THE SEND is a collaborative, global coalition of Jesus followers, dedicated to the fulfilment of the Great Commission. Centred on the Gospel, THE SEND is equipping and sending a global force of messengers to relationally deliver the Gospel message to every person in the world – This is the sound of “GO”.
The vision is to create mass gathering events where success is not the number gathered but the number activated to reach one of five key mission fields:
From the first gathering at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida it was clear this was not an event but a movement: a generation was ready to move from inspiration to action. Over the last years THE SEND has filled stadiums and arenas in numerous US cities, Brazil and Norway and consequently tens of thousands of people have committed to take missional action.
THE SEND was born out of The Call, a mass prayer movement in the US, which gathered people in stadiums to pray for the nations. For over 20 years The Call planted a seed of hope until God spoke radically to its leaders that The Call was to become THE SEND, to move from praying for missions, to commissioning a missionary movement. Around this a team of highly experienced international leaders have come together to lead THE SEND: Andy Byrd (Youth With A Mission), Daniel Kolenda (Christ For All Nations), Francis Chan (Crazy Love), Teo Hayashi (Dunamis Movement), and Andreas Nordli (YWAM Norway).
After 5 mass events in the US, 3 in Brazil and 1 in Norway THE SEND is continuing to spread to new nations who can taste and see what God is doing and are hungry. In October 2023 teams from 5 nations and The UK & Ireland were trained and commissioned to carry THE SEND into their nations.
The Send is a collaborative, global coalition of Jesus followers, dedicated to the fulfilment of the great commission. We are centred on the Gospel, equipping then sending a global force of messengers to relationally deliver the Gospel message to every person in the world – this is the sound of “GO.”
These statements signify our belief and what we stand for. We work through the power of unity with those who share these beliefs and with the global Church to remain solely focused on ensuring the world knows Jesus.
“But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?”
Romans 10:14 (NLT)
THE SEND UK & IRELANDs goal is not just to gather 100,000 youth and young adults into a stadium but to train and send 100,000 out ready for the Great Commission.
TRAIN 100,000, GATHER 100,000, SEND 100,000.
Our strategy is built in layers small to large with each layer building on the previous one and pointing to the next:
THE SEND seeks to minimise the gap between inspiration and activation.
It aims to both inspire and call people to engage with God’s mission whilst equally providing clear and accessible opportunities to do so by partnering with local churches and organisations.
This happens in two interrelated ways:
There are several partnership roles we are seeking for THE SEND UK & Ireland. These vary in depth and commitment but each position requires people who are committed to our vision to see Jesus move radically in our young people.
Key factors we will be looking at:
THE SEND UK & IRELAND is under the legal and financial responsibility of YWAM Harpenden, with CCX as a key partner. It is dependent on the generosity of individuals, churches, and organisations for funding.
