Media
Pastor Young has been the focus of several news stories, interviews and other media coverages since Fellowship Church began in 1990.
In 2008, Young’s “7 Days of Sex Challenge,” which he issued to the married couples of Fellowship, attracted worldwide media attention in publications such as The New York Times. Because of the attention the challenge attracted, Young was also asked to participate in interviews, stories and feature segments including those on Fox News and The Colbert Report
In 2009, Young was asked to be on Nightline (September 24, 2009) when he debated the topic of adultery with Noel Biderman, the founder of the online dating service AshleyMadison.com, on the ABC special, "Born to Cheat?"
In February 2010, Brett Shipp of Dallas local news channel WFAA ran an investigative story that reported Young is living a much more lavish lifestyle than his church members and the public knew. Young addressed the story the following weekend at Fellowship Church, contending discrepancies in the story.
In January 2012, to promote their new book Sexperiment and share the message beyond the walls of the church, Ed and his wife Lisa took part in a 24 hour "bed-in" on the roof of Fellowship Church. The bed-in, which included Skype interviews with several of the Young's friends and leaders around the world, attracted local, national, and international print and television media, including:
- KXAS-TV
- Dr. Drew
Following the 2012 Aurora Shooting in a theater in Colorado, Young was asked to speak on Fox News about the subject.
In the early fall of 2012, Ed Young was selected as "The Best Evangelical Preacher" by the Dallas Observer
Young is regularly featured in stories in The Christian Post and contributes articles to the publication from time to time.
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