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Theme	Month	LDx	Articles	Lounge, Drop In and Round Table
Managing your Time and Not Letting it Manage You	Mar-25	Miranda Heathcote Beloved, Boundaries & Balance: 3 Antidotes to Time Pressure Anxiety Barbara Connor Good principles for leaders to cope with the fast pace of life	Stephe Mayers Keys to a Manageable Rhythm as a Leader Belinda Chaplin Helping People in Your Team to Managing Time Effectively According to Their DISC Personality Type
Servant Leadership	Feb-25	Frank Bauer Servant Leadership – What does it mean to serve your team or base as a leader? Andrea Barnette A Testimony of Working with Servant Leaders	Stephe Mayers Is going the extra mile needed in leadership?
How strategic are we in YWAM Europe?	Jan-25	Lynn Green YWAM Collaborates! Florin Mihaly A story of plateauing to strategic growth	Stephe Mayers What are the steps to create a strategic plan? What does a strategic plan look like? Laurence Singlehurst Keys to being a Strategic and Spiritual Leader
The Recruiting Challenge in YWAM	Dec-24	Lone Dax and Kiyana Dowse Testimony from a thriving DTS Andreas Nordli Events – Communities – Movement	Jonathan Vergauwen Key principles in mobilizing to DTS and beyond
How can Lausanne 2024 impact YWAM Europe?	Nov-24	Tim Engelmann 4th Lausanne Global Congress Reflections for YWAM Europe Ema Bogdan What can we learn from Lausanne 2024 in Seoul?	Jeff Fountain How can we in Europe best benefit from the recent Lausanne 4 Congress held in Seoul September 22-28, even if most of us were not able to be present? Angelika Boitmane-Sumakovska Youth with a Mission (YWAM) Europe?
Creating a safe place for our staff	Oct-24	Carrie Webb What is Member Care Dick Elisa Aalberts Selfless Self-Care	Elizabeth Redekop Mental Health on the Mission Field Joanne Kilbry Caring For Your Staff Well
Legacy Word – Eldership	Sep-24	Lynn Green How are we doing internationally with the concept of eldership?	Stephe Mayers Reflections from a YWAM Elder on leadership/eldership in Europe John Peachey Spiritual Eldership
Relational Fundraising	June-24	Lynn Green Raising Funds For A Ministry Project Juan and Mombo Gallaway The Biblical Basis for Fund Raising	Terry Sherman Let’s Change our Terminology – from Fundraising to MPD Juan Gallaway Missionary Poverty, Debt and Budgeting	Round Table – Relational Fundraising Terry Sherman and Mombo and Juan Galloway
Leadership Styles	May-24	Tom Bloomer Transactional & Transformational Leadership Belinda Chaplin Leadership Styles of Jesus – How to lead more like Jesus	Barbara Connor Situational Leadership Steve Ashworth Comparing the 4 Styles of Autocratic, Democratic, Laissez-Faire and Coaching (Graph of Task/Relationship)
The Tomorrow Team	Apr-24	Andy Kennedy What Makes a Real Top Performing Team? Gary McKinney Community in a Visionary Ministry	Laura Mudd Key Elements to Make Teams Work Carl Tinnion The Gifts and Skills Required to Build Team
What do I do if I Have a Problem with my Leader?	Mar-24	Tom Bloomer Joy, Repentance and Reconciliation, Matthew 18 Sue Pratt, Johan Alexandersson and Laura Mudd Mediation Role-Play	Sue Pratt Principles of Conflict Mediation Tove Poulsen Grievance Procedure Paper
Loving the Stranger	Feb-24	Ashraf Farahat Who are the unreached around me and how do I start reaching them? Lisa Whitaker Pioneering with a DTS outreach	Sokol Hoxha Reaching your neighbors and strangers on your doorstep in Europe Tove Poulsen Loving the Stranger – A Stranger Love
Goal Setting for the New Year	Jan-24	Rite Mayers Seeking Growth in Relational Roles Belinda Chaplin Identifying your Roles and Current Goals	Stephe Mayers Do you Set Goals for Personal Growth? Barbara Connor How to Make a Success of 2024
Integrity	Dec-23	Dick Brouwer Leadership Integrity	Stephe Mayers Is integrity really that important in a leader? John Peachey Three Steps to Becoming Leaders of Integrity
Leadership Lessons from Loren	Nov-23	Lynn Green Key Leadership Lessons from Loren	Roy Jones Lessons from working up close with Loren Al Akimoff How important is humor to being a good leader – lessons from Loren Dawn Gauslin Lessons we can learn about finishing well from Loren	Round Table – Lessons from Loren Featuring stories from: Stephen Mayers, Tove Poulsen, Terje Konradsen, Elaine Leakey, Belinda Chaplin, Frank Bauer, Jan Torland, Gary McKinney and Jose Liste
Vision Development and Strategic Leadership	Oct-23	Andreas Nordli #1 What is leadership Andreas Nordli #2 Management vs leadership Andreas Nordli #3 What is vision Andreas Nordli #4 Building a visionary culture Andreas Nordli #5 Gifts, personalities and competences needed in leadership	Stephe Mayers What tools are available to help leaders function strategically?
