This is a two week refresher on DTS teaching, focussing on the following topics for 2-3 days each:
Hearing the voice of God
Character and Nature of God
Lordship
Missions and more!
All the usual components of DTS weeks including
Teachings
Small Groups
One-on-One Mentoring
Personal Study Time
Worship and Intercession
Outreach Phase
Short term outreach trip
This is a 10 day missions opportunity for participants to share with others what they have received in the Lecture Phase. Outreach will be to the Pacific Islands and you will receive:
Cultural Orientation
Relationship based evangelism
Working with Christian ministries, churches, schools, prisons, children’s ministries, long-term missionary posts... and so much more!
Travel
Teaching
Living alongside locals
Classic DTS
All nations and all generations
When? July
Intimacy - You will have the opportunity to grow in the intimacy of your relationship with God.
Roots - As you grow in intimacy, the roots of your faith will strengthen and go deeper into the soil of trust in Jesus.
Passion - As we know God more intimately and fall more in love with Him, our hearts will come alive to share Him with others.
All Nations All Generations - God’s heart is for people from every tongue and tribe to be actively part of His plan for redemption and restoration. No matter where you are from or how old you are, God wants to invite you to be a part of His plan for redemption.
Re DTS
Recharge and get a refresher or intro to short term missions
When? 23 July - 18 August 2023
Four weeks - Two weeks of mixed lectures followed by 10 days outreach and then 3 days debrief before graduation and home!!
Four Grand - Yes, NZ$4000.00 which includes all outreach costs as well
For Kingdom - This is a chance to reset your focus, do something new or to introduce a friend or spouse to all things YWAM. Our goal is to re ignite or re start the call on your life.
Four bullet points - This is the fourth bullet point which is just do it, take a step, take a risk, step out. Now's the time. The opportunity is here, reach out and touch the robe!!
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)
HITTING THE TRAILS AND REACHING THE TRAVELERS OF NEW ZEALAND
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.
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.
Re DTS Details
Dates
Re DTS dates:
23rd July - 18th August 2023
Costs
The Re DTS costs are as follows:
Whole course: $4,000 NZD
These costs include all accommodation, meals, school materials, and travel for the four week program. This does not include your return flights from your home country to New Zealand. You will need to get your own travel insurance and visas you may require for New Zealand or outreach locations
Activities
There will be two weekend trips to different places around our local area. These are a few of the possibilities:
- Going on a hike/tramp.
- 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.
-Going to the beach
DTS Student Testimonials
DTS at YWAM Oxford helped me reactivate my faith in God. Before, I pushed him away because I was so focused on myself and my studies. DTS helped me change these bad habits and taught me what it means to be a true disciple of Jesus. I applied all that I learned by serving others in need and outwardly expressing the love God has given me.
James
DTS Graduate
From the moment I arrived on the YWAM Oxford base I felt so at home. The staff were so welcoming and genuine. The environment they have created here was such a blessing to my time in DTS.
Emmalea
DTS Graduate
Check out this testimony video from one of our students!
