YWAM University of the Nations Kona - TRAINING @ UofN KONA

YWAM, University of the Nations, Kona Campus 

YWAM University of the Nations Kona 

Guide for Schools Leaders 

Version 1.7 Nov 2011 

V1.7 Nov 2011 Page 1 of 105


Contents 

UNDERSTANDING OF UOFN KONA LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOLS ................................................................................. 5 

SETTING UP YOUR SCHOOL .......................................................................................................................................... 6 

YWAM U OF N KONA - COURSE PREPERATION CHECKLIST ...................................................................................... 7 

STUDENT ORIENTATION CHECKLIST ....................................................................................................................... 11 

HEALTH INSURANCE REQUIREMENT FOR STUDENTS ............................................................................................. 12 

STAFF TRAINING FOR EACH SCHOOL ...................................................................................................................... 12 

ARRIVAL AND ALOHA WELCOME DAY EXPECTATIONS FOR SCHOOLS ................................................................... 13 

RUNNING YOUR SCHOOL ON THE CAMPUS ............................................................................................................... 14 

COMMUNITY EVENT EXPECTATIONS FOR SCHOOLS AND SEMINARS .................................................................... 15 

TRANSPORTATION GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOLS ...................................................................................................... 16 

ORDERING SUPPLIES FROM COSTCO ...................................................................................................................... 16 

WORK DUTY EXPECATIONS AT YWAM U OF N KONA ............................................................................................. 17 

SETTING UP YOUR CLASSROOM ............................................................................................................................. 17 

TRANSITION STUDENTS HOUSING – (STUDENT COMMUNICATION) ..................................................................... 19 

TRANSITION STUDENTS – STAFF INFORMATION .................................................................................................... 20 

NANNYS IN SCHOOLS .............................................................................................................................................. 21 

HAVING A FAMILY IN YOUR SCHOOL ...................................................................................................................... 21 

GUEST SPEAKERS INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................... 22 

BOOKING SPEAKERS INTO THE GO CENTER ............................................................................................................ 23 

TAKING CARE OF YOUR GUEST SPEAKER ................................................................................................................ 24 

GUIDELINES FOR CHOOSING GUEST SPEAKERS ...................................................................................................... 26 

STAFFING AND LEADERSHIP AREAS ............................................................................................................................ 27 

COMMITMENT EXPECTATIONS FOR SCHOOL LEADERS AND STAFF ....................................................................... 28 

AUTHORITY DELEGATION TO SCHOOL LEADERS .................................................................................................... 29 

FOUNDATION SCHOOL INFORMATION ...................................................................................................................... 31 

ACCEPTING STUDENTS IN FOUNDATION SCHOOL ................................................................................................. 32 

INTERNSHIP GUIDELINES ............................................................................................................................................ 33 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INTERNSHIP LEADERS ........................................................................................ 34 

OUTREACH GUIDELINES .............................................................................................................................................. 35 

CHOOSING OUTREACH LOCATIONS AND REPORTING GUIDELINES FOR YWAM U OF N KONA SCHOOLS ............. 36 

DEBRIEFING OF SCHOOL ......................................................................................................................................... 38 



TRAVEL POOL GUIDLINES ........................................................................................................................................ 39 

OUTREACH TEAMS IN KONA ................................................................................................................................... 40 

FINANCIAL GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOLS AND SEMINARS ............................................................................................. 41 

INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ................................................................................. 42 

MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL ........................................................................................................ 43 

REVIEWS OF FEES AND CHARGES ........................................................................................................................... 43 

DTS AND UPPER LEVEL SCHOOLS ............................................................................................................................ 44 

CREATION OF SCHOOL FEES ................................................................................................................................... 44 

LECTURE PHASE FEES .............................................................................................................................................. 45 

INTERNSHIP FEES .................................................................................................................................................... 46 

OUTREACH FEES ...................................................................................................................................................... 47 

REFUND POLICY ...................................................................................................................................................... 48 

FIELD TRIPS ............................................................................................................................................................. 49 

ROOM DEPOSITS ..................................................................................................................................................... 49 

DISCOUNT FOR STUDENTS THAT DO NOT EAT ON CAMPUS .................................................................................. 49 

DISCOUNT FOR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT LIVE ON CAMPUS ................................................................................. 49 

SCHOOL LEADERS RESPONSIBILITIES ...................................................................................................................... 49 

DUE DATES FOR SCHOOL AND OUTREACH FEES .................................................................................................... 50 

DEFERRED PAYMENT APPLICATION ........................................................................................................................ 50 

BUDGETS AND CLOSING OFF YOUR SCHOOL ACCOUNTS ....................................................................................... 52 

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE .......................................................................................................................................... 52 

CATEGORY B AND C NATION DISCOUNTS ............................................................................................................... 52 

SEMINARS FEES AND PROCEDURES ........................................................................................................................ 53 

SEMINARS HOUSED ON THE CAMPUS OR GO CENTER....................................................................................... 53 

EVENTS FEES AND CHARGES ................................................................................................................................... 54 

YWAM EVENTS AND CONFERENCES ................................................................................................................... 54 

NON-YWAM EVENTS AND CONFERENCE ............................................................................................................ 54 

ATTACHMENT 1 CATEGORY ABC NATIONS ............................................................................................................. 55 

DECISION MAKING FLOWCHARTS .............................................................................................................................. 58 

STARTING A NEW SCHOOL AT UOFN KONA ........................................................................................................... 59 

BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT PROCESS - DRAFT ........................................................................................................ 61 

FORMS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 63 

STUDENT WITHDRAWAL/DISMISSAL FORM ........................................................................................................... 64 

OUTREACH PROPOSAL FORM ................................................................................................................................. 66 



SCHOOL LEADERS APPROVAL FORM ...................................................................................................................... 68 

Tuition Payment Deferral - Upper Level Course ..................................................................................................... 70 

Tuition Payment Deferral - DTS .............................................................................................................................. 71 

SEMINAR PROPOSAL FORM .................................................................................................................................... 72 

MIDCOURSE FEEDBACK FORM ............................................................................................................................... 76 

SCHOOL SPEAKER PROPOSAL FORM ...................................................................................................................... 78 

GO CENTER – GUEST SPEAKER BOOKING FORM .................................................................................................... 79 

YWAM Values and YWAM UofN Kona Code of Conduct ........................................................................................ 82 

KEY REFERENCE GUIDE AND YWAM DOCUMENTS ..................................................................................................... 87 

WHY WORK DUTY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF THE NATIONS? ..................................................................................... 88 

UNIVERSITY OF THE NATIONS: A NEW KIND OF ANIMAL ....................................................................................... 90 

ALIGNING YOUR MINISTRY AND TRAINING COURSES WITH YWAM'S FOUNDATIONAL VALUES .......................... 92 

YWAM/UofN Field Assignment/Outreach Policy and Procedure ........................................................................... 98 

FULL LEARNING WEEK POLICY AND PROCEDURE ................................................................................................. 102 



UNDERSTANDING OF UOFN KONA LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOLS 

University of the Nations Kona Campus is one of over 800 different campus‘s of the University of the Nations. We 

are accountable to the International Leadership Body by way of the accreditation of Degrees and also to fulfill the 

mandate of the University and abide by the guidelines, recommendations and spirit of the University. 

The University is part of Youth with a Mission and often we will use both names as they are one and the same in 

purpose and spirit. 

The Eldership of YWAM UofN Kona ultimately oversees all of the training that happens here on the Kona Campus 

as well as the many teams sent out in the various field assignments. They together with the community ensure the 

campus keeps pursuing and Obeying the words of the Lord to us here. 

The Eldership has endorsed a Training Structure (outlined below) to where each aspect of the training in Kona is 

accountable to. The Role of the Training Director is to connect the various leadership bodies together and provide 

and connectedness between all the areas of our training. The Training Director may at time to time endorse a 

Training Leadership Team to ensure this is done well. 

Leadership Members 

Training Director: Andrew Dutton 

Training Leadership Team: Andy Byrd, Paul Childers, Ben Nonoa, John Gillespie, Sean Murphy 

NOTE – The Training Leadership Team is currently being added to (Nov 2011) 


SETTING UP YOUR SCHOOL 




YWAM U OF N KONA - COURSE PREPERATION CHECKLIST 

Before Beginning a New School: 

Meet with Training Team or DTS Leadership Team re: 

� Goals & outcomes; overlap with existing courses 

� Timing & sequence with other courses, tracks, campus calendar 

� Leadership development & local ownership (if school leader not resident) 

� Marketing & recruiting strategy 

� Costs for school (Kona campus + tuition) 

� Procedure for selecting outreach locations; supervising internships 

6-9 months prior to school: 

� once approved, get course added to Kona registrar site: studentservices@uofnkona,edu 

� develop recruiting materials/contacts for staff, students 

o (meet with Communication Team for resources & assistance) 

o Send Web Site updates too.. webupdates@uofnkona.edu 

� submit list of proposed teachers for school to your area leadership Team 

6 months prior to school: 

� Check online registrar system weekly for status of applications https://registrar.uofn.edu 

� Pursue those who are pending re what‘s needed, encouragement, Q&A 

� Develop & implement regular communication with accepted students 

� Offer fund raising support package (info re Kona, course; commendation letter) 

� Prayer and encouragement re preparation 

� Required reading prior to course? 

� Set up Facebook or ywamconnect group? 

� Check on children‘s program availability for families foundation@uofnkona.edu 

� Check with Foundation School re family applications 

o (they separately decide whether to admit children once you have accepted parent(s); track on their 

decision making) 

� recruit staff (NOTE: there are specific arrival dates for new staff) 

� invite speakers 


� ensure new staff are being processed by Staff Services konastaff@uofnkona.edu 

� continue to monitor admissions; track with students re finances, visas 

� finalize speakers and send confirmation letters 

� communicate speaker list to GO Centre gocenter@uofnkona.edu 

� finalize school budget (how you‘ll spend tuition) with Financial Team 

� open school account with Financial Services finsvcs@uofnkona.edu 

� decide on & order student books (check with Communication Office for YWAM 

� Publishing titles for bulk discounts) 

� check with Training Team for staff training schedule re possible/required staff training meetings & school 

leader weekly meeting schedule prior to beginning of quarter 

� submit proposed list of seminar weeks open to public/campus to community life 

� begin to pray about possible outreach locations (check with Training Team on recommended locations to 

link with ongoing campus vision, connections) 


� Arrange for worship leader through worship and training team CONTACT 

� Continue to monitor student applications & communicate with accepted students 


� Begin communication with possible outreach locations 

6 weeks prior to school: 

� contact transportation office re vehicle needs (ie beach trip) 

� NOTE: Roberts offers school buses for best rate: CONTACT 

� request/confirm classroom location with Training Team 

� determine assessment strategy for assignments, exams, personal growth 

� develop daily schedule 

� plan welcome baskets & student syllabus 

� continue to monitor student applications & communicate with accepted students 

� continue communication with possible outreach locations 

1 month prior to school: 

� contact Student Housing with any requests, suggestions re room placement 

� continue to monitor student applications & communicate with accepted students 

� submit check request for petty cash needed to purchase welcome baskets, etc 

� welcome new staff (welcome basket, lei, etc); check on their room prior to arrival 

� new staff attend new staff orientation week 

� attend any staff training & school leader meetings provided by Training Team 


� confirm speaker dates & names with GO Centre 

� plan classroom decorations 

� determine contents of student syllabus 

� team building and decision making with staff team re: 

o determine outreach locations? 

o handle financial needs? 

o select small groups; one-on-ones? 

o class attendance 

o staff meetings 

o personal mentoring 



� Review list of students & charges with Financial Services & Student Services 

� Contact work duty supervisor with any requests for student work duty assignments 

� Begin making door tags, name tags & photocopies for syllabus 

� Purchase welcome basket supplies 

� Determine staff roles; have staff meet with campus department heads to learn procedures 

� Assign one on ones; small groups 

1 week prior to school: TRANSITION WEEK 

� Participate in campus-wide activities (Monday am work day; Tues am prayer) 

� Pick up classroom key; decorate, set up, etc 

� Check student rooms for cleanliness, number of beds/desks; general readiness. 

� PRAY in each room 

� Assemble welcome baskets; syllabus 

� Pick up housing list & put up door tags 

� Arrange staff roles for arrival day 

� Arrange for Aloha Day class time (food? ice breakers?) 

Arrival/Registration Day 

� Distribute welcome baskets 

� Staff: be available to greet students and escort to their rooms 

� School leader: be available to sign forms for various aspects of registration 



� Make sure students‘ basic needs are met (food, bedding) 

� NOTE: following activities are taken care of by campus departments on this day 

o registration ID card 

o fee payment health insurance check/issue 

o visa check welcome dinner 

o families meet Foundation School staff 

Aloha Day: 

� Participate in corporate welcome & protocol 

� Participate in corporate ―welcome to community life‖ re policies 

� Participate in evening welcome luau 

� Welcome students in your school (may or may not involve food) 

� See www.YWAMconnect.net for schedule of the above activities 

1 st week of class: 

� Monday morning: campus worship 8-9 am 

o children to Foundation School after worship 

� Monday afternoon: late registration for those who came in after Arrival Day 

o families meet with Foundation School staff for orientation 

� Tuesday afternoon: work duty orientation 

� Wednesday afternoon: work duties start 

� Check Form B online to finalize class attendance 

During School: 

� Keep grade records/Assessment material and Markings 

� Keep daily Record of attendance 

� Introduce UofN colleges, courses and student advisors 

� request honorarium checks 2 weeks prior to each speaker‘s arrival 

� Transport guest speakers 

� Send thank you notes & honorariums to guest speakers 

� Monitor small groups & one on ones 

� Monitor student finances and visa needs 

� Meet weekly with staff; ensure personal mentoring is happening for them 

� Check with student work duty supervisors every other week (staff) 

� Check with building managers every other week 

� Check in with Foundation School leaders (if families in school); notify of/negotiate regarding any schedule 

changes (they are only responsible to run program for kids during normal classroom hours) 

� Plan for outreach (see appendix) 

� Participate in all campus events 

� Hold fund raisers if necessary 

� Participate in school leader meetings & staff training events 

� Update C1 form (UofN Lecture Phase Evaluation) 

Week 8: 

� Plan for love feast, Invite any other staff members that have had an impact in your school eg building 

managers, leaders, work duty coordinators etc. 

� Advise Housing of Departure times of teams if they are not leaving on departure day. 

Week 10 

� Check with student services on departure procedures 

� Make arrangements for departures, storing luggage for staff and students 

� Advise students of departure procedures (luggage, room cleaning) 



Last Week of School and Wrap up: 

� Complete C1 form online – Grades and Speaker Lists 

� Make sure Outreach Enrollment form is complete (also for interns) and sent to training@uofnkona.edu 

� Clean classroom and hand in any projectors/classroom supplies that you borrowed for the quarter. Please 

liaise with your quarter point before removing as the next quarter class may use the equipment. 

� Return all equipment/vehicles 

� Give any copies of Course Evaluations to your Quarter point for review. 

� Insure expectations for any fees outstanding by a students are clearly given. This also needs to be cleared 

with your quarter point leader. 

� Host love feast – please read Love Feast origins in the reference guide to give some help for you. A hotel 

meal is not a love feast, a love feast is much more than just a nice meal in a nice dress � 

� Insure students clean up rooms well, Building Managers will give guidelines etc, you need to follow up and 

give adequate time in the schedule to fulfill a good clean � 

� Present Certificate of Completion to students (if outreach, then upon return) – These should be sent directly 

to you Schools mail box. If you do not receive them please contact Sharon Carrington in the CCHC bottom 

floor regional records office. 


