ELEVATION RHYTHM & Mitch Wong - Growing Pains

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About Elevation Rhythm (feat. Forrest Frank), Elevation Worship, Elevation Worship

Elevation Rhythm is a Christian pop/hip-hop collective from Elevation Church's youth ministry in Charlotte, North Carolina, releasing albums including Growing Pains, This Is the Gospel and Victory Lap on Elevation Worship Records. Elevation Worship is the worship ministry of Elevation Church (led by pastor Steven Furtick), producing widely-sung congregational worship songs and collaborations. American contemporary worship collective formed in 2007 out of Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, led by pastor Steven Furtick. The band writes congregational worship songs including 'Graves Into Gardens' and 'The Blessing'.

Faith journey and beliefs

The group states its explicit mission is proclaiming core gospel truths—that Jesus died for sin, that people are loved, and that belief in him brings eternal life—aimed at reaching Gen Z with foundational Christian doctrine. As a church worship ministry, Elevation Worship's output, including collaborating on 'Joy In The Morning', is inherently an expression of corporate Christian faith and biblical teaching. Explicitly a church ministry; members are practising evangelical Christians and worship leaders.

What this song is about

Elevation Rhythm wrote "Growing Pains," produced by Josh Holiday and Steven Furtick, as a youth-focused anthem for anyone struggling through a hard season of faith. Member Josh Holiday has said the album (and song) came together coming out of the Covid lockdown period, when the team was aware of what the young people in their church were struggling with and wanted to apply truth to those feelings.

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Reflection

Growing pains are an honest phrase for something every believer knows: the ache that comes before maturity settles in. Scripture never pretends that spiritual growth is painless. Paul writes of his own struggle in Philippians 3:12, admitting he had not yet arrived but pressed on. A song built around this theme speaks to anyone who feels stretched between who they were and who God is shaping them to be. There is comfort in naming the discomfort rather than hiding it behind a polished testimony. Growth in faith often looks less like a straight line and more like a series of small deaths and small resurrections, moments of letting go so something truer can take root. Music that names this honestly gives listeners permission to be unfinished in front of God, trusting that he is patient with process. It is a reminder that discipleship is not instant transformation but a lifelong shaping, and that the discomfort itself can be evidence that something real is happening.

Questions to sit with

What has been the most uncomfortable part of your own spiritual growth so far?
How do you usually respond when change feels painful rather than peaceful?
Where might God be inviting patience with yourself in this season?

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