Last updated: 8th December 2011
Belgium DTS
Discipleship Training School
A Discipleship Training School (DTS) is a practical Christian training of six months, focussed on missions. The first three months will consist of intensive lecture, followed by three months of outreach. The focus of the DTS is knowing God and making God known.
The DTS aims to give participants a deep discipleship challenge to follow Christ more closely, improving their relationship with God and identifying their unique gifts and callings. The DTS will sharpen the skills and understanding of evangelisation, missions and reaching out in all areas of society. Emphasis is not so much on knowledge gained as on principles applied; not on information but transformation; not on heads filled with facts but hearts filled with faith.
The DTS is designed to give a real experience of working with YWAM and is a doorway to effective future service for God. Tens of thousands of people have completed the course as a foundation of Christian practice for their lives.
What is it like?
A DTS is full-time. All the DTS participants live together for the whole six months. The DTS lives, cooks, eats and learns together. This allows good friendships and challenges everyone to work on our personalities. An excellent opportunity to practice a Jesus-like lifestyle!
The school will be full of worship, intercession, evangelisation, discussions, assignments and Bible study. Speakers (national and international) will come each week to encourage and teach, share their testimonies and challenge us to go deeper with God. You will meet with a small group weekly to process what you are learning and grow together.
With the city on the doorstep, every week there will be opportunity for evangelisation.
During the outreach phase, we will travel abroad to show and share God’s love in another part of the world. This will be a cultural experience, as well as a God-experience, where you will put all that you have learned into practice and see that ‘nothing is impossible for those who believe’ (Matthew 17:20). You will be preaching, share your life story, take on leadership and serve the local people. These are wonderful and crazy times; expect to be living outside of your comfort zone!
The destination(s) for the outreach will be confirmed during the first month of the DTS lecture phase.
Is it for me?
Worldwide, YWAM offers the DTS to a wide variety of ages and interests. It is for you if you have six months or more to offer, an interest in reaching the world for Jesus and desire for more of God. There is no academic criteria for the DTS. The DTS is about life change and growth. It is not restricted by age or church background. Youth With A Mission, the organization of which Kerygma Teams are part, is interdenominational and interconfessional and as such welcomes Christians from all traditions: Protestants, Pentecostals, as well as Catholics, Copts and folks from other historic churches. This DTS will be run in association with the Kerygma Network.
So, if you are imperfect, flawed, find it hard to pray, sometimes insecure, sinful, forget where you put your Bible, a bit grumpy or scared at times, then the DTS is for you! It is not for extra-ordinary people but for regular people of an extra-ordinary God.
Who is running it?
We are still forming the team, but the following people will definitely be in:
– Frankwin Colijn (DTS Leader)
26 years old, Dutch, singer/songwriter, married to Marieke <3, radical heart, gets excited about evangelisation and miracles, speaks Dutch, English, understands most French and is learning Chinese.
– Steve Philipp (DTS Leader)
too old, Luxembourgish, D.J., married to Helene, wants to globally ban Mondays, gets excited about festivals, speaks Luxembourgish, German, French, English and understands most Dutch.
Dates
Start: 15 January 2012
End: 25 June 2012
Applications close on 14th January!
Language
English as the main language with interpreting into French
Costs
– The registration fee is 35 Euro
– 2000 Euro for the lecture phase (this includes a 175 Euro non-refundable deposit before final acceptance)
– Outreach costs will range between 2000 and 3000 Euro, depending on the destination and will be clarified as early as possible.
How to apply?
You can start the process by sending an email to dts@ywambrussels.be requesting the application forms.
Do not hesitate to call or e-mail us with any question, big or small:
+32 2736 3363, dts@ywambrussels.be
You can connect with us on Facebook through: http://www.facebook.com/BrusselsDTS2012
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Kerygma Teams is a branch of the interconfessional lay - missionary organisation YWAM Youth With A Mission. Kerygma Teams supports Catholic parishes, renewal movements, and groups active in evangelisation, mercy ministries, and training in the Catholic Church. In addition, Kerygma Teams offers opportunities for Christians to become involved in short and long-term cross-cultural missions projects. Ke-ryg-ma, a Greek word meaning the proclamation of salvation through Christ.
