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Youth With A Mission (YWAM)
Founder(s)Loren Cunningham
TypeEvangelical Missions Agency
Founded1960
Key people*John Dawson, International President
*Iain Muir, International Director
*Lynn Green, International Chairman
Area served171 Countries
Employees16,000 volunteers
SloganTo know God and to make Him known
Websitewww.ywam.org

Youth With A Mission (YWAM, generally pronounced as "why-wam") is an international, inter-denominational, non-profit Christian missionary organization. An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome Loren Duane Cunningham (born 1936 Taft California) a co-founder of the International Christian Missionary organization Youth With A Mission Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes. Founded by Loren Cunningham in 1960 to "know God and to make Him known," YWAM now has operations in over 160 countries. Loren Duane Cunningham (born 1936 Taft California) a co-founder of the International Christian Missionary organization Youth With A Mission [1][2]

Youth With A Mission has been active since 1960. [3][4] Originally using the model of sending youth on short-term trips to foreign locations, YWAM has expanded its day to day operations to Africa, Asia, Oceania, Europe and The Americas. The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America In the nearly 50 years since its inception, YWAM's activities have expanded from youth-focused short term trips to include educational training, church planting, business as mission, and relief and development services. Today, YWAM involves people of every age group. [5]

YWAM is now comprised of people from over 150 countries and a large number of Christian denominations, with over half of the organization's staff coming from "non-western" countries. [6] YWAM currently has over 16,000 full-time volunteer workers in nearly 1,100 operating locations in 171 nations and trains 25,000 short-term missions volunteers annually. [7] Along with the positive experiences and positive impact which have been attributed to YWAM, the organization has been the subject of controversy and criticism.

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History

Youth With A Mission was conceived by Loren Cunningham when in 1956, as a 20-year-old college student traveling in the Bahamas, he claimed to have a vision of waves breaking over the earth which became young people taking the news of Jesus into all the nations of the world. He began to envision an organization that would send young people out after high school to the mission field (short term or long term) and would welcome Christians of all denominations. [8][9][10]

The YWAM website states that Cunningham had a desire to teach others what he had learned from his parents about hearing God's voice. This led to the establishment of schools. In December 1960, the name Youth With A Mission was decided on. The small YWAM staff printed out 180 announcements about their mission and sent them to pastors. The result was that YWAM sent two men in their early twenties to Liberia to build a road through the jungle to a leper colony. This was the organization's first official mission trip. [11]

By 1963, Loren had married Darlene Scratch. By this time, the new mission had 20 volunteers stationed in various nations, and the Cunninghams were planning the mission's first "Summer of Service". Later in the year, YWAM teams were being sent to West Indies, Samoa, Hawaii, Mexico, and Central America. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. By 1966, there were 10 full-time YWAM staff including Loren and Darlene and hundreds of summer short-term volunteers. That year YWAM ministries also began in New Zealand and Tonga. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Kingdom of Tonga is an Archipelago in the south Pacific Ocean comprising 169 islands 36 of them inhabited stretching over a distance of about 800 kilometres (500 miles [12][13]

In the fall of '67, Cunningham began to work on his vision for the first school. It was to be the School of Evangelism in Lausanne, Switzerland, which was held from December 1969 to the summer of 1970 with 36 students. Lausanne ( pronounced, Losanna is a city in Romandy, the French -speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The students' lodging and classes took place in a newly renovated and leased hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland. By the end of the year, YWAM purchased the hotel and made Lausanne, Switzerland its first permanent location. [14][15]

YWAM's website states that later in the decade, another YWAM school began that would become the foundation for YWAM's many training programs. By 1974, the School of Evangelism was being offered in New Jersey as well as Lausanne. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. With a focus on biblical foundations and character development as well as missions, much of the material from this course is now taught in the present day Discipleship Training School (DTS). [15] A format of three months of lectures followed by two or three months of outreach is still used in most Discipleship Training Schools today. [9][15]

By the year 1970, YWAM had a total of 40 full-time staff. [15] That year, 1,000 volunteer YWAM staff headed to Munich, Germany to prepare an outreach for the 1972 Summer Olympics. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was This was the first of many YWAM Olympic outreaches. [14]