STUDENT ORIENTATION CHECKLIST 


Here is a guide for schools to know what to ensure they cover as part of the students orientation to Kona. Be 

creative on how you cover this material, the more students understand who we are and why we do what we do it 

helps them feel apart of our Ohana. 

YWAM UofN Kona Ministry: 

� History Vision and Values 

� Schedule and Weekly timetable for Corporate Events. 

� Leadership Structure 

� Gecko Book and Guidelines (Code of Conduct) 

� General facilities Tour 

� Prayer Room 

� Visa Guidelines 

Course Information and Overview: 

� Assessment Policy and Procedures including course progress feedback 

� Fees, charges, making payments, and refunds policies and procedures 

� Overview of course including Outcomes/Curriculum 

� Overview of training in the University of the Nations (history, live learn etc) 

� School Leaders and Staff History/Story 

� Expectations for School Schedule, Attendance 

� Work Duties 

� Care Groups, One on Ones 

� Complaints and Appeals 

Workplace Health and Safety: 

� Accident, injury and incident guidelines 

� Guidelines for restricted areas (kitchen and workshop) 

� Clothing guidelines for the workplace (if needed) 

� Emergency exits and procedures (fire drills etc) 

� Medical – doctors, illnesses, Health Insurance (including care for infectious and contagious illnesses/ 

conditions) 

� Working with Minors 

General Equipment use: 

� Email and internet use including YWAMCONNECT.NET 

Living in Community: 

� Living in Community, Cross Cultural differences, Children and Families 

� Clothing guidelines, Alcohol, Noise, Quiet Times 

� Safety in Water, Security Badges and Meals 

� Having Guest visit in Kona 

� Building Managers and Security role 



HEALTH INSURANCE REQUIREMENT FOR STUDENTS 

All Students on any course with University of the Nations Kona MUST have adequate health insurance. This is 

for students both here in Kona as well as Outreach. 

The minimum is a health insurance that‘s covers catastrophic events and enables them to be transported back to 

their home nation. 

Students can receive a discount on their insurance at www.talent-trust.com 

The sign up on registration day is our back up not the major place we want our students to sign up. Please insure 

your students know what insurance they have and what they are covered by. 

STAFF TRAINING FOR EACH SCHOOL 

Quarterly Staff Training (Corporate training days) 

Prior to each quarter the campus leadership will provide training for school leaders and school staff for the up 

coming quarter. These are what we call ―corporate training days‖. This is a time where all school leaders and staff 

for the up coming quarter are required to attend. 

School Specific Staff Training 

Each School is to provide training for staff prior to the school starting and also create a plan for staff training 

throughout the school. This is training more tailor towards equipping them to oversee the school in which they are 

leading. 

Outreach Training (Corporate) 

Each quarter there will be Corporate Outreach Staff training which all staff members going on outreach that coming 

quarter are require to attend. (Including School Leaders) 

Outreach Training (School Specific) 

Each School will have a list of areas in which you will need to be training your staff and your students. You will 

also have areas which you will add on top of these. 

A weekly schedule prior to a quarter could look like this. 

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 

School Specific training School Specific training Corporate training 

(2-4 days) 

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Arrival Week


ARRIVAL AND ALOHA WELCOME DAY EXPECTATIONS FOR SCHOOLS 

Arrival Day 

Arrival Day is usually on the Thursday of the 1 st week. This enables us as a campus to register all of the 

students in one day and then welcome and orientate them on the following day. Once this is done each 

students can go to their prospective school and be orientated to the course work and schedule. 

We ask that all students arrive on these days and that school leaders reinforce this in all of your 

communications. 

The Arrival day is held usually in the Ohana Crt, you will need to have a representative from your school 

there from 8am – 10:30 PM. Your staff will be required to assist in the set up and clean up during the day. 

The Registration Process usually happens during the afternoon of the arrival day. You need to prepare 

your students for this process. 

They will need: 

� Money to pay fees 

� Passport/Visa Information 

� Health Insurance proof or they will be required to sign up on the day 

� A beautiful face – as they are going to get a photo that will go on their ID card. 

Aloha Welcome Day 

Aloha Welcome day is the Friday after Arrival Day. During this day we desire to see the students 

orientated to the Hawaiian Culture, Campus Leadership and Community. You may get time to meet 

together as a school during this day, but the main purpose of the day is that we would all connect as a 

large Ohana and then break down into our various schools. 

Although it varies quarter by quarter, a typical schedule for the day looks like this; 

8 – 12 - Corporate Orientation. 

This is all schools together where we desire to introduce the students to the Leadership, Vision, 

History and Purpose of YWAM-UofN Kona. 

4 – 8pm – Hawaiian Welcome Protocol then Celebration of the Nations. 

This starts of the party for the night. We start with the Protocol where each school will present 

gifts from the various nations represented in the schools. This information should have gone out to 

the students upon acceptance. 

Following the protocol we will have a nice meal together and then at 6ish the Celebration of the 

Nations starts. 

All Schools regardless of whether they have done it before are expected to be at the Aloha Welcome Day 

Events. 



RUNNING YOUR SCHOOL ON THE CAMPUS 



COMMUNITY EVENT EXPECTATIONS FOR SCHOOLS AND SEMINARS 

These events are for all schools and staff at YWAM-UofN Kona. These are crucial for us as we gather together to 

fellowship, Worship God and minster to one another. 

All YWAM-U of N Kona Staff and Students 

� Monday, 8 - 9am - Worship for everybody in the Ohana Court (Please don’t leave until it is finished, plan 

for lectures to start at 9:15 or 9:30 on Mondays.) 

� Thursday, 6 – 8pm Community Gathering. 

� Corporate Prayer Days/Events. (see Corporate Calendar of YWAMconnect.net) 

All YWAM-UofN Kona Staff (in addition to above) 

� Tuesday, 3:15 – 5:00 pm – Bi-Weekly - All-staff meeting (Ohana Court) 

� Tuesday 3:15 – 5pm – Bi-Weekly – Ministry leaders Meeting current School leaders required. 

� All School Staff training days both prior to and during the course (outreach training included) 

School Leaders meetings (in addition to above) 

� School Leaders will have either weekly or bi-weekly meetings with the Quarter Point leaders. 

� All YWAM-UofN School Leaders are expected to attend the Monthly School Leaders Meetings 



TRANSPORTATION GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOLS 

Our Vehicles are a great blessing to us here at the Campus. They do a lot of miles so some are showing the need to 

either be overhauled or join the fishes in the sea, BUT they are still ours to look after and take care of. Please if you 

notice anything that could cause harm please notify the Vehicle department ASAP. 

Do not use the vehicles illegally 

� To many people for the amount of seat belts 

� Not a campus licensed driver 

� Driving on the wrong side of the road (those Australians !!!) 

Here are some helpful notes for you to be aware of. 

� Cost per mile: $1.10 – 1.25 – NOTE: Please request an up to date cost sheet from the transportation 

department. 

� Round trip to the airport: 21 miles 

� Round trip to Costco: 12-15 miles 

� A mix of minibuses, vans and cars are available. 

� All drivers have to take a driver‘s test administered by the campus before they can drive. 

� School leaders must turn in a form with authorized drivers for each school. 

� You can request vehicles at any time, but the requests are only handled during regular office times (so 

make sure you have your keys for the weekend). 

� You can usually pick up keys several days in advance. 

� There are a number of keys for each vehicle – so several people might have a key for the vehicle you are 

using – make sure you return it in time. 

� Campus Vehicles are not for personal use. 

Budget Awareness 

Your transportation usage each month will not show up in your budget until the middle of the following month. So 

if you know you used the vehicles a lot one month please keep a track of that as it wil not show up for a little while. 

**See the Transportation office for a full list of policy and procedures regarding vehicle usage. 

ORDERING SUPPLIES FROM COSTCO 

To assist in lessoning the amount of trips our vans do to Costco, Campus Services has enabled us to be able to 

purchase goods from their via the weekly delivery. 

Each School is asked to order supplies from Costco through this method. This will make you have to plan as well as 

stop some impulse buying (the samples sometimes overwhelm us) 

Please use the Costco order form to place the order. Follow the directions on the form. 

Thank you. 



WORK DUTY EXPECATIONS AT YWAM U OF N KONA 

Reference Guide documents to read 

� Why the Work Duty in UofN 

� Work Duty Philosophy 

Each Student* that enrolls in the school here at YWAM-UofN Kona will also be involved in Work Duties. 

* Families who have both of the parents enrolled in a school here at YWAM-UofN Kona Campus are only required 

to have one spouse doing work duties regardless of their children‘s age. 

Here are some considerations and helps for each school to be prepared for. 

� Regular work duties are up to 10 hours per week. 

� Most work duties take place every afternoon from 3-5pm. 

� Depending on the size of your course, a school leader can request 1 or 2 ―hold backs‖ to take care of your 

classroom and speaker hospitality. 

� You will need to assign one staff person from your school to oversee work duties. School staff should 

contact their small group/one-on-one students‘ supervisors on a regular basis throughout the school to 

monitor the student‘s participation. 

� About half way through the course the department heads will fill in an evaluation – that will then passed on 

to you or the student for your and their signature. 

� There is a work duty coordinator who oversees this whole area. 

� If you are going to be away for part of the school you must see this worked through in the work duty area. 

Please do not presume you can leave without first taking with the work duty department. 

SETTING UP YOUR CLASSROOM 

Classroom Supplies 

Each Classroom will have the following supplied by the Campus. Your tuition fees should not have to cover these 

items. Some exceptions may exist if you require a higher end or costly version for the type of school. 

� Chairs 

� Desks – Priority on Upper level not all DTS 

� White Board 

� Video Projector 

� Sound System – Size will vary depending on need 

You will need to supply the rest of the resources for your classroom. 

Classroom allocation 

Class rooms are allocated with you major influences 

1. Amount of Students (Size) 

2. Purpose of School (needs of school) 

Classrooms are usually allocated a week before the quarter starts. You will typically gain access 3-5 days prior to 

the arrival day. 





TRANSITION STUDENTS HOUSING – (STUDENT COMMUNICATION) 

Once your Quarter has ended here at the University of the Nations Kona, most of you will either be departing onto 

to Outreach or heading home. If you are moving on to another course here with us or you were unable to get a flight 

out on the departure date as you were asked to, here are the requirements and process which you need to go through. 

If your school is doing Outreach in Kona for the first couple of days/weeks of the time, your school leader will be 

advising you about what you will have to do. If you are not leaving Kona you should fit into one of the 2 below 

categories. 

1. Transition Students – If you have been accepted into a School/Seminar that starts on the following next 

upcoming Arrival Day. 

� Where will you be housed? 

o Students may be moved to a new room with other transition students. You will be advised by 

Housing/Building manager at the appropriate time. You are not to move until advised. 

o You may keep your current accommodation or not depending on what school you are transitioning 

into and also our housing needs for the upcoming quarter. 

� Requirements 

o Students are a part of our community during transition time. Transition students are able to travel 

during the week but we would ask that you advise your building managers and/or school leader of 

what you will be up to during the break. We do like to take care of you! 

o If you are on campus at the time of beautification day we ask that you participate in this day of 

preparation for the upcoming quarter. 

o As you are apart of the YWAM Family, we would love your assistance during the week. If you 

desire to assist anywhere on the campus please talk with your building manager and they can work 

that out for you. Any help is greatly appreciated. 

o There is no additional fee for this time (it is factored into your upcoming school fee). 

o Transition Students may obtain food from any food pick ups and/or meals provided from the 

kitchen during this time. If the Kitchen is closed for any period, Students will have to provide for 

themselves. 

� Process 

o You are to advise your current Building Manager and gain approval from them to be a transition 

student. 

2. Late Departing Student – Students who for reasons outside of their control are not able to leave on the required 

departure day (either the end of lecture or Outreach debrief) and are not enrolled in a school for the next Quarter. 

� Where will you be housed? 

o Students may be required to move to another room on departure Thursday if we have the space. 

You will be advised by housing at the appropriate time. 


o You will be required to pay $25 a day for a single / $50 for a couple/family. Payment to be given to 

the building managers upon approval for housing. 

o Transport to the airport is your responsibility. Please talk with your past school leader if they could 

assist you in any way. 

o Late departing students are able to have meals provided for from the kitchen. But you may not 

receive food from the transition day food pick up line. 

� Process 

o Please advise your Building Manager and they will determine if accommodation is possible. 

o Payment fro Accommodation is due prior to the end of your school to the building manager. 



TRANSITION STUDENTS – STAFF INFORMATION 

(STAFF COMMUNICATION ONLY) 

1. Transition Students – These are students who are accepted into a School/Seminar that starts on the following 

Arrival Day. 

� What/where are they to be housed? 

o Students may be moved to a new room with other transition students. They will be advised by 

Housing/Building manager at the appropriate time. They are not to move until advised. 


o Students are apart of our community during that time, they are able to travel etc during the week 

but need to advise the building managers. 

o If they are on campus at the time of beautification day then they are required to attend this work 

day. 

o We would love their assistance during the week, this is up to the building manager to encourage 

and plug interested students into. 

o There is no additional fee for this time (it is factored into your upcoming school fee). 

o Transition Students can obtain food from any food pick ups and/or meals provided from the kitchen 

during this time. If the Kitchen is closed for any period Students will have to provide for 

themselves. 

� Process 

o All transition Students are to advise their current Building manager and gain approval from them to 

stay in this category. 

o Building Manager will work out the time of this communication 

2. Late Departing Student – A student who for reasons outside of their control were not able to leave on the 

departure day which was required. 


o Students may be required to move to another suitable location on departure Thursday. You will be 

advised by housing at the appropriate time. Building Managers will decide this. 


o If you leave after the Thursday departure day, you will be required to pay $20 a day for a single / 

$40 for a couple/family. Payment to be given to the building managers upon application for 

housing 

o Transport to the airport is their responsibility. They should talk with their past school leader if they 

could assist them. 

o Late departing students are able to have meals provided for from the kitchen. But you may not 

receive food from the transition day food pick up line. 

o 

� Process 

o Building managers will determine when and how student will sign up to late departure. They will 

have to make payment at this time. 


NANNYS IN SCHOOLS 

HAVING A FAMILY IN YOUR SCHOOL 



GUEST SPEAKERS INFORMATION 



BOOKING SPEAKERS INTO THE GO CENTER 


Prior to your school complete the guest Speaker booking form at the GO center. You can give them the expected 

dates of your speaker‘s arrival; do this as early as you can. 

The Go Center takes care of speakers (hotel/motel like arrangement) and has 48 rooms. Each of the rooms contains: 

� Refrigerators, beds (some twin some queen), Private bathrooms, free WiFi Internet usage, some have 

microwaves. 

� The campus covers the cost for speaker‘s accommodation 

Each School is responsible for the following; 

� To insure the guest speaker is given the key and the meal card. You will need to get this during normal 

work hours not on the weekends. 

� Your staff is responsible for the welcome baskets and cleaning of the room throughout the speaker‘s time 

and also when they depart. 


TAKING CARE OF YOUR GUEST SPEAKER 

Reference Guide Documents to Read: 

� Why the best speakers in the world are not good enough (Margaret Tooley) 

� The Place of the Speaker in the UofN (Tom Bloomer) 

Clear Expectations. 


Your communication with the guest speaker is vitality important. It all starts with clear expectations from the first 

invite. 

Your invite need to cover the following areas. 

� Dates of Invitation 

� Topic you desire them to cover 

� Any cost reimbursement you will provide for them. 

Once they have said yes you will need to give them more clear communication leading up to their arrival. These 

include; 

� Any travel expectations you have of them (Booking through a agent etc) 

� Keeping them up to date with the happenings of the school, amount of students, nationalities etc 

� Asking them for their arrival times and letting them know you will be picking them. 

