07/04/2014
"Elders,
I just arrived from Livingston, where we organized the INDABA, a YWAM leaders regional meeting.
In the last days, YWAM has spoken about leading by influence. At the last global leader's meeting, the Lord had guided the leaders to relinquish all the leadership titles, such as President, Field Leader, an dos on, These leadership positions were left behind and all leaders were just called "elders".
During this time in Livingston I started to understand how this new leadership way is going to work on real. Our leaders were there and we worked together, we ministered and we were ministered, we gave and we were given from one another, we saw ministry gifts being acknowledged, didn't using titles or positions.
When I went back to my Base, in Huambo, I was feeling very happy to be part of a movement like YWAM. When others are giving themselves titles and looking for authority, the Lord has shown us a more exccelent way: of relinquishment and humility... I still don't know how this eldership thing is going to work... but I am sure we have been led by the Holy Spirit.
I am very excited to see how the Lord is going to lead us at the global meeting in Singapure. I don't understand everything, but I see our Heavenly Father's hand on it."
Ismael Mendes Ferreira