Fellowship Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Ed Young Jr. (Founding & Senior Pastor since 1989)

Founded Unknown

Denomination Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)

Service Times Multiple service times (megachurch, check website)

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.fellowshipchurch.com/

Pastor Credentials Born 1961, founding pastor, NYT bestselling author

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

Statement of faith not displayed on fetched content.

Caution

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Statement of faith not displayed.

Caution

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Men's ministry exists: 'Grow stronger in Christ together.'

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Not stated on fetched content.

Caution

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

CONFIRMED via homepage: 'Pastor Ed & Lisa Young' presented as leadership team; Lisa Young explicitly titled 'Pastor Lisa Young' in event/message descriptions. Female in pastoral authority — RED validated.

Lisa Young (female) CONFIRMED as co-Senior Pastor alongside Ed Young Jr. Direct rubric violation.

WARNING!

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Husband-wife co-pastor celebrity model; no elder board listed on fetched content. RED validated.

WARNING!

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Homepage content describes recent messages as conversational format ('Ed and Lisa Young sit down with Sadie and Christian Huff') on 'godly relationships... biblical principles' — topical/relational, not verse-by-verse expository. RED validated.

WARNING!

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Generic evangelical language.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Not explicitly DEI/CRT but celebrity megachurch culture.

Caution

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

Self-identifies as SBC-affiliated but functions as independent megachurch without clear BF&M accountability.

Caution

Assessment

Fellowship Church Grapevine is the 6th largest megachurch in America (~24,000 weekly). Founded 1989 by Ed Young Jr. as a mission church of First Baptist Irving. Multi-campus. CONCERN: Ed Young and Lisa Young are listed as co-Senior Pastors. Lisa Young in a Senior Pastor role raises the female-pastor flag. Ed Young has been linked to luxury/extravagance concerns (WFAA investigation). SBC-affiliated megachurch with celebrity pastor model. The co-pastor arrangement with Lisa Young is a RED flag per the gender rubric.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Lisa Young co-Senior Pastor role directly confirmed on current website. Downgraded preaching to red based on conversational/topical format; maintained red overall rating.

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source fellowshipchurch.com

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