CreativePastors Blog & Podcast

Taking Kids to New Heights

Kids are growing up faster than ever, and their taste in music is growing up with them. Whether it’s the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus or Taylor Swift, the kind of music kids listen to is very similar to what their older siblings and even their parents prefer.

But do you ever worry about the content and the message of that music for your kids? Don’t you want to know they are listening to music that is fun and age appropriate?

With the latest album from  Cloud 9, Touch The Sky, you get exciting music with a meaningful message.  Music your kids will enjoy on the way to school.  Music you will keep listening to after you drop them off.  Music that inspires and teaches how to live the life God has for all of us. This is Cloud 9. This is the next generation of kid’s music.

Download a free MP3, “Under Construction” from Cloud 9 – Touch The Sky, at CreativePastors.com.

New Youth Series - La Familia

What does family mean to you? We all have family... some are more complex than others. Most students would even consider their close friends to be family. In this three-part series, Ed Young shows us that no matter who you call your family, one fact still remains... we all have major family issues. And many of you know first-hand that family friction will mess you up!

Family Re-Union

Family is defined as any group of persons closely related by blood. So by definition, we're all part of a family. But what we don't all experience is the success and unity our family should have.

In his latest series, Family Re-Union, Ed Young helps us get back to God's original design for the family. Through these messages, we'll discover just what it takes to restore our families and reunite with the success God wants us to have.

New from Elevate and Elevate Jr. - Upsidedown Town

 

The latest series from Elevate and Elevate Jr. is now available! 

Elevate — Upsidedown Town (K-5)

Come with us to a very strange town, a place where people live their lives upside down. Now that doesn't mean the people there stand on their heads or that you'd climb to the ceiling to get into your bed. It's the wrong choices they make that we call "upside down." And some of their choices are the strangest around!

Some of the people choose not to forgive. Others give up quickly and that's no way to live. 
There's a woman who gives warnings and tries to be nice, but she neglects to follow her own advice.
There's a man named Jack who refuses to go back. There's a worrisome man with panic attacks.
There's a friend who hears advice both good and bad. That story ends up with an entire town mad!
There's a tale of a couple who refuse to help others. But that's not all the stories, I can think of one other.
There's a man with the coolest device anywhere! But though he has many, he refuses to share.

Yes there are many lessons that teach and confound. And we'll learn from the Bible many truths quite profound. When we don't live as God wants, we live life upside down. So travel with us, my friend, to Upsidedown Town!

Elevate Jr.— Upsidedown Town Jr. (3-5 years)

Come one come all,
Whether big or small,
Whether summer or winter or spring or fall.
Join Jennie and Bobby and a host of friends
As they solve the problems to happy ends.
Along the way they learn to live,
The way God wants, like give and forgive.
Keep your spirits up and get ready to get down,
As we all have fun in Upsidedown Town!

Podcast > Debated > Are We Born to Cheat?

Life is full of decisions. And one of the greatest gifts God has given us is the ability to make decisions on our own. But is that freedom available to us in every situation? Do we really have a choice when it comes to cheating?

In this message, Ed Young takes a look at the choices and consequences that result from our decisions. And he reveals to us God's truth about whether or not we are born to cheat.

To listen now, click on the podcast icon below.

Length: 33:58

Debated

The hottest issues usually get the most coverage and the loudest discussions. But the truth is not always uncovered. 

In this series, Ed Young unleashes a series of debates over some of today’s hottest issues—topics that tap into the very soul of who we are as a culture, what we want out of life, and where we hope to go in the future. And he reveals the truth found in God’s Word that provides us with hope, victory and a truly fulfilled life.

Debated

CreativePastors

If you have iTunes 7, click the link below to subscribe to our podcast. Twenty-four hours after Ed delivers his weekend message at Fellowship Church, it will be downloaded to your computer automatically. You can listen at your computer or take the MP3 with you on your iPod or other MP3 player.

If you don't have iTunes, you can get it here free for Mac or Windows. You can also subscribe to the podcast using other podcasting tools and RSS newsreaders. The feed address is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/cpblog.

Join the LIVE Chat Tonight

We are only hours away from the Nightline debate! Fellowship Church will be hosting a LIVE interactive chat during the show tonight at http://www.fellowshipchurch.com/nightline starting at 10:30pm cst. Please feel free join in and pass this along to your friends and relatives!

Podcast > Debated > What Constitutes a ‘Family’?

Families don't necessarily look like they did decades ago. From nuclear families to blended homes to single parent households, there's no longer a consistent model. But has God’s plan for the family changed?

In this message, Ed Young is joined by his wife and four children to answer questions from the audience - unscripted and unedited. And through their candor and openness, we discover that family is more about love and our position before God than it is about fitting into a specific mold.