� Please answer any communication from your guest speakers quickly and clearly. 

Once the Speaker arrives: 

Upon arrival here are some helps for you. You will want to have a staf member responsible for Guest Speaker 

hospitality. 

� Pick him / her up from the airport. Be on time. 

� Allow them time to settle in at the campus – show them around. Orient them to the phones, photocopier, 

dining areas, lecture room etc. 

� It is recommended that speakers get their own private room (provided at the GO Center) – not having to 

share a bathroom with others. 

� Make sure somebody is arranging for breakfast at a time convenient for them. There should be somebody 

assigned to hospitality to look after this. 

� Make e-Mail, phone fax, mail, and laundry facilities available to them. 

� Have a school manual in the room for the speaker, as well as a list of all the students and staff; it is very 

helpful to provide a photocopy of photos as well. 

� Have a copy of the schedule in their room also 

Initial discussion about the school with the speaker: 

� Talk to the speakers about how the school has been going. – What have been the good and bad points, c? 

Mention topics that have been covered already during the school. 

� If there are any particular things they should be aware of, mention them. Example of timekeeping being an 

issue, or if the class are easily distracted, or if the level of English is going to be an issue. 

� Explain to speakers when you have scheduled ―coffee breaks‖ or stretch breaks and discuss the length, 

what level of flexibility there is on the timing, etc. 

� Explain the week‘s schedule. Including when you would like the speaker to start, finish etc. Invite the 

speaker, (should they wish to) be involved in other events in the life of the school, community etc. e.g. 

worship times, intercession times etc. Explain any other requests you have of the speaker‘s time, if you 

would like them to be a part of a staff luncheon or meeting or prayer time. 



� Some speakers don‘t like questions to be asked while they‘re teaching, others thrive on it. Establish where 

the speaker stands on this. 

� Sometimes a student will want to meet with the speaker during the week. Mention this to the speaker. It is a 

good idea if the school leader or staff mentions this from the front of the class and asks students to come to 

him / her if they want to meet with the speaker. 

� Recommend that formal student-speaker meetings have a their small group leaders present. 

� Talk about how previous ministry times have gone. If ministry is expected to happen during the week, talk 

about how it is going to be done, so that you can prepare the staff to minister sensitively. With regard to 

ministry, make sure things like soft background music is available, or a staff musician to lead worship 

during ministry. This not only serves to focus people on God, but also prevents people being overheard 

while they‘re sharing. 

� Explain if you will be having translation during the week and how the translator has been going. 

� Let the speaker know that you will connect with him / her regularly during the week to check on how 

they‘re doing, and also to have ongoing evaluation of the teaching and how it is going. The students are a 

priority! - if the speaker is going over the students heads, being insensitive, speaking too quickly etc., the 

school leader has an obligation to discuss this with the speaker. 

� Ask if there are specific themes that worship times could be focused around to help continuity from 

worship to lecture time. 

� Check about any direction they might want to give to small groups, questions or verses they would like 

people to meditate on during prayer times etc. 

� Depending on what is being done about memory verses on the school, it might be appropriate to ask 

whether there are any key verses they would like to have during their lecture week. 

� With regard to the speaker‘s free time, ask if they would like you to organize anything for them during that 

time – a trip to the city etc. 

� Pray together for the school and establish that this will happen again during the week. 

At the End of the week 

� Meet with the guest Speaker a give some feedback, providing what you like about the week and also gain 

their input into your school and how they feel it has gone. 

� Gain any appropriate information your speaker learned from students during the time so you can continue it 

on. 

Giving thanks and honorariums. 

� Honorariums are just what they say they are, you are giving honor. The major way you do this is not by the 

money. It is how you wrap up the sessions during the week, provide a atmosphere during the week of 

giving honor to the speaker and praying for them and their family. Don‘t just wait until the last session and 

do five minute thank you and walk out the door. 

� Also insure any speaker that speakers over GENESIS are gifted also, either by sending them a package 

with some Kona coffee and thank you card etc. 

� If you have videos for a week in your school, you could contact the speaker and send them also a small gift 

and feedback on what your students learned by their teaching. 

Our Honorariums for live speakers are; 

� $125 a Day for non-YWAM Kona Staff 

� $10 Day (in gifts) for YWAM Kona Staff. 



GUIDELINES FOR CHOOSING GUEST SPEAKERS 

Policy and Procedure at YWAM-UofN Kona 

Each School Leader is to submit there speakers to the appropriate Leadership Team. 

DTS – DTS Leadership Team 

SLS – SLS School Leadership 

Please submit your prayerfully considered proposed list of speakers before you finalize the invitation to 

speakers. This is particularly important with a new speaker to our campus. 

If the speaker has not been to the Kona Campus before, please include some information on the speaker's 

qualifications and background and how they can to be recommended to you. 

All of our Speakers must be Christian and have authority in the area you are asking them to speak in. 

Reference Guide Documents to Read: 

� Why the best speakers in the world are not good enough (Margaret Tooley) 

� The Place of the Speaker in the UofN (Tom Bloomer) 

Additional Considerations 

Speakers are a vital component of the success of your school. You exercise a tremendous influence on 

the content and spiritual impartation your students receive, so selecting speakers is one of your key 

leadership responsibilities. Speakers should only be invited when you are very familiar with their 

ministry; they are functioning as teaching elders for the time they are with you so their lives and ministry 

should be submitted to scriptural considerations: 

� What is their level of authority in this topic? Based on what criteria? Are they currently ministering 

in this area? What kind of fruitfulness is there? 

� What is their spiritual foundation in terms of doctrine? We do not have detailed doctrinal statements 

as a Mission as we are called to work with the entire body of Christ and have staff from every area of 

the body of Christ. We are discipling students from every part of the body of Christ to minister in 

every part of the body of Christ; we are focused on the character of God and the truths of His 

Word. It's important, then, to be sure your speakers do not come with a strong doctrinal "agenda" - i.e. 

"every Christian must speak in tongues.‖ 

� Who can commend them to you/us? Where did you get their name? What kind of personal reputation 

do they have in the wider body of Christ? 

� How effective will they be training generally young, multi-cultural student groups? (If they have only 

functioned in a ministry setting, how well do they speak; if they've only functioned in a university 

setting, how well will they function with our cross cultural environment, etc). 


STAFFING AND LEADERSHIP AREAS 




COMMITMENT EXPECTATIONS FOR SCHOOL LEADERS AND STAFF 

QUALIFICATIONS 

We would ask that all YWAM U of N Kona School staff must fulfill the University of the Nations 

Qualifications expectations as found in the reference guide (see school staff qualifications and school 

leader qualifications) 

� In order to be a School leader you must have completed the school and staffed the school or gain 

approval through the YWAM U of N Kona Training Director and the appropriate UofN 

International College/Center. 

� In order to be staff on the particular school you must have completed the school or gain approval 

through the YWAM U of N Kona Training Director and the appropriate UofN International 

College/Center. 

COMMITMENT 

School Leaders 

For Kona home base School Leaders we would ask that you consider giving a minimum of 2 schools 

whenever you consider leading a school here in Kona. We would ask that you consider a minimum of a 2- 

3 year commitment to the Kona Campus to see your school pioneered and developed. Knowing that it 

usually takes more than 2 schools to see a school established. 

For Guest School Leaders, 

These are leaders who have been invited to run a particular school for a particular season, but usually hold 

significant leadership at another YWAM location and are sharing their time with us here in Kona. 

We have the same expectation as school staff but with one major consideration. You have someone on 

the ground in Kona minimally 3 months prior to the school start date. We would prefer this be you as the 

school leader but it is OK to have some one you trust represent you here. They would attend the school 

leaders meetings and have to make decisions on your behalf at times. 

School Staff 

For 3 month long schools – Minimum Commitment = 6 months (arrival 3 month prior) 

For 6 month schools – Minimum Commitment = 9 months (arrival 3 month prior) 

For 9 month schools and above – Minimum Commitment = 12 months (arrival 3month prior) 

Both School Leaders and School Staff 

� All School leaders and Staff are expected to attend the school staff training before and during 

whatever course they are running. This includes Outreach training 

� Any school which has a mandatory Outreach/Internship we expect school leaders and staff to be 

committed for the entire school not just the lecture phase. 

� Outreach – School leaders are primarily responsible to ensure quality leadership is on each team 

before any consideration is given to them just doing pastoral visits. 

� We expect school leaders and staff to be in attendance to all required YWAM Kona staff meetings 

and community events. (Staff meeting, Thursday Nights, Prayer Days, Yearly Gatherings) 



AUTHORITY DELEGATION TO SCHOOL LEADERS 

The role of the school leader is a vital one in our University of the Nations Courses. The School leader 

must know their responsibilities as well as who are accountable too and what for. If School Leaders are 

not aware clearly of their domain it can cause unnecessary tension when decisions are made, as well as 

confusion on who is responsible for what. 

This chart is a dynamic chart, in that you as School leaders and School Coaches or Oversight leaders can 

work together to work out who is responsible for what and in what areas a reporting process needs to be 

clear. 

The School Oversight leaders must sign off at the end of the process of delegation as this is a delegation 

of the school to the school leader by them. I would also suggest you also work out how often you need to 

meet and communicate together so there can be clear process of communication established between each 

other. 

Main areas of delegation 

1. School Leader Decide 

2. School Leader Decide and Report to Area Leadership Team 

3. School and Area Leadership Team Decide together 

4. Area Leadership Team Decides and reports to School Leadership.. 



Areas of Responsibility 1 2 3 4 

School Finances 

School Budget � 

Weekly Expenditures within Budget � 

School Outreaches 

Outreach Staff � 

Outreach Locations � 

Outreach Finances and Budgets � 

Outreach Preparation and Training � 

School Staff and Leaders 

Choosing a School Leader � 

Concerns with School Leaders � 

Choosing School Staff � 

Staff Meetings (Content and Timing) � 

Staff Concerns (follow up and Pastoral Care) � 

Staff Departures (Staff asked to leave course) � 

School Staff Responsibilities and Duties � 

Staff Training prior to School � 

Staff Training once school has begun � 

School Leader Orientation and Training � 

School Speakers 

School Speakers (Who speaks on what) � 

Speakers Weekly Schedule � 

Speakers Orientation and Feedback � 

Speaker Care � 

School Set Up and Administration 

Classroom Set up and Resources � 

Weekly Schedule (once school has Started) � 

Weekly Schedule Proposal (prior to School Starting) � 

Approval of Schools � 

School Workspace for staff � 

School Assignments and Requirements � 

School Grading � 

Graduation Love Feast � 

Other Areas 


FOUNDATION SCHOOL INFORMATION 




ACCEPTING STUDENTS IN FOUNDATION SCHOOL 

Process for accepting 

The Foundation school leaders are the ones who process each child into the foundation school NOT the school 

leader for the Adult. Both applications are to be submitted and a family cannot be accepted to come until both the 

Foundation School and the School Leader BOTH approve the applicants. 

If the Foundation School has hesitations on the children coming the school leader cannot override these. Please talk 

and pray together to hear what the Lords plan is for the whole family. 

During the school 

During the school both the small group/ one on one leader and the foundation school teachers are a major role in 

discipling the family. Often what is affecting the parents is also affecting the children or visa-versa. 

Each week it is encouraged that schools let the parents be involved in the Foundation School in some way. 

Sometimes this is through a weekly worship or ministry time, have the children join the parents class. 

School Leaders – Do not just think that the Foundation School is the babysitter for the kids while you do the real 

discipleship. We are to disciple the whole family while they are here with us in Kona. I would encourage you to 

partner well with the leaders in the Foundation School so that each family is impacted and blessed by their time 

with us here in Kona. 


INTERNSHIP GUIDELINES 




IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INTERNSHIP LEADERS 

Choosing your location for the Internship 

Firstly you need to decide the location 

Interns at YWAM Kona 

Internships not at Kona 

Each Intern that is placed outside of YWAM UofN Kona must be submitted to the Area Leadership Team prior to 

commencement. 

Roles and Responsibilities 

Internship Leader. 

� You are the person to oversee the placement and maintain appropriate contact with each intern 

throughout their internship. 

� You will set up the location by talking with the staff/leadership of the location and seeing if the 

outcomes required suit the placement you are suggesting. 

� You are to be aware of the outcomes as per the FORM A submitted to the Dean. 

� Maintain the records and submit the C2 for the student at successful completion of the learning 

period. 

� Conduct assessment either on site or through the location oversight. 

� For non- Kona Locations 

o We recommend a weekly contact with each intern and the person responsible (Intern 

Coordinator) at the location. 

o Conduct a review of the location at the end of each Internship placement and give back to 

the area leadership team 

Intern Coordinator (Provided by the Company/department of placement) 

� 

Interns 

� These are the students who having successfully completed the prerequisite as per the University of 

the Nations guidelines arr placed in locations for the determined learning period as per the FORM 

A. 


OUTREACH GUIDELINES 




CHOOSING OUTREACH LOCATIONS AND REPORTING GUIDELINES FOR 

YWAM U OF N KONA SCHOOLS 

Choosing locations for U of N Kona Schools 

YWAM UofN Kona desires to set both long term and short term goals. Thus every outreach team that go 

out to the field must connect with those goals. We want to ―fill the earth‖ and we want to ―Preach to all 

people‖ when we go out we do not want to just see the earth and say hello to the people, we need to make 

sure that whatever Goal we are trying to achieve we spend the right amount of time there. 

YWAM UofN Kona Leadership will also partner with other YWAM ministries internationally and make 

commitments to projects or events which then the your school will be asked to join with, for example: 

Mega cites and Olympic Outreaches and the like. 

We also have many expressions of ministry that we expect that you will connect your team with such as – 

distributing Voice for the Voiceless booklets from the PhotogenX ministry, being trained in effective 

water filtration or development from Water for Life and working in China through GO China Ministries. 

School Leaders Authority – School Leaders cannot choose outreaches on their own. They must be 

submitted to the Area Leadership teams prior to any commitments or announcements. The Area 

Leadership will work with each school to ensure the appropriate leadership, goals and purpose of each 

team is clearly understood and that effective collaboration with the different ministry teams and YWAM 

UofN Kona goals. This could happen on a yearly basis or even longer so one can commit to areas of the 

world for a number of years and not have to have it decided ever time a team goes. 

Leadership Qualifications 

Qualifications of Leadership for Outreach Teams 

We would recommend that each team have one staff member that has staffed an outreach before 

combined with someone who it maybe their first time. We are hesitant to send people who have never 

lead an outreach on their own. If you find yourself in this case we ask that you talk to your Area 

Leadership Team prior to announcement of teams to your schools. 

We ask that there be a minimum of 2 staff on each team. 

Reporting on Outreach 

All outreach teams from schools must fulfill the below reporting requirements. 

Give a written report on the following areas assessing the fruitfulness and condition of their team. 

o Fruitfulness 

� Weekly 

� 4k Omega Zones ministered into 

� # People ministered to 

� Type of ministry (Call 2 All framework – Evangelism/Church Planting, 

Healthcare/Mercy Ministry, Bible teaching/distribution, Prayer 



undertaken, engagement of any UPG‘s, Education/Training) 

� # People Presented with Gospel and # People saved (including ages) 

� Relationship with Contacts 

� Create an overall report from weekly reports at the end of the outreach and copy 

sent to direct leader and also Training Leadership Team 

o Condition of Team 

� Weekly 

� Staff health (what‘s God doing in you and what‘s God doing through you) 

� Student health 

� Finances and Physical Health update 

� Any security concerns (if in closed country) 


DEBRIEFING OF SCHOOL 


DTS 

All DTS‘s are expected to debrief back in Kona, there can be rare expectation made for this but must be 

approved by the DTS Area Leadership Team. 

