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The 14-Week Program

Get a faith that lasts when you join our Discipleship Training School

Fourteen weeks on Oahu’s North Shore: daily Bible study and prayer, weekly teaching from guest speakers, hands-on evangelism and service, and a team of young adults from around the world living it with you.

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Revolution Hawaii and Camp Homelani are programs of The Salvation Army.

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What Is A DTS?

What a Discipleship Training School is

A Discipleship Training School (DTS) is a full-time, live-in season of Christian training. You live in community, study the Bible daily, learn to share your faith, and serve people in need, all in one place for a set length of time. Revolution Hawaii’s DTS runs for 14 weeks at Camp Homelani on the North Shore of Oahu, with cohorts starting every September and January.

If you want your world rocked, and to be equipped to rock the world around you, this is a great place to start.

Revolution Hawaii students together on the North Shore

Inside The Program

What a DTS week includes

Bible Study And Prayer

Every day starts in the Word. Group Bible study and prayer anchor the whole week.

Teaching And Guest Speakers

Weekly classroom teaching, small group discussion, and guest speakers who have served in the field.

Practical Evangelism

Practical and tactical evangelism training, so sharing your faith becomes something you actually do.

Serving The Homeless

Serve and build relationships with Hawaii’s homeless communities, week after week.

At-Risk Youth

Volunteer at programs for at-risk youth and become the role model someone needs.

Hawaiian Culture

Engage with Hawaiian culture, the plantation history that shaped Oahu, and the Pidgin you will hear every day, and learn to serve as a respectful guest.

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Students with surfboards on the North Shore

Mind, Body And Soul

Island life is part of the training

Revolution Hawaii is a holistic ministry. Full-time ministry is physically demanding, so staying active is part of the program, and so is experiencing everything Hawaii has to offer with your teammates.

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Program Cost

What the Discipleship Training Program covers

The 14-week program costs $8,000. Once you arrive in Hawaii, your needs are covered: food, housing, books and team activity fees. The Salvation Army awards a $5,000 grant to qualified participants, and our team helps you fundraise the remainder. Travel to and from Oahu is yours to arrange.

  • Full program: $8,000
  • $5,000 Salvation Army grant for qualified participants
  • Food, housing, books and team activity fees covered on Oahu
  • Fundraising support for the remainder
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Who It’s For

Built for Christian young adults 18 to 25

Fresh out of high school

You graduated, everyone has a plan for you, and you want God’s plan first. Fourteen weeks now gives your next four years a foundation.

Between seasons

A year or two into college or work, you want a faith tested in service. This is the season to test it.

Ready to serve

You feel drawn toward ministry or missions and want real training, with real people, before you go further.

Thinking of it as a gap year? See the Christian gap year.

Your 14 Weeks

From application to graduation

1

Apply online

Complete the online application in minutes. Applications are reviewed as they arrive.

2

Arrive on Oahu

Book your flight, land in September or January, and move into your cabin at Camp Homelani.

3

Train and serve

Fourteen weeks of Bible study, teaching, evangelism and outreach, then graduate ready for your next step.

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Where You Live

Beachside cabins at Camp Homelani

You live in cabins by the beach with young adults from all over the world, sharing meals and community life together. Come with as little extra as possible: Revolution Hawaii is a chance to practice simple living and grow your dependence on God.

  • Cabins on the beach at Camp Homelani in Waialua
  • Shared meals and community life with your team
  • Teammates from across the US and around the world
  • Simple living that makes room for what matters
A beachside cabin at Camp Homelani
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“15 years ago I left home to be here, and right away I knew God had a different calling on my life than I realized. Because of what I learned, I’m still following the Lord. Since then, God has given me an adventure, a calling, a wife, and 2 adopted kids—right here in Hawaii. Hang on to your board shorts - it’s gonna be a wild ride”

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Program Questions

Discipleship Training School questions

A Discipleship Training School (DTS) is a full-time, live-in season of Christian training that combines daily Bible study, teaching, evangelism and hands-on service. Revolution Hawaii’s DTS runs 14 weeks on the North Shore of Oahu.

14 weeks. Cohorts start twice a year, in September and January.

Daily group Bible study and prayer, weekly classroom teaching, small group discussion and guest speakers, evangelism training, service with Hawaii’s homeless communities and at-risk youth, plus time surfing, snorkeling and hiking.

The program costs $8,000. Once you arrive in Hawaii, food, housing, books and team activity fees are covered. Qualified participants receive a $5,000 Salvation Army grant, and we help you fundraise the remainder.

Students book their own travel to and from Oahu. Once you land, the program covers your needs on the island.

In beachside cabins at Camp Homelani, 68-243 Olohio St, Waialua, HI 96791, with the rest of your cohort.

At Camp Homelani in Waialua, on Oahu’s North Shore. Waialua is a former sugar town; its mill ran until 1996, the last sugar plantation on Oahu.

Oahu is one of the most expensive places in the country, which is why the program covers your food, housing, books and team activity fees once you arrive. Plan for your flight and personal spending.

Yes. Pidgin is the local language of Hawaii. It grew on the sugar plantations among workers from many countries, and their children made it a full language. You will hear it at outreach every week.

As little extra as possible. Your needs on Oahu are covered, and simple living is part of the training.

Graduates can join a summer short-term mission with The Salvation Army in Micronesia. See missions training.

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September & January Cohorts

Fourteen weeks that shape the rest

Every cohort starts with an application and ends with young adults who know their faith, know their calling, and have already lived it. Your cohort is waiting.

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The entire application is fully online. It takes minutes.

P.S. Cohorts close when they fill. The application is online and takes minutes.