The University of the Nations online magazine has stated that Cunningham and Howard V. Malmstadt met at a conference in 1974. They started giving educational seminars together, and eventually, Loren asked Howard to help expand the training arm of the mission. In 1977 YWAM purchased the Pacific Empress Hotel in Kona, Hawaii and began renovations in order to turn it into the campus for what was initially called the Pacific and Asia Christian University--the forerunner of U of N. [16] In 1978, YWAM began Shining Lights, an outreach to prostitutes in Amsterdam. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west [17]

By 1979, YWAM's Mercy Ships ministry was launched with the commissioning of the ship "Anastasis" (the Greek word for Resurrection). Mercy Ships is a global charity which uses Hospital ships to provide free health care and community development services to developing nations [18][19]

YWAM sources state that at the end of the 1980's, YWAM changed the name of its university to University of the Nations (U of N). The University of the Nations (U of N is a Christian University providing coursework in over 50 languages at over 300 locations throughout the world The concept of a YWAM university that would encompass training programs in hundreds of YWAM locations was developed both by Loren Cunningham and by scientist and professor, Howard Malmstadt. Howard Vincent Malmstadt, PhD ( February 17, 1922 in Marinette Wisconsin - July 7, 2003 in Hawaii) emeritus professor [16][20] When communist regimes in Eastern Europe began to fall in the early 1990's, Youth With A Mission began outreaches to countries there, including Albania. Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. [21] Other efforts in this decade include a school for the disabled in Mongolia[22]

In 1999, New Zealander Frank Naea was chosen to become YWAM's first non-white president, replacing Jim Stier, who continued as international director of evangelism and frontier missions and national director for Brazil. Mongolia (mɒŋˈɡoʊliə, literally Mongol country/nation,) is a Landlocked Country in East New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island [23]

By the year 2000, YWAM had over 11,000 staff from over 130 countries. To reflect this diversity and also to lead it well, YWAM developed a new leadership role, the Executive Chairman, which Jim Stier stepped into, and made the presidency a three-year rotating position. It named Frank Naea, who is both Samoan and Māori, its first non-western President. This article discusses the Māori people of New Zealand For their language see Māori language, and for other meanings see Māori (disambiguation. This reflected YWAM itself, which had become almost 50 percent non-western. [24] By 2006, YWAM had joined the International Orality Network (ION), a multi-agency outreach effort to "the world's non-literate masses", employing verbal and dramatic means to introduce the Gospel to populations which do not read. [25]

Colorado Shootings

Main article: 2007 Colorado YWAM and New Life shootings

A gunman, identified as a former YWAM student Matthew Murray,[26] shot four staff members at the missionary training center near Denver in the early a. The 2007 Colorado YWAM and New Life shootings occurred on December 9 2007, when Matthew J m. hours on December 9, 2007, killing two, after being told he couldn't spend the night. [27]Murray stated on an anti-Pentecostal website that he had been removed from the Arvada youth mission program because of his introversion. Pentecostalism is a renewalist religious movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the Baptism After the initial shootings, he used the same website to warn of more to come. [28][29]

Twelve hours later Murray arrived at the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, armed with five guns and 1,000 rounds of ammunition,[26] killing two others and wounding three more before shooting himself in the head with the same gun he used at YWAM, after being shot in the leg by a woman who volunteered as a church security guard. New Life Church is a Non-denominational Evangelical Protestant Christian Megachurch located in Colorado Springs, Colorado [30][31]

After the shooting, YWAM's School of Writing director Janice Rogers noted that YWAM had been the victim of violent offenders before, including homicides and other violent acts, although this is the first act of aggression against the mission on US soil, according to Mrs Rogers. Rogers stated that there are "two predominant reasons YWAM'ers have been killed; robbery or crime, or spiritual resistance to the Gospel"[32]

Youth With A Mission's Dean Sherman also released two podcast messages in response to the shootings.

Structure

YWAM leaders characterize the organization as a “family of ministries” rather than a structured, hierarchical entity. [33] YWAM's website says that each of YWAM’s 1000+ operating centers is responsible for determining which training programs it will conduct, the character and destination of its outreaches, personnel recruitment, financial sustainment,and ministerial priorities. [34] YWAM states they have no international administrative headquarters. [34]

YWAM sources cite the following characteristic as common to all operating locations: A) The pre-requisite of the Discipleship Training School. B) The mandate to "know God and make Him known". C) A three fold ministry of: evangelism, mercy ministry and training/discipleship. D) A shared statement of faith, vision and values. [34]

