church gave $40,000 to members in envelopes with $5, $20, even $1,000, and told them to spend it kindly on others.[2]

Under Furtick's leadership, Elevation Church has given more than $100 million to local and global outreach partners since 2006.[10] In 2011, a partnership with Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx was established to give 100,000 hours and $750,000 to serve the people of Charlotte.[11]

Since 2010, Furtick has hosted a week-long outreach in February at Elevation Church called Love Week.[12] During the church's 2010 Love Week, thousands of Elevation members packed more than 10,000 sandwiches for the homeless, helped single mothers get their cars serviced, donated blood, cleaned up parks and streets, built a soccer field for local ministries and renovated buildings.[13] In 2011, Furtick led Elevation and over 25 other local churches to serve more than 34,000 hours in a single week.[12] In 2012, Elevation partnered with 31 local churches to serve 62 outreach organizations for a total of 50,340 hours around the city of Charlotte. More than 4,800 volunteers from Furtick's church and other local churches served at more than 400 events, building houses, stocking food pantries, feeding the hungry and homeless, and holding a senior prom for elderly nursing home residents. Furtick and Elevation Church also partnered with Presbyterian Hospital-Matthews to pledge $80,000 to help fund enhancements and expansion at a local free clinic.[14]

In 2012, in response to a need of 1,000 mentors for 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.[15] The LGBT community raised concerns about the initiative and the well-being of LGBT students in the program because Furtick had publicly called homosexuality a sin.[16]

Personal life

Furtick and his wife, Holly (née Boitnott), have three children; Elijah, Graham, and Abbey.[17]

In 2013, Furtick and his wife built a home on 19 acres of land in Waxhaw, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte.[18] The home was valued at $1.78 million.[19] Furtick stated that his home was paid for with money from his book sales and publisher advances, rather than his salary from Elevation Church.[20][21] The church refused to answer questions about Furtick's salary, his tax-free housing allowance, and how much he makes from books and speaking fees.[22] Elevation Church said that Furtick is generous to the church with the money he receives from writing books, arranges for the church to purchase his books directly from the publisher at the author's discount and keep the money from sales, and that the publisher pays the church to produce marketing materials to promote Furtick's books. Elevation Church said that Furtick's salary is set by a board composed of other pastors, who vote on his salary based on a compensation study conducted by an outside firm. Furtick does not vote on his own salary.[10][23] In response to the news report, before his sermon on the weekend of October 27, 2013, Furtick addressed the congregation directly, saying "he was sorry if the house and surrounding questions caused them to have difficult conversations with co-workers, friends and neighbors."[22]

Bibliography

  • {{cite book|title=Sun Stand Still: What Happens When You Dare to Ask God for the Impossible|last=Furtick|first=Steven|year=2010|publisher=Multnomah Books|isbn=978-1-60142-322-1}}
  • {{cite book|title=Greater: Dream Bigger. Start Smaller. Ignite God's Vision for Your Life.|last=Furtick|first=Steven|year=2012|publisher=Multnomah Books|isbn=978-1-60142-325-2}}
  • {{cite book|title=Crash The Chatterbox: Hearing God's Voice Above All Others|last=Furtick|first=Steven|year=2014|publisher=Multnomah Books|isbn=978-1-60142-456-3}}
  • {{cite book|title=(Un)Qualified: How God Uses Broken People to Do Big Things|last=Furtick|first=Steven|year=2016|publisher=Multnomah Books|isbn=978-1601424594|location=|pages=}}
  • {{cite book|title=Seven-Mile Miracle: Journey into the Presence of God Through the Last Words of Jesus|last=Furtick|first=Steven|year=2017|publisher=Multnomah Books|isbn=978-160142-922-3|location=|pages=}}

