Angela Zeidler-Frész | Angela is married with Andreas and has two adult children, both married and 8 grandchildren. They left their business careers and have served with YWAM since 1987 in the area of Family Ministries and Leadership Development. They developed the course material “Families in ministry – how to thrive, not just survive.”
She has been trained through the YWAM Coach training – FOCOS.
| afresz58@gmail.com |
Dennis Holt | Dennis has been involved with YWAM for 30 years with 22 years in Eastern Europe. He has been involved in the Eastern European leadership team and is currently the national leader in Georgia. He enjoys life coaching, marriage coaching and leadership coaching.
He has completed the YWAM coach training – FOCOS.
| holtsingeorgia@gmail.com |
Patricia Clewett | Patti and her husband Curtis have been involved in church ministry and YWAM roles for over 40 years. She has been involved in coaching for the last 9 years after discovering what a difference coaching skills and training style makes in all relationships. She has been doing Cyber Cells (online bible studies) and Tele classes for the last 4 years and group coaching and mentoring have become her new love.
She has completed FOCOS and has credentials with ICF at the PCC level. She has 1000+ hours of practice and also trains other FOCOS students in Spanish!
| plclewett@gmail.com |
Wolfgang Jani | Wolfgang joined YWAM in 1987 and began leading and pioneering DTS’s in the former Soviet Union. His passion is going deeper into 1-on-1 work with leaders and their teams through leadership development and training. In 2008 he began developing and implementing coaching, co-founding a coach training program (FOCOS) internationally for leaders in and outside of YWAM. Coaching & coach training are his main roles in YWAM. His training in coaching includes - SCA diploma course, FOCOS, CORE, CMI, ICF and more. | wolfgang.jani@gmail.com |
Angelique van Balen | Angelique has worked as a teacher in the social work program for more than 12 years. Besides her work as teacher and education and curriculum developer, she also coached and mentored many students during their three-year training. Since the beginning of 2019 she is fulltime working in YWAM the Netherlands and oversees the national office. As a family they lived in the Philippines and Romania, working with YWAM. Her husband is currently co-convener of YWAM in the Netherlands.
She received a certificate for a 'Study career counselor' – included different kinds of coaching styles, coaching skills, conversation techniques and progress interviews. I got a certificate for this.
| angeliquevanbalen@ywam.nl |
Jean-Patrick Perrin | Joined YWAM in 1978 without a vision, not having a purpose for my Life. 1979 on my outreach fall in-love with Africa after many ups and down got married in 83 and left for 32 years in Mali after that. 1992 we understood that we were call to discipleship so we left the front lines to coach people in their ministry in Mali. We left Africa in 2015 due to health issue but are still part of 3 Eldership Circle. We see the 3rd generation of leader growing. What a joy to be grandparents . | jpperrin@jemmali.org |
Richard Samuel | He has been in YWAM since 2010 and has been serving at the Rostrevor base in Northern Ireland from 2012 as a base staff, Training Director, Co-Base leader and also building developer. He has a passion for mentoring, discipleship and member care. He has mentored DTS staff over the last years and seen many of them take on leadership roles as DTS leaders. He has also mentored other base staff and helped them develop their businesses, visions and goals." He has received training through open university - The Self-Aware Coach; Team Coaching; Life Coaching
| richardjoelsamuel@gmail.com |
Veta Berry | After serving in youth and family ministries over 20 years, Veta started full-time member care and training for missionaries in North Africa (NA). She received training in basic and trauma debriefing from Le Rucher, the Mobile Member Care Team and MMCT (peer debriefing). She served as the Member Care Coordinator in the foreign field for 12 years. Her desire is that the missionaries stay as healthy as possible – spirit, soul and body. | vetasing@gmail.com |
Kristina Ecis | Kristina has been in YWAM since 1993. Her training consists of an LTS, BA in Christian Ministry from the UofN and has completed studies in theology and missiology. She has staffed and lead DTS’s, BCC’s and SBCW. She has been involved in ministry in 27 countries. Currently her role includes being base elder, being a part of the national circle team and member of Northern Europe Area Circle team. She has a passion to see people succeed and be released in their ministry through mentoring in leadership development and being a spiritual mother.
