Ed Palpant is the planting pastor of Evergreen Community Church on the northwest side of Raleigh, NC. Evergreen is a three-year-old church plant started by three different churches from three different denominations. Its distinctives can be seen in the creative ways the leadership finds to help people pursue God. The leadership is passionate about reaching postmodern people with the story of God in ways that people today can understand.

Ed also owns a business that he started in Indianapolis, IN. Growing up in an entrepreneurial family, Ed loves to do start-up in various forms and has coached several new businesses into existence over the last few years.

Ed is passionate about helping people pursue God in new ways that will stretch them outside of denominational, personal, and societal boundaries. He believes that pastors and business leaders today must recognize the changing nature of our culture and communicate in ways appropriate to that change. He also believes that God is greater than our comfort will allow us to experience, and we must therefore grow in ways that may not feel comfortable.

Ed also loves to read. His favorite Christian authors include John Eldredge, Brian McLaren, Donald Miller, Phillip Yancey, and Brennan Manning. He is an avid hiker, outdoorsman, racquetball player, and tree grower. His office is in northwest Raleigh, but you will most likely find him at the edge of a lake with his laptop and cell phone keeping him in contact with his congregation.

Ed's greatest desire is to help new pastors, church planters, and business people to think outside their current modes of operation and discover the risky path of faith that God is calling them to walk. He is married to his wife of 25 years, Tammi, and has a 20 year old son, Tim, and a 16 year old son, Justin.