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Discipleship Training School Electives
At YWAM COS we offer different types of weekly breakout sessions based on what you are interested in focusing on. During the main lectures, you will learn together as one body but at the end of the week you will break out into your “electives” and participate in that specific group.
Different electives run at different times and costs will vary: click the links below to learn more!
At YWAM COS we give DTS students the choice of
weekly breakout sessions
based on what you are interested in focusing on.
 
During the main lectures, you will learn together as one body but at the end of the week you will break out into your “electives” and participate in that specific group.
Different electives run at different times and costs will vary: click the buttons below to learn more!

Identity & Calling Elective 

The Identity and Calling elective has weekly break-out sessions as well as a full week dedicated to discovering your God-given identity and purpose. The goal is to help develop students understanding of who they are and what God has called them to out of a relationship with Him. Have you ever felt that your life was meant to be lived for something significant? Have you known you were created to make a difference but not known exactly how? The Identity and Calling focus is crafted to help you answer these questions by engaging with your Heavenly Father and asking Him why He has you on the earth at this point in His story.

Dates

  • June 29th, 2025 - December 12th 2025
  • September 22nd, 2024 - March 7th, 2025
  • January 11th, 2026 - June 20th, 2026
  • April 4th, 2026 - September 18th, 2026
  • July 5th, 2026 - December 18th, 2026

Cost

  • Lecture Phase: $3,975
  • Outreach Phase: $2,895 + Airfare

Worship Elective

The Worship DTS has weekly break-out sessions as well as a week-long intensive set aside to focus on skills such as musicianship, songwriting, leading a team, vocal technique, media presentation, sound, copyright, and a variety of other topics. While hearing about these topics is foundational, actually doing them is vital. You will be directly involved with our campus worship times from the preparation of worship set lists, to scheduling, to sound, to the stage.


The goal is to teach using a hands-on approach that is beneficial whether you continue in missions or go back to your local church.

Dates

  • June 29th, 2025 - December 12th 2025
  • January 11th, 2026 - June 20th, 2026
  • April 4th, 2026 - September 18th, 2026
  • July 5th, 2026 - December 18th, 2026

Cost

  • Lecture Phase: $3,975
  • Outreach Phase: $2,895 + Airfare

Media Elective

The Media elective has weekly break-out sessions as well as a week-long intensive, set aside to explore techniques to use media to tell God’s story. We go over photography, videography, and editing, with an emphasis on videography. We teach techniques and tips to create quality media. We work individually and in teams to create multiple video and photography projects.


Our goal is to develop your skills and learn how to serve God using media. It’s our heart to influence the world through media for God’s glory! Everyone has a story to tell. Learn how to do it well, with a Kingdom focus.

Dates

  • June 29th, 2025 - December 12th 2025
  • January 11th, 2026 - June 20th, 2026
  • April 4th, 2026 - September 18th, 2026
  • July 5th, 2026 - December 18th, 2026

Cost

  • Lecture Phase: $3,975
  • Outreach Phase: $2,895 + Airfare

Business as Missions Elective

The Business as Mission elective has weekly break-out sessions as well as a week-long intensive set aside to learn about the Business As Mission (BAM) movement and the strategic role it is playing in missions today. We will also explore the scriptures to understand God's design for business and its potential to bring transformation to the spiritual, social, and physical foundations of a community. We will visit BAM businesses in the area and get some real experience doing business

Dates

  • June 29th, 2025 - December 12th 2025
  • September 22nd, 2024 - March 7th, 2025
  • January 11th, 2026 - June 20th, 2026
  • April 4th, 2026 - September 18th, 2026
  • July 5th, 2026 - December 18th, 2026

Cost

  • Lecture Phase: $3,975
  • Outreach Phase: $2,895 + Airfare

Adventure Elective

The Adventure elective has weekly break-out sessions as well as a week-long intensive set aside to explore the many adventurous outdoor opportunities that Colorado has to offer! We will be engaging with God while participating in physical activities such as rock climbing, mountain climbing, mountain biking, hiking, camping, and other awesome outdoor endeavors. We will be learning more about what it looks like to abide with God even in our passions. God gave us those passions so let’s learn how to invite Him into the adventures we love going on. Who says you can’t take the gospel to the trails? Who’s going to reach the people in the difficult mountain ranges of the world? Who will learn how to help a hurt person in the wilderness? Who will dare explore with the one who created it all? Let’s do it! Be ready for intense physical exercise, learning new ways to have fun outside, finding God in nature, and exploring this beautiful earth He created.

Dates

  • June 29th, 2025 - December 12th 2025
  • July 5th, 2026 - December 18th, 2026

Cost

  • Lecture Phase: $4,475
  • Outreach Phase: 2,895 + Airfare

Burning Ones Elective

The Burning Ones elective is focused on radical faith flowing our from intimacy with God. Focuses are ministering to the heart of God through passionate worship, fervent intercession, radical acts of obedience, and boldly proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ.


The Burning Ones DTS has 4 pillars of emphasis in which students will be trained, equipped, and launched into: Worship, prayer and intercession, proclamation of the gospel and intimacy with God

Dates

  • September 22nd, 2024 - March 7th, 2025

Cost

  • Lecture Phase: $3,975
  • Outreach Phase: 2,895 + Airfare

Word Carriers Elective

Get ready to discover how people around the world connect with the Bible—not by reading, but by hearing the stories.

In this hands-on training, you’ll learn how to internalize (not just memorize) some of the most
powerful parables and real-life moments from Scripture—so you can share them naturally with
adults, teens, and kids in a way that actually resonates.
You'll explore creative ways to use media, video, and storytelling to communicate the Gospel
in everyday conversations—whether you're overseas or just hanging out with friends.
And bonus: as you're learning how to share the Bible with others, you’ll find the stories come
alive for you, too. Experience both the Old and New Testaments in a fresh, meaningful way that
goes deeper than reading alone ever could

Dates

  • September 22nd, 2024 - March 7th, 2025

Cost

  • Lecture Phase: $3,975
  • Outreach Phase: 2,895 + Airfare
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