YWAM Detroit is part of a global missions movement with the goal to know God and make Him known.
The “Spirit of Detroit” statue in downtown Detroit. The statue symbolizes the importance of God and the family with 2 Corinthians 3:17 in the background: “Now the Lord is that Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”
Vision of ywam detroit
YWAM Detroit exists to equip and send fully-surrendered followers of Jesus from Detroit into their missional calling.
Our strategy
Gospel-Centered Transformation
We believe that the gospel is essential for Biblical transformation. We seek to be a movement that empowers others through the gospel to become fully-surrendered followers of Jesus.
Training
We seek to equip individuals and communities in Detroit to live out their God-given calling and create missional pathways to the nations.
Cross-Cultural Ministry
We seek to empower and equip people from all nations to become missionaries in all areas of society.
Partnerships
We recognize that YWAM Detroit is one expression of the Body of Christ in our city. We seek to partner with other ministries, churches, and individuals throughout Detroit to see the Kingdom of God advanced.
Innovation
We seek to be innovative in our approach to ministry and missions to meet the challenges of an ever-changing world.
our commitments
Incarnational
We are committed to being an incarnational community that lives among those we are seeking to serve as we embody the ministry of Jesus in our city and beyond.
Apostolic
We are committed to being a movement of fully-surrendered followers of Jesus who equip and release missionaries and initiatives into all areas of society.
Decentralized
We are committed to creating a decentralized network of teams to meet the needs of each community.
Collaborative
We are committed to being collaborative in how we operate as a team and in our partnerships.
Releasing
We are committed to being open-handed with our resources, staff, and agenda as we are surrendered to God’s leading of the ministry of YWAM Detroit.
YWAM Detroit is a part of Youth With A Mission globally and adheres to all YWAM Foundational Values and Covenants. You can read more on YWAM’s DNA here.