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How I Discovered My Boldness During DTS

Mar 28, 2024 10:14:51 AM

At YWAM Salem, we believe all young adults have the potential to become powerful disciples of God, spreading His word to the nations. We understand that taking control of your destiny can be scary and confusing. 

For high school graduates or those 18 years or older who want to take a Christian gap year or are searching for a fulfilling path for their life, YWAM Salem's discipleship training school provides an opportunity to take your first step toward the rest of your life. Our missions training experience combines mission trips, college credit, leadership skills training, and service opportunities to foster your personal development in Christ.

Read on to learn more about our transformational DTS and hear from a student who stepped boldly into her calling during the outreach phase of her experience. Ready to join thousands of other students across the world seeking to know God and make Him known? Apply for YWAM Salem's DTS today.

What is Discipleship Training School?

YWAM Salem's DTS is a life-changing 5.5-month program designed to equip young adults with the skills they need to share God's story in every sphere of their lives. Through two distinct phases, you'll delve deep into your faith, discover your gifts, and gain practical skills to share God's love with the world.

Campus Phase

Spend 12 weeks immersing yourself in a vibrant Christ-centered community on our beautiful 35-acre campus just outside Salem, OR. Engage in dynamic mission training with individual reflection, small group discussions, and daily worship. You'll delve deeper into the topics you're most passionate about through elective courses such as:

Outreach Phase

Embark on an unforgettable overseas adventure for 10 weeks in the outreach phase. Put your training into action and serve alongside experienced missionaries, sharing your faith and impacting lives in a new culture. You’ll overcome cultural differences to bring new communities to Jesus' love. This hands-on experience is where you'll truly see your potential ignite and your missional calling come alive.

YWAM Salem Gap Year Discipleship Programs

Gap years are becoming increasingly popular as young adults seek to explore their interests, gain new skills, and make a difference in the world before committing to higher education or a career. Gap years offer a unique opportunity to step outside of your comfort zone, challenge, and grow into yourself. And YWAM Salem's DTS provides the same experience!

Our Christian gap year program helps prospective students clarify their life goals and make informed decisions about their future. While our experience is not quite an entire year at just under 6 months, a DTS is the best way to kick off your gap year and your future.

Additionally, our Secondary Schools for DTS graduates are an easy way for you to fill up your entire gap year or extend your practical training to help further develop your core values and continue serving God. When you have the right tools, you too can become a missions leader, helping other young adults reshape their everyday lives as God intended.

If you are considering taking a gap year, it is important to do your research and choose a program that aligns with your interests and goals. Learn more about our Christian gap year programs with our DTS FAQ. And when you're ready to join our gap year team, apply for a DTS today.

Spiritual Growth: A Student's Cross-Cultural Experience

The following is a transcript from a DTS student’s recent outreach to Brazil where she shared the Gospel in an incredible way and saw people come to know Jesus because of it! 

It was our first full day of ministry in Florianópolis, Brazil, and we hadn’t started working with the YWAM campus yet, so we were sent out by our contacts to pray at specific points all over the island. 

Our first stop was at the very top. So our team split up into two groups to pray and ask God to give us his heart for this place and these people. As we did, we felt led to pray for boldness to evangelize and preach the gospel.

Hearing God's Message - Spreading His Word

As we prayed, I could feel the Holy Spirit empowering me, and I said, “There are people here! Let’s preach the gospel to them!” 

Our whole team agreed it was a good idea and then looked right at me. I knew I was the one who was meant to get up and preach the gospel. So I did. 

With a God-given boldness, I hopped onto one of the chess tables near me, inviting everyone who was around to come and listen. As they gathered, I shared the good news of Jesus Christ. I don’t remember what I said, but I knew that as I spoke, the Holy Spirit was speaking through me.

Making God Known In the Nations

After I had shared, I asked the group of people surrounding me if they wanted to receive this good news for themselves; to turn away from a life of selfish desire and to live for Christ. 

Everyone was silent for a moment, and then all of a sudden the 14 people standing in front of me, on this island in Brazil, raised their hands because they wanted Jesus.

"Kalli was able to preach the gospel with full confidence knowing that the Holy Spirit would work through her, and because of her obedience, 14 people were able to receive Jesus."

Do a DTS Today!

Do you think this is an amazing story? If like Kalli, you want to step out in boldness and obedience for God and the gospel, an opportunity overseas could be the very thing to help you grow in your courage and faith!

Whether you've been searching for Christian gap year programs or simply want to grow your faith in a community of believers, our Discipleship Training School (DTS) can give you the foundations you need to step out in boldness, gain experience preaching the gospel, and help you go to the ends of the Earth to share it!

Apply for a YWAM Salem DTS today!

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