Upcoming Schools

Winter DTS January 2 - May 18, 2012 – $5950*
Spring DTS April 2 - August 17, 2012– $5950*
Endurance DTS June 18 - November 9, 2012 – $6800*
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Mission Builders Presents: Crossroads DTS
(Ages 30+) April 2 - August 17, 2012 – $5950*
Fall DTS September 17 2012 - February 8, 2013– $6200*

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DTS is a two-part discipleship course standing as an introduction to missions with YWAM. Students spend three months in the classroom exploring foundational discipleship topics, engaging in intercession and daily worship, and devoting time in our focus tracks to developing their skills and passions. The duration of DTS is spent in a community setting, cultivating an environment that values learning from and growing with one another. Two months of outreach then provide a glimpse of cross-cultural missions as teams work along side of existing ministries.

Lecture Phase

The format of DTS focuses on one subject per week, giving students an overview of discipleship as well as opportunity to apply learned principles to their lives.

Lectures may address topics such as:
The Character and Nature of God
Worldview
Prayer and Intercession
Hearing God's Voice
Relationships
Bible Study
Spirit-led Evangelism
World Missions
Identity in Christ

One week of DTS lecture phase is set aside for "Mini-Outreach", when you will get a taste of ministry in an urban setting. Previous Mini Outreaches have gone to Seattle, Portland, Missoula, Spokane, Bozeman & Bellingham.

YOUR DTS SCHEDULE WOULD LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS:

Friday
08:00 Worship
08:30 Lecture
10:30 Tracks
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Tracks
17:00 Dinner
Evening Free

Monday through Thursday:
08.00 Worship
08.45 Intercession or Tracks
10.00 Lecture
12:00 Lunch
13:30 Small Groups, Outreach Meeting, or Tracks
15:00 Work Duties!
17:00 Dinner
19:00 Twice a week evening meetings, otherwise free time.

Saturday and Sunday are free, aside from attening the local church of your choice.

With three sessions a week, Interest Tracks exist because we recognize the value of excellence in every area of society. Therefore, DTS aims to give students the time and training to develop skills they are passionate about and use those skills in missions. Each DTS will offer some of the following tracks: Music, Sports, Visual Arts & Communication, Snowboarding, Mission's Skills, Dance, and Outdoor Adventure.

Here we value the passion and skill of musicians. In the music track, we spend three months composing, performing and recording original music. We study music theory, vocal techniques, band dynamics and the heart of worship. Students also have the opportunity to perform in the community, work with our base studio, Studio 501 and to grow in worship and leadership. Click here to listen to some of our previous track students original recordings.

Sports and ministry combined make for the sweetest duo. Soccer and Basketball is our primary focus, but we also seek out playing and practicing other sports for your overseas outreach. You will learn how to present devotionals relevant to the sport and culture, coordinate kids athletic camps and improve your coaching technique. In addition you will spend time developing your own skills. Be prepared to have your character challenged and developed.

Here in Montana, we are surrounded in endless possibilities of outdoor recreation. In the Adventure track you will get to explore and conquer some of the amazing things God has created. You will learn first aid, camp in Glacier National Park, and see a ton of wildlife. We will also engage in local service projects, break down your shell of comfort, and try new and crazy things that will enable you to face every shock of outreach with ease. All of which are done to seek the creator face to face and advance His kingdom. Come explore with us!

Come and enjoy some of Montana's finest powder! Where reaching out to everyone on the slopes is our main priority. You will have time to shred powder and practice evangelism three times a week. You will also be given the opportunity to take your skills to another level by teaching snowboarding or skiing lessons on the hill. We have the priveledge of spending a weekend with Snowboarders For Christ and gleaning from their experience. Check out where we will be riding: blacktailmountain.com, skiwhitefish.com. See you this winter!!!

Have you ever wondered how to combine your creative passion and skills with your passion for God and missions? Find out in the Visual Arts and Communications track! We will study Fine Art, Graphic Design, Film and Photography, and Architecture (alongside 100 Fold Studio). Our experienced staff will spend a week with you in each subject and then you will get to specialize and produce a final body of work for exhibition on our DTS Cafe Night. You will learn how to co-create with God and also how to use the visual arts in the mission field.

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During cross cultural outreaches we are often called upon to have some knowledge in a variety of fields. Mission's Skills helps give understanding to the principles behind bringing transformation to cultures, the difference between relief and development, the right heart in serving people, as well as giving exposure to several different "tools" that can be used in the nations we reach. There is an emphasis on community outreach and local development through projects and practical service as well as weekly skills development. Some of the skills we focus on are: clean water for communities and your team, sanitation, staying healthy on the field, basic First Aid, TESOL (Teaching English to Speaker of Other Languages), basic Construction (concrete, plumbing, framing, electrical, etc…), Hospitality, agriculture, composting, basic vehicle ministry, and others. In our short time we are unable to give thorough coverage to these fields, but the hope is that there would be some skill development and confidence built to be able to serve in some capacity during our outreaches and a desire built to get more training that we are able to provide here at YWAM Montana.

To sum up your outreach experience in a paragraph hardly gives it the credit it deserves. Outreach phase of DTS is eight weeks of opening your eyes to the needs of the world and showing them Jesus in response. Every outreach is different, and could look like anything from building a fresh water supply in Indonesia to playing metal shows in Berlin to talking about Jesus over smoothies with Thai college students. You'll get to see what it's like to work with long-termers overseas, and come away with compassion and vision of your own.

As far as location is concerned, we can't tell you that yet! On the first friday of your DTS, you will have the opportunity to choose your outreach location from the options presented. You and your team will spend time together each week getting to know each other, praying for your trip and making any necessary preparations. To see what our current outreach teams are up to, visit our Current Teams page.

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Cost

Fall DTS: $6200
Winter DTS: $5950
Spring DTS: $5950
Endurance DTS: $6800 (Click for more info)
Crossroads DTS: $5950

* Cost includes room and board in Lakeside as well as outreach airfare and ground fees (food, transportation, and housing). Additional costs may include extra immunizations and visas needed for outreach locations.
To see cost information for families with children, click here.

If you are applying to DTS as a family, read this for more information!

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:
Applications for Canadian citizens should be completed no later than 1 month prior to the start of the school. For all other international applicants, completed applications should be received 4 months prior to the start of the school (Africans at least 6 months.) You must have a passport that is still valid up to six months after completion of the school. Each family member coming must have their own passport, including each child.

Prerequisites
To participate in DTS, you must have completed high school or be at least 18 years old.

Accreditation
Twenty (20) semester equivalent credits will be earned upon successful completion of the Discipleship Training School (DSP 211,212). These credits may be applied to a U of N degree program or transferred to other participating colleges or universities.