Legacy words – Ending Bible Poverty	Sep-23	Loren Cunningham Ending Bible Poverty – Oral Mother Tongue Terje Konradsen Bible Distribution strategies that work	Wilrems Hornstra How can we engage with the Bible in new ways and help others do the same? Jessy Pfarrkircher Are YWAM Workers Bible Translators?	Round Table – Ending Bible Poverty Jessy Pfarrkircher and Christopher Hipona
YWAM Values	June-23	Lynn Green Why Values matter? What do we do when people aren’t following the values? Laura Mudd How can we communicate our YWAM Values in creative ways to DTS and Staff?	Stephe Mayers Evaluation through the values Lisa Whitaker How do we integrate the YWAM Values into our ministry?	Round Table – YWAM Values Mombo and Juan Galloway
Lifelong Learning	May-23	Dr. Camille Bishop Ongoing training for your staff- why? Andrey Derkach Taking responsibility for your own personal growth	Liam Byrnes Understanding your Unfolding Gifts and Calling as a Leader Brian Sloane, Sharon Neely, Rhonda Ashworth and Carl Tinnion What does midlife look like for you and what have you learned?	Leadership Lounge – John Peachey Lifelong Learning Round Table – Lifelong Learning Juan from YWAM Thessaloniki and Alyssa Luzaich from YWAM Rostrevor
Growing in Spiritual Leadership	Apr-23	Laura Mudd and Johan Alexandersson How to facilitate the discerning of God’s direction in a group? Miranda Heathcote Spiritual Leadership	Stephe Mayers Spiritual leadership in enjoying God’s presence	Round Table – Growing in Spiritual Leadership Sandra Mai, Jim Whitear and Eric Supen
Passing the Baton	Mar-23	Carolyn Ross Linking the Generations Judy Orred Passing The Baton….Who? How? When?	Stephe Mayers What are the pros and cons of term limits in YWAM leadership? Rune Saether When is a good time to pass on your leadership?	Leadership Lounge – Dr. Camille Bishop Passing the Baton Round Table – Passing the Baton Helen Hess, Reinier Blijleven and Mark Vening
Maintaining Unity by Working Through Conflicts	Feb-23	Jonny Clark Different approaches to resolve conflict in teams Alice Byberg What causes conflict?	Sue Pratt Ministry conflict and how to work through it Frederick Kammies Mediation Includes Many Facets	Leadership Lounge – Keith Warrington Walking Together with the Greater Body of Christ Round Table – Maintaining Unity by Walking Through Conflicts Rosana Liste, Scott Sotomayor and Sue Pratt
Championing the Apostolic	Jan-23	Al Akimoff Who and what is an apostle and can I be one too? Jim Orred Restoring YWAM to the Cutting Edge and the Apostolic	Guy Zeller Growing Apostolic Leaders Carl Tinnion The fine line between waiting on the word of the Lord and the practice of apostolic vision and strategy.	Round Table – Championing the Apostolic Tobi Otto in France, Benjamin Peters,Alma Sako
The Art of Reflection & Self Awareness	Dec-22	Laura Mudd How we can learn from our mistakes Matt Rawlins Growing in self awareness, owning up to failure and being able to move on	Stephe Mayers Constructive evaluation – tools for individuals and teams Miranda Heathcote Reflection & Self Awereness	Leadership Lounge – Johan Alexandersson The Self-Aware Leader Round Table – The Art of Reflection & Self Awareness Maarit Eronen, Sven Stuhrmann and Tim Bailey
Creation Care	Nov-22	Phil Summerton Hope to a generation Christy Summerton There is no away/love your neighbor	Phil Summerton Creation care, what can I do! Ben Richards What does God think of His creation?	Leadership Lounge – Dr Ben Richards and Christy Summerton Exploring Ways to Look After His creation Round Table – Creation Care and Mission, are they Connected? Phil Summerton, Jan P, Mariëtte, Franzi and Richard
Women in Leadership	Oct-22	Romkje Fountain Women in leadership in YWAM – How Are We Doing? Ema Bogdan What challenges do women face in leadership and leadership teams in YWAM?	Stephe Mayers Do women have an advantage in leadership? Rebekka Bodemer We don’t have a problem with women in leadership! …do we?	Leadership Lounge – Janet Weiner Women in Leadership Round Table – Women in Leadership Barbara, Laura and Mette
The YWAM Structure of Circles	Sep-22	Lynn Green How does or should accountability of leadership work in YWAM? Dick Brouwer The importance of collaboration, cooperation and communication in pioneering and bases working together.	Stephe Mayers YWAM ACTs (area circle teams) – a new structure for new generations? Belinda Chaplin What is an Eldership Team? How does its authority and responsibility function?	Leadership Lounge – Stephe Mayer and Dick Brouwer The YWAM Structure of Circles Round Table – The YWAM Structure of Circles Stephe Mayers, Tove Poulsen and Jose Liste
Dynamic Communication	June-22	Maarit Eronen How To Communicate Effectively With Limited Resources Jonathon Lee Laser and Nathan van de Graaf Understanding Social Media	Maritta Winkler Do’s & Don’ts on Social Media Miranda Heathcote Keys to Dynamic Written Communication – Articles, Adverts, and Newsletters	Leadership Lounge – Noémie Pons and Joseph Avakian Dynamic Communication Round Table – Dynamic Communication Francis Obaika and Belinda Chaplin
Vocation and the Theology of Work	May-22	Noémie Pons The Essence of Work Tim Engelmann Vocation and the Theology of Work	Mark Stewart Theology of Work Waleska Laranjeira Thinking About Vocation	Leadership Lounge – Hermund Haaland Life & Work and Building Entrepreneurial Capacity Round Table – Faith, Work and Vocation Lukas Preis – Daniela Schirm & Jonathan de Jong
Serving Multi Generationally	Apr-22	Angelique van Balen What needs to change inour current approach to connect with Gen Z Lisa Whitaker Mind the Gaps! What Mistakes Can We Avoid?	Steve Ashworth Builders, Boomers, X, Y, Z: Understanding each of the five generations currently in YWAM Jim Orred YWAM’s Secret Sauce?	Leadership Lounge- Lance McKinney Serving Multi-Generationally Round Table – Serving Multi Generationally Andrej and Nikolaj from YWAM Rostov, Russia and Ingela and Mikael from King’s Kids Sweden
Developing Existing Teams	Mar-22	Dave Cole What are the key qualities for effective team leaders? Andy Kennedy What makes a real top performing team?	Stephe Mayers Time for a team check-up? Mihail Bogdan What makes team meetings alive and fruitful rather then dead and boring?	Drop In – Al Akimoff Prayer for Ukraine Leadership Lounge- Adam and Leah Thompson Developing Effective Teams Monthly Round Up – Developing Effective Teams Steve Ashworth and Jon Judge
