If you would like any more information, other than what I provide here, I will have the link to the source of the information below the content. If this does not answer the question or curiosities you have, please don't hesitate to post a comment, or ask me, and I will endeavour to answering them to the best of my ability.
Cheers! :)
WHAT IS A DTS?
The Discipleship Training School (DTS) is an intensive 24/7 (24 hours, 7 days a week) Christian training course carried over 6 months. Three months (11-12 weeks) are spent in lectures/training at the YWAM base (the one I will be at will be in Newcastle, though there are bases ALL OVER THE WORLD!!!) and three months are spent over seas, putting what was learnt in the classroom, into a practical field assignment, as part of the ultimate assignment (Matthew 28:19 "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit").
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A DTS?
(Note: Copied and pasted from source mentioned at the bottom)
The purpose of a DTS is:
1. To GATHER and CHALLENGE people to worship, to listen to and obey God, releasing
them (in the context of the DTS) to serve through evangelism, intercession, acts of
compassion and other expressions of God's heart for the world, possibly even pioneering
new ministries.
2. To INSPIRE and CULTIVATE growth in one's relationship with God resulting in Christ like character, which is based on a solid Biblical foundation, the work of the Holy Spirit and the
personal application of Biblical truth, especially concerning God's Character, the Cross
and empowering Grace.
3. To SHARPEN one's ability to relate to, learn from and work with people, including those of
different cultures, personalities and perspectives.
4. To further EQUIP each one to serve God's purposes either in or outside of YWAM Family
of Ministries, strengthening a commitment to reach the lost, especially the unreached, to
care for the poor, and to influence all areas of society.
5. To IMPART the vision and foundational values of Youth With A Mission International as
well as that of the host operating location and to provide information regarding a variety of
opportunities for service.
WHAT ARE THE GRADUATE AIMS OF A DTS?
- With a growing understanding of the breadth and depth of God’s character and ways
- Who are becoming more like Jesus in the way they relate to God and people
- Who increasingly cooperate with the empowering presence of the indwelling Holy Spirit
- Who listen to and obey God as the result of God’s enabling Grace
- Who search the Scripture in such a way that transforms beliefs, values and behaviours
- With strengthened lifestyles of worship, intercession and spiritual warfare
- With a greater ability to work with others, especially those different to themselves
- Who can share the Gospel with the lost and have a life long commitment to do so
- With a commitment to continue to be involved in some way with God’s work among the
nations, including unreached people, the poor and needy and in spheres of society - Who understand the calling and values of YWAM and are aware of a variety of
opportunities available to them throughout YWAM - With a clearer understanding of God’s purposes for their life and a sense of their life
direction - Who either:
1. Go on to serve God in either a context familiar or foreign to them
2. Pursue further training (in or outside of YWAM) to equip them for further service.
In short, the DTS course outcomes are as follows:
- To encounter God
- To see all of life from God's perspective
- To recognise Jesus as Lord
- To become more like Jesus
- To do the works of Jesus
- To orientate to YWAM
Training is delivered in a variety of ways, some of which are as follows:
- Classroom lectures
- Guided group discussions
- Research projects
- field training (local and overseas ministry and outreach)
- Intercession
- Prayer
- Worship
- Bible studies
- Morning devotions
- Individual mentoring times
- General housekeeping responsibilities
- Personal Studies, etc.
The teachers can be anyone from resident staff, to local pastors and ministers, to people (lecturers) visiting from different parts of the world! The visiting lecturers are experienced in their field of ministry and willing to share :) There are also leaders for the DTS, which I will do a post to introduce you to them, so you can also share the experience with me.
As I said above, if the link
(http://ywamnewcastle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Course-Information-Handbook-DTS-20110305.pdf) does not provide all the answers or ease your curiosity, please don't hesitate to drop me a comment, email or have a chat to me.
Have a great night and until next time,
God bless :)
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