FACTS ABOUT DTS

The Facts!
How Much?
Curriculum
Outreach phase
Where's Outreach?
When's the money due?
Where do I live?
Does this count as college credit?
Age requirements
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DTS is comprised of two phases. The lecture phase of the school covers a variety of different topics including Hearing the Voice of God, Intercession, World Missions, Worship and Discipleship. Along with lecture, other activities include small groups, local outreach, prayer and worship times, work duties and joining in with YWAM base events.

After lecture phase, each student travels overseas for his or her field assignment on a mission outreach for a period of nine weeks. This is a time to practically use everything you have learned in the classroom. The outreach locations and type of ministry will vary depending on each school. When outreach is finished, all students return to the Central Coast for one last week of teaching and de-briefing before graduation.

There will be an emphasis on evangelism, mercy ministry and training in the school and on the outreach.

The Facts

The dates are January 9 - June 17 2011

Our Discipleship Training School is five months long. The first thirteen weeks of lecture phase are spent in the beautiful Central Coast of California, with the next nine weeks spent overseas on outreach.

How Much?

Tuition:
Isaiah 61 DTS
Individuals: $3,500 (US Funds) Couples: $7,000
Lecture phase includes tuition costs, meals and housing at the YWAM base while you are in the Central Coast.

SURF DTS
Individuals: $3,595 (US Funds) Couples: $7,190
Lecture phase includes tuition costs, meals, housing at the YWAM base while you are in the Central Coast, wetsuit.

Outreach Fees: Outreach fees are not included in the above tuition costs. The cost of the outreach is typically between $3000 - $3800 depending on the location. Actual cost and location will be decided within the first two weeks of the DTS.

Registration Fee: Please include this amount with your completed application forms. This fee is non-refundable and is required to review your application.
Singles-$35.00 Couples-$50.00

Because our housing and childcare facilities are limited, the school director must approve all applicants with children.

Curriculum

Hearing the Voice of God...Identity in Christ...Character and Nature of God...Frontier Missions...Discipleship/ Counting the Cost...Fear of the Lord...Passion for Jesus...Worship/Intercession...Prayer...Grace...World View...The Cross...Spiritual Warfare.... Relationships...

Outreach phase

During the nine-week outreach phase, each member of the YWAM team has the opportunity to minister in a variety of ways and settings. These may include: Orphanages, Drama, Street Evangelism, Poor & Needy ministry, Church Ministry and Intercession, among other things.

Where's Outreach?

The students and staff of the school will decide the destination of the overseas outreach within the first two-three weeks of the DTS. If you have more questions about destination, please call us. In the past, we have sent DTS teams to Tanzania, Zambia, Thailand, Indonesia, Turkey, Israel, Kenya, and Rwanda Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, India, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Nigeria, and Central Asia.

When's the money due?

The cost of the lecture phase is due upon arrival unless special arrangements are made by the school leader. The finances for outreach are due incrementally throughout the school.

Tuition Policies:

1) All payments must be made in US funds
2) Each student is expected to send a $500 deposit ($1000 for couples) as soon as possible after being accepted to the school to reserve their enrollment. The deposit is 100% refundable if notified of cancellation at least 30 days prior to the school. The deposit is 50% refundable if cancellation is 15 days before the school. Cancellations less than 15 days before the school forfeit any refund.
3) The balance of tuition must be paid in full upon registration. Any student arriving without the full tuition fees will not be able to attend, unless school director gives prior approval.
4) Variations to these policies are rare and require approval by the school director.
If you desire to apply for an exception, please contact the school director for help in developing a suitable proposal. A written copy of the arranged proposal must be submitted at least two weeks before registration. If the financing source is other then the student (e.g. church, friend, relative, etc) a letter from the source verifying the means of payment must be presented.
5) All personal expenses incurred while involved with YWAM Pismo Beach and Central Coast are the responsibility of the students.

Where will you be living?

The DTS students will be living in the heart of the central coast. Ideally situated for a variety of ministry opportunities from the artistic community of Cambria to the surfer community of Morro Bay to the college town of San Luis Obispo. Exact housing information will be made known closer to the date of the school as it varies from DTS to DTS.

Does this count as college credit?

The Discipleship Training program in YWAM Pismo Beach and Central Coast is a certified course with the University of the Nations in Kona, Hawaii. Credits from the U of N are transferable to a number of Christian colleges within the United States. Students will receive 12 credit hours for the DTS lecture phase and 8 credit hours for the DTS outreach phase. To find out more about the U of N, please call them at: 808-326-4400 or email them at: admissions@uofnkona.com

Age requirements

In order to apply for a DTS you must be at least 18 years old or a high school/secondary school graduate.

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You can start the application process right now by requesting an applicaton online

Email: dts@ywampismobeach.org
phone: (805)-773-YWAM (9926)