Youth With A Mission is an international volunteer movement of Christians from many backgrounds, cultures and Christian traditions, dedicated to serving Jesus throughout the world. Also known as YWAM (pronounced "WHY-wham"), our purpose is simply to know God and to make Him known.
When YWAM began in 1960, our main focus was giving young people opportunities to demonstrate the love of Jesus to the whole world, according to His command in Mark 16:15. Today, we still focus on youth, but we have members (known as “YWAMers”) of almost every age and many of our short-term efforts have grown into long-term endeavors that have impacted lives and nations.
YWAM has a decentralized structure that encourages new vision and the exploration of new ways to change lives through training, convey the message of the gospel and care for those in need. We are currently operating in more than 1000 locations in over 180 countries, with a staff of over 18,000.
YWAM's international ministry is three-fold, encompassing these different ministries:
Evangelism - Some creative tools used to present the gospel include drama, music, performing arts and sports camps.
YWAMers want to share their faith effectively in ways that the audience - whether teenagers, elderly refugees, or an unreached people group – will understand. YWAM also engages in church planting among unreached people groups.
Mercy ministry - Mercy Ministry is the "hands and feet" of making God known. YWAM helps meet some of the practical and physical needs of about 400,000 people annually.
Caring for street children in South America; aiding in the recovery of drug addicts in North America and Western Europe; feeding and housing refugees and women in need in Africa and Asia, and operating ships that declare the good news practically and verbally, are just some of the ways in which helping hands are extended.
Training and discipleship - Training and discipleship aim to better equip Christians to serve others in everything from agriculture and health care to drug rehabilitation and biblical counseling.
Through YWAM's University of the Nations (UofN), missionaries can study in specialized areas such as science and technology, linguistics, the humanities, and Christian ministry. Most YWAM schools combine classroom teaching with relationship-centered discipleship and practical service. The Discipleship Training School (DTS) is a requirement to apply as YWAM staff, and serves as a prerequisite to all other training programs.
Each year some 10,000 students attend a UofN school at one of the 250 different locations.
For more information on Youth With A Mission please go to www.ywam.org
When YWAM began in 1960, our main focus was giving young people opportunities to demonstrate the love of Jesus to the whole world, according to His command in Mark 16:15. Today, we still focus on youth, but we have members (known as “YWAMers”) of almost every age and many of our short-term efforts have grown into long-term endeavors that have impacted lives and nations.
YWAM has a decentralized structure that encourages new vision and the exploration of new ways to change lives through training, convey the message of the gospel and care for those in need. We are currently operating in more than 1000 locations in over 180 countries, with a staff of over 18,000.
YWAM's international ministry is three-fold, encompassing these different ministries:
Evangelism - Some creative tools used to present the gospel include drama, music, performing arts and sports camps.
YWAMers want to share their faith effectively in ways that the audience - whether teenagers, elderly refugees, or an unreached people group – will understand. YWAM also engages in church planting among unreached people groups.
Mercy ministry - Mercy Ministry is the "hands and feet" of making God known. YWAM helps meet some of the practical and physical needs of about 400,000 people annually.
Caring for street children in South America; aiding in the recovery of drug addicts in North America and Western Europe; feeding and housing refugees and women in need in Africa and Asia, and operating ships that declare the good news practically and verbally, are just some of the ways in which helping hands are extended.
Training and discipleship - Training and discipleship aim to better equip Christians to serve others in everything from agriculture and health care to drug rehabilitation and biblical counseling.
Through YWAM's University of the Nations (UofN), missionaries can study in specialized areas such as science and technology, linguistics, the humanities, and Christian ministry. Most YWAM schools combine classroom teaching with relationship-centered discipleship and practical service. The Discipleship Training School (DTS) is a requirement to apply as YWAM staff, and serves as a prerequisite to all other training programs.
Each year some 10,000 students attend a UofN school at one of the 250 different locations.
For more information on Youth With A Mission please go to www.ywam.org
