![]() "As executive pastor, Corbett is at the center of Furtick's organization. If you want to understand Elevation you have to understand his role," reports WCNC-TV. "There is one man living in the Charlotte area who runs Elevation: Chunks Corbett. While Elevation Church's 2012 annual report lists Jerry Sumner and Gary Sessions as its finance director and controller, respectively, WCNC-TV reports that Executive Pastor James "Chunks" Corbett is intimately involved in the megachurch's business dealings. The local television news station also reports that Elevation Church does not have elders or deacons, something which the Southern Baptist Convention to which the North Carolina church belongs leaves to the discretion of its members. ![]() The Board of Overseers members were personally recruited by Pastor Furtick, according WCNC-TV. ![]() Jack Graham (Prestonwood Baptist Church – Plano, TX), Pastor Perry Noble (Newspring Church – Anderson, SC), Pastor Kevin Gerald (Champions Centre – Seattle, WA), Pastor Stovall Weems (Celebration Church – Jacksonville, FL), Pastor Steven also serves on the Board, but does not vote on his salary." "Pastor Dino Rizzo (Healing Place Church – Baton Rough, LA), Dr. ![]() The 2011 annual report also discloses the names of the men who comprise Elevation Church's Board of Elders: This study is also performed for additional executive staff." The compensation committee uses a salary study performed by an independent CPA firm to get a basic salary range. Very similar to most large non-profit organizations, there is an independent compensation committee formed by the Board of Overseers that recommends a salary which the Board votes to approve. "The Board of Overseers sets Pastor Steven's salary. While the 2012 report does not provide information on Elevation Church's Board of Overseers, the Charlotte megachurch's 2011 annual report does. Pastor Furtick reportedly has refused to disclose his salary to the Elevation Church congregation, as well as the general public, although the megachurch discloses in its 2012 financial report ( read it here) how much it received in "average weekly operating offerings" ($391,299) as well as how much was given in the church's seven-year lifetime of ministry in local and international outreach ($2.5 million). ‘And there is no other way to be saved but to confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord, believe in your heart God raised him from the dead you shall be saved.’īut that one parenthetical insert ‘without a doubt.’.North Carolina media have done several reports on the $1.7 million home being built by Elevation Church founder and Lead Pastor Steven Furtick and his wife, revealing among other things, that a group of overseers responsible for deciding the Charlotte minister's salary is made up of other well-known megachurch leaders. ‘I believe, without a doubt, that Jesus Christ is the son of God and the savior of the world, today I give you my life.’Īll of it was good, all of it was appropriate. “That’s the part he should have left out. “Lord Jesus, I believe that I’m a sinner in need of a savior, and I believe, without a doubt….”įurtick zeroes in on that particular expression. And I make mistakes up here too, but to me he made a really big mistake when he was praying the prayer.īecause he was inviting the people to pray and he said “if you want to give your heart to Christ today, and know for sure that you have a relationship with him, pray this. “And now while I believe this campus pastor meant well, but what he said I had to correct him on later. This was done so that the newly minted Christian might have a moment where they could look back and say ‘that’s when I put my trust in Christ.’įurtick calls that prayer a ‘sacred moment’ positioning it as a moment between man and creator and that “It’s not a time for someone who’s preaching to start sharing their opinions.”įurtick elaborates why he was so upset with the actions of his underling. Recently showcased again on preachers vs sneakers by racking up his condemnation for love of clothing that costs more than most people’s rent, the newly minted star of the hive of scum and heresy known as TBN recounts a teaching opportunity he had with a church pastor in an unearthed 2017 Christmas sermon.įurtick reminisces on a campus pastor that was giving an altar call and was leading a potential convert through the sinner’s prayer. Steven Furtick has corrected and rebuked a campus pastors for telling new converts readying to pray the sinner’s prayer ‘ I believe without a doubt that Jesus is Lord’, arguing that it is sinful to give them that false confidence and assurance, declaring they would be lying if they professed that certainty. It is not current, but it has value in being achieved. The story was written up before we were able to place the clip. Apparently, this story came out in early 2018, but received little traction and barely a mention.
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