Here we offer regular opportunities to meet with experienced YWAM leaders in real time. Join us in the online lounge, take part in a topical discussion or get connected with the leadership support you need through mentors, life coaches or debriefers.
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About the power and its pitfalls.
June 2021
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June 2021
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Mentor
coach
debrief
What kind of support do you need in this season of your leadership? We have leaders experienced as mentors, coaches and debriefers who are ready to connect with you.
The guidelines below will make it easy for you to identify which kind of input will help the most. Choose someone from the list of leaders and connect for an initial conversation.
If you need any further support to get the most out of your connection, or things aren’t going as hoped, get in touch.
If you are able to offer mentoring, coaching or debriefing, drop us a line and we will explore this with you.
Connect with an experienced leader for input into your life and ministry in the areas you need.
Qualified one on one support from YWAM coaches. Choose a coach and sign up for one or more sessions.
Regular debriefing is essential for resilient leaders, whether to process a season or a particular experience. Sign up for a debrief with one of our YWAM debriefers.
Connect with a leader of your choice, who is experienced in the area you need – and who is willing to engage.
Definition: “Mentoring involves intentional relationships in which a mentor imparts knowledge, skills or values from their experience to a person or group of people they believe in, who are teachable and responsive and desire to develop their potential.”
Mentoring is one of the most fruitful, yet underused, methods for personal growth. Having someone to talk to who will summon you to the next stage of development or breakthrough in your life is incredible. The process is enriching for you and rewarding for the mentor. So we want to connect you with leaders of experience, who are able to pass on their knowledge and wisdom.
There are many and varied styles of mentoring and each of the leaders available will take a slightly different approach, but you will have an opportunity of an initial orientation together to see how you can connect as leaders. From that point you can determine how many sessions are necessary to talk and process the areas of your need.
Take a look at the profiles of those who have put themselves forward and connect directly with them to set up an online session. To view our list of Mentors, go ahead and see below.
Guidelines for ELLC in mentoring, coaching and debriefing
Possible time frame for mentoring, coaching and debriefing
If you think that you could become a Mentor, then we want to hear from you. Make sure you get in touch and we will get back to you.
Experience informal coaching from a range of experienced and capable leaders all across Europe.
Definition: Through the skilful use of good questions, the coach helps a client to set an objective, explore options, make good decisions and put those decisions into action.
If you are wanting to make decisions, develop plans or solve problems, make a change or develop new habits then a coach will be very helpful. If on the other hand, you are wanting to learn the basic skills of a job or step into a new role that you haven’t had any experience with, then look for a mentor not a coach.
A coach isn’t necessarily an expert in any of the areas that you want to see change in, but they are expert in asking questions to draw out the various elements that you need to think about to make the best decision and action step.
Connect with your coach:
In YWAM Europe we have a growing number of leaders who have completed the YWAM Coach training – FOCOS, who are willing to meet 1 on 1 to give you specific guidance and input in the areas of growth that you have identified.
Take a look at the profiles of those who have put themselves forward and connect directly them to set up an online session. To view our list of Coaches, go ahead and see below.
Guidelines for ELLC in mentoring, coaching and debriefing
Possible time frame for mentoring, coaching and debriefing
If you think that you could become a Coach on a particular topic, then we want to hear from you. Make sure you get in touch and we will get back to you.
Sign up for a single session or plan a series of sessions depending on your need.
Definition: To help people integrate their experience into life as a whole, perceive the experience more meaningfully & bring a sense of closure.
If we are going to integrate our experiences, both positive and negative, we need to talk them through with someone who can guide us and help us emerge with lessons learned and offer help in identifying how to bring closure.
There is a tendency for us to go from one project to the next without taking any time to reflect and process the various issues we have had to experience. Stress from experiences tends to be accumulative and without help in identifying those stresses, highs and lows, and working them through we can end of with layer upon layer of pressed down issues.
Perhaps you have moved to or traveled back from, a very different culture and are needing some support to find your feet or maybe you have had a challenging experience that has brought many questions or confusion and left you without any sense of closure of the event.
