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10 Reasons to Plant New Churches

Yep, it's TRUE we're planting Elevation as a new church in the new year!

Here's a great blog entry on WHY we need to be planting new churches in America. If you want a quick read that will give you even more reason to jump on board with the new Elevation church plant --------then read THIS.

If you have a heart for Santa Cruz and beyond and a desire to be part of something truly exciting jump in with our crew and be part of planting Santa Cruz's newest church - Elevation.

God is already working in huge ways, your faith and life will never be the same, "wanna planta church?"

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ELEVATION is planting as a separate and new church in Santa Cruz!

ELEVATION is planting as a separate and new church in Santa Cruz in 6 months! I'm hearing God clearly and energized fully, we're sooooo stoked and SCBC is too. Find out all about it on our website, hear the initial vision and announcement with some details on last night's podcast at our web site. We're working on this podcast's volume something went wicked on the recording and it's low volume - sorry. Anyways,Something WILD this way comes. I'm Stoked! Watch this blog for developments and updates. Pray for E as it goes from being a ministry in a church to a new church.

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BIG announcement at Elevation this week.

Hi Everyone,

I want to personally invite you to come out to Elevation this Sunday night. We have a HUGE announcement to make this weekend at the service, and if you’ve been involved with Elevation, you’ll totally want to be there to hear what it is. The crew and I believe it is excellent news and we want you to hear it fully, clearly and directly from me!

Do NOT miss this Sunday at Elevation; for reals, this is BIG!

God is up to something good!

-Chuckk

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Stopping iPhone / Computer Speaker Interference

If you own an iPhone and use it anywhere near computer speakers the "digital gerbil chirping noises" probably drive you nuts. I came up with a free-fix solution for this annoyance. Take some aluminum foil, folded a bit larger than the iPhone footprint, place the foil (shiny side out) inside a small ziplock bag and lay your iPhone on it on your desk this will totally eliminate the noise problems coming through your computer speakers. Ahhhhhh the sounds of silence!

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reCONNECT Series Audio, and also Kidneys for Jesus

The complete reCONNECT series podcasts are now up online at the Elevation Media Vault and on iTunes also (search chuckk gerwig to find us on iTunes easily). If you've struggled with quiet times, feel disconnected from friendship and intimacy with Jesus, are bored with your devotions or are just experiencing a dry time in general we hope these messages will be a blessing to you.

Also check out the amazing testimony from our latest worship and communion night as Melissa Boose our Elevation Admin tells the story of how she will need a kidney transplant and 3 people from Elevation have offered her one of theirs. Dan, one of the candidates is through testing and will give him one of her kidneys next month. God is at work, I smell Jesus. I love what is happening in our community

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Diesel in Action

my new pal Diesel in video

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reCONNECT - the environment

Big Thanks to our KILLER environment crew for a beautiful look for the last series!

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New Buddy

...we have a new Gerwig, introducing our new Labrador pup, DIESEL.

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Ministry has its Privileges

A real privilege of ministry is getting to officiate at weddings for people you really love!

Here's a pastor's eye view of the wedding ceremony, muy romantico

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Active Ideas for Inactive Devotions

Here are the creative resources for Quiet Times I spoke about at June 6th's Elevation. Variety is vitality in spiritual practices.

reCONNECTORS – active ideas from the mind of Chuckk Gerwig designed for reconnecting with Jesus in your TWG, prayer time, closet prayer, quiet time, devo time or whatever you like to call it.

1. PYD-"Pray Your Day": Get up 15 minutes early. Make three horizontal columns on a sheet of paper. Head one column with each of the following headings; Wake up until noon - noon to 5 o'clock - 5 o'clock 'till I sleep. Under each time zone list all the classes, events, meetings, work and other activities you'll experience that day. Now take time to pray through your day, asking for God's wisdom, direction, help and protection in the day of life He gave you today. Pray that you will be a good witness to all the people you come in contact with.

Continue reading "Active Ideas for Inactive Devotions" »

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Jesus in a Cage?

Non believers in Santa Cruz are hearing about Jesus and I'm stoked. A quote from the attached video... "is it just me or is Jesus bigger than ever around here?" Elevation along with Vintage Faith Church and others are becoming more visible to less-convinced folks in Santa Cruz. This is an EXCELLENT thing, even if folks don't yet believe or understand Jesus - the invisible church is becoming more visible. Here is a clip from a local Santa Cruzan's recent video blog, he no likee Jesus (yet). Todays persecutors are sometimes tomorrows priests, ask that guy named Saul. Good news kids.

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As Seen At Elevation

God is working in peoples lives, coolness.

