DTS

Discipleship Training School

Get firmly established in your Christian faith. Expose yourself to the world of global missions. Be challenged to listen to the voice of God. Reach the destination in your life. Use your creativity to communicate with God.

The DTS is designed to encourage students to develop in personal character, to cultivate a living daily relationship and walk with God, and to identify their unique individual gifts and callings in God. Cross-cultural exposure and global awareness are special emphases throughout these courses, preparing the students to reach current and future generations and answer the call to:

"Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations"

Matthew 28:19

This training course begins with a 12 week classroom phasewhich is then followed by a further 12 weeks of outreach. Here students put intopractise what has been learnt during the preliminary 12 weeks of lectures, and develop further in their relationship with God, knowledge of themselves and experience of missions.

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Purpose of a DTS:

To prepare messengers of the gospel

To help students to know God in depth. 

To gather and challenge people to worship, listen to and obey God, releasing them (in the context of the DTS) to serve through evangelism, intercession, acts of compassion and other expressions of God's heart for the world, possibly even pioneering new ministries. 

To inspire and cultivate growth in one's relationship with God resulting in Christ like character, which is based on a solid Biblical foundation, the work of the Holy Spirit and the personal application of Biblical truth, especially concerning God's Character, the Cross and empowering Grace. 

To sharpen one's ability to relate to, learn from and work with people, including those of different cultures, personalities and perspectives. 

To further equip each one to serve God's purposes either in or outside of YWAM Family of Ministries, strengthening a
commitment to reach the lost, especially the unreached, to care for the poor, and to influence all areas of society.

To impart the vision and foundational values of Youth With A Mission International as well as that of the host operating 
location and to provide information regarding a variety of opportunities for service. 

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Classroom / Lecture Phase

The curriculum varies in the different locations as it is flexible and adjusted according to each school’s emphasis, but below is a cross section of teaching and hands on application that you could expect to receive.

Fatherheart of God

Effective Evangelism

Cross - cultural Communication

Hearing the Voice of God

Discipling the Nations

Interpersonal Relationships

Intercession and Spiritual Warfare

Worship

World view

Outreach Preparation

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Outreach Phase

During the second phase of the DTS, teams of students are sent out for evangelism in cross-cultural situations. The emphasis is on application of principles taught in the lecture phase, coupled with teaching on evangelism concepts and practices equipping students to share their faith using a variety of means. 

A final week of debriefing back on our campus readies students for their re-entry into their home environments.

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   20 credits will be earned upon successful completion of the school.

Successful completion of the DTS qualifies students to apply for hundreds of staff opportunities. Graduating from the DTS also qualifies students to go on to YWAM's other training programs, such as those offered by YWAM's University of the Nations (UofN).