About

Youth Rock Ministries

How did Youth Rock Ministries come to be? The short answer is that it is an answer to Gods calling for me right now. I have served in various churches as Youth Director/Pastor over the last decade. In 2008 I put my faith in God and moved my family back to Texas to be closer to both mine and my wife’s family. (We have two small children and we wanted them to grow up around their grandparents.) I left that calling confident that I had fulfilled what I was sent there to do and began searching for my next “assignment”. Over the last year I have learned a lot about myself, the world and my family. I have done many new things over the past year to help support my family (while searching for a Youth Ministry position) one of which has been mowing lawns. In Texas that is not so much fun especially on the August days that reach 110 degrees. However, it is a great opportunity for prayer which is what I did most of the time I was mowing.

One day in late August as I was mowing and praying...praying and mowing..the answer came to me. The answer to what? Well I had been asking God for a while how He wants me to serve Him right now. The answer was clear and I heard God telling me to minister to youth through the internet. Of course I wondered if this meant being more active in the Facebook and/or Myspace community. The more I prayed about it the more the vision became clear for this web-site. A web-site geared toward being an instrument to help you - the youth - as you explore and grow in your faith. Many of the components came from suggestions of former youth that I have worked with. This is a work/ministry that will be ever growing and working to meet the needs of youth.

One thing I do want to say is that I hope all youth are able to find a local youth ministry to get plugged into. (If you need help let me know). It is so important to be a part of a community of faith.

If you have any suggestions for this site please visit the “CONTACT” link and let me know.

Know that I will be praying for you as you explore and grow in your faith. May God bless you and reveal Himself to you in Awesome ways!

Jonathan

Why is 501 (c ) (3) Non Profit Status so important?

There are obviously many tax benefits to being non-profit for both the organization and the donors. However, this is not the main reason for pursuing this status. The board of Youth Rock Ministries has chosen to go non-profit status to keep our focus on ministry. We have not created this ministry to make a profit, but simply put, to reach youth for Christ. Yes, we must raise money to run the ministry and all donations will go towards the ministry to youth, college students and parents. As we plan budgets we will do so with the focus of growing the ministry and not profit margin. We seek God daily for guidance, support and pray for His provision on this ministry. This ministry is truly a leap of faith, especially in these economic times. We are truly listening to God’s calling. Please prayerfully consider supporting this ministry.

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“ Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”

Colossians 3:17