What Really Is a DTS? How YWAM Started the Global Missions Program

Considering a DTS? Here’s What You Need to Know Are you considering doing a DTS? What is holding you back? What is making you curious for more? We know the feelings. There can be so many questions before taking a leap of faith. Join us in learning about what DTS really is. This is the […]

3 Things I Learned in My First 2 Weeks of Discipleship Training School (DTS)

I’ve believed in God since I was six—but nothing prepared me for what happened during my Discipleship Training School with YWAM.  DTS History When a young man received a vision of “waves of young people” taking the gospel to all nations, he had the obedience, faith, and boldness to act on it. Now this vision […]

How Your Prayers Can Change The Life of Someone Across the World: The Story of The Man in White

It had been a long day in northern India. We had been on our Discipleship Training School outreach for 4 weeks, and in every location, people had been open to hear the gospel. But when we arrived in this new city in northern India, the local people were closed off. You could almost feel the […]

How I Discovered the Power of Oral Bible Translation to Transform Papua New Guinea

“Have you thought about doing Oral Bible Translation?” My friend asked me as we sat at a coffee shop. I chuckled a little—because, no, I’d never thought about doing Bible translation work. I had been sharing my heart for the unreached, displaced and exploited people groups in the world and how I wanted to not […]

The Moment My Airport Layover Turned into an Opportunity to Share the Gospel & Break Through Fear 

It was 1:30pm on a Tuesday at the Denver airport.  I was on my way back home after my Discipleship Training School (DTS) in Kona, Hawai’i. In six months, my life had turned upside down. I got to know God personally, traveled the world, and learned how to boldly share my faith.  But what would […]

5 Practical Tips To Fundraise For Your Discipleship Training School

Being a missionary—it sounds wild, crazy, and just what you’ve always wanted. But you scroll down to where it says “fees”—and you stop. Maybe there’s another way. You know, a cheaper option. Or a well-paying, safe option.  But do you want to miss your opportunity to see a miracle? It’s true, answering the call of […]