Accountability and leadership are maintained through a system of regional, national and international oversight. The Global Leadership Team (GLT), which consists of approximately 45 leaders from around the world, is considered the authoritative body of leadership for YWAM International. In addition to Loren Cunningham’s influential role as Founder, the GLT elects an international Chairperson, and an international President to provide overall leadership and representation to the organization. [35]

Doctrine and Practices

According to its Statement of Faith Youth With A Mission “affirms the Bible as the authoritative word of God and, with the Holy Spirit's inspiration, the absolute reference point for every aspect of life and ministry. ”[36] YWAM teachers and leaders emphasize the following conduct in response to what they understand to be God’s initiative of salvation toward humanity: A) Worship: A calling to praise and worship God alone. B) Holiness: A calling to lead holy and righteous lives that exemplify the nature and character of God. C) Witness: A calling to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with those who do not know Him. D) Prayer: A calling to engage in intercessory prayer for the people and causes on God's heart, including standing against evil in every form. E) Fellowship: A calling to commit to the Church in both its local nurturing expression and its mobile multiplying expression. [37]

Discussing YWAM strategy with the Christian Post, Lynn Green has stated that YWAM missions "would be seen as indigenous". A Strategy is a long term plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal, most often "winning The Christian Post is a pan - denominational, Evangelical Christian Newspaper based in Washington D The perception, he claimed, combined with the intensive six-month training program, 'ties everyone together' so as to promote cooperation in working toward national goals. [9]

Foundational Values

YWAM leaders assert that “the unique family characteristics of YWAM--our ‘DNA’”[37] are represented in a document titled, "The Foundational Values of Youth With A Mission. " According to this document, “These shared beliefs and values are the guiding principles for both the past and future growth of our mission . . . They are values we hold in high regard which determine who we are, how we live and how we make decisions. ”[37] In February of 2004, the Global Leadership Team released a revised statement of YWAM’s Foundational Values. A summary of these is as follows:

1) Know God, 2) Make God Known, 3) Hear God's Voice, 4) Practice Worship and Intercessory Prayer, 5) Be Visionary, 6) Champion Young People, 7) Be Broad-Structured and Decentralized, 8) Be International and Interdenominational, 9) Have a Biblical Worldview 10) Function in Teams, 11) Exhibit Servant Leadership, 12) Do First,Then Teach, 13) Be Relationship-Oriented, 14) Value The Individual, 15) Value Families 16) Rely on Relationship-based Support, 17) Practice Hospitality[37]

Training

The purpose of YWAM training programs is to raise up men and women who will "disciple nations and transform cultures. " A central concept to YWAM teaching is the notion of societal "spheres of influence," such as Education, Government, Arts and Entertainment, Media and Communication, Business and Commerce, Family, and Church. YWAM desires to train and equip Christians to become people of influence within these spheres. [38]

The various training schools of YWAM are organized under the structure of The University of the Nations (UofN). The University of the Nations (U of N is a Christian University providing coursework in over 50 languages at over 300 locations throughout the world [9] The University of the Nations offers modular courses[9] and is unaccredited. [39] Most schools in the UofN system have a three month lecture phase which is then followed by a two-to-three month field assignment. [9]

Discipleship Training School

The Discipleship Training School (DTS) is YWAM's entry level training. Discipleship Training Schools are run in YWAM centers around the world with the purpose of providing an opportunity for students to learn more about God and His purposes for humankind. The DTS encourages personal intellectual and spiritual growth and seeks to help graduates find their place serving God throughout the world. It also provides a good foundation for students to continue their education through the University of the Nations. The DTS generally lasts 5-6 months and consists of a 3 month lecture/study phase followed by a 2-3 month evangelistic/service outreach. [40]

Many centers run DTSs that place an emphasis on certain parts of the world or specific ministry strategies which help students use their skills and talents in world missions. Examples of these specialized DTSs include the Mercy Ministry DTS run by YWAM in Melbourne, Australia and a Surfers DTS hosted in Perth, Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Information about specialized DTSs and other schools are published each year in the Go Manual, a listing of worldwide training and ministry opportunities with YWAM. [41] DTS, like some other phases of YWAM's operation, sometimes relies on music and dance to help convey vision and purpose. [42]

Discipleship Training Schools are operated according to the guidelines of the YWAM International DTS Centre,[43] which was established to maintain and enhance excellence in DTS programs worldwide in accordance with the DTS purpose and curriculum guidelines set by the International Leadership of Youth With A Mission and the University of the Nations.

Ministry

The three strands of ministry that the organization emphasizes are Evangelism, Training, and Mercy ministries.

