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Advanced Leadership Seminar ( CHR 305 )

This seminar is designed for the experienced YWAM leader who is in need of refreshment, renewal and/or is at a transitional time in their leadership experience. Topics include: identity in Christ, clarity of calling and gifts, stages and models of leadership development, leadership style, strategic planning, conflict resolution, team dynamics, and spiritual, practical and servant leadership. A minimum of five years of missions leadership is required. Since leaders are trained through a variety of activities and learning experiences, the LDC offers several learning strategies including one-to-one meetings, group sessions, creative intercession, panel discussions, question times, and lectures.

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. Credit will be given for this course with satisfactory completion of DSP 212. The DTS is the main of entrance to YWAM and a key place where YWAM DNA is transmitted to all future YWAM missionaries.

Principles in Child and Youth Ministries ( EDN 221 )

"Generations living the Kingdom of God together". A course designed to provide a living/learning community between PCYM students and ywam staff where we learn biblical models for family and generations. Through modelling and teaching we enhance a Kingdom mentality (values) and Kingdom lifestyle as the goal and not only programs. We want to prepare students to work with children, youth and families. A major emphasis of the course is on knowing God personally, discipleship/character development, and a practical know how understanding of how to applied Kingdom values to all areas of life. To equip students to mentor, to disciple, to movilize children/teens and families, and the ways to partner with local churches to facilitate year-round programmes for children/youth and families.

Teacher's Training Course I ( EDN 241 )

The first of three courses (also known as ""Teachers for the Nations"") that prepare a student to work with children at the elementary school level using a methodology known as the Principle Approach. This methodology assists students in examining the history of a nation and learning to write curriculum for any subject, drawing from biblical foundations. The goal is to equip students for developing Christian educational programmes in any nation. Child development, philosophy of history, the use of phonics to teach reading and writing to children and adults, and curriculum development are among the topics included in this course.