Pastor Ed Young’s Transformative Content Now Available on Both Pray.com’s Pray Radio and PrayTV
LOS ANGELES, June 15, 2022 – With a heart for reaching young people and a passion for creativity, Pastor Ed Young has always been an early adopter in finding new avenues for presenting his teaching and preaching content, and was one of the first to be featured on Pray.com’s Pray Radio and now on the newly-launched PrayTV. As the leading mobile platform providing 24/7 prayer and faith-based audio and video streaming content, Pray.com is a great partner for Pastor Young’s forward-thinking approach in providing messages to help meet cultural needs and encourage the next generation.
“Right now, we’re only one generation away from extinction as far as the things of God. That’s why we put so much energy, effort and resources into the young people at Fellowship Church,” Pastor Young said. “That’s why we are excited about our partnership with Pray.com. I’m so thrilled we are unleashing our creativity and leveraging technology to reach a new generation with the hope of Jesus.”
Pastor Young founded Fellowship Church in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in 1990, and the ministry has grown from 30 families to multiple campuses in three states, two prisons and online. The church also has established the Allaso Ranch retreat center in East Texas to provide a spiritually transformative experience for children and teens. (allaso is Greek for “change”) In addition, it provides a place of recovery and healing for wounded warriors and Gold Star families.
“Pastor Ed has always had such a heart for young people and the importance of helping children and teens establish a godly foundation, as they are our next generation of leaders,” said Dave Clark, Associate Pastor and Director of Media and Technology. “This is what made a partnership with Pray.com so exciting, as we knew that to reach future generations, we needed to transition from traditional broadcast platforms to more online, digital engagement.”
Scott Wilson, Associate Pastor and Director of Communications, appreciates how much further Pray.com and PrayTV allow Ed Young TV programming to reach, expanding it around the world. The ministry looks forward to working with Pray.com to engage more directly with new audiences in a way to help them grow spiritually, as well as meet felt needs they might have. One of Pastor Ed’s older series, “I’m not (blank) enough,” for example, placed an emphasis on mental health, and each sermon addressed an area where those struggling with mental health issues may feel they aren’t good or strong or spiritual enough, etc. Wilson said that with Pray.com’s emphasis on mental health resources, they are considering bringing that type of content to the platform to benefit Pray.com audiences.
“As the Church, we have so much good to say, but don’t always know how to say it to reach the culture. Pray.com is an evolution in this process, taking a platform people are familiar with and using it to present transformative content,” Wilson said. “Yes, technology can be used in some ‘God-awful’ ways, but Pray.com seeks to use it in a God-honoring way, and we are grateful to be partners with them in that.”
Through Pastor Young’s leadership, Fellowship Church has consistently ranked as one of the most attended churches in North America over the past decade. As a New York Times best-selling author, he is a respected voice in the areas of leadership, Christian living, marriage and parenting. With a passion to equip and train leaders in the church, Pastor Young began CreativePastors.com, the Creative Church Conference (C3) and C3 Global in order to provide resources to thousands of pastors and leaders around the world.
“Pastor Ed’s content is some of our most popular programming on Pray.com and now PrayTV,” said Pray.com founder Matthew Potter. “We know his teaching will always be culturally relevant and very encouraging to our younger audiences, especially. We look forward to working together with Ed Young TV to aid them in equipping the next generation through programming on Pray.com.’
In addition to Ed Young TV, Pray.com includes teaching and preaching programs from leading Christian pastors and speakers, along with meditative and reflective prayer and Bible-based resources to aid listeners wherever they may be in their spiritual growth journeys. Find Ed Young TV and other prayer and faith-based audio content at www.pray.com/discover.
About Pray.com
Founded in 2016 with a mission to grow faith and cultivate community, Pray.com is the world’s No. 1 app for daily prayer and Bible-based audio content. It recently launched a 24/7 live streaming video channel, PrayTV. Reaching more than 10 million people worldwide through its mobile app and website, Pray.com is the easiest way to incorporate prayer into your daily life. Pray.com provides encouragement and inspiration through daily devotionals, Pastor podcasts, and Bedtime Bible Stories. Pray.com founders are Steve Gatena, Mike Lynn, Ryan Beck and Matthew Potter. See more at www.alarryross.com/pray-com.
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