Evangelism

Sports camps, drama presentations, musical events, along with other creative and performing arts are the avenues through which volunteers and staff share their Christian faith. [44]

YWAM also engages in church planting, in coordination with churches from various denominations, or alone when working among "unreached people groups" who do not have churches among them. Church planting is a process by which new churches are established " Unreached people group " is a term used most frequently among Evangelical Christians to refer to any ethnic or linguistically distinct culture that does not

YWAM's Olympic outreaches

Youth With A Mission has been active in evangelism at the Olympic Games since 1972. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games

It is believed 1,000 volunteers were part of the outreach effort[45] which included 50 dutch volunteers under Romkje Fountain (who later founded YWAM Holland)[46]
The outreach included street evangelism. The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Montreal, Quebec Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec [47]
YWAM notes they performed street theater during these games. The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Street theatre is a form of theatrical Performance and presentation in outdoor Public spaces without a specific paying Audience. [51]
YWAM conducted open-air church services and performed gospel drama and dance in the streets. The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Barcelona, Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia [52]
4,500 YWAM members were active behind the scenes. The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International [53] About 1,000 volunteers were official greeters at the Olympic Village[54][55] and 1,000 more helped with Olympic security and translating. [55]
Southern Baptist International Mission Board missionaries cooperated with YWAM at the Nagano Winter Olympic Games Outreach. The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1998 the capital city of Nagano Prefecture, is located in the northern part of the prefecture near the confluence of the Chikuma and the Sai rivers on the The Southern Baptist Convention ( SBC) is a United States -based mostly conservative Christian denomination The International Mission Board (or IMB, formerly the Foreign Mission Board) is a missionary sending agency affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention [56] According to the YWAM website, the central event was a prayer march from Zenkō-ji, an historic Buddhist temple, to the Olympic Plaza. is a Buddhist temple located in Nagano, Japan. The temple was built in the 7th century Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices [57]
YWAM Member Kara Miller Stewart participated in an Olympic dance events. "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 [58] YWAM worked closely with United Bible Societies to distribute Towards the Goal, a sports focused New Testament. A Bible society is a non-profit organization (usually Ecumenical in makeup devoted to Translating, publishing distributing the Bible at affordable costs Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively [59]
YWAM was hosted by the Salvation Army. The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 2002 Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. [60]
YWAM member musician K. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Benny Prasad was invited to perform during these games. [61] YWAM also organized arts and music events. [62] YWAM member Jonathan Irons was arrested for "suspicious activity" and but was later released. Greece is the only European Union (EU) country to ban proselytism in its constitution. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in [63]
This was reportedly the 16th YWAM Olympic related event. The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in YWAM used entertainment events such as music, street drama, community festivals and snow boarding clinics for creative interaction. [64]
2008 Summer Olympics

Several Christian missionary groups plan to go to Beijing during the 2008 Summer Olympics even though laws in China prohibit evangelism. Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The only Chinese Christian groups allowed to operate legally in the country are the Catholic Patriotic Association, the China Christian Council and the Three-Self Patriotic Movement. The Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association ( Chinese: 中国天主教爱国会 Pinyin: Zhōngguó Tiānzhǔjiào Àiguó Huì) abbreviated See also Protestantism in China The China Christian Council (zh-cn 中国基督教协会 or CCC was founded in 1980 as an umbrella organization for all The Three-Self Patriotic Movement (officially zh-cn 中国基督教三自爱国运动委员会 National Committee of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Churches in China [65][66]

Other evangelism ministries

Other notable evangelism ministries include:

See also: Prostitution in the Netherlands

Mercy Ministries

See also: Mercy Ships (now operationally distinct from YWAM)

The practical and physical needs of the global community are met by YWAM through Mercy Ministries International. Mercy Ships is a global charity which uses Hospital ships to provide free health care and community development services to developing nations Its humanitarian efforts along with partners reach an estimated 3,000,000+ people annually and is increasing in its aims to be serving 100 million of the world's poor by 2020. YWAM has a mission out of San Diego which builds homes for families in Mexico. Two homes in 2006 were built at a total cost of $30,000. According to Sean Lambert, chief executive officer and president of YWAM San Diego/Baja, teams participating with his base have built 2,084 homes for needy families since 1991. [69][70] YWAM has a mission working with villagers in Uganda to provide relief for HIV/AIDS. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome They have established orphanages and are ensuring children are educated. British singer Soroti visited there in 2007. Soroti is the main commercial and administrative centre of Soroti District in Uganda, lying near Lake Kyoga. [71][72]

