Elevating

What an incredible time in Charlotte last week! The Cornerstone Knowledge Network (CKN) Conference; CKN Knowledge Partner Meeting; WFX; speaking; exhibiting; connecting with friends and partners AND winning the Solomon Award for “Best Building Contractor”. We were excited to receive this award for the second year in a row. The award was tied largely to our work with Elevation Church. Elevation is one of the top 5 fastest growing churches now with approximately 6,500 in weekly attendance. The lead pastor, Steven Furtick, at 28 years old combines innovative drama and video with bold music and powerful old time preaching. You can read more about the Elevation project in the Worship Facilities Magazine article. We were grateful to have the opportunity to serve Elevation along with some of our friends and partners at Visioneering, Design 2020, and Living Stones Architecture.

We were also deeply humbled to receive this award. We recognize the tremendous responsibility we have as we serve ministries across the country. There are two spiritual aspects to the work we do. The first is tied to Colossians 3:17 and applies to all people regardless of your occupation: “do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Secondly, we realize that our work is directly impacting the kingdom of God. We were reminded of that during the WFX sponsored tour of Elevation last Wednesday night. Many were in tears as they watched a video that told the unlikely story of how the church secured the property and, most importantly, showed the faces of people being baptized. Changed lives, a transformed world. Church buildings and facilities are ultimately pointless if they are not used to connect our world to Jesus.