Mobilisation and Vision Casting	Feb-22	Luzanne Esmeraldo How do you bring ownership to a team to carry out the vision they are part of? Josiah Teft Discovering Vision and learning to share it with others	Anders Carlsson Keys of Recruiting and Developing Staff Carl Tinnion Painting a picture of the future – capturing your audience’s attention	Leadership Lounge – Randi Alnes Mobilization and Vision Casting Drop In – Francis Obaika host Stuart Matheson, Anya Schlegel and Jessica Pfarrkircher Mobilization, Vision Casting, Vision and Recruiting Round Up – Mobilization and Vision Casting Debbie hosts Fluer Myhill and Sophie Robinson
Goal Setting for 2022	Jan-22	Miranda Heathcote Embracing postive change in 2022 Paul Marsh Personality and Goal Setting	Barbara Conner Being Strategic with God in 2022 Rune and Irene Saether New Year’s Resolutions	Leadership Lounge – Anders Carlsson Goal Setting Drop In – Miranda Heathcote hosts Ana Roncal and Kyle Henderson Begg Goal Setting Round Up – Goal Setting for 2022 Francis Obaika hosts Myrna Gablian and Mihail Bogdan
Work, Life and Balance	Dec-21	Carrie Webb & Catherine Cowen Stress: A blessing or a curse? Henri Hermunen Finding Your Balance: how to know when you are out of balance and what to do about it	Stephe Mayers Margins: Are yours sufficient? Guy Zeller Family Life and Ministry Finding a Rhythm that Fits	Leadership Lounge – Jim Steir Life and Balance Drop In – Clare Mulrooney hosts Karle Weiderick and Frederick Kammes Work Life Balance Round Up – Life and Balance Debbie hosts Shelby Hofer
Crucial Conversations and Emotional Intelligence	Nov-21	John Peachey Crucial Conversation Holger Schein EQ Crucial Conversation Talk	Ash Thorpe Reading Your Team: understanding the personality and perspective of your team members Stephe Mayers What needs a ‘necessary ending’ in your life?	Leadership Lounge – Lone Jax Tove and Johann interviewed our guest Lone Jax on Emotional Intelligence Drop In – Clare Mulrooney hosts Anne Sloan, Keziah Heathcote and Bjarte Tonheim Emotional Intelligence Round Up – Emotional Intelligence Debbie hosts Chaffone David from YWAM Belfast, Carla Vegt-Mensinga, from Excelling Leaders Netherlands and Wolfgang Jani, a leadership coach
Hospitality	Oct-21	Debbie Hospitality Carl Tinnion Contextualised Hospitality	Stephe Mayers Are you making the most of your meals? Rite Mayers Entertaining Angels	Leadership Lounge – Alfonso and Debee Cherene Hospitality Drop In – Miranda Heathcote chats with Rita Pretorius, Ivy Steel, Dick Brouwer Hospitality Round Up – Hospitality Debbie hosts Jean-Philip Godin from YWAM Geneva and Samantha Fuenzalida from the YWAM Burtigny
Pitfalls: Sex	Sep-21	Kari Clewett What is Healthy Sexuality? Johan Andersson Can we live a pure lifestyle in a sexually saturated world?	Anke Tissingh Restoration After Moral Failure Christian Baas A married man’s perspective on cultivating sexual integrity within marriage Eric Demeter Sex, True Purity, and Almost Jumping Out of a Moving Car	Leadership Lounge – Landa Cope Tove and Johan interviewing Landa Cope on Pitfalls: Sex Drop In – Miranda Heathcote talks with Kari Clewitt, Damares Carvalho and others Pitfalls: Sex Round Up – Pitfalls: Sex Belinda Chaplin hears from Debbie Lannap from the YWAM Burtigny and Ton Vegt from Excelling Leaders
Summer Series: Recharge	Aug-21	Summer Series – ReCharge August Stephe Mayers Empassion Johan Andersson Emotional Tending Miranda Heathcote Pay Attention Clare Mulrooney Heart Posture	None this month due to the Summer Series	None this month due to the Summer Series
Summer Series: ReCharge	Jul-21	Jonny Clark ReCharge: Moving into Freedom Tove Poulson ReCharge and Celebrate Belinda Chaplin ReCharge: Perspective Carl Tinnion ReCharge: Create Anew	None this month due to the Summer Series	None this month due to the Summer Series
Pitfalls: Power	Jun-21	Elaine Leakey Has a fear of control made us wimpy leaders? Alice Byberg Servant Hearted Leadership takes courage and humility	Stephe Mayers How do we incorporate a developmental bias in our leadership? Gary McKinney If servanthood is the antidote, what is the problem?	Leadership Lounge – Edwin Fillies Power and its Pitfalls Drop In – Steve Johnson, Rob Hobbs and Damares Carvalho Pitfalls: Power Round Up – Leadership Pitfall: Power Benjamin Simion from YWAM Romania, Francis Obaika from YWAM Germany and Elise Sandas from YWAM Greece
Pitfalls: Money	May-21	Terry Sherman Living by Faith or Living by Fundraising John Peachey Conflict of Interest	Lynn Green Financial Transparency – Your Protection Florin Mihaly Maturing regarding money	Leadership Lounge – Landa Cope Pitfalls and Money Drop In – Alket Sako, Sharon Neely and Jo Plummer Pitfalls: Money Round Up – Leadership Pitfall: Money Terry Sherman from YWAM Heidebeek, Holland, Daniel Pop from YWAM Medias, Romania and Dale Lambert from YWAM Harpenden, England
Unity & Diversity, Social Media and Polarisation	Apr-21	Miranda Heathcote What does Godly communication look like as a leader? Scott Sotomayor and Val Clark What is best practice on Social Media?	Scott Sotomayor Misappropriated Standing Ineta Lansdowne How to walk hand in hand when you don’t see eye to eye	Leadership Lounge – Rebecca Koenig Wise – Unity & Diversity, Social Media & Polarization Drop In – Tim Solwoong Kim, Liz Waller, Violet Odnoralov Wise – Unity & Diversity, Social Media & Polarization Round Up – Media Wise – Unity & Diversity, Social Media & Polarisation Valerie Clark (YWAM Harpenden), Alex Atwell (YWAM Enniskillen) and Mike Stephens (YWAM Sweden)
Building Authentic Community	Mar-21	Jonny and Jen Clark The Value of Community Life – for YWAM and the town José Liste Community Challenges	Rebekka Bodemer YWAM 3.0 – A Fresh Model of YWAM Community Rune and Irene Saether Fostering Community in Leadership Teams	Leadership Lounge – Jeff Pratt Building Authentic Community Drop In – Steve Bishop and Krista Alexandersson Building Authentic Community Round Up – Building Authentic Community Rita Pretorius (from YWAM Harpenden, England), Kyle Schlegel (from YWAM Kyiv, Ukraine) and Andrew Vaughan (from YWAM Uzice, Serbia
