Bible & Apologetics Elective
Bible and Apologetics elective
“Dive deep into God's story as you engage with His living and active Word, growing in your understanding of Scripture and your confidence in the authority of Scripture. You'll be challenged to grow in your love for God, His Word, and His ways.”
Bible & Apologetics Elective
Bible and Apologetics elective
“Dive deep into God's story as you engage with His living and active Word, growing in your understanding of Scripture and your confidence in the authority of Scripture. You'll be challenged to grow in your love for God, His Word, and His ways.”
Bible & Apologetics DTS Elective
We believe that the Word of God is living and active, and essential to our growth as followers of Christ. Everything we do, the way we live, and the way we pursue knowing God is rooted in His Word. As disciples of Jesus, it is vital that we not only read the Bible but also learn to trust it, understand it, and know why we believe what we believe.
In this elective, you'll explore the overarching story of Scripture, tracing God's redemptive plan from beginning to end. You'll learn practical tools for studying the Bible for yourself, grow in confidence in the authority and reliability of Scripture, and strengthen your understanding of the foundations of the Christian faith. As you engage with God's Word, you'll be equipped to know Him more deeply, live out His truth with confidence, and build your life on the firm foundation of Scripture.
What is A DTS?
Join YWAM San Diego/Baja’s five-month Discipleship Training School (DTS), an accredited course through the University of the Nations, and dive into a transformative experience. Spend three months on campus in the beautiful Baja region of Mexico, just south of San Diego, where you’ll join powerful worship, inspiring teaching, and community life that will deepen your faith and purpose.
Following your Campus Phase, you’ll embark on a two-month cross-cultural outreach, bringing the love of Jesus to diverse communities. Our DTS programs are offered in English and Spanish each fall, winter, and spring, with campuses in San Antonio Del Mar and Ensenada—both just minutes from the beach!
Course Details
Dates:
Jan. 14, 2027 - June 4, 2027 at our San Antonio Del Mar Campus
Cost:
Campus Phase: $3,995 USD Includes all tuition, food & housing. (Partial scholarships available for students from Latin America)
Outreach Phase: $3,000 - $4,500 USD
Language:
English & Spanish
POSSIBLE OUTREACH LOCATIONS:
Outreach Locations may include Latin America, Asia and Africa
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Campus Phase
Our DTS starts with a three-month Campus Phase, during which students discover more about God while surrounded by God's beauty in beautiful Baja California, Mexico, just south of San Diego. When you choose the Bible & Apologetics Elective, you are purposely diving deeper into becoming who God created you to be! Part of that journey is surrendering to Christ and pursuing the Lord’s will.
The elective focus, is on positioning ourself to grow deep in your relationship with God. You’ll gain confidence in yourself and learn to trust God to move through every aspect of life, exuding His love.
Students will live in a close-knit community with one another and encourage one another to grow in their walk with the Lord. There is also time to meet in small groups and the opportunity to be personally mentored, encouraged, and disciplined by our YWAM staff and guest speakers.
Our The DTS overarching themes include:
God’s Nature & Character: Who God is and What He is Like
God’s Intention for Individuals, People, and Creation: Seeing Life From God’s Perspective
God’s Redemption: Sin & The Cross: Seeing Jesus as Lord
God’s Family: His Children & His Church: Becoming More Like Jesus
God’s World: His Call & His Commission: Doing the Works of Jesus
Our Response to God: Knowing God, Making Him Known
Outreach PHASE
Once the Campus Phase is complete, take what you learned in the classroom into immediate real-world practice in the Outreach Phase.
During this 8-week mission trip, you’ll travel to an overseas destination to apply the concepts you learned during the Campus Phase and use your missions talents to communicate God’s love and serve communities untouched by his story.
Our outreach activities will include home building, feeding the homeless, ministering to orphans, and praying over red-light districts. As you dive deeper into a vibrant relationship with God, you’ll find that your ability to bring people together over a delicious meal can lead to powerful opportunities to impact people in every sphere of society and gain a deeper revelation about your identity in Christ.
Cost of The DTS
The cost of YWAM San Diego/Baja’s Campus Phase is $3,995, which includes tuition, food, housing, and learning materials. We do offer partial scholarships for students from Latin America.
The cost of the Outreach Phase can vary depending on the destination and the airfare, but lodging, food, and transportation for the 2-month trip typically costs between $3,000 - $4,500.