Upper Level Schools 

We would encourage if practical to return back to Kona for debrief. It is not a have to for these schools 

but please advise the Area Leadership team of what and how you will be doing debrief for your students 

and your staff. 

Costs in Kona for debrief 

Students are charged $25 a day. You need to include this in your outreach fee. 

Staff who live on the base and went away for the entire outreach will not be charged during the student 

debrief week or the week following to allow time for also staff debrief. 

We ask that each school ensure that appropriate Debrief is given to the following groupings. 

� Each Student one on one (It is good if school leaders do this as well as small group leaders) 

� Each Outreach Team 

� Whole School together 

� Each Staff Member one on one 

� Whole staff team together 


TRAVEL POOL GUIDLINES 


Travel Pool 

The intent of the travel pool is to assist YWAM UofN Kona staff in leading outreach teams for the 

students. We must remember that each YWAMer is expected to own the weight of raising their fees for 

outreaches and airfares. The travel pool is NOT a system which just covers any airfare for every staff 

member. 

We work with two parameters. 

1. Each student is charged $300 (schools cannot charge more than this) 

2. Ration of around 1 staff member to 6 students. 

� All DTS‘s participate in the Travel Pool, 

� Upper level schools are optional (School Leaders discretion) 

� Not available for seminars 

3. AS A GUIDE YOU WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO MORE THAN THE STUDENTS ON 

YOUR SCHOOL GIVE INTO THE POOL. DON”T EXPECT TO BE GIVEN ANY MORE 

THAN THIS. 

Procedure 

School need to submit their plans to the travel pool committee in week 4 of the school. The Travel Pool 

committee with then allocate to each school what they can expect to assist the staff in going on outreach. 

School leaders please do not communicate to your staff that they will have their airfare covered. This is 

a wrong expectation. The travel pool is to assist not provide a complete provision. 

Future plans with travel pool 

This pool is one which the goal is to limit the weight we place upon our students. We ask that school 

leaders be training their staff in fundraising and more and more shifting the burden of the airfares off the 

students and on to ourselves. 

Forms 

Forms can be found on www.YWAMConnect.net under the administration/training section. 


OUTREACH TEAMS IN KONA 


Outreach Teams In Kona 

These are OR teams who have gained approval from the Training Director to stay here. Either Kona teams or Non- 

Kona teams. 


o You may be moved to housing with your teams/schools and staff may be required to share housing 

with students. Housing will advise at the appropriate time. 


o Any team leaving after Departure Day will be required to pay $12 per day per person. This is 

normally covered in the outreach budget and must be paid before leaving for outreach. 

o We expect any team staying to contribute to the running of the base with some work help. Either by 

a daily work duty to a time in each week where the team contributes to a project. The school/Team 

leader can relate to the Building Managers for these jobs. 

� Process 

o School/Team Leader is required to complete the Outreach Accommodation Form and return to 

housing. 



FINANCIAL GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOLS AND SEMINARS 



INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 

We are called as the body of Christ to have integrity and faithfulness in all areas of our lives, the handling of 

finances often is an area we can stumble in and it can have a great effect upon others around us. To be just in all 

areas of decision making comes with many challenges as well as complexities it how to handle each situation with 

openness and humility and not just looking to the ―guidelines‖ as the ―rules‖ in which we are to lead. 

These Policies and Procedures are to provide us with the framework in which here in Kona we handling finances in 

the are a of all of our training programs and ministries. This is an ―alive‖ document and is always open for feedback 

as these are to serve each of our areas in handling finances and to help us do our job easier and more effective. We 

want our students and staff to know that their money is being faithfully stewarded as well as getting what they 

expected for what they paid. 

Finances on the YWAM UofN Kona Campus is lead by a Financial Management Team (FMT) which is directly 

accountable to the Executive Leadership Team of the Campus. The FMT reviews procedures, policies, Budgets, 

holds us accountable to the state and federal governments as well and provides the structure in which all fees and 

payments are made. Financial Services is the team which holds the workload of all financial procedures that pertain 

to YWAM UofN Kona. 

Please stay familiar to theses guidelines and please give any feedback to the Training Leadership Team in regards 

to the Procedures and Policies of Finances for YWAM UofN Kona Training Areas. 



MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL 

The Student must be able to be given a good breakdown of costs before acceptance of the course so they know what 

agreement they are entering in to. Any communication of fees in marketing material must have and note on them 

saying ―fees are subject to change‖. 

REVIEWS OF FEES AND CHARGES 

University of the Nations will review the costs of all school fees on an annual basis, the Executive and Financial 

Services will inform the Training team of any changes that need to be made to school fees and charges. 

All school leaders are encouraged to review their Tuition portion of fees each time they complete a course. 


DTS AND UPPER LEVEL SCHOOLS 


CREATION OF SCHOOL FEES 

School and Seminar fees will be decided in conjunction with the Training Leadership Team (TLT) and each school 

leader/Ministry Department. 

The School/Seminar fees are laid out in 2 Parts. 

The First part to any fee structure is the Campus Fee - this fee is always a combination of the Costs is which the 

campus incurs to have a student participate in training on the campus. These have been called ―COD‖ covering the 

areas of 1. Consumables (C) – Food, housing, utilities etc, 2. Overheads (O) - Admin, Transport, Student Services, 

IT, Marketing, Corporate events etc, 3. Development (D) – For all areas on Campus. Each training School or 

seminar has a Campus Fee component to it so you need to be aware of what the Campus Fee component is for any 

training you are planning to run here in Kona. 

The Campus Fees are reviewed each year by the TLT, FMT and the Campus Executive. 

The Second Part is the Tuition Portion – This is the portion which is assigned to the school/Seminar in order for it 

to pay for it costs for the school/seminar. Each school leader must create a tuition Fee for their course so that it can 

be added to the Campus Fee so the student knows how much they are to pay. This covers things such as, speakers, 

hospitably, trips and events, classroom resources, printing material and general office supplies for school staff, 

transportation etc. 

There are budget templates on YWAMCONNECT.NET for Schools/Seminars to work out the tuition portion for 

your School/Seminar. 


Schools on the Kona Campus 

LECTURE PHASE FEES 


Consumables Overheads Development Tuition Room Deposit 

All Students from A Countries 1360 1000 1000 Variable 50 

All Students from B Countries 1360 1000 0 Variable 50 

All Students from C Countries 1360 0 0 Variable 50 

Student which live off campus and/or cannot eat meals on the campus 




Non-attending Spouse from A Countries 1360 500 500 0 0 

Non-attending Spouse from B Countries 1360 500 0 0 0 

Non-attending Spouse from C Countries 1360 0 0 0 0 

Nanny from A Countries 1360 500 500 0 0 

Nanny from B Countries 1360 500 0 0 0 

Nanny from C Countries 1360 0 0 0 0 

Schools not on the Kona. 

Consumables Overheads Development Tuition Room Deposit 




Children Rates for Schools only – This includes Foundations Schools fees 

CAT A CAT B CAT C 

Children 0-3 0 0 0 

Children 4 – 5 (25%)* 840 590 340 

Children 6 – 11 (50%) 1680 1180 680 

Children 12 – 17 (75%) 2520 1770 1020 

All Foundation School students who live off site and all YWAM Kona staff Children pay tuition only for attendance 

of the Foundation School ($400 per child) 

*Foundation School is only for 4yrs old and above. 


Internships Held locally here in Kona 

INTERNSHIP FEES 


Consumables Overheads Development Tuition* Room Deposit 

Interns from A Countries 1360 150 150 Variable 50 

Interns from B Countries 1360 150 0 Variable 50 

Interns from C Countries 1360 0 0 Variable 50 

Interns which live off campus and/or cannot eat meals on the campus 



Interns from C Countries 680 0 0 Variable 50 

Non-attending Spouse from A Countries 1360 150 150 0 0 

Non-attending Spouse from B Countries 1360 150 0 0 0 

Non-attending Spouse from C Countries 1360 0 0 0 0 

Not Housed on the Kona Campus 



interns from C Countries 0 0 0 Variable 0 

Internship Leaders cannot access the Travel pool unless they add the Travel pool fee ($300 each intern) onto the 

Interns fees. 

*Tuition refers to the amount you as an Intern leader require the student to pay in order to supply all of the 

requirements of the internship. 

Intern Child Rates 

Children Rates for Internship only – This includes Foundations Schools fees 

CAT A CAT B CAT C 

Children 0-3 0 0 0 

Children 4 – 5 (25%)* 415 375 340 

Children 6 – 11 (50%) 830 755 680 

Children 12 – 17 (75%) 1245 1130 1020 

All Foundation School students who live off site and all YWAM Kona staff Children pay tuition only for attendance 

of the Foundation School ($400 per child) 

*Foundation School is only for 4yrs old and above. 


Outreach Fees tabled below 

OUTREACH FEES 


Outreach Fee Overheads Airfare Travel Pool* 

Travel 

Insurance 

Students and Spouses from A Countries Variable 300 Variable 300 YES 

Students and Spouses from B Countries Variable 150 Variable 300 YES 

Students and Spouses from C Countries Variable 0 Variable 300 YES 

Children of Students Variable 0 Variable 0 YES 

Note - All Airfares must be paid in full to the campus before the campus will pay for student or staff airfares to 

airline companies. 

Note - All outreach fees must be paid in full before students/Staff leave for outreach. If students or Staff are unable 

to pay outreach fees they will not be able to join the team. 

Note - Staff must be up to date with their staff fees account before booking their airfare. 

*Note – Travel pool usage is optional for Upper Level Schools. 


REFUND POLICY 

If the Student cancels in the following week the amount refund is outlined below. 

Prior to the first class session 100% 

During the first week of classes 95% 

During the second week of classes 85% 

During the third week of classes 70% 

During the fourth week of classes 60% 

During the fifth week of classes 50% 

Beyond the fifth week of classes 0% 


Exceptions can be given to the above refund policy for verified medical circumstance, close family or friends death 

etc. This is to be decided by the Training Leadership Team. 

Note – Outreach Fees will be refunded in a similar fashion. Although any costs to remove the student from the 

Outreach location will be taken from the fees they have paid. 

Note – Airfare refunds will be applied as per the airline company policy and procedure. 



FIELD TRIPS 

All Field trips will only be given the food portion (1/2 C per day rate) toward their time off campus, no housing 

allowance will be given for these trips. 

* Only available for field trips above 7 days. 

ROOM DEPOSITS 

All students must pay $50 Room Deposit upon arrival. This fee will be part of each students invoice. The Room 

Deposit is refundable upon inspection of the student room on departure. If the room is damaged or not cleaned the 

deposit will be applied to the fixing and cleaning of the room and the student will not receive this back. 

School Leader/Staff are to apply for all of the room deposits at the end of the school from Financial Services 

(through a cash advance) and once approval from the relevant building manager is given you can hand back the 

Deposit to the Student. 

DISCOUNT FOR STUDENTS THAT DO NOT EAT ON CAMPUS 

School leaders must make sure that they inform financial services of any Students who cannot eat the campus meals 

for medical reasons prior to school commencement. Students don‘t have to eat on campus but the discount is only 

applied to those who cannot for some substantial reason not because of personal preference. 

DISCOUNT FOR STUDENTS WHO DO NOT LIVE ON CAMPUS 

Housing off campus is not recommended, we would prefer students are on campus during the entire time of their 

studies (see Live Learn in UofN Reference Guide). 

Note – DTS Students must live on the Campus 

See the chart of fees for the new reduced rate 

SCHOOL LEADERS RESPONSIBILITIES 

School leaders are to actively pursue each student to know where they are at financially before course 

commencement. The school leader can send information on the course and UofN Kona to the student before arrival 

to assist them in fundraising prior to school commencement. 

The School leader also follows up each student that applies for the delayed payment and finalize with financial 

Services at the end of the 4 th week. The status of the student as to whether they will complete payment or if they 

have been asked to leave. School leaders are responsible to communicate to the student these expectations and also 

to ask them to leave if required. 

The School leader must also communicate to the Training Team, Student Services and Financial Services if any 

student leaves their course. 

COMPLETE THE STUDENT EXIT FORM. 



DUE DATES FOR SCHOOL AND OUTREACH FEES 

All students who enroll at UofN Kona Campus 

Fee Due Amount 

Application fee Upon Application $75 single $100 Couple* 

School Deposit 30 Days prior to arrival $1000 

Course/Internship fees Upon Arrival Remainder of Course Fee 

Outreach Airfares** Suggested min 6wks before departure 100% 

Outreach Fees** Suggested min 1 mth before departure 100% 

*Continuing Student application fee is $45 per person (Continuing student is someone who has complete a course 

with YWAM UofN Kona within the past 12 mths) 

Note – Outreach Fees and Airfares, these dates are suggested minimums, we recommend that you set a due date on 

these as soon as you start communication with your accepted students. Please note that no student or staff airfare 

will be purchased at the full payment into the campus and no outreach fees will be given out if they are not paid. 

** DTS Outreach fee due dates are as follows 

School Deposit 30 Days prior to arrival $1000 

Course/Internship fees Upon Arrival Remainder of Course Fee 

Outreach deposit 4 th week $2000 

Completed outreach fees 8 th week Total remaining 

DEFERRED PAYMENT APPLICATION 

If students are unable to pay at this time they must notify the school leader in advance and then apply for the 

deferred payment plan. This will be signed by the school leader, student and Kona Council member upon 

registration. 

Deferred Payment Schedules – Not to be placed in any advertising material by school leaders. Student Services will 

insure students have this information once accepted. 

1. All Upper level Schools whether in Kona or not in Kona. 


Deferred Payment Fee Upon Application $75 

Course/Internship fees 

2. All DTS‘s 

Upon Arrival $1000 Minimum 

End of 4 th Week Balance of $2000 Owing 

End of 8 th Week All fee Paid 



Course Fees 

Upon Arrival $1000 Minimum 

End of 4 th Week Total Balance 

Note - Deferred payments are not available for outreaches. 


Note - If students are not able to complete their payments within the due dates outlined above, they will have to 

depart the course upon the weekend their payments were required. 



BUDGETS AND CLOSING OFF YOUR SCHOOL ACCOUNTS 

All Budgets are to be completed on a annual basis. Financial Services with the TLT will decide if the area requires 

a 12 month project number or if it requires a short term project number. All school budgets need to be updated and 

reviewed 3 months prior to the start of the school and modified in the first week of the school to reflect the real 

number of students. 

At the end of each school/year all Project Accounts will be closed out for previous budget period. During this time 

the Ministry leader and Financial Services will confirm the allocation of the remainder of funds, This is a 75% 

return to the general fund and 25% return to the designated fund of the school/ministry. Also if the schools portion 

(25%) is greater than $20K the account will be capped at this amount. (Remembering that the schools profit is for 

set up and growth purposes not for individual ministry expenses) 

All schools/ministries that are in a deficit will have to give an account as to how this occurred and how they plan to 

remedy the deficit. 

Executive Leadership Team as anytime can transfer money from School Development Accounts in times of need or 

as they see fit. 

Budget Forms can be found on YWAMCONNECT.NET 

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE 

Financial Assistance is available for students once they are accepted in a course. The Financial Assistance is a 

limited resource, not everyone will automatically receive Financial Assistance. Students need to apply, part of the 

application is the School Leaders Recommendation. The SL Recommendation helps the team consider all the 

factors related to provision of assistance for the students. 

We would encourage the school leader to ask the students who receive financial assistance to show an expression of 

gratitude towards to donors who have given the assistance. This can be done through a written letter by sharing of 

stories of what God did during their time in the school etc. Any of these communications can be sent to the 

Training Team and/or the financial assistance committee. 

Financial Assistance will not be given to students who currently have debt from previous schools, or staff roles 

within YWAM. 

