interlinc

What interlinc does

interlinc is a privately held, subscription-based content platform founded in 1984 within the Word Records system that curates and distributes music and media resources to Christian youth ministries. Headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee with a secondary office in Indian Trail, North Carolina, the company serves more than 35,000 youth ministry leaders and alumni across 60 denominations and para-church ministries globally. Its core product is the Youth Leaders Only (YLO) membership program, offered in three tiers—YLO Starter (free), YLO Access at $99.95 per year, and YLO Premium at $199.95 per year—each granting tiered access to a content library of 15,000+ songs indexed by Biblical theme, 3,000+ youth group meeting guides, 700+ Christian artist pages, 300+ mainstream artist pages, 100+ worship chord charts, and 300+ ministry-themed playlists, with quarterly content drops delivered via the website. Sub-brands include Music Video Loop (MVL), a quarterly video subscription service now at edition 132, ConGRADulations! graduation resources, and a collaborative resource with Come and See built on episode clips from The Chosen TV series.

The platform functions as a curation and distribution layer that connects the music-media industry with youth ministry end users, supported by 40+ years of relationships with Christian artists, record labels, film companies, concert promoters, and music festivals. Technical components include a thematic song and clip index, Re:Tuned Discussion Guides for engaging with mainstream secular music, worship chord chart resources, movie discussion guides, and a media metadata integration with Xperi Inc. (TiVo). Distribution is direct-to-consumer via interlincmedia.com, supplemented by long-standing channel partnerships with denominations including the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (20+ years) and The Assemblies of God (30+ years).

Revenue is generated exclusively through recurring membership subscriptions sold directly to individual youth workers, volunteers, pastors, and church-based ministries across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The 11–50 employee operation targets a long-tail SMB and individual buyer base with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, or funding rounds, and operates as an independent, self-funded niche content business.

Name

interlinc

Legal name

interlinc

Website

https://interlincmedia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

interlinc is a privately held, subscription-based content platform that curates and distributes music and media resources—including 15,000+ thematically indexed songs and 3,000+ youth group meeting guides—to 35,000+ youth ministry leaders across 60 denominations globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Ministry Resources and Christian Media Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Religious Education & Catechetical Publishing (Sunday School, Catechism, Study Guides) (MPAJAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Membership Communities with Learning (Community-Led Education) (MPACALAF), Sermon, Homiletics & Ministry Resource Publishing (Preaching Aids, Pastoral Resources) (MPAJAHAD)

Keywords

• Youth ministry resources
• Church music services
• Youth group materials
• Christian media curation
• Worship planning resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Franklin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription Memberships: interlinc generates revenue through tiered annual and monthly subscription memberships: YLO Starter (free), YLO Access ($99.95/year or $9.95/month), and YLO Premium ($199.95/year or $19.95/month). The subscription provides access to song-based youth group meetings, music resources, album streams, chord charts, and the media vault.
2. Music & Media Content Distribution: The company curates and distributes music and media content including quarterly YLO and MVL releases, movie resources, and themed content kits. Revenue is derived from membership access to this content library.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

interlinc curates and distributes music and media resources targeted at Christian youth workers through subscription-based memberships under the Youth Leaders Only (YLO) brand. The core offering consists of tiered memberships that unlock song-based youth group meeting guides, a thematic index of 15,000+ songs, 3,000+ youth group meeting guides, artist ministry pages spanning 700+ Christian and 300+ mainstream artists, worship chord charts, movie ministry resources, and quarterly content kits (YLO and MVL editions). The content is delivered through an online portal, weekly email briefs, and downloadable digital resources.

Product overview

interlinc is a youth ministry resource company operating Youth Leaders Only (YLO), a membership-based music and media service for youth workers. The core offerings include the YLO membership tiers (YLO Starter free, YLO Access at $99.95, and YLO Premium at $199.95), the Music Video Loop (MVL) quarterly service, Themes & Clips & Playlists resource index, Worship Resources, Movie Resources, Blog, Trends & Issues content, and Special Resources. The ecosystem encompasses 700+ Christian artist pages and 300+ mainstream artist pages, with access to 15,000+ songs organized by theme, 3,000+ meeting guides, 300+ themed playlists, and The Chosen TV series resources. Content is delivered through quarterly digital editions, weekly emails, and an online portal requiring membership authentication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Youth Leaders Only (YLO): Youth ministry's original low-cost music service providing music-media resources, youth group meeting guides, artist information, and themed playlists for youthworkers. Features Christian music guides, mainstream music guides, worship resources, and movie resources.
• Music Video Loop (MVL)
• ConGRADulations!
• The Chosen Resources

