Dates
Mission DTS:
9 March - August 1st 2025
Backpackers DTS:
21 September 2024 - 7 March 2025
9 March - August 1st 2025
Climbers DTS:
21 September 2024 - 7 March 2025
9 March - August 1st 2025
Couples DTS:
9 March - July 25th 2025
A Discipleship Training School (DTS) is a five or six month course designed for you to discover more about your identity, purpose, and the passions that God has given you. You also have the opportunity to apply what you learn onto the mission field, as well as in your day-to-day life. Just as Jesus invited the disciples to leave their everyday life to follow him, we are asking you to answer the call and choose to do the same! (Matthew 4:18-22)
A DTS is truly about developing your faith and going further and deeper than you have ever gone before. The ultimate goal of a DTS is for you to know God more personally, and obey Him from a place of love. It is an exploration into the heart of God, and a journey of discovery where God’s ways become your own. The emphasis is not so much on a mind filled with facts, but a heart filled with faith. Knowledge is gained, but emphasis is placed on applying the principles learned. A DTS is also a great time for people at a crossroads in life to stop and find refreshment, and be revitalized for the journey ahead with God.
Video courtesy of YWAM North Cascades.
This is a twelve week classroom-styled learning module consisting of:
Speakers come from New Zealand and across the world to share teaching on a range of topics ranging from:
This is an eight to twelve week missions opportunity for students to share with others what they have received in the Lecture Phase. Students go to New Zealand and/or a variety of nations to explore:
We offer a number of different themes and focuses, and we run each of our schools on a yearly basis. Find a school and a date that suits you, and come join us!
When? 9th March - 1st August 2025 Contact us for more info!
When? March 9th 2025
When? July
When? 22nd September 2024 and 9th March 2025
When? 22nd September 2024 and 9th March 2025
When? April
Missions - As followers of Christ we are all called to go to all people from every place. We have a call. Who will go? (Romans 10:14-15)
Community - We desire to live as a community, sharing our burdens and our joys, learning and growing together. We follow the example of the Acts 2 church in living wholeheartedly for Jesus and encouraging and building one another up. (Acts 2:42-47)
Prayer - Communication with Jesus is key to everything we do. We aim to develop a life of prayer for unreached people, our cities, our neighbours, and ourselves. (Ephesians 6:18, Philippians 4:6)
Biblical Truth - Gain a deeper understanding and love of the Word of God to establish biblical truth in our hearts and grow in our identity as followers of Christ. We want to be people who hear the word of God and respond. (James 2:17-18, Romans 2:13)
Worship -We believe Jesus is worthy. Worthy of every tribe and tongue to worship him, that starts with us. (Revelation 7:9-10, Psalm 100)
When? TBD
Relationship - Building (or rebuilding) the foundation of your own and taking that restorative relational heart to the Nations
Purpose - Developing the passion of a sense of vision for future ministry and family as a couple
Mission - To develop your call as a couple, understand opportunities and to respond
Service - Learn how to serve and champion those around you while developing your giftings and talents
When? October
Identity - We desire people to know who they truly are, and how deeply they are loved by God.
Adventure - We invite you to embark on an epic adventure of going deep with God through traveling and exploring nature.
Relationship - We value everyone's story. Through daily life and adventure-seeking, we aim to build relationships with the traveling communities in New Zealand and beyond.
Truth - We believe the word of God is true. Hearing from God is an essential part of living in relationship with Him and other people. We seek what God says through the Bible, and listening to His voice.
Evangelism - Through seeking God, discovering the truth of who God is, and building relationships, we desire to share the love of Christ with all nations and people.
When? October
Freedom - We learn to be set free by God from the things that slow us down, so that we can then make Him known to others in power and love.
Passion - We want to take our passion for climbing and dedicate it back to God. We do this by setting aside time in our lives to be discipled by Him.
Sacrificial Service - We desire to carry the idea of intentional community and sacrificial service into the rest of our lives. Our attitude can be one of willingness to forgo our climbing goals, champion those behind us, or overcome our “fear of heights” to reach out to climbers where they are!
Missional Climbing - We want people to leave DTS with an understanding that missions can be a lifestyle. Ministering to climbers doesn’t have to stop once you finish school. It’s something you can do whenever you go outside and harness up or climb in the gym.
Mission DTS:
9 March - August 1st 2025
Backpackers DTS:
21 September 2024 - 7 March 2025
9 March - August 1st 2025
Climbers DTS:
21 September 2024 - 7 March 2025
9 March - August 1st 2025
Couples DTS:
9 March - July 25th 2025
The DTS costs are as follows:
Lecture: $5,500 NZD
Outreach: $6,000 - $8,000 NZD
These costs include all accommodation, meals, school materials, and travel for the full 6 month program. This does not include your return flights from your home country to New Zealand.
There will be four inclusive weekend trips to different places around the South Island. These are a few of the possibilities:
- Going on a hike/tramp.
- Taking an overnight trip to the West Coast.
- Going to Castle Hill and Cave Streaming (which you might recognize from movies like Narnia and Lord of the Rings).
- Sitting in the hot pools at Hanmer Springs.
DTS at YWAM Oxford was a transformative experience for my wife and I in our marriage. The environment at Oxford allowed us both to grow deeper in our relationship with Jesus both personally and as a couple. The DTS taught us what living for Jesus realistically looks like in our day to day lives.
Right from the start of the DTS, God really showed me that I belong to his family and that I am part of his plan. I've had an incredible time talking to people, deepening my faith and discovering more about his immeasurable nature and goodness.
I came as a volunteer but couldn't imagine to leave again after a few weeks. The base felt like home to me because everyone was so caring and loving and it really was like being in a big family here. I stayed as a student and I had a really beautiful time in which I learned so much about God, myself and got a taste of missions. It was a huge blessing to be part of the DTS at YWAM Oxford.
My time at YWAM Oxford was a turning point in my relationship with the Lord. He taught me so much about what it means to be his son and how he cares for me beyond what I could ever comprehend. YWAM Oxford is a place where the Lord is represented by his people, teaching, guiding and loving one another, sharing the same heart the Lord has for us.