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Counseling Seminar ( CNH 111 )

This seminar will provide a broad range of foundational understanding and skills for Christian counseling. It may be adapted to a particular context. and location, and students are encouraged to contact a location for specific details.

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.

Foundations for Counseling Ministry ( CNH 211 )

A course to equip those who feel called to reach out to broken, hurting people. As the entry course into degrees in the College/Faculty of Counseling and Health Care, it establishes the foundation stones for a biblical counseling ministry, especially within YWAM and the missions community. These foundation stones include a commitment to reach the lost; recognition that ministry involves the individual, the family and the community; the Divine Plumbline counseling model; and revelation as a key to change. In addition, each course may address specific counseling models or tools and specific counseling issues that are considered relevant to a particular target field or ministry.

School of Missions - Operation: John ( CHR 235 )

Operation:John School Description: We are living an unprecedented time in missions. Historically as church we have lived different phases, but never the Gospel was been preached in such a broad way as in this era. Today we live in what is considered the fourth wave in missions, involving each and every one. Like never before we can look at the world in a more strategic and intentional way the fulfill the great mandate that has been delegated to us. Carrying the message of Good News to every tribe, people and nation. Our goal as project is intentionally to go where we are not as the body of Christ, crossing the last frontiers and help others to establish pioneering work and ministries. The vision of Operation: John is to mobilize, train and send teams that like John the Baptist prepare the way for the Kingdom of God, go out as trailblazing missionaries paving the way for others to come and establish pioneer projects. The trailbalzing teams will work researching, physical and spiritual needs, build bridges and bulding an altar of worship in these places.