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Earl's Interests
General
Church planting. Team-building. The Pittsburgh Steelers. I love learning things. In fact, my interest in teaching really grows out of the opportunity it provides to learn something. If my students are actively involved in teaching the class by the third day--I'm failing. Also, I dig Steeler football and great coffee (French press is my favorite), 24, old school science fiction (where we're good and the aliens are bad), movies, traveling, asking questions, techno-anything.
Music
U2, Tower of Power, Gnarls Barkley, Venus Hum, Amy Winehouse, the soundtrack from The Wedding Singer, The Clash, Lenny Kravitz, The Killers, Snow Patrol, Radiohead, Cold Play, Death Cab for Cutie, Steve Miller Band, some disco...
Movies
Defenseless - The Call to Berkeley
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East Bay Way - Tower of Power
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Earl's Office
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Earl's NASCAR Ride: It's Not How Fast You Go, It's How You Get Into the Car
RUi 2006 - The Holy Spirit in a Postmodern Generation
Dr. Earl Creps of the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary explains how to be thoroughly Pentecostal while effectively engaging the postmodern campus culture. Presented at Reach The U 2006, Chi Alpha Campus Ministries' annual training event for college ministers.
RUi 2006 - Understanding Today's College Students
Dr. Earl Creps of the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary discusses contemporary campus culture. Presented at Reach The U 2006, Chi Alpha Campus Ministries' annual training event for college ministers.
The Bourne Anything, Kingdom of Heaven, Failsafe, Paths of Glory, Tom Clancy adaptations, the original War of the Worlds, the Superman franchise. Romantic comedies all seem interchangeable to me, but my wife likes them.
Television
24 - what else is there?
Other than NASCAR, for which I am in training.
Oh yes, and Ugly Betty, Burn Notice, Battlestar Galactica, The Office, Law & Order, and My Name is Earl, of course.
Books
Off-Road Disciplines: Spiritual Adventures of Missional Leaders published by Jossey-Bass/Leadership Network. And I wrote it. Check it out on earlcreps.com
Heroes
My dad. Young leaders all over the country who are trying to do right differently.
About me: My wife Janet and I are developing a church planting project in Berkeley California under appointment from (AoG) US Missions and the Northern California-Nevada District. We pastored three churches (one Boomer, one Builder, one GenX) in the 80's and 90's. Then from 2001 to mid-2007 I directed Doctoral Studies at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in Springfield, Missouri, USA, where I taught leadership, communication/preaching, and mission in emerging culture. Also, we've spent several years on the road studying innovative congregations and leaders who are attempting to do mission in the 21st century. My other main interest is writing, with my second book on Reverse Mentoring in the works right now.
Listen to the first installment of "Berkeley: The Church Planting Journey," a Skype podcast interview hosted by Tim Hohm.
I am the author of Off-Road Disciplines: Spiritual Adventures of Missional Leaders published by Jossey-Bass/Leadership Network. Check it out on earlcreps.com
Who I'd like to meet: Anyone who knows anything about church planting.
Jerome Bettis.
Bill Gates - to tell him what I think of PC's.
Me in 20 years - to see how this all turns out.
Earl! I forgot we were friends on here. We met at a missional church forum in Seattle. Actually, I just remembered amazon also reccommended your book to me the other day based on my other book interests. How are things out that way in the missional church arena?
thanks for adding me! You probably have no idea who i am, but i used to attend your church in Springfield (ET) while I attended CBC in 1998-2000. I was surprised to hear over the last couple years that you were working with post-moderns and trying to bridge the generations. I find it fascinating honestly. No kidding, but I have had a pastor(s) look me in the face and tell me "there is nothing redeemable from your generation." I am 27, gen x, a bit alternative (glitter goth), and wholly sold on Jesus. Personally, I've probably had the opportunity to lead more people to Christ in my 12 years as a Christian than he had in his whole lifetime...but I found it interesting that nothing in my realm was redeemable to him. Anyways, it's encouraging to see you trying to bridge the gap. In the mean time, I am serving Him in any way I can with the means God has created me with. May God empower you to impact the generations. Brightest blessings be on your endeavors! ~Mariposa Immortale
Hey man – I’ve been thinking about you lately, missing you, and reading your xanga and stuff. But I wanted to let you know that I bought a French Press from SB yesterday, and I do say, I’m a changed man.
I'm in Minneapolis at ACSD and visiting Scott Woller (downtown church planter and my old Evangel room-&-football-mate). He said you once asked him out for coffee. Boy... you really get around. Why don't you go ahead and hurry up yourself to Bizerkely. Note to Earl's self: there is now a "Pete's" in Scotts Valley.
"As the father has sent me, so send I you..."
"The Word became flesh and dwelt among us..."
Yeah, you pretty much blew me away there.
Thanks a million for sharing tonight and affirming what I believe at the core of who I am. Praying for you as you transition!
Thank you for pouring into our lives tonight. To borrow a line from a recent book you may have heard of..."we want the baton you are passing."
Blessings
NC
Earl, I miss seeing you around. Let me know when you're next great adventure starts. I'd love to hook up with you while you're still nearby. Love you guys.
lol you are not going to believe this i got a $500 to Macy's for free in the mail today! my friend came up on this tight site and i didn't believe it worked but just as she got her's, i got mine too. she was kind enough to let me know about it so i am telling you.
thanks for the add. i am a youth minister at a young and growing Ag church plant and have been blessed by your Off Road Disciplines, videos and blogs...keep doing what you're doing it's good.
Earl, looking foward to hearing you speak this weekend in Oklahoma for the all church ministries conference. you did a great job when you came to Broken Arrow. cya friday.
