Isaac Joe

Isaac Joe

Isaac Joe is widely known as one of the pioneers of Christian rock music in South East Asia. Hailing from a middle class background from the city of Chennai (Madras), Isaac Joe held no aspirations to be a musician till the time in his teens he was given a guitar by his parents with a hope that he would attempt some creative activity. In no time he made a name for himself on the secular music front when the Lord touched him and changed the course of his life.

Accepting Jesus as His personal Savior, Isaac Joe played with ‘ABDA’, a local gospel band during his student years. Back in the 70’s only choral or sacred music was accepted in local churches in India. Music was not considered as an ideal vehicle to present the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Convinced that the mandate given by God was for him to take the gospel to the nations through the medium of contemporary music, Isaac Joe strived hard to establish himself as a ‘gospel musician’ (a term unheard of in Indian Christian circles in those days!).

As a songwriter/composer of Christian rock music, Isaac Joe is able to relate easily to the youth of the day with his fresh and radical approach of penning songs in simple language which touched the hearts of those who heard it. Ranging from music styles of the 60’s to contemporary rock and ballad, Isaac Joe’s music is universally welcomed by families who turn out in droves to attend and enjoy his concerts.  Today many of his songs are sung in churches all over the country.  His audio albums “Love Reaches Out”’, “Watches Over Me”, “Simply Trust”, “Yours Forever” and several others are gospel music bestsellers. Videos of his popular thematic city concerts are also available for sale

A man of deep faith, Isaac Joe’s life is peppered with many testimonies of the Lord’s faithfulness and love. He conveys his passion for Jesus through his book “More Than Faithful” (excerpts of which are available online in his website). He is an ordained minister serving the Lord for 23 years now in bringing healing to the nations through music, teaching, preaching, prayer and counseling.

The ministry carried out by Isaac Joe Ministries is in line with our Lord’s word in Luke 4:18 to preach the good news (the Gospel) to the poor; to announce release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth as delivered those who are oppressed [who are downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity],

In the span of the last two decades, Isaac Joe has been working in multifaceted ministries ranging from conducting Bible Studies, teaching sessions, preaching the Gospel, ministering to young professionals to running worship music workshops apart from performing live in city concerts, conducting healing meetings and individual counseling.

After performing at a live city concert usually attended by tens of thousands, where feedback forms are filled in and handed back, Isaac Joe will personally go through every single one of them and spend the next few days calling each individual in person over the phone to answer their queries or counsel them. In this way, many lives have been touched and youth released from bondage of addictions and other problems with sustained prayer and counseling.

 He is welcomed by many churches, schools and colleges in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand to minister to youth. As an evangelist, Isaac Joe also visits rural parts of India sharing God’s word to those living in the villages and screening films such as “Passion of Christ”.  

Living in the coastal city of Chennai, India, Isaac Joe is supported in his ministries by his family - wife Geetha, his daughter Gloria and his son Joshua and also staff of six dedicated believers who coordinate all the different outreach programs run by Isaac Joe Ministries.