YWAM INTERNATIONAL

YOUTH WITH A MISSION, founded in 1960, is an international movement of Christians working to help make a difference in a needy world. The movement was birthed through a vision that founder Loren Cunningham saw - waves of young people covering the countries and shores of the world, telling people about Jesus. Because of that vision, YWAM is now one of the largest interdenominational and international Christian ministries, with about 16,000 volunteer staff (and thousands more affiliated workers) based in over 1000 locations in over 149 nations. In addition, tens of thousands more people from scores of nations are involved on a short-term basis each year.

Coming from many different backgrounds and working in a wide range of situations, "YWAM'ers" are united in their desire to be part of changing lives for the better. They have responded to the "Great Commission" - Jesus' command to His disciples to go into all the world and tell the Good News. They believe the gospel of Jesus is not just about words, but action. They therefore share their faith through many different kinds of practical help - from agricultural training to running medical clinics - as well as telling about the Christian beliefs that inspire their actions.

Statement of Belief Youth With A Mission (YWAM) is an international movement of Christians from many denominations dedicated to presenting Jesus personally to this generation, to mobilizing as many as possible to help in this task, and to the training and equipping of believers for their part in fulfilling the Great Commission. As citizens of God's kingdom, we are called to love, worship, and obey our Lord, to love and serve His Body, the Church, and to present the whole gospel for the whole person throughout the whole world.

We of Youth With A Mission believe that the Bible is God's inspired and authoritative word, revealing that Jesus Christ is God's son; that people are created in God's image; that He created us to have eternal life through Jesus Christ; that although all people have sinned and come short of God's glory, God has made salvation possible through the death on the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ; that repentance, faith, love and obedience are fitting responses to God's initiative of grace towards us; that God desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth; and that the Holy Spirit's power is demonstrated in and through us for the accomplishment of Christ's last commandment, "...Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature" (Mark 16:15).

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