She has had on the job training in routine life coaching and leadership coaching.
| kristina.ecis@gmail.com |
Cheryl Harrison | Cheryl has served with YWAM since 1983 and moved to Latvia in 1993. She has been involved in various roles, including regional, national and local leadership. She has a heart to see leaders flourish in their lives and callings. She is presently serving in an eldership role in YWAM Latvia and northern Europe.
She has completed the YWAM coach training FOCOS.
| Serolah@gmail.com |
Patricia Louise Clewett | Patti and her husband Curtis have been involved in church ministry and YWAM roles for over 40 years. She has been involved in coaching for the last 9 years after discovering what a difference coaching skills and training style makes in all relationships. She has been doing Cyber Cells (online bible studies) and Tele classes for the last 4 years and group coaching and mentoring have become her new love.
She has completed FOCOS and has credentials with ICF at the PCC level. She has 1000+ hours of practice and also trains other FOCOS students in Spanish!
| plclewett@gmail.com |
Barbara Connor | Barbara has been involved with YWAM since 1979, working mainly in the areas of leadership development, child and youth ministry, and the U of N. She is currently part of International and European leadership teams for KKI, LDC and the College of Education. She has been mentoring school leaders and youth leaders in YWAM for the past 40 years. She completed a two year coach training program with CMI and YWAM, and has been working as a coach trainer in the FOCOS program for ten years. She has experience in life and leadership coaching, sabbatical and transition coaching. | barbinmalaga@gmail.com |
Jan Torland | Jan has spent the last 25 years pioneering ministry. He has had a classical pastor training (6 ½ years) including practicum- this training gives many good coaching skills – Listening and asking questions. He has had 35 years of counselling and loves to see people grow in their gifts and talents. He is presently leading a base in Norway. | jan@ywamrogaland.no |
Irene Sæther | Irene together with her husband have led the YWAM base in Constanta, Romania for 10 years. She is originally from Norway, but has lived the past 15 years in Romania. She is the mother of 4 boys. She is trained as a coach, and loves to see people step into their calling and destiny, and discover their gifting and joys in life. She loves hiking- and out in nature I really experience God powerfully. | irene@ywam.ro |
Mihail Bogdan | Mihael joined YWAM in 2008 and was part of the Medias leadership team. Since 2015 he has pioneered YWAM Craiova and has a growing team. He is part of the area circle team for central Europe. In 2020 he started a pioneer and leadership course. My passion is to empower people through teaching and coaching, to maximize their potential and walk in their calling, for the benefit of many others. He has trained through FOCOS. | mihael@ywam.ro |
Oksana Klepel | Oksana has been involved on staff with B2B's and LDC's. Currently she is part of a leadership development team that provides training, retreats, debriefing, member care and life coaching for missionaries and leaders on the field. Her desire is to bring God’s kingdom through bringing awareness about human trafficking, working with orphans and children at risk. She also works on sustainability projects, discipleship and hospitality. She believes that people are God’s biggest treasure and that is why we are so passionate about investing in them. She has completed the FOCOS training. | ruskevych@gmail.com |
Sasha Volyanyk | Sasha has been in YWAM since 1995 and a Base leader for 14 years. He has been the YWAM Ukraine National convener from 2007 and Eastern European convener from 2013. Sasha has a heart for leadership development and has staffed LDC’s and LTS’s. He also was the cofounder of the pastors fellowship in the Ternopil region in 2000. He has also trained with YWAM’s FOCOS training for coaches. | slvolyanyk@gmail.com |
Alisa Sarhatyan | Alisa graduated from University and Theological seminary and God called her to the DTS (2011) and to stay on as staff in Armenia. Since then she has been engaged in the ministry of KK and went through an LDC in 2017. Having attended FOCOS, I have a desire help others to develop in spiritual life, in personal development, in physical, financial, relationships or professional life and meet their goals. Nothing pleases me more than the positive feedback from my coachees. I'm still new to this, but I'm doing it with all my heart. | asarhatyan@gmail.com |
Miranda Voogd | Miranda works with YWAM Heidebeek at HR, as coach, debriefer and DISC trainer. She has been in YWAM for 28 years. After going through a very difficult transition, God led her to become a coach and debriefer. She has completed FOCOS in 2011 and the 2 year MCT and Le Rucher basic and trauma debrief training. Life coaching, transition coaching and destiny coaching is really on her heart! | mirandavoogd@gmail.com |
