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title: YWAM Salem Blog | Spiritual Growth
description: Spiritual Growth | Go therefore & make disciples of ALL nations - discover your calling in the midst of the GREATEST call
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# Not Your Average Blog: Spiritual Growth

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## [How Refugees Transform Christianity: Biblical & Ministry Stories](https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/gods-purpose-in-the-movement-of-people-how-refugees-shape-the-gospel-story)

In an era marked by unprecedented global migration, we find ourselves at a unique intersection of...

<https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/exploring-the-benefits-of-discipleship-programs-for-gen-z-christians>

## [Exploring the Benefits of Discipleship Programs for Gen Z Christians](https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/exploring-the-benefits-of-discipleship-programs-for-gen-z-christians)

The faith journey of Generation Z Christians is both exciting and challenging. As they navigate the...

<https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/is-it-worth-leaving-home-for-a-christian-gap-year-program>

## [Is it Worth Leaving Home for a Christian Gap Year Program?](https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/is-it-worth-leaving-home-for-a-christian-gap-year-program)

Since 1978, YWAM Salem has welcomed students from all walks of life to our campus near Salem,...

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## [Faith in the Uncomfortable: God's Provision Stories](https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/gods-provision)

The provision of God can be uncomfortable to talk about especially when it comes to money. It...

<https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/will-you-answer>

## [Will You Answer? - A Call to Obedience](https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/will-you-answer)

We all have a calling - a purpose - to our lives. And I’m not talking about some abstract, vague...

<https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/3-more-things-i-wish-someone-told-me-0>

## [3 More Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became a Missionary](https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/3-more-things-i-wish-someone-told-me-0)

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## [An Invitation to Co-Create with God](https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/an-invitation-to-co-create-with-god)

Have you ever wondered how to coincide your passions with God's purpose?

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## [Always Enough: A Journey to Gratitude](https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/always-enough-gratitude)

How often have I been ungrateful to God?

<https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/shame-condition-and-shame>

## [Shame: The Condition and the Cure](https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/shame-condition-and-shame)

Shame.What does that word mean? And what does it have to do with being a Christian?A Christian is...

<https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/3-ways-i-learned-how-to-pray-powerful-prayers>

## [3 Ways I Learned to Pray Powerful Prayers.](https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/3-ways-i-learned-how-to-pray-powerful-prayers)

Does prayer really work? 

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## [DTS and What I Learned About Love.](https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/dts-what-i-learned-about-love)

#### ***The following is a transcript from a graduation speech shared by a student of our 2020 Summer DTS...***

<https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/life-in-quarantine-what-god-taught-me-through-a-world-of-isolation>

## [3 Things God Taught Me in a World of Isolation](https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/life-in-quarantine-what-god-taught-me-through-a-world-of-isolation)

**I had only been on staff at YWAM Salem for four months when the world decided to shut down. **

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## [All You Who are Weary; Is Biblical Rest a Burden or a Gift?](https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/all-you-who-are-weary-is-biblical-rest-a-burden-or-a-gift)

A friend asked recently what it looked like for me to “rest” and it took a minute to answer. Even...

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## [Have You Discovered Your Identity in Christ?](https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/discover-identity-in-christ)

## **Who you are matters.** **God designed you for a purpose and a reason, and He delights in who you are. **

# **...**

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## [Are You In a Season of Patience or Procrastination?](https://www.ywamsalem.org/blog/patience-or-procrastination-blog)

# Are You In a Season of Patience or Procrastination?

Is God calling you into something? Maybe it’s...

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