The Situation: Every Sunday, thousands of people watch the Elevation Church livestream from around the world. To influence consideration with new online church goers, we invest $12-15k per month on our Sunday campaigns. I recently challenged our team to improve the quality of the paid search traffic and increase the average conversion rate. The...
A new year can be exhilarating. It can mean new dreams, new goals, new habits, etc. But for some, it can also be overwhelming. And perhaps even disappointing. I personally love this time of year because I try to approach it with a sense of gratitude and appreciation, rather than disappointment and discouragement. Instead of being sad that...
I was listening to a podcast on a run yesterday and heard something that stopped me in my tracks. The person I was listening to said that if you live to age 80, you will have spent about 4000 weeks on this earth 🤯 Something about life being broken down into weeks made it a bit more sobering. If I’m being honest, I even felt a small...
Slowing down isn’t easy. Being present isn’t a piece of cake. And the little device you’re probably reading this article on can often be our greatness weakness. If you’re feeling a little tired today, I get it. Life isn’t easy and this time of year makes it even more difficult. We all have responsibilities that can’t be...
Recently, I had an hour-long phone call with a good friend. We were discussing a struggle he was dealing with and he was expressing how he had finally reached the end of his rope with this specific struggle. He simply wanted to know what to do. He was tired of falling back into the same problem, he knew Jesus was supposed to be the answer...
Yesterday we had to get out of the house for a few hours so the power company could work on our breaker box. We grabbed doughnuts, went to the library, had coffee, and eventually ended up on an empty green turf after lunch. Courtney and I spent over an hour here doing nothing but watching Asher & Greylynn laugh — and *for the most part*...
Today, with the help of technology and advanced transportation methods, the gospel has reached nearly every corner of the earth. It’s amazing to think about the millions of people, who just a few decades ago had no access to the gospel, now have the entire Bible in their pocket. With that said, it’s obvious that we haven’t always gotten it...
When is the last time you took a few moments and enjoyed the simple pleasure of a sunrise or sunset? How long has it been since you slowed down long enough just to thank God for the miracle of life and the gift of breath that is in your lungs? I ask those questions, because recently I asked myself the same thing. It made me realize just how much I...