The main job of a debriefer is to be an active listener to your story, ask open ended questions to draw out the issues and to give the time to process the issue or event thoroughly.
Take a look at the profiles of leaders who have made themselves available as debriefers and connect directly with them to set up an online session. To view our list of Debriefers, go ahead and see below.
A specific ministry for Debriefing in Germany – Elijah’s Inn: In Europe, we are happy to let you know about Elijah’s Inn – a personal retreat and debriefing ministry that started in the south of Spain but now is located in the south of Germany. As part of their involvement with YWAM, they welcome individuals and couples to their home to stay for a week or so. Franziska is a trained debriefer. Here is the website for details of how to get into contact with them: elijahsinn.org
Guidelines for ELLC in mentoring, coaching and debriefing
Possible time frame for mentoring, coaching and debriefing
If you think that you could become a Debriefer on a particular topic, then we want to hear from you. Make sure you get in touch and we will get back to you.
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| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| Rita Pretorius | Rita has been in YWAM for 40 years, and though she has had many roles, her heart and passion is for hospitality. She has led many successful Hospitality Seminars around the world and her heart is to motivate and encourage, not just YWAM, but all Christians to understand what Biblical hospitality is. | rpretorius@ywamharpenden.org |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. She is passionate about helping people develop and grow in their personality, character and skills. As a family they lived in the Philippines and Romania, working with YWAM. Her husband is currently co-convener of YWAM in the Netherlands. | angeliquevanbalen@ywam.nl |
| Heddy de Visser | Heddy was a social worker by profession and has been a leader in YWAM for 38 years. She has pioneered ministry in Belgium with her husband and has coached and counseled many young leaders and teams over the years. Currently she is active with her husband in supporting the work in North Africa and functioning as YWAM elders. She loves to help in any way possible to see people be healthy on the field. | hedwig.devisser@gmail.com |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 has been leading internship programs for KKI that involve mentoring emerging leaders over a period of 12-24 months. | barbinmalaga@gmail.com |
| Luba Iliyn | Luba is married to Peter and is mother of 4 married children and now has 5 grandchildren. She has been in YWAM for 41years. She is Ukrainian by nationality, born in China, lived in Australia and Canada and now in Salem, Oregon. She & Peter became base Leaders of YWAM Salem in 1982. She has trained through Slavic training school, LTS, MCFC (Member Care), LDC, Debriefing, Le Ruche Training and Peacemaking Seminar Training. She has served on the member care team for NA and in leadership roles most of her years in YWAM. | lubailiyn@gmail.com |
| Kari Tassia | Kari has experience in pioneering and a leadership role for the local church planting ministry. He was involved in leadership in the nation for YWAM. For many years he was the European convener for member care and currently is the convener for the YWAM International Refugee circle. He has been an elder in YWAM Europe for many years. He has received training through the LTS and LDC. He is a spiritual father and likes to give perspective on life and decision making. | ktassia@protonmail.com |
| Yura and Tanya Sokolovsky | Yura & Tanya have been involved in YWAM for 26 years. The last 24 years they have served in in Family Ministry. They have attended IBC, ABC, FMS, & LTS and are experienced in marriage counselling, mentoring couples in ministry. They are part of the eldership in Eastern Europe. Their heart is to bring God's purpose and wholeness to each person and each family God is sending to us. We have been mentoring and teaching people in character, personal, family & spiritual growth from different countries and nations. They have two sons, one married. | sokilsfamily@gmail.com |
| Terje Konradsen | Terje has been involved in pioneering, discipling and leadership development for over 40 years. Through the years he has been serving in local, national and international roles as a convener and leader in YWAM Europe. As a family they were called to the Arctic and in 1978 started the northernmost YWAM location in the world, YWAM Borgen. They still live and work out from this base. He is married to Eva and they have four children and eight grandchildren. He has trained through LTS, LDC and Navigators international leadership training. | terjek@mac.com |
