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Discipleship Training School (DTS) ( DSP 211 )

This school is an intensive Christian discipleship course beginning with an 11 or 12-week lecture/teaching phase followed by an 8-12 week practical field assignment. It is a prerequisite for all other courses in the University of the Nations, and also serves to orient and prepare all new Youth With A Mission (YWAM) staff. The DTS is designed to encourage students in personal character development, cultivating their relationship with God and identifying their unique gifts and callings. Cross-cultural exposure and global awareness are special emphases throughout the course, preparing the students to evangelize and disciple current and future generations, answering the call to ""Go into all the world and teach (make disciples of) all nations."" (Matthew 28:19). The curriculum is in the following six major categories: God's nature and character; God's intention for individuals, peoples and nations; seeing all of life from God's perspective; redemption, sin, and the Cross; God's family - the Church; God's world - His call and commission; the ministries of YWAM.Focused DTS's: In some locations the DTS is offered with a particular focus, such as the Crossroads DTS, Operation Year DTS, University DTS, Sports DTS, Arts DTS, etc.Credit will be given for this course with satisfactory completion of DSP 212.

Leadership Training Seminar ( CHR 305 )

This seminar airs to provide each student, with skills, knowledge and character to fulfill their call in Christ. Times of worship, intercession, teaching, small groups, projects, one on one mentoring, study or the Word. Desire to see each student equipped and ready to serve God in the work God has called him or her to do - the vision and dreams they are carrying.

Course	Number	Credits	Languages	Start Date	End Date
Leadership Training Seminar	CHR 305	3	English	10 Jun 2019	28 Jun 2019

Music Ministry Development Seminar ( ATS 163 )

This seminar is designed for musicians who want to develop their ministries and need spiritual and musical mentors and specific instruction in how to improve their skills, how to record and how the music industry functions. It gives the musician opportunity to grow spiritually through Bible study, discussion, and applying the work of music ministry and missions in a variety of settings. By training Christian musicians in these areas they are better equipped to influence society and hep the church grow in worship and the arts. A musician who truly lives out Christian principles and worldview and yet is very professional in their craft will make an impact for Christ in their sphere of influence of the arts.

School of Missions ( CHR 235 )

An overview of missions with specific skill training. Biblical and historical foundations for missions; the nature of the Church; intercultural communication (principles of and skills for learning another language); missions strategy (evangelism and church planting, church growth, intercession and spiritual warfare, healing, signs and wonders, relief and development); personal and team relationships (the workers relationship with God, interpersonal relationships, leadership and authority, team building and team dynamics, developing and relating with a prayer/financial support team). Frontiers: Unreached people groups among Muslims, Hindus, Tribals and Buddhists. The purpose is to train workers for living and ministering among unreached people groups with church planting as a key strategy in discipling new converts Strategic: focuses on deploying pioneering teams as the basic vehicle for addressing strategic areas of need throughout the world. Strategic missions development. Pioneering: focuses on equipping individuals and teams to pioneer new ministries in new areas, and to help clarify callings, develop vision and learn how to implement a pioneer project. Focus on Asia, learning research skills, with application to developing effective mission strategy for a particular nation or people group.

TESOL Seminar ( HMT 147 )

This seminar teaches those who will teach English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). It covers all aspects of teacher training such as methods and techniques of teaching English, language acquisition issues, course design, lesson planning, classroom management and the parts and sounds of the English language.