John Dawson, one of the past Presidents of Youth With A Mission, shared at YWAM Together about Leadership and the YWAM Family, about what it means to lead the family, and how God is leading us as global ministry in this area. You will also get to hear input from Loren and Darlene Cunningham, Larry Baldock, and others who were in attendance at YWAM Together in Townsville, Australia. John Dawson is former President of Youth With A Mission and a well-loved author and leader. He is founder of...

A passion of Youth With A Mission is to provide bibles in every language, to every people group, around the world. There are ministries happening at many different YWAM locations working towards seeing this happen. At the recent YWAM Together in Australia, David Hamilton and Jill Thorton shared about how to end Bible Poverty and they had other people from around the world share their stories as well… An important part of YWAM Together, and Youth With A Mission working towards ending Bible...

From 7 – 13 September, 2015, over 1300 different YWAM Staff and Students gathered in Townsville, Australia for YWAM Together to hear what is happening with the mission. One of the first sessions during the conference was Loren Cunningham, the founder of Youth With A Mission, share an update about YWAM around the world, and about the state of world missions. As usual Loren shared exciting stories of faith and what God is doing around the globe. He is also joined by David Hamilton, who brings...

In this episode of the YWAM Teaching Podcast Loren Cunningham speaks on co-creating with God. Loren Cunningham is the founder of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) and the co-founder of the University of the Nations (U of N). He is also the leader of the YWAM UofN Campus in Hawaii and a member of the YWAM International Eldership. Being one of the founders of Youth With A Mission means that much of who YWAM is, and what YWAM does is born out of Loren’t faith and understanding of who God is,...

In this episode of the YWAM Teaching Podcast we continue our series of teaching from Corrie Ten Boom with her teaching about God’s Love … Corrie Ten Boom was an inspiration to many, including Youth With A Mission (YWAM) staff and students to whom she shared her story. Together with her family she stood up against the Nazi regime in Holland during the Second World War. In their house in the Netherlands they hid many different people who were on the run from the Nazi Gestapo. Unfortunately...

Corrie Ten Boom was an inspiration to many, including many Youth With A Mission (YWAM) staff and students to whom she shared her story, including the ones who were reaching out from the castle of YWAM Hurlach at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Together with her family she stood up against the Nazi regime in Holland during the Second World War. In their house in Haarlem they hid many different people who were on the run of the Nazi Gestapo. Unfortunately the Ten Boom family was...

This episode of the YWAM Teaching Podcast presents us with a classic and timeless teaching from Loren Cunningham. Loren speaks on the importance of submission and relinquishing our “rights”. He calls us to lay down the things we cling to so that we can experience complete freedom in our relationship with God and be fully available to serve Him. Joshua 1: 3 (NIV) I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. Exodus 3: 5 (NIV) “Do not come any closer,” God said....

In this episode of the YWAM Teaching Podcast, Loren Cunningham shares a message based around Matthew 6. He describes how we can trust in God in finance, and how this is a very practical way that God can display his faithfulness to us … Matthew 6: 25 – 34 (NIV) 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow...

Floyd McClung is the international director of All Nations, an international leadership training and church-planting network. Floyd shared with teaching with a Leadership Training School (LTS) that was held in New Zealand in 2000. All Nations, the organisation that Floyd McClung is the international director of, has partnered with local churches to send short-term and long-term church-planting teams to more than thirty countries and provides specialized leadership and discipleship...

In this episode of the YWAM Teaching Podcast Pete Sutherland and Todd McCormick introduce us to the inductive bible study method used by the Youth With a Mission School of Biblical Studies. The goal of inductive Bible study is to be taught by the Word, letting it guide us into truth. In the inductive method, we want to allow the Holy Spirit to be our teacher as we let our conclusions evolve from what we observe. We do not want to approach the Scriptures with a thesis in hand that we attempt...

In this episode of the YWAM Teaching Podcast Loren Cunningham shares about Releasing Women into Ministry. Loren Cunningham is the founder of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) and the co-founder and International Chancellor of the University of the Nations (U of N). He is also the leader of the YWAM UofN Campus in Hawaii and a member of the YWAM International Eldership.  In 2000 Loren Cunningham, David Hamilton, and Janice Rogers authored the book Why Not Women, which took a look at the issue of...

In this episode of the YWAM Teaching Podcast, Misha Thompson tells two stories about miracles: * Misha’s miraculous healing from six-years suffering from Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) * How God was involved in finding her wedding ring Misha Thompson is a “YWAM kid” who was born in Afghanistan and grew up in the Netherlands. She is married to Lionel Thompson and is the daughter of Floyd and Sally McClung, pioneers in Youth With A Mission. You can read more about Misha’s story in...

Eldership – Tripod Message for Youth With A Mission When I was seven years old, my family and I visited Niagara Falls. I have an indelible picture in my mind of what I saw: a barge, wedged against a huge rock right at the edge of the falls, with the water raging around it. I was forever impacted by the story I heard:  Two young boys had been guarding the barge, safely tied to a dock far upstream. When night came, they fell asleep. As the boat gently rocked, the knot loosened and they began...