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2482&dat=19980521&id=iZ5IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TQsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1276,2161577|title=Students win in QUEST contest for knowledge|work=The Post and Courier|date=May 21, 1998|page=4}}
2. ^Funk, Tim. "A cool pastor, and a hot church." {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919210916/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2008/09/14/191882/a-cool-pastor-and-a-hot-church.html |date=2012-09-19 }} Charlotte Observer 14 Sept. 2008: A1. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
3. ^Elevation Church. "History" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902005044/http://www.elevationchurch.org/history |date=2011-09-02 }}. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
4. ^City of Athens, TX. "Things to do: 2011 Global Leadership Summit". Retrieved April 24, 2012.
5. ^C3 Conference. "Speakers" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423074452/http://c3conference.com/speakers |date=2012-04-23 }}. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
6. ^Hillsong Conference. "Speakers". Retrieved July 06, 2012.
7. ^My C3 Church. "Presence 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
8. ^The Elephant Room. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110926141546/http://www.theelephantroom.com/conversations/ "Conversations"]. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
9. ^{{cite news |last= |first= |date=1 Aug 2016 |title=Meet the SuperSoul100: The World's Biggest Trailblazers in One Room |url=http://www.oprah.com/spirit/supersoul100-the-worlds-biggest-trailblazers-in-one-room |work=O Magazine |location= |access-date=5 Jul 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180050/http://www.oprah.com/spirit/supersoul100-the-worlds-biggest-trailblazers-in-one-room |archive-date=2018-07-05 |dead-url=no |df= }}
10. ^Watson, Stuart. "I-Team: How a pastor built a multi-million dollar home" {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191218/http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/I-Team-How-a-pastor-paid-for-his-multi-million-dollar-home-228870731.html |date=2013-10-29 }}. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
11. ^Baxter, Jennifer. "Elevation church keeps growing" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203123/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/09/04/2571507/elevation-church-keeps-growing.html |date=2013-10-29 }}, Charlotte Observer, 4 September 2011.
12. ^Smith, Brittany. "Elevation, 50 NC Churches to Serve Homeless, Elders for LOVE Week" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627074510/http://www.christianpost.com/news/elevation-50-n-c-churches-to-serve-homeless-elders-for-love-week-69179/ |date=2012-06-27 }}. Christian Post. February 10, 2012.
13. ^Kwon, Lillian. "Megachurch Floods Charlotte with Jesus' Love" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020170333/http://www.christianpost.com/news/megachurch-floods-charlotte-with-jesus-love-43847 |date=2011-10-20 }}, Christian Post, 19 February 2010.
14. ^Smith, Brittany. "Megachurch's LOVE Week Inspires Selflessness in Charlotte" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423112159/http://www.christianpost.com/news/love-week-charlotte-megachurch-impacts-city-with-50000-volunteer-hours-69891/ |date=2012-04-23 }}. Christian Post. February 20, 2012.
15. ^"Over 1,600 Elevation Church Volunteers Answer Call to Mentor Students". Christian Post, September 25, 2012. Accessed October 27, Elevation is the greatest church in America, raising people far from God to life in Christ.2012.
16. ^{{cite news |last=Comer |first=Matt |title=Concerns raised as anti-gay Elevation Church makes inroads at local schools |url=http://goqnotes.com/19794/concerns-raised-as-anti-gay-elevation-church-makes-inroads-at-local-schools/ |publisher=QNotes |accessdate=September 29, 2014 |date=December 21, 2012}}
17. ^Elevation Church. "Pastor Steven Furtick". Retrieved August 25, 2011.
18. ^Funk Tim and David, Maria. "Elevation pastor building big home in Waxhaw" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023033900/http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/10/22/4407782/elevation-pastor-building-big.html |date=2013-10-23 }}. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
19. ^Union County tax records "Valuation of Jumper Drive Revocable Trust I Property a.k.a. Steven Furtick's house" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111011437/http://gis-web.co.union.nc.us/tax/Property.aspx?PIN=06153015 |date=2013-11-11 }}. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
20. ^Hallowell, Billy. "Should Pastors Live in Extravagant Homes? Preacher's 16,000-Sq.-Foot House Sparks Debate" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028191405/http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/10/28/should-pastors-live-in-extravagant-homes-preachers-16000-sq-foot-house-sparks-debate/ |date=2013-10-28 }}. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
21. ^Furtick, Steven. "Sermon: Scar Shaper" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192029/http://elevationchurch.org/sermons/scar-shaper |date=2013-10-29 }}. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
22. ^Watson, Stuart. "Pastor responds to critics of his $1.7M home" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202712/http://www.wcnc.com/news/iteam/Elevation-Church-Pastor-responds-to-critics-of-his-17m-home-229413291.html |date=2013-10-29 }}. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
23. ^Wilson, Jen. "Elevation Church pastor's home draws scrutiny" {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025084105/http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/morning-edition/2013/10/elevation-church-pastors-home-draws.html |date=2013-10-25 }}. Retrieved October 23, 2013.

External links

  • StevenFurtick.com
  • Elevation Church official website
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8 : 1980 births|Baptist ministers from the United States|Living people|Southern Baptist ministers|People from Moncks Corner, South Carolina|Southern Baptist Theological Seminary alumni|North Greenville University alumni|American Christian writers

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