Steven Furtick Biography
Steven Furtick Jr. is an American pastor and songwriter. He has helped grow the multi-site Elevation church into a global ministry through online streaming, television, and the music of Elevation Worship. He also holds a master of Divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological seminary and is the author of crash the chatterbox, Greater, Sun Stand Still, Qualified, and seven-mile miracle.
How old is Steven Furtick? – Age
The American pastor is 41 years old as of 19th February 2021. He was born in 1980 in Moncks corner, South Carolina in the United States of America.
Who are Steven Furtick Parents? – Mum and dad
The American pastor was born by Faith Furtick, who is her mother and her father known as Larry Stevens Furtick. They are Americans.
Steven Furtick Education
The American pastor was 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. Furtick received a Bachelor of Arts in communications from North Greenville University and a master of Divinity from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Is Steven Furtick Married – Wife
Yes, the American pastor is married. He married his wife Holly in . They both live in Waxhaw, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte. After their marriage they were blessed with three lovely children. They are named; Elijah, Graham and Abbey. In 2013, the couple built a home on 19 acres of land in Waxhaw. The home was valued at $1.78 million. The pastor stated that his home was paid for with money from his book sales and publisher advances, rather than his salary from Elevation church.
Steven Furtick Career
The American Pastor after serving as music director at christ covenant church in Shelby, North Carolina, he moved to Charlotte and started Elevation Church. The church had their first service on February 5, 2006. In 2007, he made headlines when his church gave $40,000 to members in envelopes with $5, $20, and even $1,000, telling them to spend it kindly on others.
Furtick speaks at events all over the world including the 2011 Global Leadership summit hosted by Bill Hybels, the C3 conference 2012 hosted by Ed Young Jr., the Hillsong conference 2012 and 2013 hosted by Phil Pringle. The pastor also participated in The Elephant Room 1 and The Elephant Room 2 hosted by James MacDonald. He was named to Oprah’s supersoul100 list of Visionaries and influential leaders in 2016.
In 2012, in response to a need of 1,000 mentors for students in area schools, the pastor launched an outreach program at Elevation church called the M1 initiative. Furtick said, “We have always said we want to be blessing to our city and support our leaders with a volunteer force they can count on”. More than 1600 members responded and committed to mentoring a child for the 2012-2013 school year. The LGBT students in the program because Furtick had publicly called homosexuality a sin.
Controversies
In 2012, evangelical pastor and theologian John F. MacArthur called Furtick “unqualified”. One of Furtick’s critics, Grayson Gilbert, further explains the “Unqualified” statement by arguing that the pastor is unable to understand and explain the Bible’s message properly to his audience and that he has explicitly taught heresy as a result. The pastor responded to this comment in his 2016 book unqualified: How God uses Broken people to Do Big Things.
Steven Furtick Net worth
The American pastor has an estimated net worth of $60 million.