CATEGORY B AND C NATION DISCOUNTS 

You can find the discounts which students from Category B and C nations received in the fee table. 

ATATCHMENT A. This is review and approved by the UofN ILT not by Kona Leadership. 

UofN Kona will use the latest UofN Reference Guides list of ABC Nations. See also the Web Site and 

YWAMConnect.net 


SEMINARS FEES AND PROCEDURES 

SEMINARS HOUSED ON THE CAMPUS OR GO CENTER 

COD costs NOT TUITION – Tuition is made by each seminar 

Guest rate per day 

World A $ 45.00 

World B $ 30.00 

World C $ 15.00 

Ohana Rate per day 

World A $ 32.00 

World B $ 22.00 

World C $ 10.00 

Kama-aina Rate 

World A Tuition Only 

World B Tuition Only 

World C Tuition Only 

Guest – none YWAMer 

Ohana – YWAMer from other location 

Kama-aina – YWAMer who serves at YWAM Kona 


For Guests and Ohana, if they live off campus during the seminar the COD costs are reduced by 50% 

Children Rates – Applied on all of the above. 

Children % Tuition Fee 

Children 0-3 0 Variable 

Children 4 - 11 50% Variable 

Children 12 – 17 75% Variable 


EVENTS FEES AND CHARGES 


We host many events here on the Campus. We have divided these into 2 categories, YWAM and Non-YWAM 

events. The decision to whether it is a YWAM event or not is determined by who is hosting the event and the 

audience of the event. 

If the event is targeted at YWAMers – eg meeting, gatherings, conferences then it is a YWAM event, 

If the event is targeted/open to people in the body of Christ, then it is a non-YWAM event. 

YWAM EVENTS AND CONFERENCES 

All YWAM Leadership Events which we host at YWAM Kona are to have the following Fees and Charges. The 

Housing is allocated depending upon the type of event. These Fees are for both GO center and Campus housing, but 

the allocation is worked out in conjunction with the GO center/Housing Leader and the YWAM Event Host. EG – 

Senior YWAM leaders are given preference of GO center Accommodation. 

These include; 

� YWAM Leaders/Ministries Meetings ( Team 3, 4 GLT, ILT, Regional, National, State) also (YWAM 

ministries within the ―Family of Ministries‖ in YWAM) 

� Presidents Gatherings 

� YWAM Conferences 

� YWAM Kona Leaders Meetings 

Does not include 

� YWAM hosted events for NON-YWAM (Family of ministries) Ministries or staff. 

Accommodation 

and food Food only Event Fee 

Room 

Deposit 

Per night on Campus 

All Participants 20 10 Variable N/A 

Children under 6 0 Variable 

Children 6 - 11 50% Variable 

Children 12 – 17 75% Variable 

NON-YWAM EVENTS AND CONFERENCE 

These are the same rates as the seminars 


ATTACHMENT 1 CATEGORY ABC NATIONS 

Valid from Sept 2009 - January 2011 

Country Name Category 

Afghanistan c 

Albania b 

Algeria b 

American Samoa b 

Andorra a 

Angola c 

Anguilla b 

Antigua & Barbuda b 

Argentina a 

Armenia b 

Aruba a 

Australia a 

Austria a 

Azerbaijan b 

Bahamas, The a 

Bahrain a 

Bangladesh c 

Barbados a 

Belarus b 

Belgium a 

Belize b 

Benin c 

Bermuda a 

Bhutan c 

Bolivia c 

Bosnia and Herzegovina b 

Botswana b 

Brazil b 

British Virgin Islands a 

Brunei a 

Bulgaria b 

Burkina Faso c 

Burundi c 

Cambodia c 

Cameroon c 

Canada a 

Cape Verde Islands c 

Cayman Islands a 

Central Africa Republic c 

Chad c 

Chile a 

*China c 

Columbia b 

Comoros Islands c 

Congo, Dem Rep of the c 

Congo, Republic of the c 

Cook Islands b 

Costa Rica b 

Cote de Ivoire c 

Croatia a 

Cuba c 


Cyprus a 

Czech Republic a 

Denmark a 

Djibouti c 

Dominica c 

Dominican Republic b 

East Timor c 

Ecuador b 

Egypt c 

El Salvador b 

Equatorial Guinea a 

Eritrea c 

Estonia a 

Ethiopia c 

Falkland Islands a 

Faroe Islands a 

Fiji b 

Finland a 

France a 

French Polynesia a 

Gabon b 

Gambia, The c 

Gaza Strip (Inc. West Bank) c 

Georgia c 

Germany a 

Ghana c 

Gibraltar a 

Greece a 

Greenland a 

Grenada c 

Guam a 

Guatemala c 

Guernsey a 

Guinea c 

Guinea-Bissau c 

Guyana c 

Haiti c 

Honduras c 

Hong Kong a 

Hungary a 

Iceland a 

India c 

Indonesia c 

Iran b 

Iraq c 

Ireland a 

Israel c 

Italy c 

Jamaica c 

Japan a 

Jersey a 

Jordan c 

Kazakhstan b 


Kenya c 

Kiribati c 

Korea, North c 

Korea, South a 

Kuwait a 

Kyrgyzstan c 

Laos c 

Latvia a 

Lebanon b 

Lesotho c 

Liberia c 

Libya b 

Liechtenstein a 

Lithuania a 

Luxembourg a 

Macau a 

Macedonia b 

Madagascar c 

Malawi c 

Malaysia a 

Maldives c 

Mali c 

Malta a 

Man, Isle of a 

Marshall Islands c 

Mauritania c 

Mauritius a 

Mayotte c 

Mexico b 

Micronesia, Federal States of c 

Moldova c 

Monaco a 

Mongolia c 

Montenagro c 

Montserrat c 

Morocco c 

Mozambique c 

Myanmar c 

Namibia b 

Nauru c 

Nepal c 

Netherlands a 

Netherlands Antilles a 

New Caledonia a 

New Zealand a 

Nicaragua c 

Niger c 

Nigeria c 

Niue b 

Northern Mariana Isla. a 

Norway a 

Oman a 

Pakistan c 

Palau Islands b 

Panama b 


Papua New Guinea c 

Paraguay c 

Peru b 

Philippines c 

Poland a 

Portugal a 

Puerto Rico a 

Qatar a 

Romania b 

Russia a 

Rwanda c 

Saint Helena c 

Saint Kitts & Nevis b 

Saint Lucia b 

Saint Pierre & Miquellon b 

Saint Vincent & Grenadines c 

Samoa c 

San Marino a 

São Tome & Principe c 

Saudi Arabia a 

Senegal c 

Serbia b 

Seychelles a 

Sierra Leone c 

Singapore a 

Slovakia a 

Slovenia a 

Solomon Islands c 

Somalia c 

South Africa b 

Spain a 

Sri Lanka c 

Sudan c 

Suriname b 

Swaziland c 

Sweden a 

Switzerland a 

Syria c 

Taiwan a 

Tajikistan c 

Tanzania c 

Thailand b 

Togo c 

Tokelau c 

Tonga c 

Trinidad & Tobago a 

Tunisia b 

Turkey b 

Turkmenistan b 

Turks & Caicos Islands b 

Tuvalu c 

Uganda c 

Ukraine b 

United Arab Emirates a 

United Kingdom a 


United States a 

Uruguay a 

Uzbekistan c 

Vanuatu c 

Venezuela b 

Vietnam c 

Virgin Islands a 

Wallis and Futuna c 

West Bank c 

Yemen c 

Zambia c 

Zimbabwe c 


Categories are subject to change, this list is created and approved by University of the Nations 

International Leadership Team, Kona Campus has adopted these recommendations, approved July 2009 


DECISION MAKING FLOWCHARTS 



STARTING A NEW SCHOOL AT UOFN KONA 






BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT PROCESS - DRAFT 




FORMS 



STUDENT WITHDRAWAL/DISMISSAL FORM 


To be completed by School leaders if a student cancels/withdraws or is dismissed from a school after arrival. 

Please contact the Area Leadership Team as soon as you become aware of your student desiring or needing to leave your 

school. 

Name of School: _______________________________School Leader: ________________________ 

Name of Student: _______________________________ Date of Birth: ________________________ 

Reason for Leaving Course: 

___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Date of departure from School:_____________________ (last day of class) 

Did they transfer to another department on Campus: YES / NO (Please write where and the ministry leaders name) 

___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Amount of refund for student is: _______________________________________________________ 

1. Confirmed by Financial Services: ______________________________ Date: ___________________ 

(Name and Signature) 

2. Confirmed by Training Team: ________________________________ Date: ____________________ 

(Name and Signature) 

Please send to Studentservices@uofnkona.edu and konatraining@gmail.com or Mail box #19 

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School Leader Actions 

� Contact Training Team ASAP 

� Advise to have 2 leaders in each of your meeting‘s from here on in with the student. 

� Work out what their refund is and get approved with Training Team 

� Ensure any refund is sent to the student. - Remember Room Bond in the refund. 

� Any notes/reasons for dismissal are filed in the students file. 

� Assist Student in departure method – drive to airport etc 

� Contact Family members or Referees if needed of departure. 

� Assist other Students in the transition of your student leaving. 

Student Services Actions 

� File copy of this completed form in the students file. 

� Remove Student from active School records 

� Notify Visa Desk if International Student 



Notes for School Leader to write any additional comments about the departure and the process they did. Please let us know 

if you contact the family or referees of the Students departure and how those conversations went. 

___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 

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YWAM KONA REFUND POLICY (LECTURE PHASE SCHOOLS) 

If the Student cancels in the following week the amount refund is outlined below. 

Prior to the first class session 100% 

During the first week of classes 95% 

During the second week of classes 85% 

During the third week of classes 70% 

During the fourth week of classes 60% 

During the fifth week of classes 50% 

Beyond the fifth week of classes 0% 

YWAM Kona – Student Code of Conduct Page 65 of 

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OUTREACH PROPOSAL FORM 


School Name and Year and Qrt: _________________________________________________________ 

School Leader: ______________________________________________________________________ 

Overall Outreach Goals and Purpose. (Who are you working with, why, what are the measurable outcomes you desire to see 

accomplished) 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

_____________ 

Add additional sheets if needed. 

Please complete and hand into Area LeadershipTeam. Approval must be given prior to planning and 

communication to Outreach Locations, staff and students. 


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Proposed Outreach Teams and Destinations. (Please include for each team – Leaders names and experience, Purpose, time 

spent in each Country and Omega Zones, proposed maximum number of students on each team) 

TEAM 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 

Leaders Names and Experience: ________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________________________________ 

Purpose and Goals: __________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

_______________________________________________________ 

Proposed Itinerary: 

Week 1: ____________________________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________________________________ 

Week 2: ____________________________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________________________________ 

Week 3: ____________________________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________________________________ 

Week 4: ____________________________________________________________________________ 

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Week 5: ____________________________________________________________________________ 

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Week 6: ____________________________________________________________________________ 

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Week 7: ____________________________________________________________________________ 

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Week 8: ____________________________________________________________________________ 

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Week 9: ____________________________________________________________________________ 

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Week 10: ___________________________________________________________________________ 

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Week 11: ___________________________________________________________________________ 

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Week 12: ___________________________________________________________________________ 


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SCHOOL LEADERS APPROVAL FORM 

Each new School Leader must be approved by the appropriate Area Leadership Team 

Name of Proposed School Leader 

Name of School and Date (qrt and yr) 

Personal history 

What U of N Schools have you done? 


Please list the U of N Schools you have staffed, including location, dates and school leader: 

When have you staffed the school you are proposing to lead, and who was the school leader? (please include 

contact information for them) 

What other leadership roles have you held in YWAM/UofN? In other organizations? 

What personal experience do you have in the area of ministry in which your school is training? (please describe 

roles/responsibilities, dates, name and contact information of your leaders) 

School staff 

Please indicate any staff you are thinking of joining you by Co-leading and/or staffing the school. 

What plans do you have to recruit staff for your school? 


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Future plans 

How many times do you plan to run the school? 

Kona campus connection 

How did you decide to run the school here in Kona? 

What connections do you see with ministry teams flowing from this base. 


Additional Comments 

Will you be living and working in Kona or join us just for the duration of the school? What other ministry interests or 

responsibilities do you carry? 


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Tuition Payment Deferral - Upper Level Course 

Student Information: Date of Birth: 


_______________________ __________________ _________/ ___/ ___ 

Surname First Name (spell month/day/yr) 

_____________________ ___________________ _______/_________ 

School: Focus Quarter/Year: 

Financial status at time of registration: 

Total school fees Owed: $ ________________ 

Total charges: = $ ________________ 

Financial Assistance (if Any) - $ ________________ 

Any Amount Paid: - $ ________________ 

Balance due: = $ ________________ 

I, _______________________________, affirm that the above, balance due, is my debt to the 

University of the Nations - Kona. I will pay the U of N this amount owing in agreement to the 

following payment plan. 

4 weeks from arrival (____/_____/______ ) Balance of $2000 Owing 

8 weeks from arrival (____/____/______) Balance of $0 

If I have not paid the outstanding balance by the above schedule, I will withdraw from my school and 

leave the campus. I understand that I will receive no credit for any of the work I may have done in the 

course. 

____________________________________ ___________________ 

Students Signature Date 

____________________________________ ___________________ 

School Leader Signature Date 

____________________________________ ___________________ 

U of N Leadership Signature Date 

Please hand form into Student Services once completed 


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Tuition Payment Deferral - DTS 

Student Information: Date of Birth: 


_______________________ __________________ _________/ ___/ ___ 

Surname First Name (spell month/day/yr) 

_____________________ ___________________ _______/_________ 

School: Focus Quarter/Year: 

Financial status at time of registration: 

Total school fees Owed: $ ________________ 

Total charges: = $ ________________ 

Financial Assistance (if Any) - $ ________________ 

Any Amount Paid: - $ ________________ 

Balance due: = $ ________________ 

I, _______________________________, affirm that the above, balance due, is my debt to the 

University of the Nations - Kona. I will pay the U of N this amount owing in agreement to the 

following payment plan. 

4 weeks from arrival (____/_____/______ ) All Lecture Fees Paid in Full 

If I have not paid the outstanding balance by the above schedule, I will withdraw from my 

school and leave the campus. I understand that I will receive no credit for any of the work I 

may have done in the course. 

____________________________________ ___________________ 

Students Signature Date 

____________________________________ ___________________ 

School Leader Signature Date 

____________________________________ ___________________ 

U of N Leadership Signature Date 

Please hand form into Student Services once completed 


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SEMINAR PROPOSAL FORM 

This form is to assist us to insure that we can provide each Seminar leader with all the resources that we can to help you 

run an effective seminar. Please complete each time you wish to run a seminar and hand into a member of the Training 

Leadership Team. konatraining@gmail.com or box # 19 

Date Submitted (at least 6mth prior to start date) 

Seminar Name and UofN Code (if it has one) 

Seminar Leaders Name, Phone and Email address 

Is the Leader a UofN Kona Staff member? 

If not who on YWAM Kona staff will be hosting the leader? 

Proposed start and end date of Seminar (Please give any factors they need to be considered for this date) 

Please stay open to change dates as we consider the campus needs as a whole 

How many people do you expect to attend the Seminar? 

What facilities apart from housing will you need? 

Eg, Classroom, Sport field, Ohana crt, farming land etc 

How many times has the course/Seminar been run in Kona before? 

Do you have staff to assist you to run the Seminar? 

Please list Proposed Staff for Seminar 

Proposed Seminar Costs for Participants 

Please at least give an estimate – make sure you have read fees and charges for Seminars at Kona. 


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Have you check with Housing or the GO Centre as to the availability of housing for the seminar. 

