The goal of a Discipleship Training School (DTS) is to encourage committed Christians into a deeper personal relationship with the Lord, thus equipping them to serve Him in whatever capacity he calls them to. It is also an introduction to the values of YWAM and a chance to explore the opportunities we can offer to develop a calling into missions.

The training students receive and the relationships that they build here promote inner healing and challenge students to model a Christ-like lifestyle and attitude. Students receive training for ministry, but they also receive healing, restoration, and perspective in their personal lives. The DTS here at Hopeland has been blessed with seeing hope restored to the hopeless and seeing students transformed by personal encounters with God. After completing a DTS here, many students either stay on staff or continue on to apply what they have learned in other ministries outside of YWAM.

Course Content

Topics covered in the DTS include:

• The character and nature of God

• Interpersonal relationships

• Missions and evangelism

• Hearing God’s voice

• Sin and repentance

• The father heart of God

• Gifts and ministries of the Holy Spirit

• Prayer and intercession

• Praise and worship

• Spiritual warfare and dealing with occult

• Rejection, deliverance, healing, and forgiveness

The DTS is not just about accumulating knowledge, but about leading the students to develop their own individual daily walk with God and to discover their unique gifts and ministry.