About Rick

Rick Eubanks has been working with students and leading worship for over 53 years, believing that relationships are at the heart of ministry. He currently serves as the State Coordinator for the National Network of Youth Ministries in Texas and is involved with Links International, a missions organization active in 62 countries. Based at Declaration Church in Spring, Texas, Rick serves as a resident missionary and often leads worship at various churches in the Houston area. His passion is to see students worldwide become worshiping disciple-makers.

Rick and his wife Carol have two daughters, Holly Bollinger (married to Jason) and Bethany Smith (married to Josh), who are all engaged in full-time ministry and missions in the Houston area. They are also proud grandparents to five grandchildren.

Rick has trained youth leaders from Singapore to Siberia in the Jesus-Focused Youth Ministry strategy. He has directed numerous large-scale productions, recorded three worship albums, written Bible studies for Interlinc, as well as, articles for Facts and Trends Magazine, and recently helped update and release three new campus ministry books with Barry St. Clair.

Throughout his ministry, Rick has led at least four mission trips annually, contributing to church planting efforts in Colorado, Wyoming, Alaska, Canada, Washinton, Oregon, and Texas. He is a co-founder and board member of City Church Ministries in inner-city Houston. Rick has dedicated over 40 years to working with churches in the Pacific Northwest, focusing on growth strategy, evangelism, church planting, worship leader training, and mentoring pastors and youth pastors nationwide.

Rick served as the Worship/Student Pastor at Crestmont Baptist Church in Burleson, Texas, for 22 years, where he co-founded See You at the Pole, a student-led prayer movement that has empowered millions of students worldwide. He also spent 12 years in Sugar Land, Texas, helping plant Grand Parkway Baptist Church, where he served as Worship Pastor and College House Church Pastor, and 14 years as Worship/Student Pastor at Oak Grove Baptist in Burleson.

Rick and Carol hold a bachelor’s degree in music education/Voice from Texas Wesleyan University and Rick holds a master’s degree in music composition from Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, where he was a Teaching Fellow in music theory. He is proficient in piano, organ, keyboards/synths, guitar, bass, drums, and percussion. Rick still enjoys mentoring young worship leaders, youth leaders, and leadership students.

 

  • Assisted in the development of Youth Evangelism strategies such as OFF CAMPUS and LIFE across the United States.

  • Co-founder of the National youth prayer event, "See You at the Pole”, Spring of 1990.

  • Youth Evangelism Strategist for the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

  • Coordinator and conference worship leader for the National Network of Youth Ministries.

  • Worked with Christian Life Commission pilot project on Alcohol Abuse.

  • Speaker/Worship leader at student conferences, events, and rallies.

  • Eagle Leader for Reach-Out Youth Solutions - coaching and training leaders yearly in youth ministry strategy and worship,

  • Evangelism training, parenting, and church growth and developed leaders across the US, Siberia, and Alaska.

  • Seminar and Worship Leader for Front Line Ministries, 1995 to present.

  • Seminar and Worship Leader for Texas Super Summer for the past 30 years.

  • Founder and former coordinator of LINK Network in South Fort Worth.

  • Helped establish the Youth Evangelism Conference and State Youth Choir in Alaska in 1988.

  • Youth Evangelism Strategist for BGCT, 1987-1992.

  • Worship leader on the “More Than a Song” worship project released in September 2003, the "We Bow Down" worship project released in December 1998, and the "Sing a New Song" Praise album for Student Discipleship Ministries.

  • Director of large-scale productions including "The Promise" in Burleson and Sugar Land, “It’s Really A Wonderful Life”, Cotton Patch Gospel, and multiple other Easter and Christmas large-scale productions.

  • Served on the Board of Directors for Gabriel Ministries, Arlington, Texas.

  • Published articles, and Bible studies for Interlinc and Facts and Trends magazine.

  • Developed "What Now?" new member follow-up booklet.

  • Coordinator of world premiers of the “To Save a Life” movie in Burleson, Texas.

  • Co-founder of City Church Ministries, Houston, serving the Third-Ward area in Houston with feeding, mentoring, and developing children in the area, as well as, connecting area churches for ministry.

  • Mission work in the Northwest US for 35 years and has assisted in planting or re-planting churches in Wyoming, Saskatchewan, Colorado, Alaska, and Washington.

  • Regional Campaign Mobilizer for Stand for Students/Claim Your Campus.

  • State Coordinator for National Network of Youth Ministries for Texas in 2020.

 

Worship Leader/Speaker/Trainer for:

  • Prestonwood Growth Conference

  • McDowell Apologetics Conference

  • Youth Evangelism Conference, 1990

  • Don Miller Prayer Conference

  • Saddleback Church Growth Conference

  • Churches Alive Clinics

  • Passion/One Day Conferences

  • Texas Youth Evangelism Conference

  • NNYM Area/Regional Conference

  • NNYM National Conference

  • Accelerate Conference

  • National Campus Summit