Couples DTS
Married couple walking together outdoors during a season of shared growth

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 community of couples from around the world who want more than a short retreat: a formative season that shapes how you love God, each other, and the people you serve.

Start date
1 October 2026
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.

Couple studying Scripture together during the Couples DTS training phase

Training 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.

  • Scripture-centred teaching for couples
  • Marriage and family discipleship tracks
  • Live-in community with other couples
  • Worship, intercession, and practical mission prep
Couples serving alongside a local community during outreach

Outreach Phase

~8–10 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
  • Team life that strengthens your marriage
  • Debrief and integration for the road ahead

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 a married couple who completed Couples DTS

“We arrived tired and left with a clearer sense of calling — not just individually, but as a couple.”

Alex & Jordan
Married couple smiling together after their Couples DTS journey

“Outreach as a married couple changed how we serve. We learned to lead from unity.”

Sam & Riley

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.

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 member of the Couples DTS team will follow up with more information about dates, fees, and the full application process.

Tell us you are interested

Share a few details and we will follow up with next steps for Couples DTS.

Register your interest