Cultivating a sending and receiving missional community, multiplying disciples of Jesus who reach every sphere from neighborhoods to nations.
We are a decentralized missional community, centered around the presence of God that seeks to provide outlet and practical access so that youth can step into an effective missional lifestyle. We foster relationships and unity among diverse groups to rally them towards Great Commission involvement.
We take seriously the lack of missions engagement and feel it both as a problem, but also as our opportunity for the church in this hour. We live to reduce the gap between belief and action, helping youth realize they can be the answer to the shortage of laborers in the harvest fields.
We are not centered on a building, rather we are centered on a shared mission and vision to disciple youth into a missional lifestyle. We seek to make stepping into missions easy, demystified, practical, uncomplicated and relevant to the here and now.
We exist within the global family of Youth with a Mission (YWAM) and commit to fully receiving, embracing, living, and passing on the legacy of the mission, including the Statement of Purpose, Core Beliefs, Values and Legacy Words of YWAM.
Youth With A Mission (YWAM) affirms the Bible as the inspired and authoritative word of God and, with the Holy Spirit’s guidance, the absolute reference point for every aspect of life and ministry. Based upon God’s word, who He is, and His initiative of salvation, through the atoning work of Jesus (His death, burial and resurrection), the following responses are strongly emphasized in YWAM:
· Worship: We are called to praise and worship God alone (Exo 20:2-3; Deu 6:4-5; 2Ki 17:35-39; 1Ch 16:28-30; Neh 8:2-10; Mar 12:29-30; Rom 15:5-13; Jud 24-25; Rev 5:6-14; Rev 19:5-8).
· Holiness: We are called to lead holy and righteous lives that exemplify the nature and character of God (Lev 19:1-2; Psa 51:7-11; Jer 18:1-11; Eze 20:10-12; Zec 13:9; Luk 1:68‑75; Eph 4:21-32; Tit 2:11-14; 1Pe 2:9,21-25; 1Jo 3:1-3).
· Witness: We are called to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with those who do not know Him (Psa 78:1-7; Isa 40:3-11; Mic 4:1-2; Hab 2:14; Luk 24:44-48; Act 2:32-26; Act 10:39-43; 1Co 9:19-23; 2Co 2:12-17; 1Pe 3:15-18).
· Prayer: We are called to engage in intercessory prayer for the people and causes on God’s heart, including standing against evil in every form (Gen 18:20-33; Exo 32:1-16; Jdg 3:9,15; 1Ki 8:22-61; Eze 22:30-31; Eze 33:1-11; Mat 6:5-15; Mat 9:36-38; Eph 3:14‑21; 2Th 3:1-5).
· Fellowship: We are called to commit to the Church in both its local nurturing expression and its mobile multiplying expression (2Ch 29:20-30; Psa 22:25-28; Psa 122:1-4; Joe 2:15‑17; Mat 18:19-20; Act 2:44-47; Act 4:32-35; 1Co 14:26-40; Eph 2:11-18; Heb 10:23-25).
· Service: We are called to contribute toward God’s Kingdom purposes in every sphere of life (Deu 15:7-11; Deu 24:17-22; Psa 112:4-9; Pro 11:10-11; Zec 7:8-10; Mat 5:14-16; 2Th 3:13; Tit 3:4-8; Heb 13:15-16; Jam 2:14-26).
We are a decentralized missional community without a centralized location. We do not own any property or buildings. Our staff are located all throughout the Twin Cities and we have many partner churches, ministries and homes where we function, including our office at North Heights Lutheran Church in Arden Hills.
YWAM’s presence in the Twin Cities area was first established in 1998 with our ministry center set up on a beautiful 240-acre rural property near Rockford MN. For more than 20 years, YWAM Minneapolis ran a variety of training schools sending hundreds of young people to the nations. At its peak, more than 50 full-time staff from many nations served here. Through a series of staffing and facilities changes in the years 2020-2023 YWAM let go of the large property. A remnant team of 10 then came together to re-pioneer YWAM with a focus on seeing a missions movement out of the Twin Cities and creating a missional community that reaches all spheres of society.
Thus, YWAM Twin Cities was born.
While we are not running discipleship training schools this year, we are training for short and long-term opportunities through strike trips, flood weeks, and preparation for long-term commitments. Reach out to us or visit Find My Mission to find the right discipleship training school for you.
Join the missional community! Come to a Y Night, Prayer Set, or First Fridays and share your vision. Reach out to us and we will connect with you!
