YWAM Statement of Purpose

Summary

YWAM Sendai is part of Youth With A Mission (YWAM), a global Christian movement. As part of that wider movement, YWAM Sendai shares in YWAM’s common purpose and identity.

This page includes the YWAM Statement of Purpose in a structured format, along with a short explanation of how it relates to YWAM Sendai.

Why does the Statement of Purpose matter?

The Statement of Purpose helps explain:

what YWAM exists to do
how YWAM understands mission
why evangelism, training, and mobilization are central
how YWAM relates to the Church and the nations
the theological convictions that undergird the movement

For YWAM Sendai, this statement provides an important reference point for understanding local mission in continuity with the wider YWAM movement.

Quick Summary of the Statement of Purpose

YWAM is:

an international movement of Christians from many denominations
dedicated to presenting Jesus personally to this and future generations
committed to mobilizing as many as possible for this task
committed to training and equipping believers for their role in the Great Commission
called to love God, serve the Church, and love all peoples everywhere
committed to presenting the whole Gospel for the whole person throughout the whole world

Statement of Purpose

Mission calling

In brief: YWAM exists to present Jesus, mobilize others for mission, and train believers for their part in the Great Commission.

Youth With A Mission (YWAM) is an international movement of Christians from many denominations dedicated to presenting Jesus personally to this and future generations, to mobilizing as many as possible to help in this task, and to the training and equipping of believers for their part in fulfilling the Great Commission.

Kingdom identity and love

In brief: YWAM understands itself as part of God’s kingdom, called to love God, serve the Church, and love all peoples.

As citizens of God’s kingdom, we are called to love, worship, and obey our Lord, to love and serve His body, the Church, and to love all peoples everywhere, which includes presenting the whole Gospel for the whole person throughout the whole world.

Doctrinal foundation

In brief: YWAM’s purpose is grounded in belief in the Triune God, the authority of Scripture, the person and work of Jesus Christ, and God’s saving initiative.

We of Youth With A Mission believe in God–Father, Son and Holy Spirit–and that the Bible is God’s inspired and authoritative Word, revealing that Jesus Christ is God’s Son, fully God and fully human; that people are created in God’s image; that He created us to have eternal life through Jesus Christ; that although all people have sinned and come short of God’s glory, God has made salvation possible through the incarnation, life, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ; that repentance, faith, love and obedience are fitting responses to God’s initiative of grace toward us through the active ministry of the Holy Spirit; that God desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth; and that the Holy Spirit’s power is demonstrated in and through us for the accomplishment of Christ’s last commandments, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone” (Mark 16:15 NLT) and “Go and make disciples of all the nations…” (Matthew 28:19 NLT).

How YWAM Sendai expresses this purpose locally

YWAM Sendai expresses this wider YWAM purpose through:

discipleship and training
prayer and worship
local ministry in Sendai
long-term service in the Tohoku region
hospitality and partnership
formation for mission in Japan
helping people know God and make Him known

This means YWAM Sendai should be understood not as an isolated ministry, but as a local expression of a wider global mission movement.