The Transforming Power of Mentoring and Coaching	Feb-21	Wolfgang Jani How can coaching hlep me develop in life and ministry Rob Westwood What kind of mentoring do I need?	Heddy de Visser Beckmann Investing in others through mentoring Patty Klewett Coaching skills transformed a ministry (mine!)	Leadership Lounge – Matt Rawlins The Transforming Power of Mentoring and Coaching Drop In – Dick Brouwer, Alisa Sarhatyan, John Peachey and Wolfgang Jani The Transforming Power of Mentoring and Coaching Round Up – The Transforming Power of Mentoring and Coaching Cheryl Harrison from YWAM Latvia and Irene Saether from YWAM Romania
Entrepreneurship and Thinking Outside the Box	Jan-21	Connie Taylor Adaptability, Ingenuity and Visionary Thinking Andrey Derkach YWAM and the New Wave	Carl Tinnion Is there a lack of visionary leaders today? (And if so, why?) Runar Byberg What does it take to be an entrepreneur?	Leadership Lounge – Joakim Magnus Entrepreneurship and thinking outside the box Drop In – Florin from Romania, Andrew Ford from Ukraine and Lucy from the UK Entrepreneurship and thinking outside the box Round Up – Entrepreneurship and Thinking Outside the Box Miranda Berg from YWAM Prague, Czechia, Caleb Schmidt from YWAM in Berlin, Germany and Sasha Volyanyk from YWAM Trnopil, Ukraine
Maximising Life and Ministry Fruitfulness	Dec-20	Ali Swann What is the process and the value of doing debriefing? Belinda Chaplin 360 Degree evaluation of your leadership	Franziska Hornstra-Fuchs Models of Debriefing for individuals and couples Stephe Mayers MaximiSing your Life Ministry Through Evaluation and Debriefing	Leadership Lounge – Andreas Nordli Maximising Your Life and Ministry Fruitfulness Drop In – Erin Walker, Carrie Webb and Richard Leakey Maximising Your Life and Ministry Fruitfulness Round Up – Maximising Your Life and Ministry Fruitfulness Roy Jones, Kimberly Brune and Ian Matchett
Leading Through Transition, Crisis and Change	Nov-20	Andy Kennedy Art of leading in a changing world Tove Poulson The need of spiritual leadership through transition	Barbara Connor Leadership in times of transition, crisis and change Wolfgang Jani Coping mechanisms through major crisis and change	Leadership Lounge – “Martha” Leading through transition (note this video is only available to members of our FB page) Drop In – “Martha”, Georgie from King’s Lodge and Ash from Hernhut Leading through transition (note this video is only available to members of our FB page) Round Up – Leading Through Transition Reto Grubler from YWAM Davos, Switzerland, Barbara Connor from Kings Kids International, based in Spain and Timos Christoforidis from YWAM Thessaloniki, Greece
Pioneering and Pruning	Oct-20	Stephe and Rite Mayers How do leaders experience pruning? Carl Tinnion How to apply pruning to your ministry	Belinda Chaplin What to do when you are not as fruitful as you hoped? Mike Oman Keys to pioneering and fruit bearing	Leadership Lounge – Tom Bloomer Pioneering and Pruning Drop In – Garry Tissingh (Elder for Africa), Andrey Derkach (Convener Eastern Europe) and Clare Mulrooney (UofN training, Harpenden) Pioneering and Pruning Round Up – Pioneering and Pruning Dennis Holt (YWAM Georgia), Amy Manninen (YWAM Helsinki) and Bart Harder (YWAM Constanta)

Here are all of our LDx Videos arranged in Chronological Order. Use the search box to find a speaker or subject or just binge watch the lot!

Theme	Month	LDx
Managing your Time and Not Letting it Manage You	Mar-25	Miranda Heathcote Beloved, Boundaries & Balance: 3 Antidotes to Time Pressure Anxiety Barbara Connor Good principles for leaders to cope with the fast pace of life
Servant Leadership	Feb-25	Frank Bauer Servant Leadership – What does it mean to serve your team or base as a leader? Andrea Barnette A Testimony of Working with Servant Leaders
How strategic are we in YWAM Europe?	Jan-25	Lynn Green YWAM Collaborates! Florin Mihaly A story of plateauing to strategic growth
The Recruiting Challenge in YWAM	Dec-24	Lone Dax and Kiyana Dowse Testimony from a thriving DTS Andreas Nordli Events – Communities – Movement
How can Lausanne 2024 impact YWAM Europe?	Nov-24	Tim Engelmann 4th Lausanne Global Congress Reflections for YWAM Europe Ema Bogdan What can we learn from Lausanne 2024 in Seoul?
Creating a safe place for our staff	Oct-24	Carrie Webb What is Member Care Dick Elisa Aalberts Selfless Self-Care
Legacy Word – Eldership	Sep-24	Lynn Green How are we doing internationally with the concept of eldership?
Relational Fundraising	June-24	Lynn Green Raising Funds For A Ministry Project Juan and Mombo Gallaway The Biblical Basis for Fund Raising
Leadership Styles	May-24	Tom Bloomer Transactional & Transformational Leadership Belinda Chaplin Leadership Styles of Jesus – How to lead more like Jesus
The Tomorrow Team	Apr-24	Andy Kennedy What Makes a Real Top Performing Team? Gary McKinney Community in a Visionary Ministry
What do I do if I Have a Problem with my Leader?	Mar-24	Tom Bloomer Joy, Repentance and Reconciliation, Matthew 18 Sue Pratt, Johan Alexandersson and Laura Mudd Mediation Role-Play
Loving the Stranger	Feb-24	Ashraf Farahat Who are the unreached around me and how do I start reaching them? Lisa Whitaker Pioneering with a DTS outreach
Goal Setting for the New Year	Jan-24	Rite Mayers Seeking Growth in Relational Roles Belinda Chaplin Identifying your Roles and Current Goals
Integrity	Dec-23	Dick Brouwer Leadership Integrity
Leadership Lessons from Loren	Nov-23	Lynn Green Key Leadership Lessons from Loren
Vision Development and Strategic Leadership	Oct-23	Andreas Nordli #1 What is leadership Andreas Nordli #2 Management vs leadership Andreas Nordli #3 What is vision Andreas Nordli #4 Building a visionary culture Andreas Nordli #5 Gifts, personalities and competences needed in leadership
Legacy words – Ending Bible Poverty	Sep-23	Loren Cunningham Ending Bible Poverty – Oral Mother Tongue Terje Konradsen Bible Distribution strategies that work
YWAM Values	June-23	Lynn Green Why Values matter? What do we do when people aren’t following the values? Laura Mudd How can we communicate our YWAM Values in creative ways to DTS and Staff?
