What is DTS?
“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.”
Mark 16:15
Discipleship Training School (DTS) is YWAM’s foundational course, established and refined over several decades, and designed to deepen your relationship with Jesus through immersive discipleship, teaching, and outreach. Completing a DTS is a pre-requisite for other YWAM courses or joining our team.
We run five of these 5-month courses throughout the year, with some of these in French and Korean. Read on to discover the life-changing impact of pursuing more of God in your life through a DTS at YWAM Lausanne.
The purpose of the DTS is to:
•Cultivate growth in your Christ-like character through timeless biblical principles.
•Sharpen your ability to work with, learn from, and relate to people of different cultures, personalities, and perspectives.
•Equip you with skills and experience to further God’s purpose in the world wherever you go.
•Impart the vision and foundational values of YWAM International, and the host outreach location.
DTS Learning and Living Framework
Transformative learning in the lecture phase and practical skills in the outreach phase.
Phase One: Know God
In the first 3 months you can expect inspiring teaching from local and international speakers.
This training school offers an environment that facilitates the growth and development of your gifts. You will receive daily lectures from world-class speakers sharing teaching, principles, and opportunities for God to speak to you.
Our dedicated school staff are fully available to walk alongside you to encourage, instruct and lead by example throughout this 5-month discipleship process.
Phase Two: Make Him Known
The two months after the DTS lecture phase are your opportunity to put into practice what you have learned by serving on outreach in another location alongside your team.
Every outreach experience is unique, depending on the team and the location. Your ministry will adapt to meet the needs of the local situations, with a heavy emphasis on evangelism. Past outreach teams have engaged in construction projects, taught English, and served children’s programs. Teams have recently travelled to North Africa, Tanzania, South Africa, Armenia, Romania, Brazil and Mexico, to name just a few exciting locations.
Your outreach team will be led by your DTS school staff, who do all they can to plan the outreach activities and ministries. However flexibility, and being ready for the unexpected, is a key part of the outreach experience! Many teams have experienced last-minute calls from their hosts to lead services, share testimonies or serve meals! The unpredictability gives exciting opportunities to step out in faith and experience God working in incredible ways!
Summer or Winter, Switzerland is Special
Switzerland changes with every season. You can experience sunlit summer adventures and cosy winter scenes in the stunning Alps. All year round, Switzerland is a destination of beauty and inspiration.
The Swiss Experience
A unique learning destination offers a truly enriching experience beyond the classroom.
Discover the Mediterranean DTS
MDTS: Experience missions in action
This is a unique learning adventure pioneered by YWAM Lausanne on the stunning shores of the Mediterranean in North Africa. MDTS embeds discipleship learning in a real-world frontier missional context, blending the classroom with hands-on fieldwork.
Offered at certain times of the year, the MDTS will challenge and inspire you as you explore faith, mission, and community in an unforgettable setting.
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