Holger | Holger was born in Germany and joined YWAM in 1986. He worked for 10 years in England, before joining the IDTSC in 2001. With a focus on leadership training, as well as coaching and discipling of leaders, he has worked from Cape Town, South Africa for the last 15 years. He has been using the Strength Finder tool, helping people understand and manage themselves better and growing further into their leadership. He is a trained coach for all 3 levels of StrengthsFinder coaching, and I walk alongside many people through times of transition and leadership phases. | holgerschein@me.com |
Johan Alexandersson | Johan has been with YWAM for 12 years and all of those years he has worked with DTS either directly or indirectly and in discipleship. He has been a part of base Leadership in YWAM Restenäs, Sweden and in Harpenden. He has attended FOCOS and been involved in coaching, debriefing for young leaders in and outside of YWAM. | johan.r.alexandersson@gmail.com |
Ina Steyn | Ina initially joined Missions with the Frontiers as her focus: Mozambique, and then a few years in Siberia in Church planting but in 1998 she came to Europe and was involved with Schools of Intercession for several years in Scotland. This is where her calling in counselling and mentoring started to unfold, and in 2002 she pursued Coaching with the coaching academy in London. She then branched into Spiritual Formation, and since 2008 has done a variety of mentoring, coaching, and spiritual formation to younger leaders in YWAM. She teaches on 25 schools (DTS and secondary level schools) in Europe, and meet many young leaders asking basic and deep questions. She has run courses in Spiritual Formation the last few years and has 'walked' with 60 people very intimately each year. She has served on the Western European Leadership Team for 10 years, and gained first hand experience in what Europe requires of young leaders. | inam.steyn@gmail.com |
Kathrin Koch | Kathrin Koch has worked with YWAM in Germany for the past 30 years. She is married and has 3 adult children. She pioneered Mission Adventures in Germany before taking on Base Leadership in 2007. Her heart is to see staff well equipped and trained in Discipleship and Leadership and the reason for her high commitment to coaching and debriefing. She and her husband also work with teams in crisis. She desires to help people to grow in their spiritual lives and maturity. She trained through FOCOS. She believes debriefing and evaluation is a very important tool to reflect how we are doing in what we are doing. | kathrin.koch@ywam.de |
Franziska Hornstra-Fuchs | Franziska was part of the base leadership in Hurlach, Germany for many years before joining the leadership retreat centre in Spain in 2016. Our team in Spain offered courses and retreats for leaders in YWAM. She is now running Elijah’s inn, a centre for coaching and debriefing. She has a BA in counselling and a MTH in leadership studies, coaching (FOCOS and Life and Leadership Coaching), and debriefing (both general debriefing as well as critical incident debriefing). | franziskahf@gmail.com |
Sue Pratt | Sue has worked in YWAM for 30 years in Amsterdam, Liberia West Africa, Lausanne, England, Scotland and Spain. She has been involved in training DTS leaders, staffing LDC’s in Spain and Africa, and pioneered in Liberia. She is trained in conflict mediation and life coaching through FOCOS . She trained initially with Graham Fawcett and then with Dr Debbie Hawker Christian psychologist and debrief trainer inter agency. | suepratt52@gmail.com |
Stephen Mayers | Stephe has been in YWAM over 40 years with 26 years in Scotland and 14 in Spain where he and his wife led a leadership retreat centre until recently running all kinds of leadership seminars and retreats. He has had a passion for leadership development and pioneered the LDC and b2b with Barry Austin. Currently he is an elder in YWAM Europe and loves to see emerging leaders inspired and equipped. He has had 2 years of coach training with FOCOS. | stephemayers@gmail.com |
Ton Vegt | Ton has been a Christian professional coach for the last 10 years. Besides online coaching over Skype, you are also welcome to stay in his guest house in the Netherlands for a week or two. Besides individual coaching, he is involved in marital coaching and team coaching. Ton has had three-year postgraduate formal training and is licensed as coach. | Tn.vegt@solcon.nl |
Andreja Klinc | Andreja was born and raised in Slovenia. She completed her DTS in 2014 in Kona and continued on to staff. Since 2016 she has been serving back in Slovenia initially with other missions groups but now with YWAM. She has hosted many teams and visited many bases around Europe. At present she is the only YWAMmer in Slovenia. Her passion is to see transformed and walking out their life calling. She has completed the YWAM FOCOS coach training. | andreja.klinc.ak@gmail.com |