| Bruce Clewett | Bruce has been in YWAM since 1971. He founded YWAM Austria, co-founded Kerygma and a network of 80 fellowships called the "European Network of Communities" He has pioneered works in Austria, Germany, Malta, and Uganda. His passions include: promoting Christian unity, developing young leaders, helping to form leadership teams and teaching discipleship principles in the Catholic world. He was a member of the YWAM European Council for a number of years and is now a YWAM Europe elder. | bdc@kteams.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." | richardjoelsamuel@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. | kristina.ecis@gmail.com |
| Dudley Weiner | Dudley has been involved in ministry for 45 years and in YWAM since 1990. He has a Mdiv in Theology with experience in church planting and pastoring for 10 years. He has pioneered two YWAM bases and has gifts as an evangelist, in apostolic ministry with a passion for the prophetic. | dudley@ywambridges.com |
| Al Akimoff | Al is a father in the mission with a focus on Eastern Europe where he has worked for the last 50 years. He is thankful to have received some of the best leadership training available – a degree in Theology, 14 month SOE, LTS, led LTS’s in Europe, LDC, Coaching, writers school, writers masters course, author’s training school and led several DTS’s and frontier mission schools. Currently they function as elders with a passion for the young generation to see them reach their full potential. | alakimoff@gmail.com |
| Pop Grigore Daniel | He has been leading YWAM Medias since 2014. He has been trained through the Pentecostal theological seminar and then in YWAM through DTS and SBCW. He has led youth groups for over 15 years and loves sharing with youth. He is a spiritual father who desires to give perspectives on life and decision making. | danilidiapop@gmail.com |
| Steve Rudd | Steve has been in YWAM since 1988. He has been a base leader since 2003. His staff experiences have included: teaching in a private Christian school using Principle Approach, working in administration, staffing and leading DTS's, church planting among Orthodox Christian unbelievers, pioneering among unreached Muslim groups in Europe and homeschooling 4 boys. His heart and passion is to disciple people in character, personal, family and spiritual growth and see people rise to their fullest potential. | rudds@galacticomm.org |
| patti 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 loves to help people connect and create that safe environment where deeper sharing can take place! | plclewett@gmail.com |
| marianne herzog | Marianne is a mum of 3 little kids, currently involved in community development in a small village in Russia. She joined YWAM Russia in 2003 and has been involved in several kids ministries as well as teaching English. She helped pioneer the team in the Far East, functioning as a base leader there. She has attended base leadership training and a pioneer academy school of church planting and disciple making movement. She teaches in DTS and Bible schools and was chairman of the Russian National Leadership team from 2016-2020. She is a spiritual mother giving perspective on life and decision making. | marianne4him@gmail.com |
| 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 |
| Rob Westwood | Rob is Australian and has 4 adult children and 4 grandchildren. His home is a safe place where many people come for de-briefing, coaching, mentoring and personal retreats. The majority of his 40 years in YWAM has been focused on the staffing, leading and directing of DTSs’ and the equipping of its leaders and staff. He has been involved in leading LDC’s and has a master’s degree in Christian formation and discipleship. His specific area of focus and ministry is resourcing and mentoring young emerging leaders. | robwestwood@bigpond.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 |
| Carl Tinnion | Carl has been in YWAM for 25 years. He and his wife have pioneered an urban team and led a training base and large UofN campus. He particularly loves pioneering and starting new ministries. He has 20 years of experience in classroom teaching and public speaking and has a master’s degree in Applied Theology. On the side he is an artist and is passionate about the role of arts in education and missions. He has attended LDC, run SPLD (school of pioneering and leadership development) and b2b’s. He is an ILM qualified trainer. | ctinnion@ywamharpenden.org |
| Joanna Bishop | Joanna has served in YWAM over 20 years in Argentina and then in the UK. She is experienced in DTS staffing and mentoring of staff and now in base leadership, developing staff in their leadership gifts. She has attended various leadership seminars and run schools of ministry development. She has completed a listening skills course when a teacher and pastoral support training (counselling school). | jbishop@holmsted.org.uk |
| Rita Pretorius | Rita has been in YWAM for 40 years, and though she has had many roles, her heart and passion is for hospitality. She has led many successful Hospitality Seminars around the world and her heart is to motivate and encourage, not just YWAM, but all Christians to understand what Biblical hospitality is. | rpretorius@ywamharpenden.org |
