Mission & Leadership
OUR MISSION AND LEADERSHIP
Who we are and What we do:

We are a non profit organization with a focus on Lord Jesus and advancing His Kingdom locally, nationally and internationally. We do this  (1) by partnering with other like-minded Christian organizations and individuals (2) by offering a 501c3 covering for like-minded ministries and (3) by sowing the Word of God in the hearts and lives of people through seminars, bible institutes, online technology,  the media, church plants, and any other venue that the Lord may place on our hearts.

Mission Statement

To honor God by establishing Christ-centered, Spirit-empowered, socially responsible and devoted disciples for Christ in every nation through the teaching of the inspired Word of God and encouragement of biblically gift-based (not gender-based) ministry and service.

Christ-centered: We exist to point people to Christ, for He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.  And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything He might have supremacy (Colossians 1:17,18).

Spirit-empowered: We welcome the presence of the Holy Spirit which empowers us to live lives that honor God and point people to Christ.  Jesus told his disciples: You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8).

Socially responsible: We join together to serve the needs of our communities because Jesus calls us to love our neighbor as ourselves (Matthew 22:39) and teaches us to pray His kingdom come, His will be done on earth as it is in Heaven (Matthew 6:10).

About Pastor Jon Goebel:

Jon served the United States for twenty years where he gained much leadership experience. While in the military, he also gained a Masters degree in Public Administration. After retiring from the Air Force, Jon felt a call to serve the Lord and his people in vocational ministry, thus, Jon earned his Bachelor's of Divinity Degree as a graduate of Grace College of Divinity located in Fayetteville, NC (www.gcdivinity.org)In addition to this equipping, Jon has completed several conference and seminar trainings designed for pastors and leadership growth and enrichment.

Jon was privileged to serve as the Dean of Students at GCD in prior years as well as to teach on the GCD faculty (www.gcdivinity.org). Here the Lord used him to help guide the church's young and upcoming leadership . He also was favored to be sent out by his home church to pioneer, plant and pastor a church in the Lumbee Indian community of Lumberton, NC  for almost seven years before the Lord moved he and Sarah (his wife) to California to be reunited with their children and continue their ministry efforts in Ridgecrest, CA. Jon was originally ordained through Manna Church of Fayetteville, NC as they prepared to send he and his Sarah out as church planters. Jon maintains his pastoral credentials through Declaring His Answer Ministries, Int'l, a 501c3 ministry created to provide ministry covering for those answering a call to advance the Kingdom of God and to found other ministry groups for the teaching and maturing of the saints and work of the ministry as outlined in the Bible. As a Pastor, teacher and church planter, Jon has also been involved in the teaching and training of biblical students at the Romania School of Missions in Romania.

As a retired Major from the Air Force , Jon has seen the needs and devastation resulting from a lack of spiritual knowledge of the One True God around the world, resulting in a burning desire to see the nations come to know Jesus Christ. Jon is on a mission for God sharing with those in range of his personal influence as well as through the internet to reach into the uttermost parts of the earth.

Jon is married to Sarah, who is also active in vocational ministry. They are a modern example of a true biblical Aquilla & Priscilla ministry team. Jon will graduate with his Master's of theology in May 2013 and he and Sarah are focusing their attention on the founding of New Life Biblical Studies, in Ridgecrest, CA, offering  bible college- level classes for the Christian who desires more.

About Sarah Goebel


In 1998, Sarah was led by God to leave the workplace and become a servant to Christ and His people as a full-time vocational Minister to Women. As a result, she sold her business and began preparing for a life of helping Pastors in shepherding God's women by sharing principles from the Word of God coupled with her understanding of women as a woman. She now holds a Degree from Grace College of Divinity as well as additional training certificates from various programs to include "Caring for People God's Way", "Extraordinary Women" and "Breaking Free" through the Light Institute of the American Association of Christian Counselors. In addition to this, she received full Board Certification from the IBCC as a Biblical Counselor. Sarah was ordained with Pastoral credentials through Flaming Sword International, Manna Church of Lumberton and Declaring His Answer Ministries, Int'l.

Sarah served on the Board of Women's Ministries at Manna Church in Fayetteville, NC for several years, then a church of 3,500 people and served as Pastor of Women at Celebration Life in Lumberton, NC. As the Assistant Director of the Indiana Executive Program at Indiana University for several years, Sarah has extensive experience in conference planning and coordination. She turned this experience toward the church and has since been active in conference planning and teaching to further the spiritual growth and refreshment for women around the country. She has especiallly loved speaking at PWOC conference events designed especially in support of military wives.

Sarah has written and published three articles on marriage in a community Newspaper called Insight. She published her first book called Satisfied Woman in December 2006. She greatly expanded on the information of her first book creating two new books that make great group studies and resources for spiritual growth. These two new releases published in 2010 are called "Experience Real Satisfaction" and Experience Godliness God's Way". Sarah has been interviewed on numerous radio stations and tv broadcasts with national and international audiences to include The Harvest Show on LeSea Broadcasting and the Christian Television Network (CTN). Currently Sarah is partnering with her husband in offering college-level bible classes to Christians who want to go deeper into historical and cultural information and its relevance on Bible interpretation. They desire to share the knowledge they have gleaned through teaching sound principles for exegesis and hermeneutics for bible study at New Life Biblical Studies.
For more information regarding Sarah's ministry activities, Go to www.sarahgoebel.com. 

Their adult daughter, son, son in law and grandson are an important part of both Jon and Sarah’s life.

"His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him..." ~ 2 Peter 1:3