Fire & Fragrance DTS

The world is waiting for an encounter with Jesus. We are a community dedicated to go to the ends of the earth for love.

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About Us

We are a family, full of joy, wholeheartedly surrendered to Jesus and wildly in love with his presence!
God’s love inspires and propels us to take the gospel into all the world. From remote mountain villages to Ivy League universities. Our passion is the presence of Jesus. Our goal is revival that leads to reformation.

God created you with unique passion and skills. Fire & Fragrance offers skill tracks as a part of our DTS.
Check out the tracks we offer below. You can choose one or just apply to the general DTS.

Music Track

Music is the language of this generation. For those of us with musical talents, we have a special opportunity to speak to the hearts of the lost and broken in a way that can tear down walls and allow their hearts to hear the Gospel. The Music Track is designed to raise up musicians that are committed to loving God and using their gifts to impact the world. This impact is not limited to a specific style, but rather unified by our commitment to creatively express the heart of God with character and excellence.

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Media Track

The Media Track is for storytellers who want to give our generation permission to wildly follow Jesus with all their heart. We will using our skills in photography, film making, design and storytelling to work on creating social media campaigns, short films and podcasts that highlight God’s story in our lives and in the nations. Bring your cameras, drones and microphones. Come ready to collaborate, develop your skills and be pushed to create real content as a part of the Fire & Fragrance Media Team.

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Respect the Corners Track

Respect the Corners exists to raise up godly mentors and courageous pioneers who will use the the platform of fitness to exalt the name of Jesus in the nations of the earth. Through God’s power, and our obedience, many lives will be transformed. We will equip Functional Fitness trainers to be dynamic, life changing coaches who through their lives will impact the lost, make new disciples and never stop giving their lives for the Gospel. We desire to dethrone safe, self-focused living and we exalt Jesus by laying down our lives for the least, last, and the lost. We will use our fitness to bring the gospel to the hardest places on earth to reach

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Compassion Ablaze Track

Compassion Ablaze demonstrates the love of Jesus through acts of mercy. Our heart is for the margins of society and for issues of injustice – for women and children-at-risk, those caught in the trap of systemic poverty, those without a voice, the homeless, those struggling with life addictions, and those have been sexually abused, trafficked or enslaved. We don’t just want to talk about bringing the joy and freedom of the Gospel to the hard places, we want to actually do it, to do whatever it takes to bring the presence and fragrance of heaven to those too often forgotten.

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Dance Track

What does it mean to be a dancer with a calling from the Lord? This is the place to dive into that, finding new levels of freedom and creativity. We will release dancers in Spirit (discipleship/lectures) & Truth (technique/rehearsals/performances). We know that an artist’s creativity & spiritual authority go together, and we are committed to give dancers a place to walk fully in who God has called them to be as dancers.

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Tekton Trades Track

You will be trained in basic structural trades in this track. That you will use to accomplish projects on your outreach. Some of the skills will include welding, iron working, rough carpentry, finish carpentry and masonry. You will learn to work as a team to accomplish what we could never do alone. We couldn’t be more excited about this tract and what God is going to do through it and we are so stoked to give people permission to co-create with God to see transformation on every level and sphere of society.

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Farm Track

The Farm track is designed to teach you how to teach others about sustainable, natural farming. You will learn principles which can be taken on the mission field, urban areas, rural areas and even your own back yard. You will learn by doing it hands on! Come learn more about how to better steward what our Creator has given us. Our aim is to teach students these things so that they can teach others. What better way to show the love of God than by meeting felt needs which leads to addressing spiritual needs. As you learn these principles you will have opportunities to share them in real situations.

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Messengers Track

Powerful communicators galvanize people towards action. Learn the importance of living your message. Transform communities through disciplship. Get the coaching you need to become a dynamic communicator and help people experience the love and truth of God.

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Prayer Room Track

Worship and intercession are pillars of our the Fire & Fragrance community. Learn the skills to pioneer houses of prayer around the world. Help others connect with Jesus and contend for God’s love to transform society.

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PROGRAM INFORMATION

Dates

Lecture: January 3, 2019 – March 27, 2019

Outreach (including 1N1D in Peru): March 28, 2019 – July 6, 2019

Graduation: July 6, 2019

End/Departure Date: July 7th, 2019 in Lima, Peru

Dates

Lecture: April 4, 2019 – June 26, 2019

Outreach: June 27 – September 26, 2019

Graduation: September 27th, 2019

Dates

Lecture: September 26, 2019 – December 18, 2019

Outreach: December 19, 2019 – March 19, 2020

Graduation: March 20th, 2020

Cost

Training Phase: $3,995

Outreach Phase: $4,000–6,000

Languages

English

Prerequisites

All applicants must be at least 18 years old by enrollment date.

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Our Focus

As Fire & Fragrance our passion is the presence of Jesus. Intimacy with him is our highest goal and the center of everything we do! Our mission is to launch fiery eyed revivalists into the nations—close knit groups of friends—who are dedicated to falling more in love with Jesus and seeing the lost encounter his love.

As a school we feel super excited to offer training from our heroes like Todd White, Banning Liebscher, Dominic Russo, Jonathan and Melissa Helser, and Ravi Zacharias’ team. We want to offer more than just classroom learning so we have focused on building holistic training that challenges every area of your life. Through serving campus in practical work duties, community outreach, extended times of prayer and worship and our various training tracks you will be challenged and grow into a dynamic leader who carries the Fire & Fragrance DNA.

WHAT IS DTS

The Discipleship Training School (DTS) is YWAM’s six month entry level course, embodying YWAM’s mission to know God and make Him known. DTS provides an environment for students to personally encounter Jesus Christ, learn to hear God’s voice, and respond with joy!