| Holger Schein | 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 |
| 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 completed an LTS and has a Masters in leadership studies. | stephemayers@gmail.com |
| Steve Bishop | Steve is from England, married with three grown daughters. He has a background in youth and church work. He joined YWAM in 1999, completing a DTS and then remaining in Buenos Aires for eight years after studying Spanish in Costa Rica for eight months. On returning to the UK he has served in an English location, taking the DTS team from 2 to around 30 young people when they left. For the last eight years he has been leading a YWAM location with his wife, very much team leadership and part of national leadership team. | sbishop@holmsted.org.uk |
| Heddy de Visser | Heddy was a social worker by profession and has been a leader in YWAM for 38 years. She has pioneered ministry in Belgium with her husband and has coached and counseled many young leaders and teams over the years. Currently she is active with her husband in supporting the work in North Africa and functioning as YWAM elders. She loves to help in any way possible to see people be healthy on the field. | hedwig.devisser@gmail.com |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| Kari Tassia | Kari has experience in pioneering and a leadership role for the local church planting ministry. He was involved in leadership in the nation for YWAM. For many years he was the European convener for member care and currently is the convener for the YWAM International Refugee circle. He has been an elder in YWAM Europe for many years. He has received training through the LTS and LDC. He is a spiritual father and likes to give perspective on life and decision making. | ktassia@protonmail.com |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 has been leading internship programs for KKI that involve mentoring emerging leaders over a period of 12-24 months. | barbinmalaga@gmail.com |
| Dudley Weiner | Dudley has been involved in ministry for 45 years and in YWAM since 1990. He has a Mdiv in Theology with experience in church planting and pastoring for 10 years. He has pioneered two YWAM bases and has gifts as an evangelist, in apostolic ministry with a passion for the prophetic. | dudley@ywambridges.com |
| Heddy de Visser | Heddy was a social worker by profession and has been a leader in YWAM for 38 years. She has pioneered ministry in Belgium with her husband and has coached and counseled many young leaders and teams over the years. Currently she is active with her husband in supporting the work in North Africa and functioning as YWAM elders. She loves to help in any way possible to see people be healthy on the field. | hedwig.devisser@gmail.com |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 has been leading internship programs for KKI that involve mentoring emerging leaders over a period of 12-24 months. | barbinmalaga@gmail.com |
| Bruce Clewett | Bruce has been in YWAM since 1971. He founded YWAM Austria, co-founded Kerygma and a network of 80 fellowships called the "European Network of Communities" He has pioneered works in Austria, Germany, Malta, and Uganda. His passions include: promoting Christian unity, developing young leaders, helping to form leadership teams and teaching discipleship principles in the Catholic world. He was a member of the YWAM European Council for a number of years and is now a YWAM Europe elder. | bdc@kteams.org |
| marianne herzog | Marianne is a mum of 3 little kids, currently involved in community development in a small village in Russia. She joined YWAM Russia in 2003 and has been involved in several kids ministries as well as teaching English. She helped pioneer the team in the Far East, functioning as a base leader there. She has attended base leadership training and a pioneer academy school of church planting and disciple making movement. She teaches in DTS and Bible schools and was chairman of the Russian National Leadership team from 2016-2020. She is a spiritual mother giving perspective on life and decision making. | marianne4him@gmail.com |
| Holger Schein | 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 |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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." | richardjoelsamuel@gmail.com |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | kristina.ecis@gmail.com |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| Terje Konradsen | Terje has been involved in pioneering, discipling and leadership development for over 40 years. Through the years he has been serving in local, national and international roles as a convener and leader in YWAM Europe. As a family they were called to the Arctic and in 1978 started the northernmost YWAM location in the world, YWAM Borgen. They still live and work out from this base. He is married to Eva and they have four children and eight grandchildren. He