Products and services

• Youth Leaders Only (YLO) Youth ministry's original low-cost music service providing weekly emails, quarterly digital resources, and curated playlists to help youth workers use music and media in their ministries. YLO includes music video-based meeting guides, artist profiles, and thematic content organized into quarterly editions.
• Music Video Loop (MVL) Quarterly music video service providing curated music videos with youth ministry resources, meeting guides, and discussion materials organized into editions.
• Themes & Clips & Playlists Thematic listing index referencing Biblical themes associated with 15,000+ songs and The Chosen movie clips, including 3,000+ song-based and clip-based youth group meeting guides organized by theme, and 300+ ministry-themed playlists.
• Worship Resources Resources for youth worship bands including modern worship articles, chord charts, and guidance for developing student worship ministry.
• Movie Resources Curated movie-based youth ministry resources including guides for blockbuster, medium, and smaller films with Biblical truth applications for students.
• Christian Artists Resource Pages Youth ministry resource pages for 700+ Christian artists, providing information on who they are, their messages, and resources to use their music in youth ministry.
• Mainstream Artists Resource Pages Youth ministry resource pages for 300+ mainstream artists with background information, message analysis, and Re:Tuned Discussion Guides for using popular secular songs to begin spiritual conversations.
• The Chosen Resources Free collaborative resource between interlinc and Come and See providing episode clips from The Chosen TV series organized by topic or Scripture for use in worship services, small groups, and Sunday School.
• Blog Articles written by youth workers covering essential ministry topics including camp, missions-service, evangelism, parents-family, mental health, guys & girls, middle school, technology, and humor-fun.
• Trends & Issues Weekly updates on latest research, breaking youth culture and music news, and artist updates covering both Christian and mainstream music.
• Special Resources Time-limited themed resources including ConGRADulations graduation albums, Back-To-School kits, concert prep guides, and holiday resources.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students remember Biblical truths when put in a song and will 'never forget it'
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Come and SeecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner'The Chosen Comes to Youth Ministry' is a collaborative effort between interlinc and Come and See, the Christian nonprofit behind The Chosen TV series production, translation, and distribution. This free resource for youth workers leverages episode clips from The Chosen to tell the story of Jesus in various ministry settings, sorted by topic and searchable. The partnership provides exclusive youth ministry content based on The Chosen series.
• National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM)flagshipGTM or Marketing Partnerinterlinc has been an active member of NFCYM for over two decades. The partnership helps NFCYM members navigate the music world and stay on top of fast-paced music-media. interlinc has introduced NFCYM to artists like For KING & COUNTRY, Tobymac, Lecrae, and Peabod for events while equipping parish and national leaders to use music in local ministries. Executive Director Christina Lamas states interlinc has been 'an essential contributor' for their members.
• The Assemblies of GodflagshipGTM or Marketing Partnerinterlinc has served The Assemblies of God's district youth directors and local youthworkers 'very effectively over the past 30 years' according to Chief Ministries and Resource Officer Jay Mooney. The Assemblies of God considers interlinc essential and states 'We couldn't do without them.'

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Ligonier Ministries: Ligonier Ministries is an established Reformed teaching organization producing teaching series, conferences, and digital resources — a broader incumbent in faith-based educational content serving overlapping church audiences.
• YouVersion (Life.Church): YouVersion is the world's most-installed Bible app with hundreds of millions of users; it competes for the broader faith content engagement of youth workers and churches though at a much larger scale and with a wider content scope.
• Faithlife / Logos Bible Software: Faithlife builds Logos Bible Software and a suite of church management and content tools — a broader faith-tech incumbent that overlaps with interlinc in the digital ministry resource category though focused on study and church ops rather than youth music/media.

Direct peers

• Group (formerly Group Publishing): Group Publishing is one of the largest curriculum and resource providers for children's and youth ministry, offering VBS, Sunday school, and youth series — directly competing with interlinc for youth ministry budget dollars at the church level.
• Download Youth Ministry (DYM): Download Youth Ministry is a subscription library of downloadable youth ministry lessons, games, videos, and curriculum serving the same volunteer and part-time youth worker persona as interlinc's YLO membership.
• RightNow Media: RightNow Media is a faith-based video streaming and Bible study subscription platform serving over 30,000 churches — a direct competitor to interlinc in the church/youth ministry content subscription space, with a much larger catalog and broader content scope.
• ChurchMotionGraphics: ChurchMotionGraphics offers a subscription library of church-specific video, motion graphics, and media — overlapping with interlinc's media resource offerings for churches and worship/youth contexts.
• WorshipHouse Media: WorshipHouse Media is a subscription library of worship motion graphics, countdowns, and video resources used by worship leaders and youth ministries — overlapping with interlinc's worship and music video content categories.
• Orange (The reThink Group): Orange produces the widely-adopted XP3 Youth curriculum and family ministry resources, serving the same church-based youth ministry buyer as interlinc with a comparable subscription/curriculum model.
• Simply Youth Ministry: Simply Youth Ministry (part of Church Source) provides downloadable youth ministry lessons, games, and small group resources — a direct competitor in the budget-friendly, do-it-yourself youth ministry segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/interlinc?lang=en
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@youthleadersonly/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/interlincyouthministry
• Instagraminstagram.com/interlincresources/?hl=en
• TikToktiktok.com/@interlinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/interlinc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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