In the early settlement of the United States of America the frontiers were large and people were few and far between. With a passionate disregard for personal comfort and carrying only what they could fit into their saddlebags, “circuit riders” were a band of believers committed to carrying the message and worship of Christ to the most remote locations in a wild new land. Week after week they travelled by horseback through their appointed circuits, sometimes with days of arduous travel between each arrival. Stopping wherever they could find a willing audience, the circuit riders were committed to deliver the word of God to those least likely to have heard it, and those most in need of it.
The YWAM Circuit Riders Seminar echoes the calling of those early frontiersmen. The seminar is for those who are willing to sacrifice their own gain and comfort for the privilege of sharing the news of the bounteous life offered through faith in Jesus.
YWAM Harpenden is hosting the Seminar for leaders who want to be a part of a new journey to new frontiers in order to introduce those who are lost to the God who saves, and to excite believers with a fresh desire to do the same all over the world.
The seminar lasts for two weeks, and will be hosted at YWAM’s campus in Harpenden, less than an hour’s travel from the Olympic stadium. It will be followed by a two-week outreach working with Forever, the YWAM ministry coordinating YWAM’s 2012 Olympic outreach, to the Olympic locations across England.
The seminar seeks to help students pursue the following :
- personal freedom and breakthroughs in areas of your life that are not in line with the teaching of Jesus.
- Confidence to boldly teach and preach the gospel
- Understanding of how to pray for God to work miraculously through you
- Foundational understanding of the word of God and how to grow in your faith and live more like Jesus
- Learning in how to help others be more like Christ and to multiply that understanding
- A lifestyle characterized by the pursuit of spiritual disciplines
This Circuit Riders Seminar is open to all, not just to those that have done a Discipleship Training School (DTS) with YWAM. Following the completion of the seminar, those who desire further training can apply for a Discipleship Training School with YWAM or (if a DTS has already been completed), other leadership development training.
The Outreach (Circuits):
Our desire is that each trainee will carry out the simple tenets of Jesus’ ministry: Preach the gospel, teach biblical truth, pray for the sick, move in the supernatural, and call others to join us unto the fulfillment of the great commission. We desire to live from a foundation of worship and intercession to simply adore our great God, to receive His heart and strategies for nations and to commission those ready to respond to the call.
There will be short organized outreaches following this 2-week seminar. We encourage each trainee to participate in these outreaches before returning to their university, home church, work place, or YWAM base to teach and live out what they received. Following the completion of outreach, those who desire further training can do a DTS with YWAM or if a DTS has already been completed, a leadership development track is offered at the University of the Nations.
Contact Us:
circuitriders@ywamharpenden.org
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