YWAM Okanagan Schools

Discipleship Training Schools (DTS) aim to prepare messengers of the gospel, helping students to know God in depth. The goal is to form Christian character and establish Biblical relationships while developing a daily walk with God. This intensive Christian training course begins with a 12 week classroom phase followed by a typically 12 week outreach.

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The Discipleship Traing School (DTS), held each Fall (late September), is designed to encourage students to develop in personal character, to cultivate a living relationship with God, and to identify their unique individual gifts and callings in God. Cross-cultural exposure and global awareness are special emphases throughout these courses, preparing the students to reach current and future generations and answer the call to "Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations" (Matthew 28:19).

A course similar to the DTS is the Crossroads Discipleship Training School (CDTS), which happens every spring (March). The CDTS specifically focuses on the needs and concerns of our older students (30+), such as second-career people and families with children. Younger, single students are also welcome, and have enjoyed and learned valuable lessons from the intergenerational aspects unique to the Crossroads experience. CDTS outreaches travel to various First Nations communities in Canada.

YWAM Okanagan also offers a Korean Discipleship Training School (KDTS) for Korean-speaking students, with an intercessory prayer focus on both North & South Korea. The goals and values are the same as the regular DTS; YWAM Okanagan enjoys a rich diversity of multi-cultural and multi-language students and staff. KDTS is held twice a year (March & September).

Our English as a Second Language (ESL) school is also a popular choice for those wishing to increase their working knowledge of English. Some ESL graduates stay on at YWAM Okanagan to participate in one of the DTS schools.
There is an ESL course of approximately 5 months in the fall, and a 3 month course in the spring.