CELTIC WAY DTS

The Discipleship Training School (YWAM DTS) gives you an opportunity to discover your passions and your part in God’s purposes for the world. It is for those who long to follow Jesus in new ways with a different perspective.

The DTS is a five month program blending classroom learning, small group activities, personal reflection, practical service, and community living. 

Creativity | Creation | Celtic Christianity

The heavens declare the glory of God;

    the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Day after day they pour forth speech;

  night after night they reveal knowledge.

~Psalm 19:1-2

God Is the Creator and being made in His image, we are creative.  We explore some aspects of our relationship with God through creative processes.  Whether it is expressing ourselves through writing like the Psalm writers did or growing in understanding of biblical images such as, “I am the Potter, you are the clay” by making an attempt with a pottery wheel, we can grow in our understanding of and relationship with God through creativity.  You don’t need to be an accomplished artist or even an aspiring one, just someone willing to have a go.

We live in a physical world that God has entrusted to us.  That means we need to learn to relate well with all of creation.  It affects how we mow (or sometimes don’t mow) our grass as well as what foods we cook in our kitchen.  We believe God wants to transform our relationships, not just with Him and each other but also the physical world.

Scotland owes its Christian heritage to the Celtic Church.  Irish monks, following the traditions of Saint Patrick, spread the faith across this country and we can learn from what they did.  During the lecture phase we engage with some of the practices of the Celtic Church such as their rhythms of prayer and their culturally sensitive way of mission.  We will also participate in the 62 mile (100km) pilgrimage hike, Saint Cuthbert’s Way, from Melrose to Lindisfarne.

This five month training comes in two connected parts: lecture phase and outreach phase.

1. Know God: Lecture Phase

The Discipleship Training School (DTS) lecture phase provides classroom learning, community-bonding, and heart change. It’s a chance to have your perspectives altered and your view of God deepened.

Lecture phase engages the mind. It will be held on site here at YWAM Paisley, and typically twelve weeks.

You will receive powerful teaching from motivating speakers and missionaries, meant to provoke, challenge, and encourage.

In addition to your lecture times, your DTS Staff will create a rhythm of pre-scheduled activities to deepen your relationship with God, and challenge you to grow further.

During a regular week of DTS lecture phase you will engage with God and one another in many different ways; such as worship, prayer, practical ministry to support the base, one-on-one processing time with a YWAM staff member, team building, bible study, personal processing time, and outreach or exploration in the local area!

2. Make Him Known: Outreach Phase

At the end of your lecture phase you and your staff and fellow trainees will head out into the world, to spread the gospel in a variety of ways.

The DTS outreach phase will give you the chance to apply the principles you learned during your DTS Lecture Phase. You can put all of your new perspective into action by sharing God’s truth in different places all around the world. The goal is to share the love of God which you have experienced in your own life.

There are many kinds of locations for DTS outreach–a whole world, in fact! Some DTS teams will have already decided where outreach will be held beforehand, but more often our staff will decide on these locations during your lecture phase.

After you have completed your outreach phase, you will return to YWAM Paisley for some reflection, debriefing, and re-entry preparations before you head into the next thing God has set before you.

Are you ready to join the thousands of Christians, World Wide,

deepening their relationship with God through a DTS?