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Married couple together outdoors during Couples DTS

YWAM Muizenberg

Couples Discipleship Training School

A five-month journey in Cape Town for married couples ready to grow in faith, marriage, and mission — together.

A season set aside for your marriage and your calling

Couples DTS is a live-in discipleship school designed for married couples. Over five months you will study Scripture, strengthen your marriage, and step into outreach — side by side.

Based in Muizenberg, you join a multicultural community from around the world who want more than a short retreat: a formative season that shapes how you love God, between couple, and the people you serve.

Departure date
6 May 2027
Duration
5 months
Location
YWAM Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa
Language
English
Prerequisite
Married couples only

How the five months unfold

Training, then outreach — each phase designed for couples learning and serving together.

Couples during Lecture Phase

Lecture Phase

~12 weeks

Biblical teaching, marriage-focused discipleship, and community life in Muizenberg. Learn and grow as a couple before you go out to serve.

  • Bible-centred teaching for couples
  • Marriage and Sexuality
  • Live-in community with other couples
  • Worship, intercession, and practical mission prep
  • Cost per individual : Category A R52,000 ; Category B: R42,000; and Category C: R35,000
Couples during Outreach Phase

Outreach Phase

~9 weeks

Serve together on outreach, putting what you have learned into practice as a married couple in real ministry contexts.

  • Cross-cultural ministry as a couple
  • Hands-on evangelism and community service
  • Marriage Workshop that strengthens others marriage
  • Debrief and integration for the road ahead
  • Outreach Fees between R45,000 and R55,000. per individual

Fees

Cost

YWAM Muizenberg has a category system that aims to enable all students, regardless of social or economic background, to attend our training programs. The fees below are according to category, in which you can find more about in our financial policy.

Please note that fees are subject to change without notice.

Lecture Fees

  • Category A

    R52,000

    per individual

  • Category B

    R42,000

    per individual

  • Category C

    R35,000

    per individual

Outreach Fees

Outreach is charged separately and typically ranges between R45,000 and R55,000.

Built around what matters most

Everything — teaching, community, and outreach — is shaped for couples as a shared calling.

Stories from couples who came before you

Voices from married couples who walked this path.

Portrait of  who completed Couples DTS

“The couple DTS literally saved our marriage ! We reached 6 years of marriage and the situation was very complicated. We were looking for solutions, find some help or being separate. We learnt how listen to God together, we learnt the concept of oneness between us and God, and it totally changed our perspective on our marriage. We received more than we had expected. We were able to define a new and common vision for the future. Our marriage got totally restored by the grace of God. And the sacrifice was totally worth it.”

Cindy & Gaëtan EDJIDJIMO
Portrait of  who completed Couples DTS

“We experienced God-centered teaching, that was transformative in how we now treat one another, especially in the area of conflict resolution. It opened our eyes to how our relationship can be a testimony and influence to the world around us.”

Tamara & Micaiah PETERSON

Questions couples often ask

A few practical answers before you register interest.

Married couples who want a focused season of discipleship together — whether you are newly married or further along, and whether you sense a call to missions or simply want to grow deeper in faith and marriage.

Couples DTS runs for approximately five months, including a training phase and an outreach phase.

YWAM Muizenberg has a category system that aims to enable all students, regardless of social or economic background, to attend our training programs. The fees below are according to category, in which you can find out more about in our financial policy. * Please note that fees are subject to change without notice. Lecture Fees Category A: R52,000 per individual Category B: R42,000 per individual Category C: R35,000 per individual Outreach Fees **Outreach is charged separately and typically ranges between R45,000 and R55,000.

The school is hosted by YWAM Muizenberg in Cape Town, South Africa. Outreach locations vary by intake.

Teaching and community life are in English. Couples should be comfortable participating in English.

Submitting the form registers your interest. A staff of the Couples DTS team will follow up with more information about schedule of next call, and complete the full application process.

Tell us you are interested

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