STEVEN FURTICK TAKES THE CODE ORANGE REVIVAL UNDERGROUND

By on Jan 16, 2013 in Current Issues, Features, Steven Furtick

By Christian Research Network Associate Editor Erin Benziger of Do Not Be Surprised…
This is a repost of an original article on Do Not Be Surprised…

Steven Furtick and his Elevation Church kicked off 2012 with a bang. The Code Orange Revival was twelve nights of celebrity preachers, loud worship music and subsequent emotional highs. Speakers ran from across the spectrum of professing Christianity—from New Calvinist Matt Chandler and his gospel-centered message to Word Faith preacher T.D. Jakes with his typical performance and prosperity theatrics. Last year’s event also featured Elephant Room Curator James MacDonald, Hillsong darling Christine Caine, seeming prosperity preachers Jentezen Franklin and Stovall Weems, Furtick’s personal pastor, Craig Groeschel, Joel Osteen’s worship leader, Israel Houghton, and seeker-driven favorites Perry Noble, Kevin Gerald and Ed Young, Jr. Scripture was twisted, hands were raised, and every night of the event was broadcast live online for the entire world to view.

It seems that Furtick has revitalized the Code Orange Revival for 2013. This time, however, there is a twist: this “revival” is by invitation only as evidenced by the Code Orange Underground website:

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In order to access this page further, one must enter his email address. Those not on the exclusive invitation list, however, will receive this message:

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Nevertheless, Code Orange Underground does not seem to be a very well-kept secret. One glance at the Twitter hashtag #CodeOrangeUnderground offers many details about the event. For instance, Steven Furtick himself tells us that there will be eight meetings total and that the first of these occurred on 15 January:

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Furtick also shares that the featured speakers for this first evening were his friends and Code Orange veterans Perry Noble and Jentezen Franklin:

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Others in attendance clearly were moved by the theatrics of the event:

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Based upon this picture tweeted out by Steven Furtick’s wife, Holly, one cannot help but notice that, for an exclusive, invitation-only event, this was quite a massive gathering:
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Perhaps some of the most curious tweets about the event were sent out by Steven Furtick himself:

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Not having heard the teachings presented at this first gathering of the Code Orange Underground, it is uncertain exactly what is meant by these rather charismatic phrases. Perhaps once the details crawl out of the sewer more will be known.

 

The original appears here.

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