Discipleship Training School (DTS)

YWAM - Decipleship Training Schools

Training schools are at the heart of YWAM. Each year students from our training schools are equipped and sent to the nations of the world. These schools are the first steps toward a life-changing experience for anyone who participates in them. That would include YOU!

Are you ready to fight for your generation? He has called us to carry the Gospel to the world. At YWAM El Paso-Juárez, we are dedicated to prepare you to fulfill your unique role in God's plan. On the US/Mexico border, we are strategically located to impact the United States, Mexico, and nations around the world. Come join us, and take a step toward fulfilling your destiny!

What is DTS?

The Discipleship Training School (DTS) is a five-month bilingual* training program where students of all ages (18 and over or having completed high school) can come together to know God more intimately. The goal is to form Christian character and establish biblical relationships while developing a daily walk with God. This intensive training course begins with an 11- or 12-week classroom phase followed by an 8- or 9-week cross-cultural outreach.

The DTS is designed to encourage you to develop in personal character, to cultivate a personal relationship with God, and to identify your unique individual gifts and callings. With our special focus on Spiritual Warfare, we look to prepare you to fight the battle and bring down spiritual strongholds everywhere you encounter them! ARE YOU READY FOR BATTLE?

After the classroom phase, we go on a challenging outreach where you can live out what you have learned. These two months will expose you to missions in a truly challenging way. This experience will change your life forever!

After completion of the DTS you are eligible for a world of training opportunities through Youth With A Mission’s University of the Nations!

YWAM - Decipleship Training Schools

So what's special about our location?

  • A bilingual, multicultural experience! Our location on the border creates a diverse ministry; everything we do is in English and in Spanish. For you this means worship, prayer, and teaching in two languages! Our staff is also from several different nations from around the world.
  • Close discipleship! Your DTS staff commits themselves to you and your growth in walking with the Lord.
  • A family environment! It's like sitting down to dinner with your family, just perhaps a bit larger! You will have daily opportunity to interact with your fellow students, the DTS staff, and other YWAM teams and staff members.

You will study:

  • Hearing God's Voice
  • Consequences of Sin & the Christian Life
  • God's Nature and Character
  • The Father Heart of God
  • Worship, Intercession & Spiritual Warfare
  • The person and ministry of the Holy Spirit
  • Relationships
  • Missions and Evangelism