Course overview
Learn how to:
- Hear God’s voice and make decisions accordingly
- Lead and facilitate small groups
- Develop personal mentoring skills
- Provide leadership for outreach teams
- Disciple others
- Resolve conflicts
- Manage your time and resources
- Lead lecture times
Basic Leadership School (BLS) is a unique opportunity for those who desire to grow in their leadership skills to apply what they are learning within their current DTS staff role in a practical, hands-on way. It encompasses six months of on-the-job training coupled with close mentoring from experienced leaders at YWAM Lausanne. BLS starts four weeks prior to the beginning of DTS.
Lecture phase
You will work side by side with other DTS staff as well as the School Leader to create a meaningful experience for students. During this time your leadership skills will grow through apprentice-style learning, doing many things that you may never have done before!
Prepare to serve in a variety of ways: leading practical work times, facilitating intercession, organizing events, mentoring students, and more. You will also participate in separate classroom teaching times for staff that are specifically tailored to prepare you for the upcoming Outreach Phase in addition to continued growth in developing discipleship skills during Lecture Phase.
Course content
- How to hear God’s voice and make decisions accordingly
- How to lead and facilitate small groups
- How to develop personal mentoring skills in one-on-one situations
- How to provide leadership for outreach teams
- How to disciple others
- How to resolve conflicts
- How to manage your time and resources
- How to lead lecture times
Field assignment
During Outreach Phase you will put into practice what you’ve learned during Lecture Phase by serving students with your specific skills and giftings during one of the chosen Outreach trips, totaling eight weeks. You will learn how to plan, organize, support, and implement the trip as you dive into more responsibility during the last phase of the BLS. This phase often produces the most leadership growth and can lead to greater levels of responsibility in the seasons to come.