In this episode of the YWAM Teaching Podcast Joseph Avakian tells us about the journey that God took him on in Discovering and Restoring the Identity that God created him with. Joseph Avakian has been working with Youth With A Mission since 1984 and has been involved in teaching and projects around the world. He has been responsible for pioneering and launching many of the schools that YWAM is currently running in the area of communication. Joseph was also one of the key developers of the...

David Hamilton shares with us about God’s Calling and Gifting on us as individuals in YWAM, and God’s unique Calling and Gifting on Youth With A Mission as a Missions Organisation. David Hamilton has served in YWAM for almost 30-years. During this time he has served in many different roles, including: * The International Associate Provost of the University of the Nations * Assistant to the YWAM President * Member of the International Leadership Team of the U of N * Member of the Global...

In this episode of the YWAM Teaching Podcast we get to hear from Dean Sherman as he shares about The Spirit of the World – 1 John 5:19. Dean Sherman is dean of the College of Christian Ministries for the University of the Nations. He is a respected international Bible teacher, having ministered in 49 states and more than 40 countries. He and his wife, Michelle, make their home in Salem, Oregon. They have two children. Dean Sherman has written books and created video and audio teachings that...

In this episode of the YWAM Teaching Podcast we get to hear from Loren Cunningham as he talks about the Conditions for Knowing God’s Voice. Loren Cunningham is the founder of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) and the co-founder and International Chancellor of the University of the Nations (U of N). He is also the leader of the YWAM UofN Campus in Hawaii and a member of the YWAM International Eldership. Loren Cunningham is the author of a number of books including: * Is That Really You God?...

In this YWAM Teaching Podcast we get to hear from Joy Dawson as she talks to us about Spiritual Authority. Joy Dawson’s Bible-teaching ministry and missionary journeys have taken her to fifty-five countries on every continent. Most of her teaching ministry has been at spiritual leadership conferences. Multitudes have been blessed by her television and radio ministries, and countless lives have been changed through the international distribution of her audio and videotapes. The character and...

In this episode of the YWAM Teaching Podcast we hear from Winkie Pratney as he shares with us about what it means to be “Free as a Slave”. Winkie Pratney is a youth communicator, Christian apologist, evangelist, and writer from Auckland, New Zealand. With a mostly teenaged audience, Pratney speaks world wide to over 500,000 annually in churches, universities, high-schools, and Christian-oriented festivals. Winkie Pratney has written over 20 different books since he began writing in 1964....

In this episode of the YWAM Teaching Podcast we get to hear from Darelene Cunningham as she shares about Who is Jesus to a group of YWAM Leaders. Darlene Cunningham is the co-founder of Youth With A Mission and continues to be active in the YWAM eldership. You can read and download more from Darlene Cunningham on the YWAM Life web-site, including her teaching about the YWAM Foundational Value about hearing God’s voice here. Photo of Darlene Cunningham by Rob Darby. Subscribe to the YWAM...

In this edition of the YWAM Teaching Podcast David Hamilton talks about inovation in YWAM. David talks about various stories that express how innovation is a core part of the identity of Youth With A Mission. This teaching was originally recorded at a YWAM DNA conference in Woodcrest North Carolina. David Hamilton has served in YWAM for almost 30-years. During this time he has served in many different roles, including: * The International Associate Provost of the University of the...

In this YWAM Teaching podcast we hear from Loren Cunningham as he shares with us about the Importance of the Bible and the need to continue the work of previous generations in getting it into new places. This teaching was originally recorded at a YWAM DNA conference at YWAM Woodcrest in North Carolina. Loren Cunningham is the founder of Youth With A Mission (YWAM) and the co-founder and International Chancellor of the University of the Nations (U of N). He is also the leader of the YWAM UofN...

In this YWAM Teaching podcast we get to hear from Jim Stier share about the privilege of suffering for Christ. Jim Stier is a former president and executive director of Youth With A Mission. He has also served as the international director of evangelism and frontier missions, and the national director for Brasil. He is currently involved internationally as a part of the YWAM eldership. Jim Stier contributed to the continued discussion about eldership in Youth With A Mission in the April...

In this episode of the YWAM Teaching Podcast we get to hear from Darelene Cunningham as she shares about Faith at a North American Leadership Conference. Darlene Cunningham is the co-founder of Youth With A Mission and continues to be active in the YWAM eldership. You can read and download more from Darlene Cunningham on the YWAM Life web-site, including her teaching about the YWAM Foundational Value about hearing God’s voice here. Photo of Darlene Cunningham by Rob Darby. Subscribe to...

In this episode of the YWAM Teaching Podcast Lynn Green shares about how we in YWAM can avoid the pitfall of institutionalising leadership. Servant Leadership is on one of the foundational values of Youth With A Mission: EXHIBIT SERVANT LEADERSHIP YWAM is called to servant leadership as a lifestyle, rather than a leadership hierarchy. A servant leader is one who honors the gifts and callings of those under his/her care and guards their rights and privileges. Just as Jesus served His...