Disaster Relief

Living Waters Church arranged for YWAM to renovate the home of Evelyn and Herschell Hartman in Sulphur, Louisiana after Hurricane Rita. Sulphur (Soufre is a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense Tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico [76] Flooding in Pakistan in 2007 in the Sindh province prompted a reaction by twenty Muslim, Christian, and Hindu volunteers led by YWAM Pakistan chairman Zafar Francis. This article refers to the multiple concurrent floods in South Asia between July 3 and August 15 2007 (Dartmouth Flood Observatory numbers DFO115121124129136143153155157 and Sindh ( Sindhī: سنڌ Urdu: سندھ is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhis. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical They were assisted by an appeal by YWAM London's relief office. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Emergency management (or disaster management) is the discipline of dealing with and avoiding risks They were able to distribute food for a month to 3,000 of the 150,000 homeless survivors there. [77]

Dangerous work

Hurricane Katrina flooded all eleven of YWAM New Orleans' buildings. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Personnel were evacuated to YWAM bases in Baton Rouge and Tyler, Texas, where volunteers in their MercyWorks relief arm prepared to take food, "baby items" and water to victims once access was granted to relief workers by the National Guard. Baton Rouge (French Bâton-Rouge ˌbætən ˈruːdʒ in English, and in French) is the capital city of Louisiana. Tyler is a city in and the County seat of Smith County, Texas in the United States. [78] Earlier that year, YWAM lodgings in Phuket, Thailand were destroyed by tsunami. Phuket (ภูเก็ต pʰuːkɛt formerly known as Tha-Laang or Talang, or Junk Ceylon in Western sources a distortion of the Malay Tanjung The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj A tsunami ((tsuːˈnɑːmi is a series of waves created when [79] In May 2006, Jules Gardner was caught in anti-foreign riots overtook Kabul, Afghanistan in May 2006. } Kābul ( Persian and Pashto: کابل, IPA:) is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Violence there left eight people dead and 107 injured. [80]

Youth Ministries

Despite its historical and value emphasis on young people, YWAM involves people of all ages. However, there is still a core emphasis on youth ministry. While YWAM has many programs focusing on youth ministry, within the larger organization it has developed two transnational ministries for youth: Mission Adventures (MA), and King's Kids International (KKI). King's Kids International (KKI is a non-profit Christian missions organizations that is affiliated with Youth With A Mission. YWAM holds an annual spring event offering free dentistry to children in Lindale, TX. Spring is one of the four Temperate Seasons Spring marks the transition from Winter into Summer. Dentistry' is the "evaluation diagnosis prevention and/or treatment (nonsurgical surgical or related procedures of diseases disorders and/or conditions of the oral cavity Lindale is a town in Smith County, Texas, United States. The town had an estimated population of 5024 in 2006 The ministry is first come, first served; while thousands are given free treatment, thousands more are turned away, sometimes coming from many states away. [81]

Film Projects

YWAM Missionary Lee Isaac Chung's film Muryangabo (Liberation Day) earned Une Certain Regard at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. The 2007 Cannes Film Festival, also known as the 60th Annual Cannes Film Festival ran from May 16 to 27 2007 Chung cast two street kids whom he found through YWAM's soccer-outreach program as the stars of a film that dealt with the moral and emotional repercussions of the Rwandan Genocide. The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Rwanda 's minority Tutsis and the moderates of its Hutu majority [82]

YWAM Associations and Working Relationships

Youth With A Mission is a global mission with links and partnerships internationally. International Chairman Lynn Green recently reported that YWAM representatives often sit "on boards of other commissions" and organizations. [9]

