A movement where Christ is named
Youth With A Mission
Prayer & missions · Founded 1960 · by Loren Cunningham
Youth With A Mission, known as YWAM, is an international Christian missions movement founded in 1960 by Loren Cunningham. It focuses on knowing God and making him known, mobilizing young people and others for evangelism, discipleship training, and mercy ministry. YWAM is decentralized, with many locations worldwide, and is widely known for its Discipleship Training Schools that combine teaching with hands-on outreach.
What they do
YWAM trains people for missions through its Discipleship Training Schools, which pair classroom teaching with practical outreach.
It mobilizes teams for evangelism, church planting, and mercy ministries such as relief, community development, and care for the vulnerable.
It operates as a decentralized movement of many local bases around the world, each running its own schools and outreaches.
The Scripture behind the work
Where the door leads
YWAM exists to know God and to make him known, sending people to share the gospel and serve others in Jesus' name across cultures. Discipleship and mission go hand in hand. A reader drawn to this can look into a Discipleship Training School or connect with a local YWAM base.
Connect to the real thing
The Living Bread is a door, not the destination. The life is with Christ and his people.
People also ask
What is a Discipleship Training School?
It is YWAM's foundational program, combining a period of classroom teaching with a hands-on mission outreach.
Is YWAM a single organization?
YWAM is a decentralized movement of many local bases worldwide that share a common vision rather than a single central structure.