Discipleship Training School · YWAM LA
DTS info ↓Five transformative months to know God, live in community, and carry the Gospel from Los Angeles to the nations.
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Become unshakable
God is our lifeline—the living water that makes a fruitful and holy life possible. DTS creates space to strengthen your roots through Scripture, worship, prayer, and intercession.
What grows in us is never meant to stay with us. As we know God more deeply, we learn to serve others, carry His love, and give the glory back to Him.
One school · Two phases
Live on the YWAM Los Angeles campus in a rhythm of community, worship, prayer, service, and teaching about God's character. Each week brings new speakers and space to explore your calling.
Focus tracks add breakout sessions and a dedicated teaching week, while local outreach lets you bring hope to Los Angeles through creativity, prayer, worship, and practical ministry.
Take what God has formed in you to the nations. Outreach combines evangelism, practical ministry, and partnership with local churches and ministries.
Each focus is sent to a different location, where teams learn to serve with humility, share Jesus across cultures, and witness God moving through ordinary obedience.
Life in DTS
The practical details
Lecture phase$4,000
Outreach phase$4,300
Lecture phase tuition must be paid in full on or before the first day of the school.Applicants must be at least 18 years old and/or have completed high school before the DTS begins.
DTS carries University of the Nations credits (DSP 211 and DSP 212). These credits may be used toward a UofN degree or transferred to other participating colleges and universities. Learn more at uofn.edu ↗.
Outreach destinations are usually revealed during the first month of the school. Each DTS focus may be sent to a different part of the world.
Testimonies
DTS became far more than a chance to learn and serve. Laura discovered surrender, the beauty of a life laid down for God, and a community that encouraged her to love Him wholeheartedly. Outreach stretched her and gave her a glimpse of God’s heart for a hurting world.
Moving from a small town in Pennsylvania to Los Angeles was a leap of faith. Through the anti-trafficking focus, Adriana was challenged, healed, and stretched. During outreach she recognized the joy of doing what she was made to do: sharing the Gospel with the nations.
Judah encountered God personally as Father and Lord through classes, local ministry, and international outreach. The habits formed in DTS—trusting God and seeking His will—continue to shape his everyday life.
Next DTS · September 16, 2027
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