All of these schools are bible courses that will give you an understanding of God’s redemptive plan through the study of the bible, but they vary in length, focus, and intensity. 

• SBS is a 9-month school that focuses on deep study of all 66 books of the bible using the inductive approach, with a focus on interpreting and applying the bible to your life, then teaching others. It is the most intense.
• BCC is a 3-month school that focuses on using the inductive approach to study 13-15 books of the bible, with the goal of giving you a really good biblical overview and the tools to continue studying the bible for yourself. You will have opportunities to study biblical themes and characters, and then learn how to teach others. Think condensed version of SBS.
• DBS is a 3-month school that focuses on gaining a broad overview of God’s redemptive plan. You will read the entire bible together, identify biblical action principles, and apply it to your life; then you will learn to share with others. It is less intense.

We encourage you to prayerfully consider doing a bible school – any of these schools will give you a good biblical foundation.

All of our classwork is assigned and completed in Google Classroom. You will need a laptop computer for homework and a 12-24 pack of colored pencils/highlighters for bible color coding.

Bible core course is an opportunity to take three months to study the living word of God and to let God work in your life. We recommend that you don’t take on extra work so that you can get the most out of this time!

We start the week by reading the book(s) that we will be studying in a group setting. Occasionally we will do that in some of the beautiful places around this island. We have guest speakers come in every week to teach us about the books that we are studying. In the afternoons there is plenty of time to work on weekly assignments. You should be expecting to spend 3-4 hours doing homework each day, to get the most out of the books that we study. On the last day of the week we take some time to share in small groups what God has been speaking to us through our study and the teachings. There are also corporate times of worship and prayer with our greater YWAM community here in Kona. 

You can expect to spend about 50 hours per week between classroom time and homework. We have classes Monday through Friday and a Reading Group on Saturday. Sundays are entirely free. 

Of course! BUT – we do encourage you to consider how much time it takes to complete your work and to plan accordingly.

Darlene Cunningham, Brett and Karen Curtis, Danny Lehman, David Hamilton, Jonathan Spainhour, Jim Walker, Joseph Avakian and many more.

We run DTS every quarter in January, April, July and September.

Typically, the cost for lecture phase tuition is 4,200 which will cover the cost of room and board, and tuition (does not include airfare). Outreach cost is estimated at $4,500–$5,500 USD. The actual cost will depend on your field assignment destination as most of the outreach cost is airfare.

Generally, outreach locations are announced in the first or second week of lecture phase. In the past, our teams have frequented locations such as Papua New Guinea, Micronesia and the Pacific, Panama, Haiti and the Caribbean, and Cambodia.

This will depend on your personal needs and lifestyle. A frugal trainee may only need $20 USD/wk for laundry and personal necessities. If you would like to go out for dinner, a movie, or explore Hawaii you may want to consider a budget of $100-$150/wk.

Kona has a tropical climate with warm temperatures year-round. The average high in Feb-March is 82°F (28°C ) while the average low is 66.4°F (19°C). Oct-Nov the average high is 86°F (30°C) while the average low is 71°F (21°C). Humidity is generally between 50% and 70%.

No, your course tuition includes all course related transportation. This includes shuttles to and from the airport and the UofN as well as weekly shopping and course related outings.

No, we are unable to issue tax receipts for the lecture portion of DTS. However, we are able to issue tax receipts for the outreach portion. Please note: lecture fees must be paid in full prior to funds being allocated toward the outreach fees.

The minimum age limit for DTS is 18.

Depending on your country of origin, it is possible you will need a visa. Please contact our visa desk at [email protected]

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