Hello world! My name is Alexander Lyons. I grew up on a farm outside of Prairie City, Iowa. All my life, God has given me a passion for digital art, storytelling, and video games. Through youth group at Adventure Life Church and involvement with the nearby Reformed Church in America churches, I found Jesus Christ, my only hope and comfort in life and death.

After graduating PCM High School in 2016, I studied at Western Iowa Tech Community College to study video game design. There, I got involved with the Sioux Empire chapter of Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru). The Holy Spirit matured me and broke my heart for the many nations and ethnic groups around the world who are unreached by the gospel. As a result, upon graduating WITCC in December 2018, I decided to commit my life to Christian ministry.

What does that look like? Living life!

Christianity isn't just about Bible reading, Sunday morning communion, and unceasing prayer. While the Spirit administers these to us as ordinary means of grace, Christ is Lord over every square inch of our lives. Why not make Him the center of everything else? It is good to work out and eat good food! It is good to pursue marriage and bear children! It is good to work hard, play with friends, and influence the world! All that can be Spirit-filled and submitted in worship of our faithful Savior! Wanting a good life is not idolatry. God isn't calling us into a cowardly 'doomsday bunker mentality', but to join the Spirit's work in bringing Christ's kingdom to all creation!

All of human history is a story of struggle to live according to God's design for humanity. That story continues today; highlighted by the reality of Gen Z and Alpha.

Where are most young men today? They're not in our church families. They're called "entitled" for being young. They're called "oppressors" for being men. They are crushed by debt, replaced by AI, icked out of the dating scene, and barred from raising families and buying houses. They can't measure up to the unrealistic standards put upon them. So, they've retreated into online gaming, virtual reality, and the Metaverse in a desperate search for a place to belong; body and soul. This isn't just playing video games, it's living a whole life on the internet, because the real world won't let them live.

But hiding behind digital avatars cannot truly rescue them from the tyranny of the devil or their own corrupt human nature! We're not disembodied, digital souls, but incarnate beings crafted in the Image of God. We're built to be physically connected! That's what our young men need: CONNECTION.

This generation of men must recognize how great their sin and misery are, so they can cry out to Jesus for their true deliverance out of the digital darkness to live a new life of gratitude unto God.

Gen Z men aren't looking for vague smoke-and-mirror spirituality, but Biblical TRUTH.

Gen Z men don't care for trendiness, but for a faith that's survived two thousand years.

Gen Z men want both men and women equally accountable for destructive habits and behaviors.

Gen Z men need mentors who will help them live healthy, get married, and change the world.

We, the 99, should not burn the Shepard's pasture so it looks like the wasteland the 1 is wandering in.

It's the Shepard that brings the 1 back, not us. So, let's honor our Shepard in keeping the pasture beautiful.

How can we help be a part of the solution?

I am a Gaming Missionary with Jesus Film Project, a ministry with Cru. We partner with the Body of Christ through heart language media, so everyone, everywhere can encounter Jesus. I work with my department, Digital Strategies, in creating digital content that glorifies Christ, leading people to the Church.

Want to watch something from our vast film library? Check out our Watch page.

Want to utilize media for your church or ministry? Check out our NextSteps platform.

My team, Innovation Lab, specializes in creating games, social hangouts, and gospel encounters in the Metaverse. We log into platforms like Discord, Roblox, VRChat, Minecraft, and Meta Horizon to share the good news of Jesus with those living in darkness online. Our team partners with Hopeful Disasters, a community that helps those we meet in the Metaverse find mentorship, rehabilitation, and connections to local churches. It is not our job to plant "digital" churches, but to serve as an arm of the physical, established Church.

Check out our Metaverse Ministry Tool Kit! 

As a Religious Missionary Order (RMO) staff with a non-profit organization, I am tasked with raising my own funds in order to serve. Missionaries like myself must raise up a team of concerned individuals, families, and churches to financially support our ministries. Financial giving can be one-time, monthly, quarterly, annual, etc.