Purpose of YWAM FairbanksYWAM Fairbanks exist to equip the body of Christ through discipleship ministry, with a special focus on the Native Communities of Alaska.
What is a DTS?The Discipleship Training School (DTS) seeks to bring you into a more intimate relationship with God. It also 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 course is a full-time program and lasts five or six months. It consists of two parts: lecture phase and outreach phase. In the lecture phase, you will learn more about God and His world. You’ll learn not only from lectures but also from community living and practical training. The outreach phase focuses on applying what you learned in the classroom through an intense, cross-cultural experience. DTS is the prerequisite for not only becoming YWAM staff, but also for YWAM’s second-level training. Most DTSes are registered with YWAM’s University of the Nations. |
Director Director -- Joyce Thurlby
Joyce Thurlby has been in ministry since 1966 with her husband Dale Thurlby (recently passed away in 2014). After retirement from the mission field, the Lord called them back into ministry in 2009 to come up North to Alaska. Joyce had received the initial call to Alaska as a young woman. After many years pastoring, and doing missionary work in Mexico, Bolivia, Coasta Rica, Panama, the Samoan Island and Hawaii, God reawakened her passion for the people's of interior Alaska. It is her heart to see a strong discipleship program established that will provide Christian Leadership to the next generation.
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