What is YWAM? Youth With A Mission (YWAM) is a missionary organization made up of thousands of people and hundreds of ministries in almost every country of the world. Our passion is to know God and to make Him known. We are a mixture of people from all over the world, from 150 countries in fact. We come from numerous different Christian denominations and speak hundreds of languages. In addition to our full-time staff, many YWAM locations send out short-term missionaries each year. There are three strands of ministry weaving throughout all that YWAM does: Evangelism Some creative tools used to present the gospel include drama, music, performing arts and sports camps. YWAM-ers want to share their faith effectively to all ages, ethnic groups and social class so they will understand. YWAM also engages in church planting among unreached people groups. Mercy Ministry Mercy Ministry is the "hands and feet" of making God known. YWAM helps meet some of the practical and physical needs of about 400,000 people annually. Caring for street children in South America; aiding in the recovery of drug addicts in North America and Western Europe; feeding and housing refugees and women in need in Africa and Asia, and operating ships that declare the good news practically and verbally, are just some of the ways in which helping hands are extended. Training and Discipleship Training and Discipleship aim to better equip Christians to serve others in everything from agriculture and health care, to drug rehabilitation and biblical counseling. Through YWAM's University of the Nations (U of N), missionaries can study in specialized areas such as science and technology, linguistics, the humanities, and Christian ministry. Most YWAM schools combine classroom teaching with relationship-centered discipleship and practical service. Ywam International Founded in 1960 by Loren & Darlene Cunningham in Lausanne, Switzerland, YWAM – Youth With A Mission, today is represented in the 5 continents with approximately 1,000 bases, in almost 150 countries (more then 40 in the 10/40 Window). There is more then 16,000 full time staff that are fulfilling the ‘go’ from Jesus. Through short term mobile teams we have already ministered in every nation in the world, mobilizing approximately 30,000 students and volunteers annually. YWAM seeks to stir up the as many Christians as possible to be involved in the seven most influential areas of society: Family, Education, Church, Economy, Sports & Entertainment, Communication & Media and Health. Ywam Brazil In Brazil, YWAM was started in 1975 by Jim and Pamela Stier in Contagem, MG. Today there are 40 bases operating base in almost every state of the country, with 1,800 full time staff serving in out many diverse ministries. We mobilize around 3,000 students and volunteers each year through our various Training schools and projects. University of the Nations The University of the Nations is a global university of YWAM that offers courses in more then 70 nations round the world. The DTS is a pre-requisite to the 200 courses that make up the University of the Nations as well as joining YWAM full time. After finishing the DTS, you can become a missionary in one of the more then 40 bases in YWAM Brazil or in one of the 100’s of bases around the world. The University of the Nations works with a system of accumulating credits and these courses can be done in different nations around the world. Each course is 3 to 9 month in duration. Each one of the courses is divided into a classroom phase and practical, where the student will have opportunity to apply what they learned. Each module can be done together or at different times determined by the student. The University of the Nations is made up of 7 faculties: Christian Ministries, Humanities and International Studies, Counseling and Health care, Communication, Science and Technology, Arts and Education, offering Associate, Bachelor and Masters Degrees.
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