The Northern Lights Discipleship Training School is a place to see God radically move in your life. At the northernmost base in the world, surrounded by stunning mountains and fjords, you will get to know yourself, God and your passion and purpose in His kingdom.

Outdoor DTS at YWAM Ålesund is a six-month discipleship training school designed to strengthen your body, spirit, and soul through teaching, community, and opportunities to encounter God in His creation. You’ll venture into Nordic landscapes to hike, climb, camp, and more, alongside a passionate group of young people who will encourage you to go further than you thought possible.

​Come experience what it means to co-create with your Creator and impact people, culture, and nations with your art. The Creative Discipleship Training School is a course designed to train and equip artists with disciplines and perspectives that shape creative living as disciples of Jesus. This six-month course will take you deeper in relationship with God, help you develop your character and voice as an artist and follower of Jesus, and prepare you for missions in all parts of society.

The Creative DTS runs seven different tracks: Barista, Dance, Film, Fine Art, Music, Photography, and Writing. See below to find out which tracks are available each year.

Join the trail! Learn to walk with Jesus, one step at the time. You will experience him in a whole new way, grow in your relationship with him, and go to the nations to share his love.

We believe we were not created to walk by ourselves. During your time with us, you will meet other Christians, hear their stories, and be part of a community.

The Reach DTS is a unique and exciting DTS that focuses on reaching The Least, The Last, and The Lost. It’s about taking the Gospel to the nations and sharing God’s heart of mercy and justice through missions. This is a school that will take you to the ends of the earth and go the extra mile to reach those unreached by the Gospel. We want Our students to walk in a lifestyle of worship, intercession, excitement for the word, humility and servitude, an unbound faith, and a heart for adventure.

Wind and Waves is called to catalyse young leaders with a burning heart for Jesus into creating a movement that brings the kingdom of God to the extreme sports community and beyond. We want you to be marked by; a Christ centred lifestyle with a zeal for prayer and worship, risk taking with the Holy Spirit, fundament in scripture and a passion to play and explore in His creation. We are believing God for sending the winds of His Spirit and the Waves of revival in the places we go.

We believe God is raising up a new generation which is longing for something more, and which will boldly share the Gospel to both their neighbors as well as to the ends of the earth. Destiny DTS wants to see people find God’s purpose for their lives. We want to see people take part in fulfilling the Great Commission, and be a part of discipling the nations. Through Destiny DTS you will get the opportunity to go deeper with God and the plans He has for your life.

We believe that Gen Z has an important role to play in seeing the gospel preached in every nation, tribe and language. Come and get equipped and be a part of seeing a new Jesus movement on the earth! When it comes to the Fire and Fragrance DTS we want to let Jesus empower us with his love through prayer, worship, God’s word and His Spirit. Out of that place we desire to see a broken world get to know Jesus as their savior and God as a Father. First in our heart, in our neighborhoods and then to the nations.

This DTS is what you could call “the full package”. As the school is a bit longer than most other DTS's, you get more time to travel, more time to practice what you learn, and more time to reflect on all the things you experience.

We believe that Gen Z has an important role to play in seeing the gospel preached in every nation, tribe and language. Come and get equipped and be a part of seeing a new Jesus movement on the earth! When it comes to the Fire and Fragrance DTS we want to let Jesus empower us with his love through prayer, worship, God’s word and His Spirit. Out of that place we desire to see a broken world get to know Jesus as their savior and God as a Father. First in our heart, in our neighborhoods and then to the nations.

The Backpack DTS is a unique school that brings elements of the adventurous and minimalistic backpacking culture into the DTS outreach. Our DTS has different outreach teams that will travel at the same time but to different places. The outreach tracks will have special focuses such as hiking and trekking, the 10/40 window or blindfolded globetrotting. Check out our different outreach tracks to find out more!

Our greatest desire is that you will experience the love of God in such a way that you will never be the same again, and that you will discover more of His purpose for your life.

Many of us find ourselves at a crossroads asking this very question. We can get stuck in familiar patterns of life, uncertain of what to do but wanting more of God.

This Discipleship Training School is for families, couples and older singles who want to take a step of faith, seeking a fresh encounter with Jesus. We want to root you in the power of the Holy Spirit and passionate love of the Father.

With practical training in evangelism and ministry, you will then go to the nations and see people radically transformed by the Gospel.

​Come experience what it means to co-create with your Creator and impact people, culture, and nations with your art. The Creative Discipleship Training School is a course designed to train and equip artists with disciplines and perspectives that shape creative living as disciples of Jesus. This six-month course will take you deeper in relationship with God, help you develop your character and voice as an artist and follower of Jesus, and prepare you for missions in all parts of society.

The Creative DTS runs seven different tracks: Barista, Dance, Film, Fine Art, Music, Photography, and Writing. See below to find out which tracks are available each year.

Outdoor DTS at YWAM Ålesund is a six-month discipleship training school designed to strengthen your body, spirit, and soul through teaching, community, and opportunities to encounter God in His creation. You’ll venture into Nordic landscapes to hike, climb, camp, and more, alongside a passionate group of young people who will encourage you to go further than you thought possible.

Wind and Waves is called to catalyse young leaders with a burning heart for Jesus into creating a movement that brings the kingdom of God to the extreme sports community and beyond. We want you to be marked by; a Christ centred lifestyle with a zeal for prayer and worship, risk taking with the Holy Spirit, fundament in scripture and a passion to play and explore in His creation. We are believing God for sending the winds of His Spirit and the Waves of revival in the places we go.

The Reach DTS is a unique and exciting DTS that focuses on reaching The Least, The Last, and The Lost. It’s about taking the Gospel to the nations and sharing God’s heart of mercy and justice through missions. This is a school that will take you to the ends of the earth and go the extra mile to reach those unreached by the Gospel. We want Our students to walk in a lifestyle of worship, intercession, excitement for the word, humility and servitude, an unbound faith, and a heart for adventure