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about us
YWAM (pronounced Why-Wham), short for Youth With a Mission, is an international, interdenominational and global movement of Jesus followers seeking to KNOW God and make Him KNOWN. Learn more here.
YWAM Baltimore seeks to be cultivators who engage with culture by displaying the love of God through arts and creative expression.
Missions . Arts . Discipleship . Espresso
M.A.D.E | YWAM Baltimore Vision
Missions: to make the One who is Love known to others through creative and radical acts of service both here and abroad.
Arts: to develop an artist community, artist talks, workshops, camps, sponsorship programs and schools in order to invest in other creatives, culture and community with excellence.
Discipleship: to run mentorship and training programs that encourage relationship and development.
Espresso: to champion innovative start up businesses, like coffee shops, with support mentorship and community.
values
Creativity
We believe living life as creatives, thinking outside the box, being innovative and expressive produces a life of celebration and joy.
family culture
We believe that investing in our relationships as individuals, in our community and with our neighbors is the most important work we can do to transform a society.
Hospitality
We believe we should live life as if it were an invitation. We believe in serving and sharing, listening and responding, preparing and partaking in both small and celebratory moments.
integration
We believe we are to integrate in our community, not looking to be the solution, but being cultivators of the dreams of our neighbors and serving the heartbeat that already exists.
activation
We believe there is so much potential in the youth of our city, We are called to activate, come alongside and encourage them towards their dreams and goals. We want to be their cheerleaders and mentors that help them reach their potential.
borderwalkers
We believe that those on the margins, on the fringes of our society are gold. Those people tend to be artists, homeless, skaters, young people from broken homes, basically the ones forgotten. They are the ones we go after to love the hardest.
reconciliation
We believe in the hard and often long work of bridge building. We are not afraid of difficult conversations and are committed to creating a culture of listening, learning and helping to heal that which is broken in relationships.
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the latest
YWAM Baltimore is in the re-pioneering phase.
Contact ywambatlimore@gmail.com for more info.
Some of our past ministries have included: Abode worship nights, Discipleship Training Course, Bloom & Kindle homeless outreach, One School for Artists internships, short-term outreaches, winter coats distributions, etc. ”
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who are we
Kristin + devon potler | base leaderS
Married for 25 years, parents of 5 amazing and creative kids, Devon and Kristin have a heart to support others and encourage them to fulfill the call on their lives. They both hold high values for hospitality, gathering around the table, family, and arts + culinary excellence! They began working with YWAM 16 years ago.
Greg & Jewel Ruhland | staff
This beautiful couple have been a part of YWAM Baltimore since 2020 and before that served with Madison Wisconsin for the past decade working with leadership in collage age students through campus ministry, they currently have four children and have become strong pillars in our YWAM community… Just look at em’
Ywam Board
Devon & Kristin Potler
Greg Ruhland
Mike & Terrill Esposito
Sydney Butler
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get involved
For text, just have “YWAM Baltimore is in the re-pioneering phase. Contact ywambatlimore@gmail.com for more info”.
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CONTACT US
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