SCHOOLS RUN AT THIS LOCATION

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.

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.

School of Ministry Development ( CHR 241 )

The School of Ministry Development is a two year course with 6 weeks of lecture and 5 weeks of outreach within 1 year, a total of 12/10 weeks for 2 years. In the process of discipling staffs through servant leadership and spiritual leadership. They will receive 12 weeks of teaching that would develop their potentials in serving the Lord to the fullest. The staff will be able also to identify their God given talents and gifting that is necessary in responding to the call of God in their lives. As an application to the lecture phase they will have a 10 weeks of outreach as an exposure and have a better understanding of God's call and mandate which is to share the gospel to the lost of which they will develop a love for the different ministries that they are involved in. The staff will have a mentor that would walk through their journey within the school year.

School of Ministry Development ( CHR 241 )

The School of Ministry Development is a two year course with 6 weeks of lecture and 5 weeks of outreach within 1 year, a total of 12/10 weeks for 2 years. In the process of discipling staffs through servant leadership and spiritual leadership. They will receive 12 weeks of teaching that would develop their potentials in serving the Lord to the fullest. The staff will be able also to identify their God given talents and gifting that is necessary in responding to the call of God in their lives. As an application to the lecture phase they will have a 10 weeks of outreach as an exposure and have a better understanding of God's call and mandate which is to share the gospel to the lost of which they will develop a love for the different ministries that they are involved in. The staff will have a mentor that would walk through their journey within the school year.