Decentralized Structure of YWAM

YWAM has a decentralised leadership structure. In fact there are only legal entities at national level. There is no overall legal body. YWAM is held to together then (in one sense) as a movement of smaller groups, bound together with shared relationships, values and goals.

Some pages that may help you to get to grips with the structure of YWAM

 * Who is who in YWAM.
 * Who is YWAM Staff?
 * YWAM Web pages - Non-exhaustive list of many major ministries of YWAM and National Ministries (please add yours to it if missing!)
 * www.ywam.org - The official main page for the mission.
 * YWAM Leadership in the 21st Century - Iain Muir's reflections on the style of leadership YWAM requires for the 21st Century.

General theory and reflection on decentralised leadership

 * Swarm theory and leadership in YWAM - interesting blog post here:
 * www.justinlong.org/2009/01/swarm-case-study-ywam (republished from www.strategicnetwork.org/2009/01/the-swarmishness-of-ywam)
 * Starfish and Spider - A synopsis of this interesting book about decentralised leadership structures.
 * Authority.
 * Distributed Leadership.