Please have the GO Centre or Housing sign the below to show you have approved accommodation for the seminar 

Yes we (Housing or GO Center) approve that there is housing for the proposed seminar. 

Singed -____________________________________ 

GO Centre / Housing Department 

Please give any other comments or notes to be considered. 

Date Considered by Training Team 

Response Approved Changes Needed 

Notes from Team 

Person to Follow up 

Marketing Advised Student Services Advised 


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MIDCOURSE FEEDBACK FORM 

(for students of each school) 

We love to hear how you are finding your time with us here. Please feel free to write down any thoughts or 

suggestions you may have to help us improve how we do our training community. 

If you would like us to follow you up with any of your suggestions please leave you name, contact details and 

also indicate that you would like someone to follow you up. 

SCHOOL: __________________________________________________________________________ 

NAME: ___________________________(optional) EMAIL: ___________________________(optional) 

How would you rate your course overall thus far? 

� Better than my expectations � Met my expectations � Less than what I‘d hoped for 

What is your biggest highlight of the course thus far? 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

How did you find your accommodation? 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

� Great � Adequate � Room for Improvement 

Was there any pre-course material that we could have provided that would have assisted you with your 

course? 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

____ 

Some other areas we would love your suggestions and feedback are, the application and arrival process, food, 

community living, worship and prayer, community events, teachers and staff, and any others you think will help 

us. 

Please write your comments here 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________________________________ 


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__________________________________________________________________________________________ 

Please send copy of feedback to the relevant area leadership team 


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SCHOOL SPEAKER PROPOSAL FORM 

Complete form and give to your Area Leadership Team before you book speakers into your school 

School:______________________________ School Leader: ________________________________ 

Wk Name Topic Estimate Cost 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

Approved by:_________________________________ Date:_________________________________ 


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GO CENTER – GUEST SPEAKER BOOKING FORM 


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Name of School 


Once completed send to GO center. NOTE – This does not mean your speakers are confirmed. 

School Leader Person Responsible 

for Room 

Phone Number Phone Number 

Email address Email address 

Name Date Arrival Date Departure Additional Comments 


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Youth With A Mission 


University of the Nations – Kona Campus 

YWAM Values and YWAM UofN Kona Code of Conduct 

2010 Version 


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FOUNDATIONAL VALUES OF YWAM 

Youth With A Mission (YWAM) affirms the Bible as 

the authoritative word of God and, with the Holy 

Sprit‘s inspiration, the absolute reference point for 

every aspect of life and ministry. Based upon the 

God's word, who He is, and His initiative of salvation, 

the following responses are strongly emphasizes in 

YWAM: 

Worship: We are called to praise and worship God 

alone 

Holiness: We are called to lead holy and righteous 

lives that exemplify the nature and character of God 

Witness: We are called to share the Gospel of Jesus 

Christ with those who do not know Him 

Prayer: We are called to engage in intercessory 

prayer for the people and causes on God's heart, 

including standing against evil in every form. 

Fellowship: We are called to commit to the Church 

in both its local nurturing expression and its mobile 

multiplying expression 

The Foundational Values of Youth With A Mission 

are the expression of our basic beliefs, coupled with 

specific directives given by God since YWAM's 

beginning in 1960. They are recorded here in order 

to pass on to successive generations that which God 

has emphasized to us. These shared beliefs and 

values are the guiding principles for both the past and 

future growth of our Mission. Some are common to 

all Christians everywhere; others are distinctive to 

Youth With A Mission. The combination of these 

beliefs and values make up the unique family 

characteristics of YWAM--our "DNA." They are 

values we hold in high regard which determine who 

we are, how we live and how we make decisions. 

1. KNOW GOD 

YWAM is committed to know God, His nature, His 

character and His ways. We seek to reflect who He 

is in every aspect of our lives and ministry. The 

automatic overflow of knowing and enjoying 

fellowship with God is a desire to share Him with 

others. 

2. MAKE GOD KNOWN 

YWAM is called to make God known throughout the 

whole world, and into every arena of society through 

evangelism, training and mercy ministries. We 

believe that salvation of souls should result in 

transformation of societies thus obeying Jesus' 

command to make disciples of all nations. 


3 . HEAR GOD'S VOICE 

YWAM is committed to creating with God through 

listening to Him, praying His prayers and obeying 

His commands in matters great and small. We are 

dependent upon hearing His voice as individuals, 

together in team contexts and in larger corporate 

gatherings, as an integral part of our process for 

decision making. 

4. PRACTICE WORSHIP AND 

INTERCESSORY PRAYER 

YWAM is dedicated to worship Jesus and engage in 

intercessory prayer as integral aspects of daily life. 

We also recognize the intent of Satan to destroy the 

work of God and we call upon God‘s power and the 

Holy Spirit to overcome his strategies in the lives of 

individuals and in the affairs of nations. 

5. BE VISIONARY 

YWAM is called to be visionary, continually 

receiving, nurturing and releasing fresh vision from 

God. We support the pioneering of new ministries 

and methods, always willing to be radical in order to 

be relevant to every generation, people group, and 

sphere of society. We believe that the apostolic call 

of YWAM requires the integration of spiritual 

eldership, freedom in the Spirit and relationship, 

centered on the Word of God. 

6. CHAMPION YOUNG PEOPLE 

YWAM is called to champion youth. We believe 

God has gifted and called young people to spearhead 

vision and ministry. We are committed to value, trust, 

train, support, make space and release them. They 

are not only the Church of the future; they are the 

Church of today. We commit to follow where they 

lead, in the will of God. 

7. BE BROAD-STRUCTURED AND 

DECENTRALIZED 

YWAM is broad-structured and diverse, yet 

integrated. We are a global family of ministries held 

together by shared purpose, vision, values and 

relationship. We believe that structures should serve 

the people and the purposes of God. Every ministry 

at every level has the privilege and responsibility of 

accountability to a circle of elders, with overall 

international accountability to the YWAM Global 

Leadership Team. 

8. BE INTERNATIONAL AND 

INTERDENOMINATIONAL 

YWAM is international and interdenominational in 

its global scope as well as its local constituency. We 

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elieve that ethnic, linguistic and denominational 

diversity, along with redeemed aspects of culture, are 

positive factors that contribute to the health and 

growth of the Mission. 

9. HAVE A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW 

YWAM is called to a Biblical worldview. We 

believe that the Bible makes a clear division between 

good and evil; right and wrong. The practical 

dimensions of life are no less spiritual than the 

ministry expressions. Everything done in obedience 

to God is spiritual. We seek to honor God with all 

that we do, equipping and mobilizing men and 

women of God to take roles of service and influence 

in every arena of society. 

10. FUNCTION IN TEAMS 

YWAM is called to function in teams in all aspects of 

ministry and leadership. We believe that a 

combination of complementary gifts, callings, 

perspectives, ministries and generations working 

together in unity at all levels of our Mission provides 

wisdom and safety . Seeking God's will and making 

decisions in a team context allows 

accountability and contributes to greater relationship, 

motivation, responsibility and ownership of the 

vision. 

11. EXHIBIT SERVANT LEADERSHIP 

YWAM is called to servant leadership as a lifestyle, 

rather than a leadership hierarchy. A servant leader 

is one who honors the gifts and callings of those 

under his/her care and guards their rights and 

privileges. Just as Jesus served His disciples, we 

stress the importance of those with leadership 

responsibilities serving those whom they lead. 

12. DO FIRST, THEN TEACH 

YWAM is committed to doing first, then teaching. 

We believe that firsthand experience gives authority 

to our words . Godly character and a call from God 

are more important than an individuals gifts, abilities 

and expertise. 

13. BE RELATIONSHIP-ORIENTED 

YWAM is dedicated to being relationship-oriented in 

our living and working together. We desire to be 

united through lives of holiness, mutual support, 

transparency, humility, and open communication, 

rather than a dependence on structures or rules. 

14. VALUE THE INDIVIDUAL 

YWAM is called to value each individual. We 

believe in equal opportunity and justice for all. 

Created in the image of God, people of all 

nationalities, ages and functions have distinctive 


contributions and callings. We are committed to 

honoring God-given leadership and ministry gifts in 

both men and women. 

15. VALUE FAMILIES 

YWAM affirms the importance of families serving 

God together in missions, not just the father and/or 

mother. We encourage the development of strong 

and healthy family units, with each member sharing 

the call to missions and contributing their gifts in 

unique and complementary ways. 

16. RELY ON RELATIONSHIP-BASED 

SUPPORT 

YWAM is called to a relationship-based support 

system, depending upon God and His people for 

financial provision, both corporately and individually. 

We believe that relationship-based support promotes 

responsibility, accountability, communication, and 

mutual prayer. It involves the donor as a partner in 

ministry. As God and others have been generous 

toward us, so we desire to be generous. YWAMers 

give themselves, their time and talents to God 

through the Mission with no expectation of 

remuneration. 

17. PRACTICE HOSPITALITY 

YWAM affirms the ministry of hospitality as an 

expression of God's character and the value of people. 

We believe it is important to open our hearts, homes, 

campuses and bases to serve and honor one another, 

our guests and the poor and needy, not as acts of 

social protocol, but as expressions of generosity. 

_______________ 

NOTE: The three basic documents of Youth With A 

Mission are The Foundational Values of Youth With 

A Mission, The Manila Covenant and The Christian 

Magna Carta. (YWAM Foundational Values 

approved by the Global Leadership Team August 

2003; released February 2004.) 


CAMPUS CODE OF CONDUCT 

WHOLE-HEARTED PARTICIPATION. 

Please come to all campus and school events ―prayed 

up‖ and with an attitude of faith, fully expecting that 

God will show up! Your personal attendance, 

punctuality and full attention at all campus and 

school events are very important. 

DRESS GUIDELINES 

Hawaii is known for it‘s casual atmosphere and hot 

climate. These fabulous combined elements create 

some extra challenges for us as a Christian 

community – particularly in the area of our ‗dress‘. 

God calls us to a lifestyle of purity both within our 

hearts and in the way we ‗outwardly‘ live our lives. 

Lets together, go the extra mile to make sure we 

present ourselves with modesty and in a loving way 

regardless of our cultural grids by taking the more 

conservative road to keep from offending not only 

those from other cultures and backgrounds but also to 

represent ourselves, the University and Lord in a way 

that is honoring. 

We also realize that we are all ‗built‘ differently, 

what one can wear with complete modesty another 

cannot. A good rule of thumb would be – if in doubt, 

don‘t wear it! 

The areas to be mindful of as you join our 

International family here in Kona are things like the 

length and tightness of your clothing, be sensitive to 

the different cultures in what you wear ensuring that 

your body is appropriately covered regardless of 

whether you are in a group, publically representing 

the mission or even simply hanging out with your 

friends. 

On outreach, make sure you are sensitive to the 

‗cultural‘ environment you are entering. Dress in 

every way that would be acceptable to the people and 

represent our desire to honor them. 

Again, we have the incredible privilege of being in 

this International community . Our desire is that you 

would grasp these principals within your spirit. 

These are not only YWAM values but we believe it is 

on the heart of God for us to live our life pleasing to 

Him, loving and preferring others and loving 

ourselves. 


RELATIONSHIPS & MORAL PURITY 

We believe in marriage and want to be a community 

that supports the development of healthy 

relationships. What better place for two people who 

love God and are called to missions to ―find‖ each 

other?! However, the development of any 

relationship—whether romance or friendship— 

should not divert an individual from growth or 

separate people from the community. All 

relationships should be built on openness, inclusion, 

integrity and purity. 

For the sake of respecting each other‘s private space, 

cultural sensitivity, and so that our ―good is not evil 

spoken of,‖ we ask that single men do not enter 

single women‘s rooms and vice versa. 

Jesus called us to refuse to allow any form of 

immorality in our midst (Revelation 2:18-29). 

Immorality is any sexual activity that is outside the 

marriage covenant, whether heterosexual or 

homosexual (Romans 1: 18-27) and whether physical, 

verbal or technological (Internet), etc. If you find 

yourself struggling in any of these areas, please 

confide in your school, department or ministry leader, 

or another godly leader on campus that you respect so 

that he/she can help create a process of support and 

accountability for you. Our commitment to purity is 

strengthened when we have solidarity as a spiritual 

family in our unified stand for holiness. 

NOTE; 

The DTS is a wonderful time of discipleship and 

developing strong Godly relationships. During the 

DTS program we ask that students do not start an 

exclusive “Boyfriend - Girlfriend” type relationship. 

ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS: DRUGS, 

CIGARETTES, PORNOGRAPHY, EATING 

DISORDERS, CUTTING, ETC. 

All YWAM/UofN Kona students should be 

addiction-free and refrain from engaging in any 

behavior that is illegal, harmful to their bodies, or 

damaging to the discipleship process of others. If 

you find yourself struggling in any of these areas, 

again, please confide in your school, department or 

ministry leader, or another godly leader on campus so 

that he/she can help create a process of support and 

accountability for you. 

Smoking, Consumption of Alcohol and all illegal 

drugs are prohibited on the Campus. . 


ALCOHOL 

In the Bible, there are some standards for conduct 

that are ―absolute.‖ Refraining from being drunk is 

one of those absolutes. However, the drinking of 

alcohol in moderation is not so clear-cut. Jesus 

turned the water into wine, not grape juice…but God 

also commanded John the Baptist not to drink wine. 

Romans 14 addresses areas of ―cultural sins‖ that are 

relative to the values we received through our 

families, cultures, denominations, etc. We want to 

appeal to you to take the most conservative view 

regarding alcohol, in order not to stumble or to cause 

others to stumble. Whatever your personal 

convictions—and we do not judge those—we request 

that there be no drinking of alcohol in any YWAM 

facility or at any YWAM school, department or 

ministry event, whether on or off campus. 


And please do not encourage anyone from a nondrinking 

context to take even one drink. You may 

not know their family history regarding alcoholism or 

what it could cost them within their cultural or 

denominational background. Rather, do everything 

possible to help everyone succeed in their walk with 

God and enter into their full spiritual inheritance. 

NOTE 

DTS Students 

All DTS students are asked to not drink alcohol 

during the entire length of their school. 

YWAM, U of N Kona Outreaches 

All Students and Staff on YWAM, U of N Kona 

outreaches are not to drink alcohol at during any 

outreach trip or event. 



KEY REFERENCE GUIDE AND YWAM DOCUMENTS 

All School leaders are expected to have read the University of the nations Reference guide. Here are a few of the 

key documents which you need to be aware of. 



WHY WORK DUTY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF THE NATIONS? 

By Tom Bloomer; Switzerland, December, 1997; Printed July 3, 2008 Page 1 of 3 

2005 U of N Reference Guide. Copyright © 2000 by YWAM/U of N; revised 2005. All Rights Reserved. 

One of the policies of the University of the Nations is that students should also share in the work of the training 

center where their particular school is located. (See page 41 of the 1996-98 U of N Catalogue.)The question is 

being asked, should advanced students also have to carry out work duties in the U of N? After all, their time is 

limited due to projects, theses, and other responsibilities. Especially on a large base where there are many 

DTS/CDTS students, there may not seem to be an absolute need for advanced U of N students to work. 

Following are some of the reasons that all U of N students should be involved in the work of a base. Of course, 

special exceptions will arise, such as mothers with very small children, and those who are recovering from illness. 

But even people with handicaps and those who are in the final stages of thesis-writing should normally be included 

in the work. U of N policies are not the main question here, the crucial factor is the student's understanding of 

the Biblical principles involved. Therefore work should not just be imposed on them, but the Biblical basis should 

be taught, and as in all our teaching, the students should be invited to apply the Word. 