Lifelong Learning	May-23	Dr. Camille Bishop Ongoing training for your staff- why? Andrey Derkach Taking responsibility for your own personal growth
Growing in Spiritual Leadership	Apr-23	Laura Mudd and Johan Alexandersson How to facilitate the discerning of God’s direction in a group? Miranda Heathcote Spiritual Leadership
Passing the Baton	Mar-23	Carolyn Ross Linking the Generations Judy Orred Passing The Baton….Who? How? When?
Maintaining Unity by Working Through Conflicts	Feb-23	Jonny Clark Different approaches to resolve conflict in teams Alice Byberg What causes conflict?
Championing the Apostolic	Jan-23	Al Akimoff Who and what is an apostle and can I be one too? Jim Orred Restoring YWAM to the Cutting Edge and the Apostolic
The Art of Reflection & Self Awareness	Dec-22	Laura Mudd How we can learn from our mistakes Matt Rawlins Growing in self awareness, owning up to failure and being able to move on
Creation Care	Nov-22	Phil Summerton Hope to a generation Christy Summerton There is no away/love your neighbor
Women in Leadership	Oct-22	Romkje Fountain Women in leadership in YWAM – How Are We Doing? Ema Bogdan What challenges do women face in leadership and leadership teams in YWAM?
The YWAM Structure of Circles	Sep-22	Lynn Green How does or should accountability of leadership work in YWAM? Dick Brouwer The importance of collaboration, cooperation and communication in pioneering and bases working together.
Dynamic Communication	June-22	Maarit Eronen How To Communicate Effectively With Limited Resources Jonathon Lee Laser and Nathan van de Graaf Understanding Social Media
Vocation and the Theology of Work	May-22	Noémie Pons The Essence of Work Tim Engelmann Vocation and the Theology of Work
Serving Multi Generationally	Apr-22	Angelique van Balen What needs to change inour current approach to connect with Gen Z Lisa Whitaker Mind the Gaps! What Mistakes Can We Avoid?
Developing Existing Teams	Mar-22	Dave Cole What are the key qualities for effective team leaders? Andy Kennedy What makes a real top performing team?
Mobilisation and Vision Casting	Feb-22	Luzanne Esmeraldo How do you bring ownership to a team to carry out the vision they are part of? Josiah Teft Discovering Vision and learning to share it with others
Goal Setting for 2022	Jan-22	Miranda Heathcote Embracing postive change in 2022 Paul Marsh Personality and Goal Setting
Work, Life and Balance	Dec-21	Carrie Webb & Catherine Cowen Stress: A blessing or a curse? Henri Hermunen Finding Your Balance: how to know when you are out of balance and what to do about it
Crucial Conversations and Emotional Intelligence	Nov-21	John Peachey Crucial Conversation Holger Schein EQ Crucial Conversation Talk
Hospitality	Oct-21	Debbie Hospitality Carl Tinnion Contextualised Hospitality
Pitfalls: Sex	Sep-21	Kari Clewett What is Healthy Sexuality? Johan Andersson Can we live a pure lifestyle in a sexually saturated world?
Summer Series: Recharge	Aug-21	Summer Series – ReCharge August Stephe Mayers Empassion Johan Andersson Emotional Tending Miranda Heathcote Pay Attention Clare Mulrooney Heart Posture
Summer Series: ReCharge	Jul-21	Jonny Clark ReCharge: Moving into Freedom Tove Poulson ReCharge and Celebrate Belinda Chaplin ReCharge: Perspective Carl Tinnion ReCharge: Create Anew
Pitfalls: Power	Jun-21	Elaine Leakey Has a fear of control made us wimpy leaders? Alice Byberg Servant Hearted Leadership takes courage and humility
Pitfalls: Money	May-21	Terry Sherman Living by Faith or Living by Fundraising John Peachey Conflict of Interest
Unity & Diversity, Social Media and Polarisation	Apr-21	Miranda Heathcote What does Godly communication look like as a leader? Scott Sotomayor and Val Clark What is best practice on Social Media?
Building Authentic Community	Mar-21	Jonny and Jen Clark The Value of Community Life – for YWAM and the town José Liste Community Challenges
The Transforming Power of Mentoring and Coaching	Feb-21	Wolfgang Jani How can coaching hlep me develop in life and ministry Rob Westwood What kind of mentoring do I need?
Entrepreneurship and Thinking Outside the Box	Jan-21	Connie Taylor Adaptability, Ingenuity and Visionary Thinking Andrey Derkach YWAM and the New Wave
Maximising Life and Ministry Fruitfulness	Dec-20	Ali Swann What is the process and the value of doing debriefing? Belinda Chaplin 360 Degree evaluation of your leadership
Leading Through Transition, Crisis and Change	Nov-20	Andy Kennedy Art of leading in a changing world Tove Poulson The need of spiritual leadership through transition
Pioneering and Pruning	Oct-20	Stephe and Rite Mayers How do leaders experience pruning? Carl Tinnion How to apply pruning to your ministry

This is every single one of our Blogs and Articles arranged since the day they were published. Search for an author or subject – or just grab a coffee and read a few!

Theme	Month	Articles
Managing your Time and Not Letting it Manage You	Mar-25	Stephe Mayers Keys to a Manageable Rhythm as a Leader Belinda Chaplin Helping People in Your Team to Managing Time Effectively According to Their DISC Personality Type
Servant Leadership	Feb-25	Stephe Mayers Is going the extra mile needed in leadership?