has trained through LTS, LDC and Navigators international leadership training. | terjek@mac.com |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| Pop Grigore Daniel | He has been leading YWAM Medias since 2014. He has been trained through the Pentecostal theological seminar and then in YWAM through DTS and SBCW. He has led youth groups for over 15 years and loves sharing with youth. He is a spiritual father who desires to give perspectives on life and decision making. | danilidiapop@gmail.com |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| Luba Iliyn | Luba is married to Peter and is mother of 4 married children and now has 5 grandchildren. She has been in YWAM for 41years. She is Ukrainian by nationality, born in China, lived in Australia and Canada and now in Salem, Oregon. She & Peter became base Leaders of YWAM Salem in 1982. She has trained through Slavic training school, LTS, MCFC (Member Care), LDC, Debriefing, Le Ruche Training and Peacemaking Seminar Training. She has served on the member care team for NA and in leadership roles most of her years in YWAM. | lubailiyn@gmail.com |
| Yura and Tanya Sokolovsky | Yura & Tanya have been involved in YWAM for 26 years. The last 24 years they have served in in Family Ministry. They have attended IBC, ABC, FMS, & LTS and are experienced in marriage counselling, mentoring couples in ministry. They are part of the eldership in Eastern Europe. Their heart is to bring God's purpose and wholeness to each person and each family God is sending to us. We have been mentoring and teaching people in character, personal, family & spiritual growth from different countries and nations. They have two sons, one married. | sokilsfamily@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. | kristina.ecis@gmail.com |
| Al Akimoff | Al is a father in the mission with a focus on Eastern Europe where he has worked for the last 50 years. He is thankful to have received some of the best leadership training available – a degree in Theology, 14 month SOE, LTS, led LTS’s in Europe, LDC, Coaching, writers school, writers masters course, author’s training school and led several DTS’s and frontier mission schools. Currently they function as elders with a passion for the young generation to see them reach their full potential. | alakimoff@gmail.com |
| marianne herzog | Marianne is a mum of 3 little kids, currently involved in community development in a small village in Russia. She joined YWAM Russia in 2003 and has been involved in several kids ministries as well as teaching English. She helped pioneer the team in the Far East, functioning as a base leader there. She has attended base leadership training and a pioneer academy school of church planting and disciple making movement. She teaches in DTS and Bible schools and was chairman of the Russian National Leadership team from 2016-2020. She is a spiritual mother giving perspective on life and decision making. | marianne4him@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 |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 has been leading internship programs for KKI that involve mentoring emerging leaders over a period of 12-24 months. | barbinmalaga@gmail.com |
| patti 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 loves to help people connect and create that safe environment where deeper sharing can take place! | plclewett@gmail.com |
| Joanna Bishop | Joanna has served in YWAM over 20 years in Argentina and then in the UK. She is experienced in DTS staffing and mentoring of staff and now in base leadership, developing staff in their leadership gifts. She has attended various leadership seminars and run schools of ministry development. She has completed a listening skills course when a teacher and pastoral support training (counselling school). | jbishop@holmsted.org.uk |
| Steve Bishop | Steve is from England, married with three grown daughters. He has a background in youth and church work. He joined YWAM in 1999, completing a DTS and then remaining in Buenos Aires for eight years after studying Spanish in Costa Rica for eight months. On returning to the UK he has served in an English location, taking the DTS team from 2 to around 30 young people when they left. For the last eight years he has been leading a YWAM location with his wife, very much team leadership and part of national leadership team. | sbishop@holmsted.org.uk |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| Luba Iliyn | Luba is married to Peter and is mother of 4 married children and now has 5 grandchildren. She has been in YWAM for 41years. She is Ukrainian by nationality, born in China, lived in Australia and Canada and now in Salem, Oregon. She & Peter became base Leaders of YWAM Salem in 1982. She has trained through Slavic training school, LTS, MCFC (Member Care), LDC, Debriefing, Le Ruche Training and Peacemaking Seminar Training. She has served on the member care team for NA and in leadership roles most of her years in YWAM. | lubailiyn@gmail.com |
