Leveraging your Vision.....

A key for any successful church or business is to clearly define "The Win"...it's the goal, the thing you're trying to achieve through all of the effort and labor. At Elevation, "The Win" is clear: "so that people far from God will be filled with life in Christ". The Win at Elevation is life transformation. That's why hundreds of volunteers each week labor to create an experience where the gospel is preached and lives are transformed. We constantly celebrate the win through numbers and stories. Each week we share a few new stories with the staff and volunteers of the church to constantly keep us focused on "The Win. Leveraging the vision means that you celebrate the victories with those who have labored and sacrificed to make them become a reality....the funny thing; the more victories they celebrate, the more labor they will put in and sacrificial they become to see more Wins. If you're looking to motivate your volunteers, let the hear, feel and connect with "The Win".

Here is a story of the vision of Elevation in action...this is "The Win".

Pastor,

I just wanted to let you know the difference you and this church are making in peoples lives. A couple of weeks ago I met my friend, Stacey for breakfast and we talked about many things but one of the things we talked about was Elevation. Stacey started talking about her sister and that she had pretty much given up on church and her life was spinning out of control. She said her sister felt like she was judged and that she didn’t belong when she did try to go to church. We talked about Elevation and what a life changing place this was for people just like her sister. Well, Stacey called me Saturday and said that her sister had tried to end her life on Thursday and was just released from the hospital. Stacey said that she knew that her sister needed to be at Elevation for the Sunday service and that she was trying to talk her sister into coming and then working out all of the details to get her here. Her sister did agree and she came Sunday.
Well, I don’t have to tell you how important the volunteer teams are here but I will brag on them. They could not tell how desperate this girl was by looking at her but they treated her like they treat every person coming to Elevation. They were EXCITED that she was there and kept telling her over and over “we’re glad you are here!”. They directed her to a really great parking place and made her feel welcome, not at all like she didn’t belong. During the service I could tell that she was moved and in the end she raised her hand and she gave her life to Christ. On Monday, Stacey came up to me and could not believe what happened and was thrilled and looked as if she were walking on air. What a great thing to see hurting people find peace through Jesus.
This is the story of just one person but I think this plays out over and over and over again at Elevation…