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YWAM St Albans
Our Community
YWAM St Albans is part of Youth With A Mission international, a global movement of Christians from many denominations dedicated to presenting Jesus Christ personally to this generation, to mobilising as many as possible to help in this task, and to the training and equipping of believers for their part in the Great Commission. Our community of Christians dedicated to Knowing God and Making Him Know to the world.
Vision
A community where Christians can have access to opportunities to fulfill the great commission
Mission
We prepare people for a life of discipleship, leadership, spiritual awakening, and transformative action.
Our Values
Youth With A Mission (YWAM) affirms the Bible as the authoritative word of God and, with the Holy Spirit’s inspiration, the absolute reference point for every aspect of life and ministry. Based upon God’s word, who He is, and His initiative of salvation, the following responses are strongly emphasised in YWAM.
WORSHIP
We are called to praise and worship God alone.
HOLINESS
We are called to lead holy and righteous lives that exemplify the nature and character of God.WITNESS
We are called to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with those who do not know Him.PRAY
We are called to engage in intercessory prayer for the people and cause on God’s heart, including standing against evil in every form. We are called to commit to the Church in both its local nurturing expression and its mobile multiplying expressions.
FELLOWSHIP
We are called to commit to the Church in both its local nurturing expression and its mobile multiplying expressions.
Our Culture
Our missional activities are expressed in five core focus- Creative, Restorative, Spiritual Formation, Global Leadership, and GLO (Global-Local Outreaches). Each focus area is a ‘Hub’ that integrates intentional discipleship, training, resourcing, networking and practical application.
Creative
The Centre for Creative Arts & Culture is a ‘prophetic voice’ to society; combining training, events, social actions, and excellent productions in creative arts, media & culture.
Spiritual Formation
We train, resource and promote discipleship formation through an intentional process of ‘growing well into Christlikeness and flourishing in every of life.
Restorative
Equipping & resource people with a vision of good news to the poor, healing & restoration to the broken; promoting conflict transformation, reconciliation and peace in a fractured world.
Global Leadership
Nurturing a Christ-centred leadership, especially the next generation, by enabling understanding of global trends, cultures, and dominant worldviews; and supporting people in all spheres of influence to flourish in their missional vocation, especially, those in the public arena.
GLO (Global-Local Outreaches)
Promoting the Kingdom of God on earth through initiatives of Justice, Compassion, Service and Evangelism.
Our Commission
Our primary call is to love this beautiful land, the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and to whole-heartedly serve God’s purpose for this land.
From the United Kingdom, we are committed to creatively explore the fulfilment of the great commission, to see the redemptive power of the God’s Kingdom shape nations, and every sphere of influence.
In collaboration with others, we are dedicated to mobilize, train and send teams to locations in Europe, East & West Africa, South-East Asia, and the Caucuses. For each location, we will utilize ‘Influential Regional Platforms’ (IRP) as a strategic springboard to access nations within their respective regions.