| Yura and Tanya Sokolovsky | Yura & Tanya have been involved in YWAM for 26 years. The last 24 years they have served in in Family Ministry. They have attended IBC, ABC, FMS, & LTS and are experienced in marriage counselling, mentoring couples in ministry. They are part of the eldership in Eastern Europe. Their heart is to bring God's purpose and wholeness to each person and each family God is sending to us. We have been mentoring and teaching people in character, personal, family & spiritual growth from different countries and nations. They have two sons, one married. | sokilsfamily@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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Bio |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Bodil Ovesen | Bodil is from Norway and has been in YWAM since 1990 and lived in Bulgaria since 1992 where she is currently convening the ministry. Her training includes: SoFM, Introduction to Biblical counseling, LTS, and staffing in member care courses. She enjoys being involved in routine debriefing with people after an outreach or event or ending a term or role in a ywam location. | o_bodil@yahoo.com |
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|---|---|---|
| Ton Vegt | Kevin is trained by Le Rucher and also works with Excelling Leaders in YWAM. See Www.excellingleaders.org. He and his wife are specialised in debriefing families also with small Kids. they run their own guest cottage where a family can stay or a small team. | tn.vegt@solcon.nl |
| 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. Debriefing can bring meaning and closure to things that have happened and really helps you to be able to move on. She has completed FOCOS and the 2 year MCT and Le Rucher basic and trauma debrief training. | mirandavoogd@gmail.com |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| Belinda Chaplin | I am originally from South Africa and did my DTS there in 1996. I was staff there for a while, and then moved to Bosnia Herzegovina in 2001, where I have lived ever since. I have been in YWAM Central Europe leadership since 2015 and the convener since 2016. I mostly have experience in small teams and in pioneering situations. I have attended the Missionary Care Foundations Course and am busy qualifying as a Life Coach. I enjoy helping people to unpack their experiences and learn from them through debriefing! | beechaplin1@gmail.com |
| Ton Vegt | Kevin is trained by Le Rucher and also works with Excelling Leaders in YWAM. See Www.excellingleaders.org. He and his wife are specialised in debriefing families also with small Kids. they run their own guest cottage where a family can stay or a small team. | tn.vegt@solcon.nl |
| Bodil Ovesen | Bodil is from Norway and has been in YWAM since 1990 and lived in Bulgaria since 1992 where she is currently convening the ministry. Her training includes: SoFM, Introduction to Biblical counseling, LTS, and staffing in member care courses. She enjoys being involved in routine debriefing with people after an outreach or event or ending a term or role in a ywam location. | o_bodil@yahoo.com |
| Frederick and Doris Kammies | Frederick & Doris have been in missions since 1985 with OM, WEC and with YWAM since 2009. They have ministered in 40 countries with top Government officials including Heads of States. They are the member care facilitators and crisis coordinators for Germany. They have been trained in CID, Trauma Response training, Mental Health and Crisis & Grief Debriefing. | membercare@jmem.de |
| 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, debriefing and member care. He has been overseeing, training and debriefing the school leaders, staff and DTS students for the past 6 years. He has been studying through open university courses in Leadership and Management Skills, Understanding Anxiety, Depression & CBT. | richardjoelsamuel@gmail.com |
| Marelize Terblanche | Marelize has been in YWAM for many years serving in leadership roles in Scotland. Currently she is involved in Personnel and does team debriefing with outreach teams and individuals. She helps staff a retreat for people on the field and a key part of the curriculum is debriefing. She is also involved with exit interviews when people are finished with their commitment on staff. She has trained with Debbie Hawker and Sue Pratt. | marelize@ywamscotland.org |
| patti clewett | Patti and her husband Curtis have been involved in church ministry and YWAM roles for over 40 years. She has lived as a missionary in Spain since 1991, working with leadership roles in King´s Kids International for over 27 years. She has been involved in coaching for the last 9 years and is a professional coach trainer with years of debriefing experience with DTS’s and Kings Kids tours. She loves to help people connect and create that safe environment where deeper sharing can take place! | plclewett@gmail.com |
