How It All Began …
In 1993, Floyd and Sally McClung were living in Stonewall, Colorado, and were part of Youth With a Mission. That year they started the All Nations Institute and called it YWAM All Nations. Many of the values the McClungs hold dear were imparted during their 33 years they served with Youth With A Mission. Such values included: loving the nations, women in leadership, youth in missions, short-term outreach, hearing God’s voice, the nature and character of God, visionary leadership, people from all nations to all nations, and completion of the Great Commission in this generation.
YWAM had a big vision, but Floyd and Sally were beginning to focus and develop a vision for church planting. They started a leadership program in Stonewall called, “School of Leadership Development.” As the focus for church planting grew, and their vision was refined, they changed the name to “School of Church Planting.” Floyd’s love for the church had continued to grow ever since the Lord spoke to him while reading the book of Ephesians years before. “I was captivated with a vision of the greatness of God being revealed through the church to the watching world. I saw the potential of God working through ordinary people to do extraordinary things. I am still captivated by that vision today.”
As they prayed, the scripture verse the Lord used to give Floyd and Sally regarding the name of All Nations and to confirm the birth of the movement is also the verse that unites us in one motive and goal, and that is to see Jesus worshiped by all the peoples of the earth:
Psalm 96:2-3: “Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among all nations, His wonders among all peoples.”
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