YWAM also works closely in with various missions and churches, as well as independent missionaries across the globe. One notable working relationship is the the OneStory Project[83] which is a partnership between YWAM, Campus Crusade for Christ, the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, Trans World Radio, and Wycliffe Bible Translators as well as other Great Commission-focused organizations, churches and individuals. Chronological Bible Storying (CBS is a method of orally communicating portions of the Bible by reading its stories aloud to listeners in Chronological order Youth With A Mission ( YWAM, generally pronounced as "why-wam" is an international inter-denominational non-profit Christian Missionary organization Campus Crusade for Christ is an Interdenominational Christian organization that promotes Evangelism and discipleship in over 190 countries around The International Mission Board (or IMB, formerly the Foreign Mission Board) is a missionary sending agency affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention The Southern Baptist Convention ( SBC) is a United States -based mostly conservative Christian denomination Trans World Radio (TWR is a multinational Christian evangelistic broadcaster Wycliffe Bible Translators is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making a translation of the Bible in every living language in the world especially for cultures with little The Great Commission, in Christian tradition is the instruction of the resurrected Jesus Christ to his disciples, that they spread his teachings [84] United Bible Societies has also worked closely with YWAM as a missions partner. A Bible society is a non-profit organization (usually Ecumenical in makeup devoted to Translating, publishing distributing the Bible at affordable costs [85] YWAM joined with the Evangelical Alliance and John C. Maxwell to design the training program for the Global Pastors Network's Million Leaders Mandate. The Evangelical Alliance (EA is a London -based charitable organization founded in 1846 with a claimed representation of over 1000000 evangelical John C Maxwell (born 1947 is an American author speaker and "leadership expert" Global Pastors Network Inc (GPN is an incorporated Educational, networking and strategic resource for evangelical Leadership, founded [86] YWAM and Christian Direction work together to pray for Muslims during Ramadan. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Ramadan or Ramazan ( Arabic: رمضان Ramaḍān) is a Muslim religious observance that takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic [87] YWAM Pittsburgh has been involved in ecumenical local efforts to revive Epiphany School through teaching young people "Christian principles" and exposing them to dance and the arts. [88]

Partnerships

YWAM partners with:

Memberships

YWAM is a member of:

Endorsements

Notable people associated with YWAM

Criticism & Controversy

Along with positive experiences within YWAM,[103][104][44] there have also been allegations by former members that a few YWAM leaders with authoritarian personalities have intimidated subordinates and traumatized those deemed to be "rebellious. David Loren Cunningham (born February 24, 1971) an American film director and producer Loren Duane Cunningham (born 1936 Taft California) a co-founder of the International Christian Missionary organization Youth With A Mission Joy Dawson is a New Zealand Missionary and intercessor who has been teaching the Bible internationally since 1970 Keith Gordon Green ( October 21, 1953 – July 28, 1982) was an American gospel Singer, Songwriter Howard Vincent Malmstadt, PhD ( February 17, 1922 in Marinette Wisconsin - July 7, 2003 in Hawaii) emeritus professor Twila Paris Wright (born in Fort Worth, Texas) is a Contemporary Christian Music songwriter author vocalist and pianist Ten Shekel Shirt is a rock band based in New Haven CT. The band was founded by Lamont Hiebert and currently consists of Hiebert along with Jonny Rodgers Colin Meyer and Tim Authoritarianism describes a Form of government characterized by an emphasis on the Authority of the State in a republic or union Intimidation (also called cowing) is intentional behavior "which would cause a person of ordinary sensibilities" fear of Injury or Harm. Psychological trauma is a type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a traumatic event. "[105][106][107][108] Some of the political involvements of its founders and members have also been examined by the media. [108][14][109][110][111][112] It is also claimed by Christian apologists that YWAM has taught some controversial doctrines. Christian apologetics is a field of Christian theology that aims to present a rational basis for the Christian faith, defend the faith against objections [113][114][115]

Harold Busséll

In 1983, Zondervan published "Unholy Devotion - Why Cults Lure Christians," (later renamed, "By Hook or by Crook : How Cults Lure Christians"). Zondervan is an international Christian media and publishing company one of the four businesses founded by Dutch-Americans that have made Grand Rapids, Author Harold Busséll stated, "While living in Europe, my wife and I were involved with an Evangelical youth mission based in Switzerland. Harold L Busséll is a Pastor, Author, and contributor to the Cultic Studies Journal. We were with the group only six weeks, but it was almost seven years before I had overcome the psychological damage caused by their cult-like control and spiritualization. . . . Questioning a leader was considered an act of rebellion against God and His chain of command. " Busséll later confirmed in an interview this organization was Youth With A Mission. [105]