To listen now, click on the podcast icon below.

Length: 35:33

Debated

The hottest issues usually get the most coverage and the loudest discussions. But the truth is not always uncovered. 

In this series, Ed Young unleashes a series of debates over some of today’s hottest issues—topics that tap into the very soul of who we are as a culture, what we want out of life, and where we hope to go in the future. And he reveals the truth found in God’s Word that provides us with hope, victory and a truly fulfilled life.

Debated

CreativePastors

If you have iTunes 7, click the link below to subscribe to our podcast. Twenty-four hours after Ed delivers his weekend message at Fellowship Church, it will be downloaded to your computer automatically. You can listen at your computer or take the MP3 with you on your iPod or other MP3 player.

If you don't have iTunes, you can get it here free for Mac or Windows. You can also subscribe to the podcast using other podcasting tools and RSS newsreaders. The feed address is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/cpblog.

Ed Young Debates Adultery

When it's the #2 cause of divorce,
Everyone is affected.

When the #1 late night television program opens the discussion,
Everyone listens.

But is it really that bad?

 
This Thursday, September 24, at 11:35pm EST on ABC, Ed Young faces off with one of culture’s most outspoken advocates for adultery – a subject that millions of marriages and families face every day.
For far too long, culture has hijacked God’s design for sex, marriage and the family. But during this Nightline special, Ed has an opportunity on an international stage to bring us back to God’s truth—a truth that can change the way we look at our relationships and our lives.

It’s something that will be talked about in the office, shared in the neighborhood and mentioned in the grocery store lines. Don’t miss your chance to see it happen live! Check your local listings for channel and time. 

And don’t forget, you can always connect with and follow Ed on Twitter, Facebook, and edyoungblog.com.

Podcast > Family Re-Union > The Home Gym

The world is inundated with workout programs, diet regimens and physical training videos. And each of them promises us that if we follow their plan, we’ll find ourselves in better shape than ever before. But what happens when we need to tone the physique of our family?

In this message, Ed Young shows us how God’s structure for the family, the home gym, models that of the most elite training center. And when we stick to the plan laid out in the Bible, we’ll experience a life of true family fitness.

 

To listen now, click on the podcast icon below.

Length: 43:51

Family Re-Union

The family was meant for unity. But many families are splintering on a daily basis. Is there hope for even the most shattered families to experience all that God has in store for them? 

Family Re-Union

CreativePastors

If you have iTunes 7, click the link below to subscribe to our podcast. Twenty-four hours after Ed delivers his weekend message at Fellowship Church, it will be downloaded to your computer automatically. You can listen at your computer or take the MP3 with you on your iPod or other MP3 player.

If you don't have iTunes, you can get it here free for Mac or Windows. You can also subscribe to the podcast using other podcasting tools and RSS newsreaders. The feed address is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/cpblog.

Ed Young to Speak at STORY

If you hadn't already heard, Ed Young will be speaking at the STORY conference this October.

STORY is a first-of-its-kind conference for communicators in ministry on Thursday, October 28-29, 2009, at the beautiful Paramount Theater near Chicago. Hundreds of church leaders, pastors, teachers, artists, and authors are coming to learn from some of the most effective communicators of the Gospel – the greatest story ever told. Speakers include:

• Ed Young - author and pastor of Fellowship Church in Grapevine, TX
• Donald Miller - New York Times best-selling author and popular speaker
• Stacy Spencer - author and pastor of New Direction Church in Memphis, TN
• Nancy Beach - author and creative leader for the Willow Creek Association
• Dave Gibbons - author, entrepreneur and leader of the NewSong Global Alliance
• Chris Seay - pastor of Ecclesia Church in Houston, TX and author of The Voice project
• Mike Foster - the founder of XXX Church and the Junky Car Club
• John Ortberg - author and teaching pastor at Menlo Park Presbyterian
• And many, many others - visit the website for a complete list.

Go deeper in STORY at a follow-up day of workshops on October 29 with some of the leading filmmakers, scholars, designers and thinkers in ministry. You’ll be guided through a creative journey where you can ask hard questions and learn the latest breakthroughs in communication. Lunch is included, and space is limited.

For a limited time, you can also enter to win a trip for two to the CS Lewis Foundation’s (http://www.cslewis.org) Seminars-in-Residence at the Kilns – CS Lewis’ home in Oxford, England – in the summer of 2010. Register anytime from now until September 30, 2009 on the STORY website for a chance to win. The winner will be announced live at STORY.

For more information and to register for STORY, go to www.StoryChicago.com or e-mail info@StoryChicago.com.