Is YWAM a Charismatic ministry?
Youth With A Mission is one of the largest missions organizations in the world with nearly one million people serving short and long term each year. The mission is international and interdenominational and deeply embraces a Biblical world view. YWAM is very broad. There are some YWAM leaders who are strongly Pentecostal, others Evangelical, and still others very traditional. The core is a deep love of Jesus. To know God and make Him known is in the hearts of every YWAMer. YWAM Destination Paradise does not have Pentecostal roots yet embraces Pentecostal people as brothers and sisters in Christ. Doctrinally for example, speaking in tongues is not taught as an evidence for salvation (as it is in some Pentecostal churches), but if a student feels that they possess the gift of tongues and practice the gift in accordance with scripture, they will not be silenced.
