CreativePastors is where you'll find Ed Young resources. Ed is the founding and senior pastor of Fellowship Church, with four locations in the Dallas area and one in Miami, Florida.
Doing church should be an adventure—tossing aside the tame and tired to pursue God-sized dreams with boldness and creativity. We want to supply you with the best of what we've learned and created in our 17 years of ministry. Think of us as part of your creative team.
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December 06, 2005
The Center for Church Communication released a free 8-page Church Marketing Report that takes a look at marketing and communication practices across the US (via Church Marketing Sucks). It's a quick, attractive read with informative graphics and it provides insight for the big picture of church marketing - and what we can do to improve.
December 05, 2005
Welcome to this week's CreativePastors Podcast with Ed Young.
To listen now, click on the podcast icon below.
Length 31:10
Why I: The Series
In our frenzied rush through life, we rarely slow down long enough to ask ourselves why we do what we do. In this series, Senior Pastor Ed Young takes the time to do just that. Ed, a self-proclaimed why guy, opens up his life to give us an insider's look at why he does what he does. And over the next several weeks, we'll discover that the amazing life God has in store for us is often just one question away.
Why I Trust
We all know people who declare, "I won't believe something until I see it for myself!" But is real trust based simply on what we can see, feel, touch, taste or smell? In this message, Ed Young asks the question that is essential to the Christian faith. And as he unpacks the answers, we have the opportunity to see what trust really is--and isn't.
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December 05, 2005
Early registration for the Creative Church Conference (C3) ends this Friday - don't miss your chance to sign up! We are so excited about what's coming up at C3 this January. With Bill Hybels, Erwin McManus, and T.D. Jakes joining Ed Young, we're going to be in for some fascinating discussions! Get the full scoop here.
December 01, 2005
As you've heard, the amazing response to the Show Us What You're Made Of! contest left us struggling to make a decision. It was so difficult to pick just one winner that we decided to choose two runner-ups who were too good to leave un-recognized. You've heard about the first winner, but we didn't want to miss the opportunity to share the other two entries:
Door of Hope - Fairbanks, Alaska - Media Director, Tyler Williams
They say a picture is worth a 1,000 words. So what is a video worth? Well, I'm not sure about the answer to that one, but I do know that the media guys at Door of Hope have the video announcement thing down to a T. They use small video clips to announce upcoming events, new resources or on-line tools for their congregation, reminders, outreaches, and, well, just about everything! These short clips tell a story of some sort and yet convey the information they need to be communicated, often in a humorous way. Some examples...
ARMY MAN - One video they created is a kids release video that plays at the end of the announcements letting the kids know that they are released to their classes. They also used this as an opportunity to communicate the fact that Jr. High classes were starting back up. This one had us rolling! Watch out for those "crazy-eyed" Jr. High-ers!
JOE'S ANSWER - This video introduced the Weekender, an on-line bulletin featuring news and events within the church community. The video encourages people to check it out on the church website and even shows them a graphic description of exactly how to find it! Joe may be a "nerd" but we think he's cool.
Terrific job, Door of Hope! The videos are great and we know your congregation must truly love them! Keep up the great work!
Epic Church of Sterling Heights, Michigan - Lead Pastor Tim Kade
Life is a Ride. And Epic Church is evidence of that! God placed the vision for this chur
ch plant into Tim's heart during the 2004 C3 Conference and the church has grown from there. Epic Church used the Life is a Ride campaign as the official launch for their church in September. They flooded their local area with these eye-catching flyers to draw in the crowds and advertise their upcoming series.
The video team headed out to their local amusement park to 
catch some fast-paced footage to use for their website, message intro, and some sermon illustrations. You can feel the spins, drops and turns right in your stomach!
Epic Church kicked off the launch with their band playing Dare You to Move. The video that accompanies the song literally takes us up the long, gradual, anticipatory slope just before that breathtaking drop and proceeds to take you through the whole roller coaster ride in tune with the music.
The amusement park with all of its ups and downs, twists and turns and even the agonizing wait in line was used as the basis of their sermon series:
It was an amazing ride, Epic Church - good job!
Our runners-up will receive the complete DVD set for our upcoming C3 conference. Thank you, again, to everyone who participated in the Show Us What You're Made Of! Contest. We really loved going through all the submissions. Keep that creativity going because we just might do this again!
