DTS Equip Contributing Speakers and Staff

Speakers

• Jim Isom
• Maureen Menard
• Ron and Judy Smith
• All of the DTS Equip Leaders
• *All of the DTS Equip Leaders*

Leadership Team

• Jeremy and Molly West
• Jon and Jenny Justine

Jim Isom - Speaker

His work has been both within and outside of YWAM, primarily in the area of working with addicted individuals and their families, pioneering different rehab and counseling ministries that have influenced over 100,000 individuals in the Washington D.C. area alone. His rehab and counseling ministry spanned more than a decade before Pastoring in D.C. for 10 years after which he joined YWAM.

Jim and his wife Judy have been in YWAM for 17 years. Having worked in Amsterdam for 9 years with DTS and co leading the Addictive Behavior Counseling School. Jim also served as a Pastoral advisor for staff and ministry to people in the city, while Judy worked with the prostitutes in the red light district. Jim also currently serves Teen Challenge in different capacities, as well as teaching and counseling in various YWAM discipleship, counseling and leadership schools. He is CCDC (Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor), and has a M.A in Religion. Jim has been married for 37 years and has two children.

Jim’s DTS Equip topics will include: “discipling good people with bad backgrounds”. This can include behavioral dysfunctions, counseling within a DTS context, and addictive disorders. Jim will also touch on the apostolic, and be available for personal meetings and discussions. We are blessed to have him with us!

Maureen Menard – Speaker

Maureen came to know Jesus as a person in 1974 through the reading of the Word which was sparked by the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar". Maureen has earned a BA in Biblical Studies and an MA in New Testament Studies, from Wheaton College.

Maureen first joined YWAM in 1982 in Amsterdam, and working with DTS’s since 1985. Her international representation in YWAM includes:

• U of N’s College of Christian Ministries from 1989 to 1992
• YWAM’s first female Vice-President
• International Director of the DTS Centre since 1999, and is also currently the deputy chair of YWAM’s Global Leadership Team

Throughout the years of increased international responsibilities Maureen has stayed involved with DTSs at the grass root level, leading DTS schools in the Balkans and in Lausanne, teaching in DTSs worldwide and leading workshops for DTS staff and leaders internationally. Maureen is a dynamic speaker and possibly on of the best group/classroom processors teaching today. Her teaching passions include the Bible, Jesus, Holy Spirit, and maximizing the role of the student in the discipleship process.

Ron & Judy Smith

Ron and Judy Smith. Ron and Judy have been in the mission for over 27 years. They developed and pioneered the School of Biblical Studies and have been overseeing SBS International since; they have countless spiritual children! Their passion is for the love of the Word of God and a real and daily application of the Bible within people’s lives. They also live to champion and release young leaders. They both teach in SBS (any book/topic!) and DTS schools worldwide on such topics as relationships, Bible Study and meditation, history of Christianity and missions, finances and more.

Members of the DTS Equip team: (All staff will be teaching specific topics)

Jeremy & Molly West

Jeremy joined YWAM in 1995. Aside from other personal training, he has worked with DTSs since 1996. He directed the DTS program in Kona 2002-04. In 2005 he worked with Darlene and Loren after which he and Molly moved to Lakeside MT 2006. There he is responsible for DTS staff development and developing/running DTS Equip. Jeremy is member of the International DTS Center (IDTSC), and the USA West Coast DTS Resource Team. Molly Has also worked with DTSs for over 10 years, and has a UofN degree in Biblical Studies. Both teach; subjects include discipleship, leadership, relinquishing rights, Bible study, missions, and conflict resolution. They have two small boys, with a third baby on the way!

Jon & Jennie Justine

They staffed, led and directed the Rocky Mountain DTS in Colorado for almost 8 years. In 2006 they moved to Lakeside, where they continue their work with DTS. Four kids for them too! Jon is a gifted worship leader and loves to teach on various subjects in DTS including worship, the Holy Spirit, hearing God’s voice, fund raising, and more. Jenny is the proud mother of 4 young boys, and an unwavering hostess with real passion for hospitality and mentoring.