RECOVERING THE TRUTH ABOUT WORK: 

Even the Church in our day harbors completely false ideas about work, especially physical work. It is seen as a 

necessary evil, or at best a means toward an end: we work in order to have enough to be able to live, and the hope 

of many is to be able to one day "stop working and serve the Lord full time". When students and even school 

leaders see the work duty as taking precious time away from the student's "real" calling, that of study, we have 

bought into the ideology of the spirit of the age. The Bible speaks differently of work. 

First of all, we are commanded to work. Work is not an option. The Lord said in the Fourth Commandment, "Six 

days shall you labor" (Exodus 20.9), and that is no more optional than are any of the other commandments. The 

Apostle Paul reiterated this commandment in II Thessalonians 3.10-13. Work is first of all obedience to the Lord's 

Word. 

Second, work is holy. Work is our service, our worship. Many historical and ideological factors have contributed to 

our compartmentalizing work off into a separate category, called "secular", "morally-neutral", and other misleading 

terms. Because the Lord has commanded it, work is not any less spiritual, or less important, than study, preaching, 

praying, singing worship songs, or any other pious religious activities. Loren has often pointed out that Zechariah 

14.21, among other texts, sanctifies the most mundane of our physical labors. 

Third, work is one of the principal places of the application of the Word. Students can often appear quite spiritual in 

the community meetings and classrooms, and then in the work duty display such carnality and immaturity as to 

literally shock those around them. The U of N is not interested in turning out "intellectual giants who are relational 

dwarves", nor in giving out degrees to those who think that they are somehow above sweeping a sidewalk or 

washing some dishes. Those who have learned most about the Servant King should be all the more ready to 

participate in the work of the base; if not, there is something terribly wrong with the attitudes they have picked up 

during their training. 

Fourth, and quite practically, we need these people. Many of our advanced students have more experience in 

YWAM than many of our staff. They certainly have a better understanding of the U of N, and can contribute much 

to its functioning. The International Registrar‘s Office in Europe has been run quite well by students on work duty, 

when those students are advanced and know the U of N from the inside out. When every one of our departments is 

crying for more staff, we should see students as a God-given resource. Of course, some departments may have to 

creatively restructure the way their work is done in order to put students into jobs that will really help. 

Fifth, another practical consideration: anyone who has ever had an apartment living situation knows quite well that 

two hours a day can easily be taken up by shopping, food preparation, and cleanup. If students were out on their 



own, they would have to spend this time anyway. Campus living frees them from these tasks, so they are not really 

"losing" any time by participating in the work of the base. 

Sixth, when students are included in the real business of running a missions base, they see themselves part of the 

community, and not as completely separate from the staff. Relationships are formed with key staff who are not part 

of the student's school, and YWAM values are imparted through the daily work routine, not just read on a sheet of 

paper. Meaningful participation in the work of the base further bonds them in to YWAM, and then recruiting them 

onto staff is a natural process. 

WORSHIP IN THE KITCHEN: 

The Celtic monks of the early Church saw no divisions between work and worship, study and prayer. They had a 

unified view of the Creation of God, where all of reality was a sacrament unto Him. Each of the monks participated 

in a routine of daily work, worship times impregnated with the Word, prayer, and study. All was one in these 

monasteries, and none would think of refusing to work because it was somehow less important, or less spiritual. 

Our training bases need to cast down the walls of compartmentalization, and widen our view of worship to include 

all that we do. 

Finally, our desire in the U of N is to train servant leaders. We are not in the business of helping people prepare for 

high-paying jobs, or to gain a spirituality that is divorced from the real world. We desire to see our graduates 

serving others. If they cannot serve their brothers whom they have seen, in physical and practical ways, how in the 

world can we imagine that they will serve the nations they have not seen? The Servant King washed the feet of His 

followers. He performed a dirty, smelly job that even a Hebrew slave could refuse to do. He said, "If I then, your 

Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet" (Joh 13.14). We can quite 

easily spiritualize this passage, forgetting in the process that those were real feet, and the water and the towel were 

also real. 

Are we teaching our students to "do as He has done to us" (Joh 3:15)? Let us be vigilant to ensure that our base 

policies really contribute to training servant leaders. 



UNIVERSITY OF THE NATIONS: A NEW KIND OF ANIMAL 

The University of the Nations: A New Kind of Animal; by David Joel Hamilton, EDITED BY Dawn Gauslin, 1992; 

Printed July 3, 2008 2005 U of N Reference Guide. Copyright © 1995 by YWAM/U of N; revised 1997, 2000, 2005. 

All Rights Reserved. 

Have you ever met someone who said to you, "I don't believe in God!"? And when you asked that person what the 

characteristics were of the god they didn‘t believe in, their description was so inaccurate that you replied, "I don't 

believe in that God either!" Just as those people need a new understanding of what God is like, so we need a new, 

God-given understanding of "university." 

What comes to mind when you hear the word "camel"? Humps? Knobby knees? Big lips? What if God created a 

new camel, with different characteristics? What if it had no humps? And what if its lips were replaced with a long 

trunk? It would be strange looking and unfamiliar. Regarding the concept of "university," God needs a new animal 

for a new time--one with different infrastructures, facilities, models, systems and curriculum than those which the 

traditional concept of university conjures up. Things that were, will not be; things that were not, will be. 

What is the purpose of the traditional university? Education. Training. To get a degree. To secure a job. To attain a 

position. But for what? Generally, it is for money. Education and a degree equip the person to move up the social 

ladder to make economic gains, especially in the developing world. 

For example, Santiago, Chile has more medical doctors than they can employ and utilize. In contrast, the islands of 

southern Chile have no medical care and are in dire need of even the most basic medical treatments. Will the 

doctors of Santiago go to meet the needs of southern Chile? No, because it is not financially advantageous. Instead, 

they attempt to get more education to specialize in areas which will hopefully grant even more economic gain. 

Some people do go to university for humanitarian or Christian causes. But what they receive from a traditional 

university is incomplete and lacking the proper Biblical foundations to sustain them in the real-life traumas of a 

refugee camp or AIDS hospice. 

How is U of N different than the traditional university? 

1. The University of the Nations is global, with more than 300 different kinds of courses offered in 60+ 

languages and held at 330 locations in 120+ nations worldwide.1 U of N 1Statistics updated from 

September 1997 U of N Workshop in Seoul Korea and April and July 1998 reports by Loren 

Cunningham to the U of N campus in Lausanne, Switzerland. has a requirement that its graduates study 

on two different continents in order to help students relate to the global village of the 21st century. The 

University of the Nations has not sought accreditation under any one country‘s system. Because it is a 

truly global university, it is important that it should not come under the regulations of any nation. To 

comply with the accreditation requirements or restrictions of one country could bind the growth and 

development of the U of N in other nations. Rather, as Harvard University did, the U of N would prefer 

to set a new model and standard of excellence. 

2. The University of the Nations is modular. Students take one three-month course which concentrates 

within one intensive area of study rather than studying a multitude of topics all at the same time. The 

modular approach involves greater focus and produces an increased learning curve. 

3. The University of the Nations integrates theory with practice. Students apply what they have 

learned in the classroom through an internship or field assignment. U of N believes in doing then 

teaching rather than hearing then teaching. 

4. The University of the Nations utilizes visiting professors. Rather than having only an in-house 

faculty, the U of N benefits from the diversity and richness of inviting instructors to come directly from 

involvement in their field of expertise to share first-hand with students. This leads to a higher quality 

education with less stagnation. It is also more cost efficient, because there is a smaller resident faculty. 

5. The University of the Nations is rooted within a Biblical Christian world view. A Biblical basis 

and perspective is the foundation stone for viewing all of life and learning. For example, for a fine arts 

course, one could teach the same basic content in terms of curriculum and skills training as a traditional 



university, add on a chapel program once or twice a week and call it ―Christian education.‖ But at a U 

of N fine arts course, students would begin by looking at God, the creator and author of all beauty. 

They would then study the Biblical basis and value of beauty within His economy. This might be 

followed by a focus on art history from a Christian perspective--how Christianity influenced the arts; 

how ungodly influences warped artistic expression, etc. Then, with this foundation and perspective, the 

teaching of practical skills could be integrated. 

6. The University of the Nations focuses on seven spheres of influence within society through its 

seven colleges: 

� Family College/Faculty of Counseling and Health Care 

� Church College/Faculty of Christian Ministries 

� Education College/Faculty of Education 

� Media College/Faculty of Communication 

� Arts College/Faculty of the Arts 

� Government College/Faculty of Humanities and International Studies 

� Business College/Faculty of Science and Technology 

7. The University of the Nations experience starts with a Discipleship Training School, which serves 

as the gateway to an education through University of the Nations or service in Youth With A Mission. 

The DTS/CDTS begins with the foundations of Christian character and life and follows the scriptural 

injunction in 2 Peter 1:5-8, ―...make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, 

knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, 

godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess 

these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in 

your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.‖ 

What is the purpose of University of the Nations? The motive is not financial gain, but to touch the lives of 

people in need of God's touch; not to improve our own lot in life, but to serve others in order that they might 

improve. 

U of N is different because it exists for a different reason--to equip people to do the work of God. To give them 

"passport skills" to serve in countries they cannot enter as traditional missionaries, or to serve in arenas of 

society where they could not serve without the qualifying tools to do so. 

The Great Commission must always be at the center of the U of N: 

Mark 16:15 GO and PREACH to INDIVIDUALS 

Matt 28:19-20 GO and DISCIPLE all NATIONS 

This is the dual challenge in God's heart. He wants us to preach to every individual and make disciples of all 

nations (note: it says of all nations, not just in all nations). We are to reach individuals with the Gospel so they in 

turn can be salt and light, shaping every sphere of society. U of N is called to equip people to convert the individual 

and transform society so that "the kingdom of this world may become the Kingdom of our Lord‖ (Revelation 

11:15). It is a tool to accomplish God's age-old dream. 

Some of us succeeded in the educational systems of the world; some of us did not. Most of us were hurt through the 

non-Biblical values of the world's system. When Juan Carrasco, a Latin YWAMer working in North Africa, heard 

the description of the U of N as a new kind of animal ―like a camel with no humps but with an added trunk,‖ he 

commented, "You know, I went for a camel ride the other day and it was very uncomfortable and awkward. How 

good to know that God is giving us a camel with no humps!" 

University of the Nations is a new university--a multiplier for missions--where students are not squeezed into 

society's mold, but they are shaped into God's destiny for them as individuals in order to reach all of society. 



ALIGNING YOUR MINISTRY AND TRAINING COURSES WITH YWAM'S 

FOUNDATIONAL VALUES 

By Tim Svaboda. Aligning With YWAM' Foundational Values; Printed March 4, 2005 U of N Reference Guide. 

Copyright (c) 2005 by the YWAM/U of N. All Rights Reserved. 

Questions for your team/ministry 

� What do you think about the YWAM Foundational Values? 

� How do the Foundational Values help us in achieving God' purpose in our lives? 

� How often do you go through the Foundational Values with your team? 

� How many Foundational Values do you think your team is following? 

YWAM Foundational Values: all official text in Italic 

Preamble 

Youth With A Mission (YWAM) affirms the Bible as the authoritative word of God and, with the Holy Sprit' 

inspiration, the absolute reference point for every aspect of life and ministry. 

How do you collectively study the Bible with your staff? 

How would you describe your staff's knowledge of the Bible? 

How many of your staff know how to do Inductive Bible Study and how many are practicing it? 

Is there anything we are doing either personally or as a team, which doesn't line up with Biblical standards? 

What grey/unclear areas in regards to Biblical standards in your team bother you that you are seeking God 

and His word for clarification? 

What are some of the biblical principals that you hold on to as a team? 

Do you have a regular bible study schedule that you follow for yourself and for the team? 

In what ways can you impart a better understanding and desire for God's Word in the lives of those on your 

team and those you are reaching in your ministry? 

What changes in your ministry do you see you need to make in light of this value? 

Do you need help in this area? 

Based upon the God's word, who He is, and His initiative of salvation, the following responses are strongly 

emphasizes in YWAM: 

Worship: We are called to praise and worship God alone (see #8 below) 

Holiness: We are called to lead holy and righteous lives that exemplify the nature and character of God 

What is the atmosphere like on our team? I.e. is there gossip, slander, right (clear) relationships, 

forgiveness/unforgiveness, etc.? 

Are people conducting themselves with each other in holiness? In what ways? How many wrong 

relationships have happened under your leadership in the last one-year? 

Are we being responsible with our things and other peoples things? 

If we break something, do we pay for its repair or do we replace it or do we give it back broken? 

Are we paying our bills on time or do we allow debts to accumulate? 

What have you done to inculcate the importance of holy and righteous living to your staff members? 



Witness: We are called to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with those who do not know Him (see #2 below) 

Prayer: We are called to engage in intercessory prayer for the people and causes on God's heart, including 

standing against evil in every form. (see #8 below) 

Fellowship: We are called to commit to the Church in both its local nurturing expression and its mobile multiplying 

expression 

How are we including the local church in our ministries? 



Are we doing anything on our team to promote unity between all of the body of Christ? 

How are we partnering with any other church or mission agencies in our work? 

In what ways can you make fresh efforts for partnership with other churches and agencies in the next two 

years? 

Are you a regular member of a local church? Do your staffs attend a local church on a regular basis? 



Foundational Values 

The Foundational Values of Youth With A Mission are the expression of our basic beliefs, coupled with specific 

directives given by God since YWAM's beginning in 1960. They are recorded here in order to pass on to successive 

generations that which God has emphasized to us. These shared beliefs and values are the guiding principles for 

both the past and future growth of our Mission. Some are common to all Christians everywhere; others are 

distinctive to Youth With A Mission. The combination of these beliefs and values make up the unique family 

characteristics of YWAM– "DNA." They are values we hold in high regard which determine who we are, how we 

live and how we make decisions. 

1. YWAM is committed to Know God, His Nature, His Character and His ways. We seek to reflect who He is in 

every aspect of our lives and ministry. The automatic overflow of knowing and enjoying fellowship with God is a 

desire to share Him with others 

How many of your staff spends a proper quiet time every day? 

How are you implementing the knowledge about the character of God in the team life and in our ministry? 

Have we done a study on any character of God in depth and in what situations have we applied it in our 

ministries and lives? 

What changes in your ministry do you see you need to make in light of this value? Do you need help in this 

area? 

2. YWAM is called to make God known throughout the whole world, and into every arena of society through 

evangelism, training and mercy ministries. We believe that salvation of souls should result in transformation of 

societies thus obeying Jesus' command to make disciples of all nations. 

In what different ways is our team involved in evangelism and discipleship? 

How are our activities contributing toward the goal of disciplining the nations? 

When was the last time we shared the gospel with some one? 

Are our staff involved in regular evangelism? 

How are you equipping your staff and yourself and what ways can you improve on this more? 

In what ways can you improve in implementing evangelism, mercy ministries, and training in and through 

your team? 


area? 

3. YWAM is committed to creating with God through listening to Him, praying His prayers and obeying His 

commands in matters great and small. We are dependent upon hearing His voice as individuals, together in team 

contexts and in larger corporate gatherings, as an integral part of our process for decision making. 

Is there regular teaching and practicing on the steps of intercession and hearing God's voice in our teams? 

Do you feel your team members can hear God's voice regularly and do we encourage our team members to 

do so? 

Can you give a recent example of how you lead your team in seeking the Lord on a decision/plan/vision 

and what was the outcome? 

What are some practical ways we are trying to seek God more with our team? 

How much time is given to teaching on hearing the voice of God and what teaching material are you using? 



4. YWAM is dedicated to worship Jesus and engage in intercessory prayer as integral aspects of daily life. We also 

recognize the intent of Satan to destroy the work of God and we call upon God' power and the Holy Spirit to 

overcome his strategies in the lives of individuals and in the affairs of nations. 

