OUR VISION
We envision a live-learn COMMUNITY to disciple young people for
missions and life-calling, to work with the local Body of Christ, and
mobilize workers to obey Jesus' commission to share the Gospel locally
and in the unreached areas of the world.

1) COMMUNITY
A place where discipleship is caught informally through a live-learn
environment, community setting, intentionally living out and imparting
core values of the mission:
• Worship
• Intercession
• Fellowship
• Hospitality
• Outreach & practical service

2) TRAINING/ DISCIPLESHIP
At YWAM Ozarks you will find a place where discipleship takes place
non-formally and through a variety of training courses we have offered
and will be offering.

• DTS - Discipleship Training Schools - Essentials of discipleship
and
following Jesus.

• SBS - School of Biblical Studies
The study of God's Word, transformation of its application, and
learning to teach others, according to the principle of 2 Timothy 2:2.

• CRS - Children at Risk School
Raising awareness, giving basic skills, and mobilizing workers to
reach at-risk children.

• BBS - Battle of Beliefs School
Exploring the prevailing worldview philosophies and comparing with a
biblical worldview; training in critical thinking.

• Seminars - Short bite-sized training offered locally, regionally,
and internationally.
Early childhood curriculum seminars - Orientation to YWAM's curriculum
Basic discipleship course - Twelve weekly sessions for youth groups
W.A.I.T. Training - abstinence based sex education
Inductive Bible study workshops - A taste of the riches of SBS
Mission X-posure - Weekends for junior and senior high school groups


3) SHARING THE GOSPEL
• Outreaches - Serving and reaching a lost and hurting world, whether
in local communities or internationally. This is to be a priority for
staff, not just students.

• Mission Adventures - Opportunity for school aged youth to commit to
following Jesus, be exposed to missions in general, and share the
Gospel perhaps for the first time.

• Kids Camps - Our facilities are perfect for "Camp Manitou," a
great, safe get-away for churched and unchurched kids.


4) LOCAL COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• We are committed to pursue unity with the local Church (Body of
Christ), and have begun to establish friendships with many area
pastors and spiritual leaders. Visiting teams offer practical help,
not just on our campus, but in the community. Our staff will have
ongoing involvement in local churches of their choice, and people from
various churches are welcome to our campus for public meetings and
events. We look for ways to link individuals within local churches to
short-term outreach opportunities.

• "Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you," Jer. 29:7.
We
continually pray for God's blessing on Ozark and desire to serve the
local civic community in practical ways: volunteer projects for Ozark;
reaching out to single parents; mentoring youth; participating in
community events.

• Retreats - As we renovate and restore our facilities, we want to
offer Missions Retreats to area church groups... a place to get away
with God and get a greater vision for involvement in God's Kingdom in
the world.


5) WORLD MISSIONS
• The majority of staff and students who have been a part of YWAM
Ozarks over the past four years have gone on to further involvement in
world missions. Two out of five DTS graduates are pursuing long-term
work in Cambodia, the nation where they did their outreach. We
envision this to continue and multiply, launching thousands into
missions from this campus.

• Global Target Network (GTN) - There are over 300,000 YWAM alumni in
the United States alone. GTN has been established to challenge and
provide opportunities to use their gifts for world missions at a
variety of levels of commitment. YWAM Ozarks seeks to be a conduit
for those former YWAMers who live in this region to be able to get out
on the field again, whether short or long term.


6) BIBLICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD
As a campus we seek to strengthen ministries to young children and
their families. To that extent, YWAM's "Biblical Foundation for Early
Childhood Education" curriculum is available through YWAM Ozarks.
This was developed and tested over a 20 year period, released in 1996,
published in five additional languages, and has gone to 100 nations.
Barb Nizza, the curriculum editor, is adjunct faculty of YWAM's
University of the Nations, and is available for curriculum training
seminars.