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Indigenous Communication

SC is a bumpersticker rich environment so we added to the bumper discussion

pick one up free at E this week.

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Paradise Lost and Found

There was a slight v i b r a t i o n... the planet broke and paradise was lost. Will it be found again? What happened in that garden? What happens when you die, do you sleep or are you in Heaven awake and lucid? What is Heaven going to be like? What about Hell? We'll explore these questions in less convention Elevation style in our new series: Paradise Lost and Found - Beginning Sunday 21st

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Coming in June...

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Hearing the Voice of God

Dallas Willard's book; Hearing God is well worth the read. This is a wonderful direction to head if the latest Elevation messages on hearing God's voice and reconnecting with God are resonating inside you. Willard's book is this month's recommended reading. You can buy it HERE

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A Favorite Moment

I celebrated my Dad's 80th birthday with him this weekend. What an amazing blessed man he is! Here's a photo from Elevation last month, a moment of sweetness between me and Dad.

Serving my father communion at Elevation.

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less draining...

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Exponential Change

The world is changing at a wild rate; church has stayed somewhat the same. How might we retool some of what we do to be in the middle of a changing culture while still retaining the deep knowledge of the Truth of Scripture? HT: the amazing Melissa Boose

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The Rising : Study Notes, as is

Hey friends here is an as is collection of passages and ideas from the series The Rising in case you want to look back through the ideas and Scriptures. They are not spell checked or formatted, just a collection of my idea notes. He has Risen! - Chuckk

The Rising Series Study Review Notes.pdf

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Zeitgiest Debunked

Here's a link to a set of videos challenging the Jesus Solar God myth - it's a series of 6 videos talking through the claims of Zeitgiest and other pop culture conspiracy theorists. Here's the link to video pt #1 you can follow through all 6 sessions from HERE

Here is a link to another site that has a variety of articles about the dying rising god myths. Best idea though is if you want to really see how fallacious the claims of Zeitgeist are go to the library and do your own research on these myth gods and the NON parallels, you'll be amazed at the total lack of connection. Jesus stands unique and historic in a world of revisionist history.

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reCONNECT

New Series Alert: reCONNECT : Energizing your Friendship with God - Christianity is all about a relationship with God but how do you have a relationship with someone who is silent and whom you can't see? Why do we feel God is so distant at times? How can we really experience God in a relationship? If you wonder about these things secretly, or have ever felt distant from God stop by, because reCONNECT is about connecting deeply with Jesus. Starts May 10th @ Elevation

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Empty Tomb Room

We've been exploring reasons to believe in the resurrection on Sunday nights at Elevation. It's been really cool: lots of new not so churched folks have been first time guests. Tonight our creative Environment Team created a cool "empty tomb" in a side room as a place to reflect on the resurrection of Jesus and take communion. They used masses of crumpled brown paper, small lights some white fabric, candles, incense and the communion elements and created a beautiful space to pray, kneel, remember and rejoice. You guys rock, we're blessed!

He is not here...

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Websites for Broke Church Planters

iWeb is an inexpensive, easy way to design your church's website but my understanding is that it doesn't show up well in searches, beware and check for yourself.

Another approach might be to us Clover. Clover allows a ministry to get a fairly cool website on a church planter's budget. Check em out.

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Crucible

Some good friends of mine are launching a unique ministry experience for international university students in Poznan, Poland. Read all about it HERE!

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July 1, 2009

10 Reasons to Plant New Churches

June 29, 2009

ELEVATION is planting as a separate and new church in Santa Cruz!

June 27, 2009

BIG announcement at Elevation this week.

June 24, 2009

Stopping iPhone / Computer Speaker Interference

June 21, 2009

reCONNECT Series Audio, and also Kidneys for Jesus

June 20, 2009

Diesel in Action

June 18, 2009

reCONNECT - the environment

June 16, 2009

New Buddy

June 9, 2009

Ministry has its Privileges

June 7, 2009

Active Ideas for Inactive Devotions

June 5, 2009

Jesus in a Cage?

June 4, 2009

As Seen At Elevation

June 3, 2009

Indigenous Communication

June 1, 2009

Paradise Lost and Found

May 25, 2009

Coming in June...

May 20, 2009

Hearing the Voice of God

May 17, 2009

A Favorite Moment

May 11, 2009

less draining...

May 8, 2009

Exponential Change

May 4, 2009

The Rising : Study Notes, as is

May 3, 2009

Zeitgiest Debunked

April 27, 2009

reCONNECT

April 26, 2009

Empty Tomb Room

April 25, 2009

Websites for Broke Church Planters

April 21, 2009

Crucible

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