How strategic are we in YWAM Europe?	Jan-25	Stephe Mayers What are the steps to create a strategic plan? What does a strategic plan look like? Laurence Singlehurst Keys to being a Strategic and Spiritual Leader
The Recruiting Challenge in YWAM	Dec-24	Jonathan Vergauwen Key principles in mobilizing to DTS and beyond
How can Lausanne 2024 impact YWAM Europe?	Nov-24	Jeff Fountain How can we in Europe best benefit from the recent Lausanne 4 Congress held in Seoul September 22-28, even if most of us were not able to be present? Angelika Boitmane-Sumakovska Youth with a Mission (YWAM) Europe?
Creating a safe place for our staff	Oct-24	Elizabeth Redekop Mental Health on the Mission Field Joanne Kilbry Caring For Your Staff Well
Legacy Word – Eldership	Sep-24	Stephe Mayers Reflections from a YWAM Elder on leadership/eldership in Europe John Peachey Spiritual Eldership
Relational Fundraising	June-24	Terry Sherman Let’s Change our Terminology – from Fundraising to MPD Juan Gallaway Missionary Poverty, Debt and Budgeting
Leadership Styles	May-24	Barbara Connor Situational Leadership Steve Ashworth Comparing the 4 Styles of Autocratic, Democratic, Laissez-Faire and Coaching (Graph of Task/Relationship)
The Tomorrow Team	Apr-24	Laura Mudd Key Elements to Make Teams Work Carl Tinnion The Gifts and Skills Required to Build Team
What do I do if I Have a Problem with my Leader?	Mar-24	Sue Pratt Principles of Conflict Mediation Tove Poulsen Grievance Procedure Paper
Loving the Stranger	Feb-24	Sokol Hoxha Reaching your neighbors and strangers on your doorstep in Europe Tove Poulsen Loving the Stranger – A Stranger Love
Goal Setting for the New Year	Jan-24	Stephe Mayers Do you Set Goals for Personal Growth? Barbara Connor How to Make a Success of 2024
Integrity	Dec-23	Stephe Mayers Is integrity really that important in a leader? John Peachey Three Steps to Becoming Leaders of Integrity
Leadership Lessons from Loren	Nov-23	Roy Jones Lessons from working up close with Loren Al Akimoff How important is humor to being a good leader – lessons from Loren Dawn Gauslin Lessons we can learn about finishing well from Loren
Vision Development and Strategic Leadership	Oct-23	Stephe Mayers What tools are available to help leaders function strategically?
Legacy words – Ending Bible Poverty	Sep-23	Wilrems Hornstra How can we engage with the Bible in new ways and help others do the same? Jessy Pfarrkircher Are YWAM Workers Bible Translators?
YWAM Values	June-23	Stephe Mayers Evaluation through the values Lisa Whitaker How do we integrate the YWAM Values into our ministry?
Lifelong Learning	May-23	Liam Byrnes Understanding your Unfolding Gifts and Calling as a Leader Brian Sloane, Sharon Neely, Rhonda Ashworth and Carl Tinnion What does midlife look like for you and what have you learned?
Growing in Spiritual Leadership	Apr-23	Stephe Mayers Spiritual leadership in enjoying God’s presence
Passing the Baton	Mar-23	Stephe Mayers What are the pros and cons of term limits in YWAM leadership? Rune Saether When is a good time to pass on your leadership?
Maintaining Unity by Working Through Conflicts	Feb-23	Sue Pratt Ministry conflict and how to work through it Frederick Kammies Mediation Includes Many Facets
Championing the Apostolic	Jan-23	Guy Zeller Growing Apostolic Leaders Carl Tinnion The fine line between waiting on the word of the Lord and the practice of apostolic vision and strategy.
The Art of Reflection & Self Awareness	Dec-22	Stephe Mayers Constructive evaluation – tools for individuals and teams Miranda Heathcote Reflection & Self Awereness
Creation Care	Nov-22	Phil Summerton Creation care, what can I do! Ben Richards What does God think of His creation?
Women in Leadership	Oct-22	Stephe Mayers Do women have an advantage in leadership? Rebekka Bodemer We don’t have a problem with women in leadership! …do we?
The YWAM Structure of Circles	Sep-22	Stephe Mayers YWAM ACTs (area circle teams) – a new structure for new generations? Belinda Chaplin What is an Eldership Team? How does its authority and responsibility function?
Dynamic Communication	June-22	Maritta Winkler Do’s & Don’ts on Social Media Miranda Heathcote Keys to Dynamic Written Communication – Articles, Adverts, and Newsletters
Vocation and the Theology of Work	May-22	Mark Stewart Theology of Work Waleska Laranjeira Thinking About Vocation
Serving Multi Generationally	Apr-22	Steve Ashworth Builders, Boomers, X, Y, Z: Understanding each of the five generations currently in YWAM Jim Orred YWAM’s Secret Sauce?
Developing Existing Teams	Mar-22	Stephe Mayers Time for a team check-up? Mihail Bogdan What makes team meetings alive and fruitful rather then dead and boring?
Mobilisation and Vision Casting	Feb-22	Anders Carlsson Keys of Recruiting and Developing Staff Carl Tinnion Painting a picture of the future – capturing your audience’s attention
Goal Setting for 2022	Jan-22	Barbara Conner Being Strategic with God in 2022 Rune and Irene Saether New Year’s Resolutions
Work, Life and Balance	Dec-21	Stephe Mayers Margins: Are yours sufficient? Guy Zeller Family Life and Ministry Finding a Rhythm that Fits
Crucial Conversations and Emotional Intelligence	Nov-21	Ash Thorpe Reading Your Team: understanding the personality and perspective of your team members Stephe Mayers What needs a ‘necessary ending’ in your life?
Hospitality	Oct-21	Stephe Mayers Are you making the most of your meals? Rite Mayers Entertaining Angels
Pitfalls: Sex	Sep-21	Anke Tissingh Restoration After Moral Failure Christian Baas A married man’s perspective on cultivating sexual integrity within marriage Eric Demeter Sex, True Purity, and Almost Jumping Out of a Moving Car
Summer Series: Recharge	Aug-21	None this month due to the Summer Series
Summer Series: ReCharge	Jul-21	None this month due to the Summer Series
Pitfalls: Power	Jun-21	Stephe Mayers How do we incorporate a developmental bias in our leadership? Gary McKinney If servanthood is the antidote, what is the problem?
