I like to play golf, workout, and cheer the Florida Gators on to multiple
national championships. But my new #1 hobby is talking about church
planting. I guess I’m really no different than anyone else who enjoys their
job. Even when I’m not “on the clock”, my conversations these days always
involve church stuff. One of the things we do at Elevation that I love is
bringing in church planters from all over the country to see what God is
doing here and sharing thoughts and ideas on ministry.

I really enjoy it- it’s not a burden but a calling. The heart of Elevation
is to equip and help other churches. And I really like it. In some ways I
guess it has become a hobby of mine more than a part of my job description
to spend time with other church planters.

I used to wonder why when Pastor Furtick and I spent time together outside
of the office we still talked about the same things we discussed at the
office. I used to feel like it was somewhat unhealthy that my conversations
outside of work always seemed to focus on the church.

Then I realized that my job is to be the Executive Pastor of Elevation
Church but my hobby is church planting. I’ve never really had a job that I
talked about and thought so much about outside of the 8-5 work day. And it’s
no coincidence that I’ve never had a job that I also enjoyed talking about
as a hobby.

This weekend I was able to spend some time with the guys at Oakleaf Church
in Cartersville, GA.- Michael and Anthony even gave me a free golf lesson.
Next week we’ll have the gang from Ridge Stone Church coming down (we
probably won’t pick a fight- they’re Georgia boys). I think that Gary Lamb
would be voted most popular in the church planting world if someone took a
vote. Everybody likes Gary including Elevation Church. We’ll also have
Daniel Floyd in from Lighthouse Church in Virginia- another guy who’s
getting it done. And to complete the weekend we’ll have the guy who’s going
to revolutionize Burlington NC- Tadd Grandstaff and his crew.

Not a bad lineup over two weeks- We should have planned a round table
discussion or something. God has given Elevation Church a platform to have
national influence. We have been able to join some great churches in kingdom
work by sharing ideas and doing my new found favorite hobby- Talking about
Church Planting.

Chunks Corbett, Executive Pastor

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