What if the next generation didn’t just inherit our world, but our faith? Proverbs 22:6 calls us to guide them onto the right path and Judges 2 warns what happens when we don’t. This message is a rally cry to believe in today’s youth, call out their God-given potential, and invest in them like the future depends on it… because it does.

At Church on the Rock, we’ve been praying Psalm 143:10: “Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.” As part of our discipleship journey, The MOVE, we believe following God’s will means defending and uplifting “the least of these.” Poverty’s deepest wound isn’t hunger, it’s hopelessness. But through local churches, Compassion International is releasing children from poverty in Jesus’ name by meeting physical needs and introducing them to the gospel.

This message isn’t about charity — it’s about discipleship. We learn how each of us can provide food, clean water, education, and medical care, while also building a real relationship with a child through letters and updates.

What happens when a Sunday sermon turns into a sit down conversation between a Lead Pastor and the man who started it all? Today’s service at Church on the Rock looks a little different in the best way. Join Lead Pastor Josh Hersey and Founding Pastor Tom Outley for a powerful and personal conversation filmed right from our podcast studio. Pastor Tom shares his raw salvation story, the miracles behind how Church on the Rock began, and the quiet steps of obedience that shaped thirty three years of ministry.

This Sunday at Church on the Rock, we step back into an honest and life-giving conversation between Lead Pastor Josh Hersey and Founding Pastor Tom Outley. Last week we looked at how the church began, and today we focus on something just as important, the heart Pastor Tom carried for the next generation. Pastor Josh shares how Pastor Tom saw potential long before anyone else did and how he created space for young leaders to learn, grow, and discover their calling. The stories are real, personal, and full of the kind of wisdom that comes from decades of serving the Lord with a willing heart.