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Rock the World Youth Mission Alliance is a Christian ministry that trains young people as leaders. Their core training programs create an ongoing network of relationships where the grads and trainees collaborate to offer events and conferences, generate new ministries, and support one another in life and ministry.
Among other programs, Rock the World currently runs the Josiah Project, a summer collegiate leadership initiative; re:mix, a Great Commission conference for young people in college and high school; Third Culture Kid events for teens whose parents serve as Christian missionaries; "Striking Fire", a basic seminar in how to launch and lead local church youth ministry; and "Next Step" retreats for kids in middle school through high school. Rock the World's activities exist predominantly inside the USA but extend globally.
Mission of Rock the World Rock the World's mission is to “engage, equip and empower young people to advance God's Kingdom.” The longer version of their mission states “Rock the World’s mission is to mobilize young people to follow Jesus, grow together in knowledge and love of God, serve in the power of the Spirit, and impact the world for the Kingdom of God.” Both versions emphasize the capacity of Jesus' young disciples to make more disciples. The long-term goal of RtW is to ignite a spiritual awakening among young people on every continent.
Rock the World is not legally a part of any denomination. At its founding, Rock the World was informally associated with the Episcopal Church. By the end of the 1990s this association had broadened to include a wide range of denominations. Although Rock the World is officially independent of any denomination, Anglican influence still finds expression through the involvement of so many Anglicans in the ministry. The Anglican Church in North America often involves Rock the World in their student ministries.