Joe and Natalie Barnoske launched Generation Outcry as a 501(c)3 ministry organization in March of 2012. GO is dedicated to empowering the global church, educating the next gen, and evangelizing across America.
Since launching, we have written, produced, and gifted thousands of Gospel materials to people around the world who need it the most. By the grace of God, 25,000+ people have been trained to advance the Kingdom and approximately 21,500+ have given their lives to Christ through this ministry. Even still, we envision believers everywhere living out a cross-generational cry for revival.
Our Story
We will never forget the day when our very first lead pastor looked directly into our eyes and declared, "I see missions in your lives. You are called to go." At the time, we were young youth pastors who were attending Bible college together and, in all honesty, just thankful to be in full-time ministry at all.
What our pastor didn’t know was that both of us felt a tug towards missionary-evangelism before we had even met. After knowing each other for only a few months, Joe and I sat together under the large dome at Lake Eola and began to dream about what our future evangelistic ministry could look like. The funny thing is, we were not even dating yet. We would go on to fast dating for an entire year before we would even make anything official.
So, sitting in our Pastor’s office about five years later, it shouldn’t have been a surprise to hear him affirm the missional call on our lives. Yet, we still sat there stunned. Unsure of what these words from our lead pastor actually meant, we tucked them away in our hearts and continued serving. And serve we did. First as youth pastors, then as missionaries, and eventually as Youth Directors for Pen Florida. Each step more surprising to us than the last.
It is for this reason we believe it was not by chance that, during a short downtime in between youth ministry and missions, God would lead us to launch Generation Outcry. At its launch, GO was dedicated solely to equipping and empowering students to be evangelists across the state of Florida. We began plugging away, one step at a time, one public school assembly at a time, one youth service at a time. Our passion was to simply minister to and serve others the best we could, helping other people’s dreams and ideas for local outreach come true.
Until, out of nowhere, we were asked by our DYD to become Youth Alive missionaries for the Pen Florida District. Initially, we actually said no. However, in that season, God softened our hearts to realize that, in the words of our pastor all those years earlier, we were indeed called to missions. It may not have been how we planned or what we expected, but everything began to finally make sense. Once we gave God our small “yes,” He turned it into something bigger than either of us could have envisioned.
Our Youth Ministry in 2008
Applying for 501c3 nonprofit status in 2012
From YP's to Statewide Leader's
Early on you would most likely have found us working hard in the shadows—unnoticed and offline more often than not. We have come to thank God that this has been our story. And if you know us personally, you know we genuinely celebrate your story, too.
We are honestly more thankful for the lessons that we have learned in the shadows than the experiences we’ve had on the mountain tops. These lessons have shaped the values that we live by. They serve as a foundation for the things about our lives that we refuse to compromise. And, when it makes far more sense for us to be asking “why me,” these truths have led us to ask, “how can we help?”
In fact, helping other people’s dreams come true has always lit our hearts on fire. Whether it was taking the boy that everyone else called rebellious and giving him a chance to minister on stage in our youth ministry. The one who would become a national recording artist. Or the group of girls we noticed when no one else would have. The ones who would go on to become the best leaders in our youth ministry, winning first place in small and large human video at Fine Arts.
So, it was only natural that “how can we help” would become our perspective as we stepped into district ministry. From day one, our goal was simply to serve. With ministry feeling over-digitalized, selfie-focused, platform-oriented, and spotlight-heavy, we were craving the simplicity of authentic friendships and the joy of championing other people’s dreams.
We sought to do ministry different. And it worked. We saw countless outreaches spring up across Florida. The Lord even allowed the department to reach its highest-ever year of missions giving. Our events exploded, but not because of us. Because people were hungry for Jesus and we refused to make it about ourselves. We held onto our deeply held core values and refused to compromise for the sake of the spotlight.
As the Youth Directors for Pen Florida, Joe served as the DYD, and I served as the YTH Director of Empowerment + Evangelism. Each year, we saw the statewide events grow to bring in over 6,000 people and 900+ volunteers. In particular, Joe’s direction over camp and mine with Fine Arts ultimately became the catalyst for growth and empowerment that undergirded everything we did.
GO Relaunch: Adding a College Component
GO actually remained in existence throughout our season in the district until it re-emerged in 2023. This time with a college component—Outcry College. I continued to steward Generation Outcry, which served as the foundation for Youth Alive FL and all of our empowerment and evangelistic efforts across the state, while Joe functioned as the DYD.
We loved every moment investing in youth pastors, mobilizing students, and strengthening ministry across Pen Florida. As we sought to strengthen others, the Spirit was establishing a deeply-rooted passion in us for global empowerment and evangelism. The words spoken over us by our pastor in our early twenties would grow stronger and stronger, eventually breaking through the surface in Dec 2025.
National Expansion: America For Jesus
By the end of our season in the district, it became clear: people loved what we did when we did it together. There was something about the merging of our gifts and perspectives that led to multiplication. And, for the first time in 20 years of ministry, everything became so clear. God was calling us to step out in faith once again and go full speed ahead on our own as missionary-evangelists. Once again, both of us focusing on one thing: stewarding our nonprofit, Generation Outcry.
Though it would not be easy, confirmations began to come in, all affirming that our step out of district leadership in December 2025 was indeed God’s timing. In fact, earlier in the year, God began speaking to me about the phrase “America 4 Jesus.” However, with the timing of the transition, we realized that the Lord intended for this initiative to be birthed through Generation Outcry.
In addition to writing and preaching our messages around the world and educating students through our college, the Lord impressed upon our hearts to begin conducting crusades and outreaches across America. Once again, we find ourselves in a place of asking local churches, organizations, and friends, how can we help? What is your biggest dream for evangelism and outreach, and how can we help you achieve your goals?
Our Bio's
Natalie Barnoske is a missionary-evangelist, author, and cofounder of Generation Outcry—a ministry dedicated to empowering the Church, educating the next generation through Outcry College, and evangelizing the lost. She previously served as a youth pastor and the Youth Director of Evangelism in Pen Florida Youth.
Passionate about the crossover of Spirit and Word, Natalie holds a Doctor of Ministry and has written multiple books and curriculums. She enjoys finding the best hiking spots around the nation with Joe and spending time with her fur-babies, Chase and Leo.
Joe Barnoske is an evangelist, entrepreneur, and cofounder of Generation Outcry—a ministry dedicated to empowering the Church, educating the nextgen, and evangelizing the lost. He recently served as the District Youth Director for Pen Florida Youth. Over the past 20 years, he and his wife Natalie, have also both served as youth pastors and motivational speakers.
Joe holds an MBA with Missional Leadership from SEU. He also helps leaders multiply what God has entrusted to them. When home in Central Florida, Joe enjoys walking around Disney with Natalie and cheering on UCF football.