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.
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.
The Counseling School for Teens is an intensive and practical training in counseling to lead teenagers to discover their identity in Christ. It also aims at inner healing, transformation, restoration but also and above all the development of their personality.
The Counseling School for Teens is an intensive and practical training in counseling to lead teenagers to discover their identity in Christ. It also aims at inner healing, transformation, restoration but also and above all the development of their personality.
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.
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.
The HAE workshop is for anyone working with children in distress in the French-speaking world. This training is offered by YWAM-International, but a DTS (Discipleship Training School) is not a prerequisite for participation. The Honouring Children (HAE) workshop provides tailored tools for practitioners working with children in distress, increasing their understanding and ability to best support children in their care. The HAE workshop equips these people by giving them comprehensive training that they can in turn give to others around them. The training brings together the biblical, scientific, social and cultural perspectives to ensure a holistic approach to the subject while seeking the child's well-being.
The HAE workshop is for anyone working with children in distress in the French-speaking world. This training is offered by YWAM-International, but a DTS (Discipleship Training School) is not a prerequisite for participation. The Honouring Children (HAE) workshop provides tailored tools for practitioners working with children in distress, increasing their understanding and ability to best support children in their care. The HAE workshop equips these people by giving them comprehensive training that they can in turn give to others around them. The training brings together the biblical, scientific, social and cultural perspectives to ensure a holistic approach to the subject while seeking the child's well-being.