Youth With A Mission
Youth With A Mission ( YWAM, pronounced " Jottmem ") is a Christian missionary organization that is part of the charismatic movement. YWAM is the German -language branch founded by Darlene and Loren Cunningham 1960 Missionary Society Youth With A Mission ( YWAM ). The German -language YWAM began working in conjunction with the Summer Olympics in 1972.
" Know God and make Him known " Under the motto operates Youth With A Mission worldwide and across denominational with over 18,000 volunteers from over 180 countries in the areas of evangelism, training and charitable services.
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History
Founded in 1960, YWAM had a total of 40 full-time employees by the year 1970. In that year, 1,000 volunteers from YWAM came to Munich to prepare for a mission trip ( " Outreach ") for the 1972 Summer Olympics, the first of many " YWAM Olympic outreaches ."
1977 YWAM rented the Pacific Empress Hotel in Kailua -Kona on the island of Hawaii and began with renovations to convert it into the campus of a university, which was originally called Pacific and Asia Christian University. Now called University of the Nations ( UofN ).
In Germany youth (closed in June 2011) with a mission today in Frankfurt am Main / Hessen, Eutin / Schleswig -Holstein, Altensteig / Baden- Württemberg, Hurlach / Bavaria, Hainichen and Herrnhut / both axes, Cologne / North Rhine -Westphalia ( opened in September 2011) and Hamburg represented.
Fields of work
Your task field tells Youth with a Mission in three areas:
Evangelism
YWAM organizes short-term mission applications where mainly young Christians testify or exemplify their faith in Jesus Christ around the world. A restriction to certain age groups but there is no. Today, staff members of all ages from over 140 countries at international mission projects.
Ever since its foundation, the focus of the work is sure to inspire young people for a life with Jesus and for contributing to the mission order. Therefore, the organization sees itself as an "international movement of young Christians who know they are called to serve Jesus Christ and to live the Gospel holistically the kingdom of God and to proclaim ."
The distribution and proclamation of the Gospel in all languages to all nations and all people of the world. The message of Jesus Christ to pass on contemporary and understandable so that people today can understand and accept.
They use creative ways such as music, video, websites, pantomime, cultural performances, sports & leisure facilities. You want to reach people of all ages in different situations of their lives in all places of the earth.
Training of employees
The aim here is to train new employees and to teach how the gospel can be spread.
The University of the Nations ( UofN ) was founded in 1978 by YWAM and currently operates schools in over 190 countries on all continents. Most schools of UofN offer a three-month, theoretical seminar and then a 2 - to 3 -month to practical use.
On the basis of biblical and Christian values they want to bring more people into the development of their personality and their skills so that they can take and fill their place in society and the church in world mission and community life consciously. Training, discipleship, which lives from relationships, and practical application of acquired knowledge are inseparable for them.
In JMEMs University, the University of the Nations ( UofN ), Christians can achieve a degree in disciplines such as science and technology, languages , development aid and Christian ministries.
The Discipleship Training School (English: Discipleship Training School [ DTS ] ) is the basic prerequisite for every full-time YWAM staff, and serves as the entry-level program to all other training opportunities.
Every year at one of the worldwide training locations approximately 20,000 students at UofN courses are offered.
Charitable services ( Mercy Ministries )
Practical (development ) aid and charitable projects are summarized under this term. The development projects are often carried out in conjunction with the training (eg, the seminar group of the Department of basic medical training along with doctors then performs operations in areas through which have no medical infrastructure). One of the most well-known concepts are hospital ships, the YWAM company under the name Mercy Ships. Mercy Ships is now on its own, but often works with YWAM.
Structures
YWAM has a decentralized structure, and each center is completely self-contained.
YWAM Germany is now managed by a board consisting of Andreas Frész, Daniela screen and Frank Bauer. YWAM International is now managed by Lynn Green, Ian Muir and John Dawson.
Financing
YWAM is financed ( such as the international business ) from donations, seminar and training fees, rent, foundation grants and subsidies. In dealing with the donations, the donations principles of the Evangelical Alliance are considered.
YWAM staff are not paid centrally by YWAM, but finance themselves. Called by constituencies, consisting of individuals and communities
Controversies
There have been allegations repeatedly in the past, some YWAM leader would have authoritarian personalities and were so intimidated subordinates.
From representatives of the people of the Akha in Thailand the staff of YWAM lack of respect for other cultures was accused. In addition to the hundreds of other ethnic groups, under which staff of YWAM work, this is an exception and causes employees YWAM to learn from their mistakes.
Furthermore, the Überkonfessionalität YWAM always leads to controversies surrounding the teaching between YWAM and individual denominations. At the same time it must be noted that a very large majority of the staff itself comes from a religious background and the subject unit is a central guiding principle of YWAM among Christians. It is also described in which base values.
Some leading members of the American YWAM still apply as exponents of the controversial even in charismatic circles " spiritual warfare". Helge Stadelmann and Alexander Seibel also subsume the YWAM among the representatives of the Torontosegens.
Debate about YWAM Herrnhut
The establishment of a YWAM training center in 2004 Ruppersdorf at Herrnhut came up against the resistance of the Moravian Church, which feared possible conflicts and occupation of their tradition. The discussion then led to an article in the news magazine Der Spiegel, which was later criticized by YWAM, without, however, deny the disagreements with the Brethren.
Debate about infanticide in Brazilian indigenous
Produced by YWAM film Hakani reported that there is a widespread practice of infanticide were at Brazilian indigenous, and therefore calls for the introduction of a law which would permit public authorities, in case of suspicion " harmful traditional practices ", children from indigenous communities or remove families. Indigenous activists and the human rights organization Survival International YWAM throw in this case interference in the lifestyle of the indigenous population.