| Marianne Herzog | Marianne is a mum of 3 little kids, currently involved in community development in a small village in Russia. She joined YWAM Russia in 2003 and has been involved in several kids ministries as well as teaching English. She helped pioneer the team in the Far East, functioning as a base leader there. She has attended base leadership training and a pioneer academy school of church planting and disciple making movement. She teaches in DTS and Bible schools and was chairman of the Russian National Leadership team from 2016-2020. She is a spiritual mother giving perspective on life and decision making. Informal training in debriefing though another leader and involvement with DTS workshops. | marianne4him@gmail.com |
| Sue Pratt | Sue has worked in YWAM for 30 years in a variety of locations - Amsterdam, Liberia West Africa, Lausanne, England, Scotland and Spain. She has been involved in pioneering in Liberia, training DTS leaders and staffing LDC’s. She has trained in conflict mediation and life coaching - Training in UK with Dr Debbie Hawker Christian psychologist and debrief trainer inter agency and training with Graham Fawcett formerly YWAM. | suepratt52@gmail.com |
| Rob Westwood | Rob is Australian and has 4 adult children and 4 grandchildren. His home is a safe place where many people come for de-briefing, coaching, mentoring and personal retreats. The majority of his 40 years in YWAM has been focused on the staffing, leading and directing of DTSs’ and the equipping of its leaders and staff. He has been involved in leading LDC’s and has a master’s degree in Christian formation and discipleship. His specific area of focus and ministry is resourcing and mentoring young emerging leaders. | robwestwood@bigpond.com |
| Miranda Heathcote | Miranda joined YWAM in 1998 and has over 20 years' experience working alongside multi-cultural teams, with people of all ages and backgrounds. She has experienced her own transitions and losses, as well as the ups and downs of life in leadership and missions. Miranda trained as a debriefer at Le Rucher and is also an accredited spiritual director; she holds a Master's degree in Christian Formation. Miranda is married to Tim, and they live in Spain with their two daughters. You can find out more by going to her website: http://mirandaheathcote.com/ | mirandaheathcote@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. Debriefing can bring meaning and closure to things that have happened and really helps you to be able to move on. She has completed FOCOS and the 2 year MCT and Le Rucher basic and trauma debrief training. | mirandavoogd@gmail.com |
| Patti Clewett | Patti and her husband Curtis have been involved in church ministry and YWAM roles for over 40 years. She has lived as a missionary in Spain since 1991, working with leadership roles in King´s Kids International for over 27 years. She has been involved in coaching for the last 9 years and is a professional coach trainer with years of debriefing experience with DTS’s and Kings Kids tours. She loves to help people connect and create that safe environment where deeper sharing can take place! | plclewett@gmail.com |
| Joanna Bishop | Joanna has lived and served overseas in Argentina and the UK for the past 20 years. She therefore understands the dynamics of culture shock and re entry shock. Having led many DTS’s and now in base leadership she has debriefed many outreach teams and staff as they have left YWAM. She has attended several seminars on re entry and debriefing. | jbishop@holmsted.org.uk |
| 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 |
| Irene Sæther | Irene together with her husband has 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 trained as a coach through FOCOS and the Coaching Academy in Oslo for 2 years. She loves to see people step into their calling and destiny and discover their gifting and joys in life. | irene@ywam.ro |
| 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. The retreat 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 |
| Name | Bio |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| Ton Vegt | Kevin is trained by Le Rucher and also works with Excelling Leaders in YWAM. See Www.excellingleaders.org. He and his wife are specialised in debriefing families also with small Kids. they run their own guest cottage where a family can stay or a small team. | tn.vegt@solcon.nl |
| Frederick and Doris Kammies | Frederick & Doris have been in missions since 1985 with OM, WEC and with YWAM since 2009. They have ministered in 40 countries with top Government officials including Heads of States. They are the member care facilitators and crisis coordinators for Germany. They have been trained in CID, Trauma Response training, Mental Health and Crisis & Grief Debriefing. | membercare@jmem.de |
