IDS 701 - Discipleship Training School (DTS)

Description:

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 Purpose Of The DTS is:

• To GATHER and CHALLENGE people to worship, listen to and obey God, releasing them (in the context of the DTS) to serve through evangelism, intercession, acts of compassion and otherexpressions of God's heart for the world, possibly even pioneering new ministries.
• 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.
• To SHARPEN one's ability to relate to, learn from and work with people, including those of different cultures, personalities and perspectives.
• 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.
• 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.

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The DTS aims at equipping students:

• With a growing understanding of God's character and ways;
• To become more like Jesus in the way they relate to God and people; increasingly cooperating with the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit;
• To listen to and obey God;
• To search the Scripture in such a way that transforms beliefs, values and behaviors;
• With strengthened lifestyles of worship, intercession and spiritual warfare;
• With a greater ability to work with others, especially those different to themselves;
• To 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;
• To understand the calling and values of YWAM and be aware of the 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;
• To either: go on to serve God in either a context familiar or foreign to them or pursue further training (in or outside of YWAM) to equip them for further service.

The complete curriculum outline of the DTS is available in the U of N Reference Guide and on line at www.ywamdtscentre.com

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).

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The DTS classroom phase

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.

A DTS is run in YWAM port-Harcourt beginning of each quarter: January, April, July, October. Please contact us to get the exact starting dates.

Discipleship Training School Field Assignment

In this second phase of the DTS, specially organized teams are sent out for 8-12 weeks of evangelism in cross-cultural situations. The emphasis is on the application of principles taught in the DTS lecture phase coupled with teaching on evangelism concepts and practices, equipping students to share their faith in a variety of ways and contexts.

Prerequisites: IDS 701 (DTS class phase).

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