Dave Andrews

In 1999, Lion Publishing reprinted Uniting Church of Australia's Dave Andrews' account of his YWAM excommunication in his book, Christi-Anarchy. Lion Hudson plc resulted from the merger in December 2003 of Lion Publishing plc and Angus Hudson Ltd. The Uniting Church in Australia ( UCA) was formed on June 22 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, Dave Andrews (born May 20, 1951) is an Australian Christian anarchist Author, speaker, Social activist, Excommunication is a religious Censure used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious community Andrews was excommunicated in 1984 by Youth With A Mission's International Council. [106][116] The reasoning, according to Andrews, was that "I was a rebel and, as an unrepentant rebel, would be summarily excommunicated," and that "it 'was what the Lord told' them to do. "[116] Andrews described the aftermath as devastating: "I became suicidal because all the significant people I turned to denounced me, no one else would speak to me, and the people who had promised to protect me ended up having psychological breakdowns. Post-cult trauma or post-cult syndrome is a disputed term related to the consequences of leaving a group perceived as being a Cult. A suicide crisis, suicidal crisis, or potential suicide, is a situation in which a person is attempting to kill him or herself or is seriously contemplating Mental breakdown (also known as nervous breakdown or snapping) is a non-medical term used to describe a sudden acute attack of Mental illness such as One guy was taken away to an asylum. Involuntary commitment is the practice of using legal means or forms as part of a Mental health law to commit a person to a Mental hospital, Insane asylum "[106]

Peak of controversy

In 1986, the Cultic Studies Journal published Laurie Jacobson's account of her experiences within YWAM. Cultic Studies Review An Internet Journal of Research News & Opinion is the successor to the Academic journal the Cultic Studies Journal. In it Jacobson depicts a Discipleship Training School program of eisegesis and social engineering designed to inculcate attitudes and obtain conformity to the group's ways. Eisegesis (from the Greek root εις meaning into in among is the process of misinterpreting a text in such a way that it introduce one's own ideas reading into the text [107][117] In 1989, James and Cindi Croker left YWAM to start a Canadian Arts Council-funded dance troupe in Toronto, Motus O. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Says James Croker, "YWAM taught us how to fail. " Croker continued to value the sense of community that YWAM instilled, instituting communal living among his company. [118] In 1990, researcher Rick Ross, retained by a family in Long Island, New York, published an evaluation of YWAM, refusing to recommend them. Rick Alan Ross (born 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States named Ricky Alan Ross is a consultant lecturer and "intervention specialist" Ross' research not only included an interview with the YWAM leaders but also was founded on information obtained from Christian Research Institute, the pre-Scientology Cult Awareness Network, the book Spiritual Warfare by Sara Diamond, and further mention of YWAM in Charisma Magazine. The Christian Research Institute (also popularly known as CRI is an Evangelical Christian Apologetics ministry The Cult Awareness Network (CAN was founded in the wake of the November 18, 1978 deaths of members of the group Peoples Temple and Assassination Sara Rose Diamond (born 1958 is an American Sociologist and attorney and the author of four books that "study and expose the agenda and tactics of the American political In the report he cited their failure on the basis of Robert J. Lifton's eight criteria for recognizing thought reform and mind control. Robert Jay Lifton (born May 16, 1926) is an American Psychiatrist and author chiefly known for his studies of the psychological causes Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism A Study of "Brainwashing" in China is a Psychology Non-fiction book on Brainwashing [108]

Correcting impressions

The Wellington New Zealand Star-Times also examined politician Bernie Ogilvy's connection to the organization during this time period. The Sunday Star-Times is a New Zealand newspaper published each weekend by the Fairfax group in Auckland. In the report, Ogilvy confirmed that the group has been called a "cult" by overseas sceptics but said that impression had been corrected. The Star-Times reported that YWAM made enough money to buy up to 12 Auckland houses and that Ogilvy at one point lived in a large house with a swimming pool as the National Director. The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country Ogilvy stated that the houses were all sold and the money given away. [119] James B. Jordan, however, persisted in calling YWAM a cult as late as April 1994. James B Jordan is a Calvinist theologian and author He is director of Biblical Horizons ministries a Think tank in Niceville Florida that [115]

Rick Ross re-evaluates "cult" allegations

In the wake of the 2007 shootings, Fox News asked Rick Ross to clarify his position. The 2007 Colorado YWAM and New Life shootings occurred on December 9 2007, when Matthew J Rick Alan Ross (born 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States named Ricky Alan Ross is a consultant lecturer and "intervention specialist" "Youth With A Mission is not a cult," stated Ross, but acknowledged that he receives complaints about the group on a monthly basis and that brainwashing, financial dependence, and a lack of financial transparency are recurring themes in the more "serious complaints. This article does not discuss "cult" in the original sense of "veneration" or "religious practice" for that usage see Cult (religious practice Brainwashing (also known as Thought reform or as Re-education) consists of any effort aimed at instilling certain attitudes and Beliefs "[27]