Pitfalls: Money	May-21	Lynn Green Financial Transparency – Your Protection Florin Mihaly Maturing regarding money
Unity & Diversity, Social Media and Polarisation	Apr-21	Scott Sotomayor Misappropriated Standing Ineta Lansdowne How to walk hand in hand when you don’t see eye to eye
Building Authentic Community	Mar-21	Rebekka Bodemer YWAM 3.0 – A Fresh Model of YWAM Community Rune and Irene Saether Fostering Community in Leadership Teams
The Transforming Power of Mentoring and Coaching	Feb-21	Heddy de Visser Beckmann Investing in others through mentoring Patty Klewett Coaching skills transformed a ministry (mine!)
Entrepreneurship and Thinking Outside the Box	Jan-21	Carl Tinnion Is there a lack of visionary leaders today? (And if so, why?) Runar Byberg What does it take to be an entrepreneur?
Maximising Life and Ministry Fruitfulness	Dec-20	Franziska Hornstra-Fuchs Models of Debriefing for individuals and couples Stephe Mayers MaximiSing your Life Ministry Through Evaluation and Debriefing
Leading Through Transition, Crisis and Change	Nov-20	Barbara Connor Leadership in times of transition, crisis and change Wolfgang Jani Coping mechanisms through major crisis and change
Pioneering and Pruning	Oct-20	Belinda Chaplin What to do when you are not as fruitful as you hoped? Mike Oman Keys to pioneering and fruit bearing

Yup – they are all here…every single one of our Leadership Lounges, Drop Ins, Round Ups and Round Tables. Why not take a break and spend it in the company of a some YWAM heroes!

Theme	Month	Lounge, Drop In and Round Table
Managing your Time and Not Letting it Manage You	Mar-25
Servant Leadership	Feb-25
How strategic are we in YWAM Europe?	Jan-25
The Recruiting Challenge in YWAM	Dec-24
How can Lausanne 2024 impact YWAM Europe?	Nov-24
Creating a safe place for our staff	Oct-24
Legacy Word – Eldership	Sep-24
Relational Fundraising	June-24	Round Table – Relational Fundraising Terry Sherman and Mombo and Juan Galloway
Leadership Styles	May-24
The Tomorrow Team	Apr-24
What do I do if I Have a Problem with my Leader?	Mar-24
Loving the Stranger	Feb-24
Goal Setting for the New Year	Jan-24
Integrity	Dec-23
Leadership Lessons from Loren	Nov-23	Round Table – Lessons from Loren Featuring stories from: Stephen Mayers, Tove Poulsen, Terje Konradsen, Elaine Leakey, Belinda Chaplin, Frank Bauer, Jan Torland, Gary McKinney and Jose Liste
Vision Development and Strategic Leadership	Oct-23
Legacy words – Ending Bible Poverty	Sep-23	Round Table – Ending Bible Poverty Jessy Pfarrkircher and Christopher Hipona
YWAM Values	June-23	Round Table – YWAM Values Mombo and Juan Galloway
Lifelong Learning	May-23	Leadership Lounge – John Peachey Lifelong Learning Round Table – Lifelong Learning Juan from YWAM Thessaloniki and Alyssa Luzaich from YWAM Rostrevor
Growing in Spiritual Leadership	Apr-23	Round Table – Growing in Spiritual Leadership Sandra Mai, Jim Whitear and Eric Supen
Passing the Baton	Mar-23	Leadership Lounge – Dr. Camille Bishop Passing the Baton Round Table – Passing the Baton Helen Hess, Reinier Blijleven and Mark Vening
Maintaining Unity by Working Through Conflicts	Feb-23	Leadership Lounge – Keith Warrington Walking Together with the Greater Body of Christ Round Table – Maintaining Unity by Walking Through Conflicts Rosana Liste, Scott Sotomayor and Sue Pratt
Championing the Apostolic	Jan-23	Round Table – Championing the Apostolic Tobi Otto in France, Benjamin Peters,Alma Sako
The Art of Reflection & Self Awareness	Dec-22	Leadership Lounge – Johan Alexandersson The Self-Aware Leader Round Table – The Art of Reflection & Self Awareness Maarit Eronen, Sven Stuhrmann and Tim Bailey
Creation Care	Nov-22	Leadership Lounge – Dr Ben Richards and Christy Summerton Exploring Ways to Look After His creation Round Table – Creation Care and Mission, are they Connected? Phil Summerton, Jan P, Mariëtte, Franzi and Richard
Women in Leadership	Oct-22	Leadership Lounge – Janet Weiner Women in Leadership Round Table – Women in Leadership Barbara, Laura and Mette
The YWAM Structure of Circles	Sep-22	Leadership Lounge – Stephe Mayer and Dick Brouwer The YWAM Structure of Circles Round Table – The YWAM Structure of Circles Stephe Mayers, Tove Poulsen and Jose Liste
Dynamic Communication	June-22	Leadership Lounge – Noémie Pons and Joseph Avakian Dynamic Communication Round Table – Dynamic Communication Francis Obaika and Belinda Chaplin
Vocation and the Theology of Work	May-22	Leadership Lounge – Hermund Haaland Life & Work and Building Entrepreneurial Capacity Round Table – Faith, Work and Vocation Lukas Preis – Daniela Schirm & Jonathan de Jong
Serving Multi Generationally	Apr-22	Leadership Lounge- Lance McKinney Serving Multi-Generationally Round Table – Serving Multi Generationally Andrej and Nikolaj from YWAM Rostov, Russia and Ingela and Mikael from King’s Kids Sweden
Developing Existing Teams	Mar-22	Drop In – Al Akimoff Prayer for Ukraine Leadership Lounge- Adam and Leah Thompson Developing Effective Teams Monthly Round Up – Developing Effective Teams Steve Ashworth and Jon Judge
Mobilisation and Vision Casting	Feb-22	Leadership Lounge – Randi Alnes Mobilization and Vision Casting Drop In – Francis Obaika host Stuart Matheson, Anya Schlegel and Jessica Pfarrkircher Mobilization, Vision Casting, Vision and Recruiting Round Up – Mobilization and Vision Casting Debbie hosts Fluer Myhill and Sophie Robinson