| Marianne Herzog | Marianne is a mum of 3 little kids, currently involved in community development in a small village in Russia. She joined YWAM Russia in 2003 and has been involved in several kids ministries as well as teaching English. She helped pioneer the team in the Far East, functioning as a base leader there. She has attended base leadership training and a pioneer academy school of church planting and disciple making movement. She teaches in DTS and Bible schools and was chairman of the Russian National Leadership team from 2016-2020. She is a spiritual mother giving perspective on life and decision making. Informal training in debriefing though another leader and involvement with DTS workshops. | marianne4him@gmail.com |
| 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. The retreat 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 |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| 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, debriefing and member care. He has been overseeing, training and debriefing the school leaders, staff and DTS students for the past 6 years. He has been studying through open university courses in Leadership and Management Skills, Understanding Anxiety, Depression & CBT. | richardjoelsamuel@gmail.com |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| Bodil Ovesen | Bodil is from Norway and has been in YWAM since 1990 and lived in Bulgaria since 1992 where she is currently convening the ministry. Her training includes: SoFM, Introduction to Biblical counseling, LTS, and staffing in member care courses. She enjoys being involved in routine debriefing with people after an outreach or event or ending a term or role in a ywam location. | o_bodil@yahoo.com |
| Irene Sæther | Irene together with her husband has 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 trained as a coach through FOCOS and the Coaching Academy in Oslo for 2 years. She loves to see people step into their calling and destiny and discover their gifting and joys in life. | irene@ywam.ro |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| Irene Sæther | Irene together with her husband has 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 trained as a coach through FOCOS and the Coaching Academy in Oslo for 2 years. She loves to see people step into their calling and destiny and discover their gifting and joys in life. | irene@ywam.ro |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| Marianne Herzog | Marianne is a mum of 3 little kids, currently involved in community development in a small village in Russia. She joined YWAM Russia in 2003 and has been involved in several kids ministries as well as teaching English. She helped pioneer the team in the Far East, functioning as a base leader there. She has attended base leadership training and a pioneer academy school of church planting and disciple making movement. She teaches in DTS and Bible schools and was chairman of the Russian National Leadership team from 2016-2020. She is a spiritual mother giving perspective on life and decision making. Informal training in debriefing though another leader and involvement with DTS workshops. | marianne4him@gmail.com |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| Belinda Chaplin | I am originally from South Africa and did my DTS there in 1996. I was staff there for a while, and then moved to Bosnia Herzegovina in 2001, where I have lived ever since. I have been in YWAM Central Europe leadership since 2015 and the convener since 2016. I mostly have experience in small teams and in pioneering situations. I have attended the Missionary Care Foundations Course and am busy qualifying as a Life Coach. I enjoy helping people to unpack their experiences and learn from them through debriefing! | beechaplin1@gmail.com |
| Name | Bio | |
|---|---|---|
| patti clewett | Patti and her husband Curtis have been involved in church ministry and YWAM roles for over 40 years. She has lived as a missionary in Spain since 1991, working with leadership roles in King´s Kids International for over 27 years. She has been involved in coaching for the last 9 years and is a professional coach trainer with years of debriefing experience with DTS’s and Kings Kids tours. She loves to help people connect and create that safe environment where deeper sharing can take place! | plclewett@gmail.com |
| Patti Clewett | Patti and her husband Curtis have been involved in church ministry and YWAM roles for over 40 years. She has lived as a missionary in Spain since 1991, working with leadership roles in King´s Kids International for over 27 years. She has been involved in coaching for the last 9 years and is a professional coach trainer with years of debriefing experience with DTS’s and Kings Kids tours. She loves to help people connect and create that safe environment where deeper sharing can take place! | plclewett@gmail.com |
| Joanna Bishop | Joanna has lived and served overseas in Argentina and the UK for the past 20 years. She therefore understands the dynamics of culture shock and re entry shock. Having led many DTS’s and now in base leadership she has debriefed many outreach teams and staff as they have left YWAM. She has attended several seminars on re entry and debriefing. | jbishop@holmsted.org.uk |
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