Hello there, my name is Bethany Gillam and I live in Brisbane Australia, but I’m originally from Washington State. I have recently made a two year commitment with a non-profit organization called YWAM, or Youth With A Mission. YWAM is a global movement of Christians from many cultures, ages, groups and Christian traditions dedicated to serving Jesus through the world YWAM unites in a common purpose to know God and make Him known. Our ministry is all about equipping young people to go into the world and share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the unknown. We do that through our three realms of ministry; training, mercy ministry, and evangelism.

YWAM Brisbane has cultivated a strong reputation for its ability to produce strong Godly leaders and the Basic Leadership School (BLS) plays a vital role in achieving those outcomes. I work with a team to implement training for budding leaders to learn how to partner with God in leadership as they each walk more fully in their God-given identity and influence groups of people both in Australia and around the world. My role as a DTS Staff includes mentoring, training, assessment, and exhortation both in and out of the classroom. In my role I spend the first three months coming beside the students and walking with them through each challenge they come across, then I spend the next three months planning and leading a team on their outreach and being the bridge between each local contact and our students.

YWAM Brisbane has cultivated a strong reputation for its ability to produce strong Godly leaders and the Basic Leadership School plays a vital role in achieving those outcomes. I work with a team to implement training for budding leaders to learn how to partner with God in leadership as they each walk more fully in their God-given identity and influence groups of people both in Australia and around the world. My role includes mentoring, training, assessment, and exhortation both in and out of the classroom.

Taking part in the Basic Leadership School (BLS). I will be staffing two DTS’s that are centered around the creative arts. I have a fiery passion for worship and music, and seeing how music speaks to people about their creator. God has giving me a heart to seek out people and places to create a lifestyle of worship. During my time in Australia, I will be helping mentor students in their relationship with God as well as helping them recognize their God given gifts and using them to glorify Him.