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Endurance Discipleship Training School

An introduction to global missions

Course Description.

It is our privilege to invite disciples of Christ and outdoor enthusiasts to be a part of Endurance DTS (EDTS) in this unique avenue of outdoor ministry. EDTS is a five-month discipleship program committed to doing whatever it takes to know God and make Him known in the outdoor industry and to the ends of the earth.

During the EDTS adventure, students will learn about God’s character and nature, participate in lectures and discipleship small groups, build credible and translatable outdoor skills for both the mission field and for use in the outdoors, and reach out to the outdoor industry on a global scale.

The first three months will be spent living and learning in Montana, both in the classroom and in the backcountry. Our final two months will be spent engaging in a strategic “Endurance style” DTS outreach.

Lecture.

The first 3 months of your DTS, commonly called the “lecture phase”, will be spent at YWAM Montana learning from speakers we trust on foundational discipleship topics such as Nature and Character of God, Hearing God’s Voice, Relationships, and Missions. The goal of the lecture phase is to allow God to change your life based on what you’re learning and not have it just be head-knowledge. In EDTS, we do all of these things through outdoor pursuits and experiential education.

Outreach.

Endurance DTS has a two-month outreach phase with a two-fold focus. Our aim is to reach out directly to those in the outdoor industry in some capacity, by placing ourselves among trekkers, adventurers, campers, and other outdoor ministry enthusiasts. We use our backcountry and outdoor skills to go to the more remote places to share the Gospel.

Vision.

The vision for the Endurance DTS outdoor ministry is to take students deeper into their own discipleship journey with Christ, and give them the tools to reach out to others particularly within the outdoor industry and to the ends of the earth.  We know that people on a trek or great adventure are often seeking deeper spiritual revelation as they journey, and God has given us a desire to reach out and meet these individuals along the way. Endurance DTS equips students to participate in the conversations happening in the outdoor industry, engage with fellow adventures and to testify to Christ’s saving grace and faithfulness with credibility and confidence.

Meet the Endurance Team.

  • Benjamin and Grace Breon

    California and Pennsylvania
    Endurance DTS School Leaders

    We both have a heart for discipleship in our generation through sports, evangelism and the outdoors. If you are ever looking for us, you'll find us outside enjoying life! Our burden is for the many unreached people all over the world that have not heard the gospel. We want to be a part of every people group having a Bible in their language and hear the Word of God!

  • Whitney Lake

    Whangaparaoa, New Zealand
    Endurance DTS Staff

    Whitney is from New Zealand and came to YWAM MT in 2014 for DTS, returning a year later to serve with the DTS department. She has staffed both DTS's and DTS Equip, and has a heart for working with young people to see them become confident in who God has called them to be, and being bold in sharing the knowledge of God's grace and love that they have experienced.

  • Matthew Hall

    Tacoma, Washington
    Endurance DTS Staff

    Hello friends, my name is Matthew and I am currently 21. I did my (E)DTS in 2021 and joined on staff about a year later. My heart is to see God move in the nations through young people who have a passion to know God and make Him known. Training and sending is a big focus here at YWAM MT so it made sense why God brought me back to the Lakeside base. I am proud to be a follower of Jesus Christ and I look forward to seeing more and more people grow in their own relationship with God!

  • Katrina_Galloway

    Ulysses Kansas
    Endurance DTS staff

    Hi! My name is Katrina, I did the EDTS in 2022 where God gave me a passion for the outdoors and a desire to share the gospel in the nations. I love one on one conversations with people and walking with them through life. I also love walking with my dogs, especially in the rain, eating chocolate and petting almost any animal (even though I'm allergic) I grew up in a small town in Kansas where nothing grows but corn, wheat and tumble weeds; I have a horrible black thumb and can't get anything to grow but despite that I love fresh flowers, especially lilacs in the spring.

Ready to make the jump.

At YWAM Montana-Lakeside, we are all about doing whatever it takes to know God and to make Him known, together! We’d love to help you make that next step in your global missions education. Apply now!

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The adventure of a lifetime.

EDTS is a five-month discipleship program committed to doing whatever it takes to know God and make Him known in the outdoor industry and to the ends of the earth. EDTS students learn more about God’s character by participating in lectures and discipleship small groups. Students also build credible and translatable outdoor skills for both the mission field and for use in the outdoors industry on a global scale.

YWAM Montana-Lakeside operates under special use permits with the Flathead National Forest, Kootenai National Forest, and Glacier National Park and is an equal opportunity provider.

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