THe sterns
musician-airies (missionaries who are musicians) based out of Costa Mesa, CA
Hello! And welcome to our website, we are thrilled you stumbled upon our page. Our names are Asa and Olivia Stern and we absolutely love Jesus! We are missionaries and musicians who are based out of Costa Mesa, CA. We serve an organization called Circuit Rider Movement that was founded in 2011. Our mission is to save the lost, revive the saved and train them all. Our heart’s desire as a family is to make Jesus known among the earth!
“If my fire is not large, it is yet real, and there may be those who can light the candle at its flame”. AW Tozer
Circuit Rider Movement is a YWAM (Youth With A Mission) mission and training community. Circuit Rider Movement was founded in 2011 with a burning desire for young adults to know Jesus and make him known. It has grown to be over 200 full time missionaries reaching over 500+ college and high school campuses across the world with the Love of Jesus. There are multiple movements that have been launched out of this one organization that seek to reach the hardest and darkest in America and in the nations. Our passion is Jesus, our mission field is our generation and our opportunity is now.
About us
Asa moved to Huntington Beach, CA in 2016 to be apart of the first Circuit Rider Discipleship Training School. He was gripped with the heart for missions and has been with Circuit Riders ever since. Olivia came 3 years later to a Circuit Rider summer school in 2019 where the two met. Later that year she moved to Huntington Beach to participate in the Circuit Rider Discipleship Training School where she was also captivated by Jesus in a new and beautiful way.
We both got placed on the same outreach team to Europe where we ended up falling in love and getting married two years later. We knew then as strongly as we do now that missions, music, but most importantly obedience to the Lord is a lifetime commitment for us. It is the joy of our lives to give up anything to see Jesus receive his reward.
Looking forward, we are in complete faith that the Lord has called us and our family of three to full-time missions. Knowing that stats show a vast majority of people make the decision for Jesus between the ages of 19 and 25, we are committed to seeing our generation transformed by the love and power of Jesus. We are passionate about a wave of Jesus music that carries healing, deliverance, encounter, and the sound of Heaven.
Circuit Rider Music
As musicians we consider it the highest honor to pour out our lives, talents and skills on Jesus. Circuit Rider Music is focused on writing songs that will lift Jesus high and ultimately teach a generation language for communing with the Lord. As Gen Z is the most biblically illiterate generation in history, we also see it as our responsibility to teach a generation scripture through song, knowing that “in the beginning was the word, and the word was with God and the Word was God” John 1:1.
From Asa
I consider it a joy to play guitar and be one of the producers/sound engineers in Circuit Riders. In this season, I get to travel constantly, playing with Lindy Cofer and Circuit Rider Music for the Send, Carry the Love field gatherings and back home with Greenhouse House of Prayer. In addition to playing guitar, I am also teaching and training more sound technicians in Greenhouse, while also producing projects that will be released within the year for CR Music. My heart burns for the sound we have been given by God to go forth with clarity and excellence. That anyone who listens will be gripped, saved, and forever transformed. I hold closely the scripture that says “if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle?”
1 Corinthians 14:8
From Liv
It was in a moment of worship when Circuit Riders were leading that I gave my unhindered, undignified “yes” to the Lord. I desire to write songs and lead my generation and the generations after into that same surrender that I had experienced through music. I long to see pure worship rise from every corner of the earth, a fragrant offering that will bless the Lord. I lead worship with CR Music and get to travel to lead on college campuses, high school campuses and other gatherings across the world. Asa and I are also on leadership in our Greenhouse house of prayer in Costa Mesa. I am also a songwriter with the movement, burning to give language to a Jesus-gripped generation. Asa and I get to work together on so many fun projects and are excited for the newest Circuit Rider music album coming early 2025! As well as some others to be on the lookout for ;) We are honored to write music that this generation will use to develop language and relationship with Jesus.
Join our team
It is commonly asked, how do we do what we do? The answer is by the generosity of believers who desire to see the kingdom advanced as desperately as we do!
We are building a team of investors to give $6000/monthly
Our goal as our family expands is to be able to continue saying yes to the Lord whenever, wherever completely unhindered. This investment team would empower us to do exactly that.
If you would like to Join our team and give monthly, or even a one time donation, click the button below!