Goal Setting for 2022	Jan-22	Leadership Lounge – Anders Carlsson Goal Setting Drop In – Miranda Heathcote hosts Ana Roncal and Kyle Henderson Begg Goal Setting Round Up – Goal Setting for 2022 Francis Obaika hosts Myrna Gablian and Mihail Bogdan
Work, Life and Balance	Dec-21	Leadership Lounge – Jim Steir Life and Balance Drop In – Clare Mulrooney hosts Karle Weiderick and Frederick Kammes Work Life Balance Round Up – Life and Balance Debbie hosts Shelby Hofer
Crucial Conversations and Emotional Intelligence	Nov-21	Leadership Lounge – Lone Jax Tove and Johann interviewed our guest Lone Jax on Emotional Intelligence Drop In – Clare Mulrooney hosts Anne Sloan, Keziah Heathcote and Bjarte Tonheim Emotional Intelligence Round Up – Emotional Intelligence Debbie hosts Chaffone David from YWAM Belfast, Carla Vegt-Mensinga, from Excelling Leaders Netherlands and Wolfgang Jani, a leadership coach
Hospitality	Oct-21	Leadership Lounge – Alfonso and Debee Cherene Hospitality Drop In – Miranda Heathcote chats with Rita Pretorius, Ivy Steel, Dick Brouwer Hospitality Round Up – Hospitality Debbie hosts Jean-Philip Godin from YWAM Geneva and Samantha Fuenzalida from the YWAM Burtigny
Pitfalls: Sex	Sep-21	Leadership Lounge – Landa Cope Tove and Johan interviewing Landa Cope on Pitfalls: Sex Drop In – Miranda Heathcote talks with Kari Clewitt, Damares Carvalho and others Pitfalls: Sex Round Up – Pitfalls: Sex Belinda Chaplin hears from Debbie Lannap from the YWAM Burtigny and Ton Vegt from Excelling Leaders
Summer Series: Recharge	Aug-21	None this month due to the Summer Series
Summer Series: ReCharge	Jul-21	None this month due to the Summer Series
Pitfalls: Power	Jun-21	Leadership Lounge – Edwin Fillies Power and its Pitfalls Drop In – Steve Johnson, Rob Hobbs and Damares Carvalho Pitfalls: Power Round Up – Leadership Pitfall: Power Benjamin Simion from YWAM Romania, Francis Obaika from YWAM Germany and Elise Sandas from YWAM Greece
Pitfalls: Money	May-21	Leadership Lounge – Landa Cope Pitfalls and Money Drop In – Alket Sako, Sharon Neely and Jo Plummer Pitfalls: Money Round Up – Leadership Pitfall: Money Terry Sherman from YWAM Heidebeek, Holland, Daniel Pop from YWAM Medias, Romania and Dale Lambert from YWAM Harpenden, England
Unity & Diversity, Social Media and Polarisation	Apr-21	Leadership Lounge – Rebecca Koenig Wise – Unity & Diversity, Social Media & Polarization Drop In – Tim Solwoong Kim, Liz Waller, Violet Odnoralov Wise – Unity & Diversity, Social Media & Polarization Round Up – Media Wise – Unity & Diversity, Social Media & Polarisation Valerie Clark (YWAM Harpenden), Alex Atwell (YWAM Enniskillen) and Mike Stephens (YWAM Sweden)
Building Authentic Community	Mar-21	Leadership Lounge – Jeff Pratt Building Authentic Community Drop In – Steve Bishop and Krista Alexandersson Building Authentic Community Round Up – Building Authentic Community Rita Pretorius (from YWAM Harpenden, England), Kyle Schlegel (from YWAM Kyiv, Ukraine) and Andrew Vaughan (from YWAM Uzice, Serbia
The Transforming Power of Mentoring and Coaching	Feb-21	Leadership Lounge – Matt Rawlins The Transforming Power of Mentoring and Coaching Drop In – Dick Brouwer, Alisa Sarhatyan, John Peachey and Wolfgang Jani The Transforming Power of Mentoring and Coaching Round Up – The Transforming Power of Mentoring and Coaching Cheryl Harrison from YWAM Latvia and Irene Saether from YWAM Romania
Entrepreneurship and Thinking Outside the Box	Jan-21	Leadership Lounge – Joakim Magnus Entrepreneurship and thinking outside the box Drop In – Florin from Romania, Andrew Ford from Ukraine and Lucy from the UK Entrepreneurship and thinking outside the box Round Up – Entrepreneurship and Thinking Outside the Box Miranda Berg from YWAM Prague, Czechia, Caleb Schmidt from YWAM in Berlin, Germany and Sasha Volyanyk from YWAM Trnopil, Ukraine
Maximising Life and Ministry Fruitfulness	Dec-20	Leadership Lounge – Andreas Nordli Maximising Your Life and Ministry Fruitfulness Drop In – Erin Walker, Carrie Webb and Richard Leakey Maximising Your Life and Ministry Fruitfulness Round Up – Maximising Your Life and Ministry Fruitfulness Roy Jones, Kimberly Brune and Ian Matchett
Leading Through Transition, Crisis and Change	Nov-20	Leadership Lounge – “Martha” Leading through transition (note this video is only available to members of our FB page) Drop In – “Martha”, Georgie from King’s Lodge and Ash from Hernhut Leading through transition (note this video is only available to members of our FB page) Round Up – Leading Through Transition Reto Grubler from YWAM Davos, Switzerland, Barbara Connor from Kings Kids International, based in Spain and Timos Christoforidis from YWAM Thessaloniki, Greece
Pioneering and Pruning	Oct-20	Leadership Lounge – Tom Bloomer Pioneering and Pruning Drop In – Garry Tissingh (Elder for Africa), Andrey Derkach (Convener Eastern Europe) and Clare Mulrooney (UofN training, Harpenden) Pioneering and Pruning Round Up – Pioneering and Pruning Dennis Holt (YWAM Georgia), Amy Manninen (YWAM Helsinki) and Bart Harder (YWAM Constanta)