OUR FUTURE

To fulfill our vision, we need to birth new ministries in new places, reaching out to groups that have not yet been reached in ways that are innovative and effective.  These are some things that are specifically on our heart!

CHURCH PLANTING

The Bay Area is home to the largest Asian population in the United States.  In fact one in five adults is of Asian descent.  There are 18 ciites in the Bay Area with more than 25% of the population identifying themselves as Asian or Pacific Islanderers.  In Santa Clara County alone there are more Indians than in all of Los Angeles and Manhattan combined.  Truly the nations of the world can be found here on our doorstep!

Within these Asian communities, poverty levels can reach as high as 54% and unemployment has doubled in the last 7 years.  In San Francisco County, Asians make up 28.9% of the high school dropouts.

At YWAM San Francisco we are looking for opportunities to partner with existing local churches to reach the Asian community.  We envision small groups and church plants into unreached peoples and neighborhoods, along with community outreach and development.  We're looking for individuals, teams and families who are willing to plunge into this constituency with the hope to develop long-lasting relationships and plant churches.

UNIVERSITY OUTREACH

There are hundreds of universities and colleges in the Bay Area.  YWAM San Francisco is wanting to engage these University campuses in evangelism, disciplpeship and missions.  Here are some of the key campuses:

USF (University of San Francisco) was San Francisco's first university, started by Jesuit Fathers in 1855 and was first known as St. Ignatius Academy.  It is now SF's largest independent university campus.

Founded in 1873, UCSF (University of California, San Francisco) is one of the world's leading centers of health science and medicine and is consistently ranked among the top 10 hopsitals in the US.

UC Berkeley is the oldest of the 10 major campuses affiliated with the Univeristy of California.  Founded in 1868, Berkeley has established itself as a premier research univeristy.  In a poll taken in 2005, 51% of Berkeley freshmen considered themselves liberal and 43% say they have no religious preference.  25% of the entire undergraduate population consists of Chinese American, and 44% identify themselves as Asian.  The plurality of Berkeley's students has been featured in the New York Times.

CCSF (City College of San Francisco) was opened in 1935 and has an enrollment of 85,000 students spread over 9 city-wide campuses.  The community college employs 728 full-time and 1371 part-time faculty members.  With 34% of students identifying themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander and 19% Hispanic, this college offers a fresh face of diversity.

Stanford Unveristy is located in the Bay Area's Santa Clara County and is a highly selective private univeristy.  Opening its doors in 1891, Stanford embraced the motto, "The wind of freedom blows'--an invitation to all for the pursuit of teaching and research.

This is a small sample of the many universities and colleges here.  With students travelling from around the globe to attend these schools, the Bay Area is host to a steady flow of young adults seeking truth and knowledge.  Opportunities for discipleship, small groups and campus evangelism abound.  YWAM SF is looking for people passionate about reaching the nations through reaching college students here in their own cities!

This last summer was a lot more than I expected it to be, and ended up being one of my favorite summers ever. At the end of my DTS I felt like God was calling me to stay in San Francisco and do a Summer of Service. I couldn't wait to go home after the school and start my "care-free" summer, so at first working the whole summer seemed like it was going to be hard.