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Larry Stevens "Steven" Furtick Jr.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Preacher's Wife )〕 (born February 19, 1980) is the Lead Pastor of Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina and is the author of three books, ''Sun Stand Still'' and the two ''New York Times'' bestselling releases, ''Greater'' and "Crash the Chatterbox". Furtick was born and raised in Moncks Corner, South Carolina and attended Berkeley High School. 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".〔Funk, Tim. ("A cool pastor, and a hot church." ) Charlotte Observer 14 Sept. 2008: A1. Retrieved 2009-09-03.〕 Furtick received a B.A. in Communications from North Greenville University and a Masters of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.〔 After serving as music director at a local church in Shelby, North Carolina, Furtick moved to Charlotte and started Elevation Church. The church had their first service on February 5, 2006.〔Elevation Church. ("History" ). Retrieved August 25, 2011.〕 ==Church growth== Furtick has seen the church grow to over 18,000 in regular attendance, currently meeting in ten different locations, the most recent being in Cornelius, North Carolina.〔("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.〕 Elevation was cited by ''Outreach Magazine'' as one of the Top 100 fastest growing churches in the country every year since 2007.〔''Outreach Magazine'' (2008). ("2008 The Outreach 100 Largest and Fastest Growing Churches in America" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steven Furtick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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