- Loren Cunningham
Loren Duane Cunningham (born 1936,
Taft, California ), a co-founder of theinternational Christian missionary organizationYouth With A Mission (YWAM) and theUniversity of the Nations . Cunningham founded YWAM in theUnited States of America in 1960 with his wifeDarlene Cunningham at the age of 24. They currently reside inKona, Hawaii and are both active members of the YWAMGlobal Leadership Team (GLT).__TOC__
Ministry
YWAM
While traveling in the
Bahamas in 1956 as part of agospel quartet , Cunningham claimed to receive a vision fromGod . In this vision, he described waves on the shorelines of the continents on a world map, eventually growing bigger and bigger, covering the landmass. He records that the waves in this vision changed to young people covering the continents, talking to people about their faith. [ [http://www.ywam.org/contents/abo_his_1956.htm About YWAM - History - Beginnings: 1956] ] This vision would inspire the beginning of Youth With A Mission four years later as a movement providingmissionary opportunities for Christian youth after high school, regardless of theirdenomination .Today, YWAM has an estimated 20,000 full-time workers in 171 countries and continues to focus in
Christian mission work as aparachurch , non-denominational non-profit movement. Cunningham continues to be an active international speaker, with engagements in 30 to 40 nations every year. Because of his frequent travels and work ininternational christian missions ,YWAM claims that Cunningham has visited "every sovereign nation on earth, all dependent countries, and more than 150 territories and islands." [ [http://ywam.org/contents/abo_wha_founder.htm What is YWAM? Founders - Loren and Darlene Cunningham from ywam.org] ]He and Darlene continue to have influence on the leadership of YWAM International, holding the title of Founders of the Mission. They are current members of the
YWAM Global Leadership Team (GLT) and advisers to theTeam 3 leadership of YWAM International. [ [http://www.ywam.org/contents/sta_glt_introglt.htm YWAM's Global Leadership Team from ywam.org] ]U of N
In 1978, Cunnigham co-founded the
University of the Nations (known asPacific and Asia Christian University until 1989) withHoward Malmstadt . Currently, he serves as the university's president.Bibliography
*Cunningham, L., "Is That Really You God?", YWAM Publishing, 1984. ISBN 1-57658-244-2
*Cunningham, L., "Making Jesus Lord", YWAM Publishing, 1989. ISBN 1-57658-012-1 (first published under the title: "Winning God's Way")
*Cunningham, L., "Daring to Live on the Edge", YWAM Publishing, 1992. ISBN 0-927545-06-3
*Cunningham, L. and Hamilton, J. D., "Why not Women?", YWAM Publishing, 2000. ISBN 1-57658-183-7
*Cunningham, L., "The Book That Transforms Nations", YWAM Publishing, 2007. ISBN 1-57658-381-3ee also
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Youth With A Mission
*David Loren Cunningham Loren and Darlene's sonReferences
External links
* [http://ywam.org/contents/abo_wha_founder.htm Loren and Darlene Cunningham's biography]
* [http://www.uofn.edu/ University of the Nations International Homepage]
* Recordings of Loren teaching can be downloaded from the YWAM Podcast site at [http://ywampodcast.org http://ywampodcast.org]
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