Political involvements

Journalist Frederick Clarkson published an account alleging that Loren Cunningham supported a 1982 coup by Efraín Ríos Montt in Guatemala, an account which is also corroborated in Sara Diamond's book Spiritual Warfare. Frederick Clarkson is an American Journalist and Public speaker in the fields of Politics and Religion. Loren Duane Cunningham (born 1936 Taft California) a co-founder of the International Christian Missionary organization Youth With A Mission José Efraín Ríos Montt (born June 16, 1926) is a former De facto President of Guatemala, army general Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest [108][109]

YWAM has also been described as having "sought to gain influence within the Republican party. "[110][111] On October 14, 2005, Youth With A Mission donated $10 million dollars to train youth for Rod Parsley's Restoration Ohio project which worked on behalf of socially conservative Republicans and included goals to register 400,000 voters and to evangelize one million Ohioans. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rodney Lee Parsley (born January 13, 1957) an American Televangelist, is senior pastor of World Harvest Church [120][121]

Theological Concerns

Evangelical theologians Alan Gomes and E. Calvin Beisner claim that certain unorthodox doctrines were taught at some YWAM locations from the 1970s until the 1990s. [113][122]

see also: Controversy and Christian missionaries

Responses to Criticism

As of 2008, David Clark, director of Youth With A Mission in Minneapolis, acknowledges these concerns with a rebuttal in two main points. See also Evangelism, Christianization A Christian mission has been widely defined since the Lausanne Congress of 1974 as that which "People have been hurt," stated Clark which he attributes to the freedom of the leadership of each base combined with the actions of a few "bad apples" who haven't adhered to core principles. A bad apples excuse or few bad apples excuse is a rhetorical attempt to spin misdeeds within a group as isolated to a "few bad apples" Clark addressed the theological concerns by citing Youth With A Mission's acceptance of the National Association of Evangelicals Statement of Faith. National Association of Evangelicals (NAE is an agency dedicated to coordinating cooperative ministry for evangelical denominations of Protestant Christians Faith is a Belief in the trustworthiness of an Idea. Formal usage of the word "faith" is usually reserved for concepts of Religion, as in He noted that many YWAM critics are "radical individuals who do not appreciate theological diversity" and "hard-core Calvinists", while claiming the ecumenical spirit within the organization embraces Calvinists. Hyper-Calvinism is a Pejorative for a theological position which holds that it is wrong to tell unbelievers to repent and believe the gospel Ecumenism (also oecumenism, œcumenism) refers to initiatives aimed at greater Religious unity or cooperation Calvinism (sometimes called the Reformed tradition, the Reformed faith, or Reformed theology) is a theological system and an approach to the [123]

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  112. ^ ABC 9/11 Docudrama's Right-Wing Roots (September 11, 2006).  “Last June, Cunningham's TFI announced it was producing its first film, mysteriously titled Untitled History Project. "TFI's first project is a doozy," a newsletter to YWAM members read. "Simply being referred to as: The Untitled History Project, it is already being called the television event of the decade and not one second has been put to film yet. Talk about great expectations!" (A web edition of the newsletter was mysteriously deleted last week after its publication by the blogger Digby, but has been cached on Google at the link above). ”
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  117. ^ Youth With A Mission - Ecumenical (Catholic/Charismatic) Evangelism. Retrieved on 2007-12-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian
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  119. ^ "MP linked to controversial 'cult'", The Wellington New Zealand Star-Times, August 11, 2002. Retrieved on 2007-12-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office  "New United Future MP Bernie Ogilvy established a religious organization which provoked controversy in the 1970s over the treatment of teenagers in its care. The evangelical organization, Youth With A Mission, (YWAM) established in Auckland by Ogilvy in the late 1970s, took teens off the street and then put them to work - but it drew criticism over the amount of wages it retained. " 
  120. ^ Ohio Pastor Launches $30-Million Campaign For Nation's 'Restoration'
  121. ^ "Ohio Pastor Launches $30-Million Campaign For Nation's 'Restoration'", Church and State. Retrieved on 2008-03-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.  
  122. ^ Beisner, E. Calvin. (1994). The False God and Gospel of Moral Government Theology.
  123. ^ David Clark. Concerns about YWAM. Youth With A Mission, Minneapolis. Retrieved on 2008-01-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina.

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