OUR FAMILY

MEET THE WIRTMILLERS

Revivalists Josh and Erin Wirtmiller are the founders of YIPOA based out of Ozark, MO. Josh is a Developer for AT&T and Executive Director of the ministry. Erin serves as the Event Coordinator and Administrative Director for the ministry. Both have a heart for awakening people to love Jesus & live out the gospel. Josh and his wife Erin live in Ozark, Missouri with their son Kaiden and their daughter Kylee.

Meet the YIPOA staff

  • Alex Uskokovich

    OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

  • Ethan Mannecke

    MARKETING DIRECTOR

  • Savannah Wilkins

    WORSHIP DIRECTOR

  • Riley Millikan

    WORSHIP SPECIALIST

Disciple-Makers. Kingdom-Builders. Jesus-Lovers.

Core Values // We are…

Awakened.

We live in the revelation of God's deep love for us and His heart for a close relationship with us! We pursue and love HIM with ALL that we are and are passionate about AWAKENING youth to this truth!   

Love the Lord your God with every passion of your heart, with all the energy of your being, and with every thought that is within you. This is the great and supreme commandment. 

Matthew 22:37-38 TPT

Equipped.

Individually and Corporately we place ourselves in the presence of God to worship, to listen, to pray, to learn, and to build relationships with Jesus & others. Being filled with His truth, gifts, and Spirit to do His will, we are ready to EQUIP youth to do the same! 

Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD Almighty. 

Zechariah 4:6 NIV

Sent.

We are active in our community and beyond living out the Great Commission, we train & mobilize youth to live out the Gospel. Through interactive experiences and opportunities, we activate their faith and God-given gifts so they can be SENT out into the world!

Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs.

Mark 16:15, 20 NLT

Statement of Faith

  • THERE IS ONE GOD: GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON, AND GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT.

  • IN THE DEITY, THE PERSON AND THE WORK OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THE SON OF GOD; WE BELIEVE IN HIS VIRGIN BIRTH, IN HIS SINLESS LIFE, IN HIS MIRACLES, IN HIS SACRIFICIAL AND ATONING DEATH, IN HIS BODILY RESURRECTION, AND IN HIS ASCENSION TO THE RIGHT HAND OF THE FATHER; AS OUR HIGH PRIEST, HE FULFILLS THE MINISTRY AS REPRESENTATIVE, INTERCESSOR, AND ADVOCATE, AND WE BELIEVE IN HIS IMMINENT RETURN TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD.

  • IN THE PERSON AND WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, WHO CONVICTS THE WORLD OF SIN, OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND OF JUDGMENT; IN HIS REGENERATION, BAPTIZING ALL BELIEVERS INTO THE BODY OF CHRIST, INDWELLING AND SEALING THEM FOR THE DAY OF REDEMPTION WITH HIS FRUIT AND GIFTS AVAILABLE IN THE CHURCH.

  • THE BIBLE IS THE WORD OF GOD - AUTHORITATIVE AND EVERLASTING, AND THE FOUNDATION OF ALL CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE; INERRANT IN THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGES, INFALLIBLE, AND GOD-BREATHED.

  • IN THE EXISTENCE OF AN EVIL SPIRITUAL BEING THE DEVIL.

  • IN THE SPIRITUALLY LOST CONDITION OF ALL PEOPLE.

  • THAT MAN WAS CREATED IN GOD'S IMAGE BUT, THROUGH THE SIN OF ADAM, HUMANITY FELL AND MAN IS NOW UNABLE TO SAVE ITSELF FROM ITS LOST STATE AND ALIENATION FROM GOD.

  • IN SALVATION THAT IS THE GIFT OF BROUGHT TO MAN BY GRACE; AND THE ESSENTIAL NEED CHRIST, FOR THE "NEW BIRTH" BY FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST; THAT THIS IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE SHEDDING OF CHRIST'S BLOOD FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF OUR SINS THROUGH THE FINISHED WORK OF THE CROSS AT CALVARY.

  • IN THE INDWELLING AND RECEIVING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE GIVING OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS AS GOD WILLS FOR THE EDIFYING AND THE BUILDING OF THE BODY OF CHRIST; AND THAT IT IS THE BELIEVERS RESPONSIBILITY TO USE THESE AND DEVELOP THEM.

  • IN THE SACRAMENTS OF THE LORD'S SUPPER AND BAPTISM BY FULL IMMERSION IN WATER FOR ALL BELIEVERS.

  • IN THE RESURRECTION OF BOTH THE SAVED AND THE LOST, THE ONE TO EVERLASTING LIFE AND THE OTHER TO EVERLASTING SEPARATION FROM GOD. GOD'S CHURCH // IN THE CHURCH BEING THE BODY OF GOD, AND EACH MEMBER BEING AN ACTIVE PART OF A LOCAL CHURCH, FULFILLING THE GREAT COMMISSION