DTS Teaching Topics

Hearing God’s Voice

The Father heart of God

Identity in Christ

The Cross

How to study and communicate God’s Word effectively

The Nature and Character of God

Biblical worldview

Intercession and spiritual warfare

The Holy Spirit

Relationships

Cross-cultural ministry

OUTREACH

At the completion of the classroom phase, students have the opportunity to ‘make God known’ in the outreach phase. The Gospel comes alive as students step out in faith to preach the good news, baptize new believers and heal the sick (Mark 16:15-18). Outreach is an exhilarating time of risk and adventure, as teams serve with local believers: transforming lives and impacting society with the love of Jesus Christ.

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Sam Chang

Sam & Crystal Chang have been a part of YWAM since 2006. Our hearts and passion are to train, disciple and send young men and women into the nations. We believe that we are living in the best days!

Email: fireandfragrancemail@gmail.com

Moriah DelRocini

Moriah DelRocini was born and raised in Lancaster Pennsylvania. She did her DTS with Fire & Fragrance and has been with YWAM since. Seeing breakthrough, going to art museums, and going on adventures are a few of her favorite things. Her heart burns for discipleship- that all would know their identity. She dreams to see the saved revived and the lost found in all the earth. Moriah believes with God for a generation of young people to be sold out, in love with Jesus in all the earth.

Email: fireandfragrancemail@gmail.com

Zane Nicks

I’m from Denver, and I did my DTS with Fire&Fragrance in fall of 2016. I love being part of activating the next generation. My heart burns to see the body of Christ united, active, and in love with Jesus.

Email: fireandfragrancemail@gmail.com

Amanda Fisher

Amanda Fisher was raised in Colorado Springs. She grew up in YWAM and came and did Awaken DTS in Kona a year after graduating college. Six months after she jumped into staff with Fire and Fragrance in pursuit of seeing missions accomplished through prayer and worship. One of her greatest desires is to see others living in the fullness given to us through the Gospel of Jesus, living in simple obedience to His voice, and sharing His love across the nations of the world. Amanda is believing that this generation will rise up to be radically in love with and set apart to Jesus and His purposes.

email: fireandfragrancemail@gmail.com

Allyson Tiglao

My name is Ally Tiglao. I did my DTS with Fire & Fragrance in January 2013. That’s when I discovered the JOY and adventure it is to say “yes” to Jesus, and I haven’t looked back since. I love discipleship, I love nations, and I love this family that I get to be a part of! I’m so excited to see the ways God will move during this school, and to know more of what He’s really like!

Email: fireandfragrancemail@gmail.com

Holly Wilson

Holly Wilson has been working with YWAM since 2015. She did her DTS with Fire and Fragrance in Kona then did a School of Biblical Studies (SBS) in Montana. It’s been her joy to fall more in love with God and see her generation rise into their callings! She loves mountains, Christmas time, and her favorite place to travel is the Middle East!

Email: fireandfragrancemail@gmail.com

Tallulah Crawley

My name is Tallulah Crawley – I did my DTS in January 2016, and I can honestly say that my life has never been the same. Jesus did so much in my heart, but the thing that I have been marked by is that in Jesus all things are possible. All sickness can be healed, all dreams can be fulfilled and all hearts can be reconciled to the Father.

Email: fireandfragrancemail@gmail.com

Jared Halek and Ally Kloefkorn

We’ve been on staff with YWAM Kona for the past couple of years. We are engaged and will be married Summer of 2019! We love the nations with our whole hearts, and we’re passionate about sharing the gospel wherever we go because our lives have been radically transformed by the power of God! We believe that our generation will be marked by holiness and the radical pursuit of the Father. We love getting to partner with His heart to see people come to know Him in the nations.

Email: fireandfragrancemail@gmail.com

Andrew Hutchinson

I did my DTS with Fire and Fragrance in 2015 here at YWAM Kona. The Lord radically changed his life during his DTS. He is passionate about seeing people come to know the Lord and be equipped to fulfill everything the Lord has called them to be and do. Andy loves exploring new places, loves the ocean and loves living in Hawaii. He is from Auckland, New Zealand.

Email: fireandfragrancemail@gmail.com

Mariana Villegas

I was born and raised in my beautiful country of Costa Rica. I did my DTS at YWAM Kona in April of 2017 and then was on staff for the next DTS in April 2018. I have a heart for people to understand who is God and their identity in Him. I want every person to encounter the love and passion of God where ever they go. I want people to understand that a simple “Yes” will change everything. I’m in love with Jesus, I love the nations, and love our Fire & Fragrance family.

Email: fireandfragrancemail@gmail.com

Carin Cochrane

Hi, I’m Carin, I did my DTS with Fire and Fragrance in 2016, but grew up as a YWAM kid in India. Jesus has transformed my life, and I am passionate about people falling radically in love with Jesus, growing in understanding of His purposes and plans for them, and bringing His love to the nations.

Carlo Llopis

My name is Carlo, I did my DTS in 2012 with Compassion Ablaze. I joined Fire and Fragrance in 2014. I have become more passionate in chasing after Jesus ever since. I love getting to be involved in watching as students and staff get their lives radically transformed by the love of God year after year!

Addysen Walchek

I was born and raised in San Francisco, Bay Area, California. After graduating from university, I came out to Kona and did my DTS with Community Transformations, which later merged with Fire & Fragrance DTS. This will be my second time school leading the April FF DTS. I’m very simply passionate about people and love being able to be a part of a move of God in this generation, seeing people come alive to the truth of who God is and who they are in Him.