Are we having regular times of team intercession, in which we endeavor to hear the voice of God, get His 

heart as to what to pray for, and then go into praying through every point deeply and thoroughly until there 

is no more to pray for, before moving on to the next point? 

Do we read newspapers and magazines to keep up with what is happening in the world, so we can more 

effectively intercede? 

Are we having regular times of worship? 

What regular intercessory schedule do you have your team follow? 

What other ministries do we pray for? And how regularly do you pray for them? 

How often do you pray for Chennai / other cities / places / countries? 


area? 

5. YWAM is called to be visionary, continually receiving, nurturing and releasing fresh vision from God. We 

support the pioneering of new ministires and methods, always willing to be radical in order to be relevant to every 

generation, people group, and sphere of society. We believe that the apostolic call of YWAM requires the 

integration of spiritual eldership, freedom in the Spirit and relationship, centered on the Word of God. 

How are we as a team and team leader seeking God's face for new ideas, new vision for our ministry? 

What new ideas have do we have right now and how to we know if they are from the Lord? 

What new strategies have we recently put into practice? 

Where do you think your ministry will be in the next 5 years? 

How do you keep your ministry relevant to the changing trends of society around you? 

What guidelines do you follow in releasing new visions? 

Who are you mentoring to release them in new initiatives from your team? 


area? 

6. YWAM is called to champion youth. We believe God has gifted and called young people to spearhead vision and 

ministry. We are committed to value, trust, train, support, make space and release them. They are not only the 

Church of the future; they are the Church of today. We commit to follow where they lead, in the will of God. 

What do you think of young people in leadership? What age do you think is right for a young person to be 

released into ministry? 

What do you think about youth between the age of 18-25 being released into leadership? 

Who are the second / third / fourth line leaders you have developed under you and what are their ages? 

What are you doing to recruit and develop young leaders? 

How much responsibility will you give for people under 25? 


area? 

7. YWAM is board structured and diverse yet integrated. We are a global family of ministries held together by 

shared purpose, vision, values and relationship. We believe that structures should serve the people and the 

purposes of God. Every ministry at every level has the privilege and responsibility to the YWAM Global Leadership 

Team. 

How are you accountable to your leaders and encouraging your staff to be accountable to you? 

Are we encouraging any of our people to think in a broader sense, i.e. going to other countries, locations 

Tamil Nadu, South India, Sub Continent to evangelize or pioneer? 

What are the steps you are taking to link with other ministries in YWAM in the city? 

What are we doing to raise our own funds? How much have you raised in the last one-year? 

What do you understand by decentralization? What do your team members understand of it? 




area? 

8. YWAM is international and interdenominational in its global scope as well as its local constituency. We believe 

that ethnic, linguistic and denominational diversity, along with redeemed aspects of culture, are positive factors 

that contribute to that to the health and growth of the Mission. 

What is the denominational, international, and national breakup of your team? 

What are we doing to build and promote a multi racial interdenominational team? 

Are there members on your team that feel out of place because of race, denomination, or language 

differences? 

What churches do your staffs attend? 


area? 

9. YWAM is called to a Biblical worldview. We believe that the Bible makes a clear division between good and evil; 

right and wrong. The practical dimensions of life are no less spiritual than the ministry expressions. Everything 

done in obedience to God is spiritual. We seek to honor God with all that we do, equipping and mobilizing men and 

women of God to take roles of service and influence in every arean of society. 

What initiatives are you taking to blend your ministry into both the secular and sacred worlds? 


area? 

10. YWAM is called to function in teams in all aspects of ministry and leadership.. We believe that a combination of 

complementary gifts, callings, perspectives, ministries and generations working together in unity at all levels of our 

Mission provides wisdom and safety. Seeking God' will and making decisions in a team context allows 

accountability and contributes to greater relationship, motivation, responsibility and ownership of the vision. 

What do you do to maintain a good team spirit within your team? 

What activities in ministry do you do as team? 

How often do you take time off as a team and go on a holiday? 

How do you implement Pro 15:22 on your team 

How have you balanced your weaknesses with other peoples gifts on your team? 

How do you involve your team people in decision making? How much input can they give in the final 

decision making? 


area? 

11. YWAM is called to servant leadership as a lifestyle, rather than a leadership hierarchy. A servant leader is one 

who honors the gifts and calling of those under his/her care and guards their rights and privileges. Just as Jesus 

served His disciples, we stress the importance of those with leadership responsibilities serving those whom they 

lead. 

Please explain JN 13:12-17 & Mk 10:42-45 and the term "Servant Leadership" 

Give 5 principles of leadership you follow in leading your team? 

What do you do to find the gifts and callings of God in the lives of your staff? How do you serve them into 

that calling? 

In what ways do you serve the needs of your team? 


area? 

12. YWAM is committed to doing, first, then teaching. We believe that firsthand experience gives authority to our 

words. Godly character and a call from God are more important than an individual's gifts, abilities and expertise. 



Are we living out what we teach and also teaching from our own experiences? 

Have our staffs ever pointed out that we do not practice what we preach? 

Have we ever released a person because of their abilities, gifts, and talents but their character was lacking 

and if so what did we do to rectify the situation? 

Are there people on your team that are being released more because of their talents than their character? 


area? 

13. YWAM is dedicated to being relationship-oriented in our living and working together. We desire to be united 

through lives of holiness, mutual support, transparency, humility and open communication, rather than a 

dependence on structures or rules. 

How are we modeling transparency in our relationships? 

Are we living in humility? When was the last time you asked forgiveness of someone? Would you say that 

your staff are regularly admitting their failures, faults, and sins? 

Are your staff having relationships with others that they are accountable to in the personal struggles of their 

life? Do they meet on a regular basis for personal accountability? 

Is there a healthy environment on your team to share openly? 

Are we living in openness and brokenness? When was the last time you shared a personal struggle with 

your team and asked them to pray for you? 

Is there any unresolved conflicts / unforgiveness / bitterness in your team? If yes what are you planning to 

do about it and when? How quick are unresolved conflicts solved on your team? 


area? 

14. YWAM is called to value each individual. We believe equal opportunity and justice for all. Created in the image 

of God, people of all nationalities, ages and functions have distinctive contributions and callings. We are 

committed to honoring God-given leadership and ministry gifts in both men and women. 

How do you make sure you are not giving any preferential treatment or favoritism to any team member? 

What kinds of preferential treatment are given to you because of your position of leadership? Do you think 

that can be dangerous or used against you in the future? 

How are you encouraging the use of the giftings and callings of the staff we have? 

How are you promoting individuals from other cultures and gender? 


area? 

15. YWAM affirms the importance of families serving together in missions, not just the father and/or mother. We 

encourage the development of strong and healthy family units, with each member sharing the call to missions and 

contributing their gifts in unique and complementary ways. 

Do we place more value on ministry over family? i.e. are we neglecting our families for the sake of 

"ministry"? 

Do we spend a good amount of time with our children -- imparting godly values to them, but also having 

fun with them? 

Do we take holidays with our families where there is no ministry done? 

Do we take time to regularly go out alone with our wife/husband, without children along in order to talk 

through personal issues? 

Is your team attractive for married couples to join? 


area? 

16. YWAM is called to relationship-based support system, depending upon God had His people for financial 

provision, both corporately and individually. We believe that relationship-based support promotes responsibility, 



accountability, communication and mutual prayer. It involves the donor as a partner in ministry. YWAMers give 

themselves, their time and talents to God through the Mission with no expectation of remuneration. 

What are you doing as individuals to raise your own financial support? 

How often do you write newsletters? 

How often do you express gratefulness to your regular or spontaneous supporters? 

Are we thinking of ways to bless those who do support us? Are we praying regularly for those who support 

us? 

Are the people on our teams paying their bills, responsibilities first? (like rent, telephone bills, etc.) 

Is there teaching from you on in your team on faith and finances? How often? 

What are you doing for your team members to raise their support? 

What are you doing to raise finance for your ministry as a leader? And how much have you raised this 

year? 

How much are you debt? How are you planning to settle it? 


area? 

17. YWAM affirms the ministry of hospitality as an expression of God' character and the value of people. We 

believe it is important to open our hearts, homes, campuses and bases to serve and honor one another, our guests 

and the poor and needy, not as acts of social protocol, but as expressions of generosity. 

Are we practicing hospitality on our team? 

Do we have a hospitality-in-charge? Is he/she properly trained? 

Are all our team members encouraged to practice hospitality or do we leave it to the hospitality-in-charge? 

Are we concerned about the people who come to visit us? 

Do we practice hospitality between our own team members too? 


area? 



YWAM/UofN Field Assignment/Outreach Policy and Procedure 

Field Assignment Requirement; App'd: ILT, New Delhi, November, 1992; 2005 U of N Reference Guide. Copyright 

© 1995 by YWAM/U of N; revised 1997, 2000, 2005. All Rights Reserved 

Policy Statement: 

A U of N Field Assignment must have clearly stated training goals and objectives in which practical experience is 

the primary, though not the only, source of learning. A Field Assignment is designed to enable students to exercise 

newly learned knowledge and skills in a supervised setting, usually within a team context, and with a concentrated 

missions or ministry focus. Field Assignments are to be structured so that one-to-one staff and student interaction is 

a regular activity. 

An approved degree programme must include at least two field assignments/internships (16-24 weeks) for the 

Associate's and Master's degrees and at least three field assignments/ internships (24-36 weeks) for the Bachelor's 

degree. 

DTS/CDTS field assignments are to be a minimum duration of 8 (but preferably 12) full learning weeks. 

Post-DTSCDTS field assignments may be registered for 1-12 full learning weeks. 

Policy Purpose: 

A U of N Field Assignment is primarily designed to reflect YWAM/U of N's founding principle of " learning by 

doing" in addition to servanthood, team work and developing cross-cultural understanding and skills. It is an 

expression of YWAM/U of N's calling to GO into all the world, to reach the lost and to impact the different spheres 

of society at large with the Gospel as it is proclaimed and demonstrated through the lives of students and staff. A 

students' educational learning process is significantly accelerated, and deepened, as they further experience the 

integration of "learning" and "doing" in the Field Assignment. Regular one-to-one interaction between staff and 

student serves not only to facilitate feedback, assessment and ongoing evaluation, but also the recognition and 

development of diverse gifts within each student. 

Procedure: 

1. To receive U of N credit a Field Assignment is to be documented on a FORM A and submitted for 

registration approval as instructed on the FORM A. 

2. To ensure that a U of N Field Assignment has a more quality, focused and integrated approach to the 

learning process, the Field Assignment Leader is to give careful thought and consideration to plan 

appropriately for each week to be a full learning week. 

Some examples of Learning Activities and Resource Materials to aid in the learning process and complement the 

primary ministry focus for the field assignment/outreach: 

a. Reading and reporting on appropriate materials pertaining to the people, city, region, etc. of the 

outreach location: i.e. cultural, historical, evangelism and ministry strategies etc. Typically, this would 

be done two or three times, in preparation for and also during the outreach. 

b. Talks by qualified speakers to the outreach teams: i.e. cultural orientation talks or specific ministry 

training sessions in person, by tape or video. Typically at least two times a month. 

c. Panels or round table talks in which students discuss things pertaining to the outreach like crosscultural 

living/learning experiences, current events, specific scriptures, etc. or the presentation of 

materials for discussion such as: newspaper clippings, articles, books, etc. which are appropriate to the 

outreach. Typically, this would be done once a month. 

d. A journal or log in which a record is kept of daily personal experiences, illustrating principles learned, 

new challenges, steps in personal growth, etc. 



Note: You can be creative! If the students would prefer to learn by writing/analyzing a play or a song, doing oral 

interviews, making a video, doing a scientific experiment or survey, or other creative alternatives, it is not only 

acceptable but encouraged. We greatly value personal initiative and original thinking. 

3. Regular weekly, or bi-weekly, one-to-one meetings between staff & students are to be planned for 

feedback, assessment and ongoing evaluation. 

4. Grading: Form C-2 should be explained and given to each outreach leader or other person responsible 

for assigning grades. The necessary grading on each student must be completed and sent to the 

appropriate Records Center within 48 hours after the end of the course. 

5. For students who receive Incomplete or Withdrawal, please refer to the policy in the current U of N 

Catalogue. 

6. All schools that include both a lecture phase and a field assignment are considered to be a necessary 

unified course. The field assignment must be completed in these connected courses. If a student is 

unable to immediately complete the attached field assignment, they are given two years to do the field 

assignment. In special hardship cases, if the student is unable to complete the field assignment within 

two years, they may appeal for an extension to the International College/Faculty Dean or Centre 

Director. 

7. Failures in post-DTS/CDTS courses: 

a. If a student fails the lecture phase of any course, they cannot go on to attend the corresponding 

field assignment/outreach, since the prerequisite has not been met. 

b. If a student satisfactorily completes the lecture course but fails the field assignment course, the 

student must repeat the field assignment and satisfactorily complete it before receiving credit for 

the field assignment. 

Regarding DTS/Cdts Only: 

8. The DTS/CDTS is to contain a minimum of 8 Field Assignment/Outreach weeks throughout the total 

course and is to be carried forth in accordance with the guidelines defined in the U of N Reference 

Guide document entitled " of N Field Assignment-Outreach Policy and Procedure" The primary 

emphasis of the DT/CDTSS outreach is to be evangelism, not only intercession or physical work and is 

to include a minimum of 30 hours per week of ministry activity serving people outside of the team. 

Ministry strategies are to come out of prayer. The majority of ministry activity is to involve connecting 

with people with the aim of facilitating them becoming followers of Jesus. (evangelism) The outreach 

in to include a minimum of 15 hours per week of other structured learning activities such as 

communication, team building, ministry debriefing, feedback, sharing of needs, prayer for individuals, 

ministry prep including at least 3 hours of intercession, and 3 times of worship as a team (God focused 

time) that is spread throughout each week of the outreach. We should endeavor also to expose our 

students to the three aspects of the ministry calling of YWAM which includes Mercy Ministries. There 

should be a positive, cross-cultural evangelistic experience, so that each one sees fruit. We want the 

students to see missions in action, and to like missions. As well, the outreach weeks should be a 

conscious " into practice" of the teaching content throughout the DTS/CDTS. Outreach leaders should 

be constantly helping the students see how to apply the teaching to their lives and ministry. (i.e. How 

does the Father Heart of God apply in this outreach situation? What about the application of spiritual 

warfare, giving up rights, relationships, the Word etc.) Also see ' Outreach Best Practice Document' 

www.ywamdtscentre.com 

9. DTS/CDTS Grades and Credits: Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) grades for pass/fail courses are 

given for each lecture and field assignment course separately. However, because the lecture phase and 

field assignment phase are linked together as a complete course unit, a deferred grade (T) is given for 



the satisfactorily completed lecture phase until the field assignment is also satisfactorily completed. 

Upon satisfactorily completing the field assignment, both course grades will be permanently recorded. 

10. Students must satisfactorily complete both the DTS/CDTS lecture and DTS/CDTS field assignment 

courses before taking any other U of N courses for credit. 

a. Deferral Policy: In rare instances it may be appropriate that a person who has completed the lecture 

course of the DTS/CDTS after December 31, 1991 may be allowed to temporarily defer their 

DTS/CDTS outreach for a period up to 24 months for reasons of health, personal/family emergency, 

leave of absence and other timing issues such as schooling for children, or other extenuating 

circumstances. 

b. Deferral Procedure: Any deferrals must be approved under the following conditions: 

i. they obtain a written recommendation from their DTS/CDTS school leader/Director to 

have their outreach deferred, and 

ii. the joint recommendation is approved by the local YWAM base Director and Council. 

Specific approvals required to accomplish the deferral under this provision may vary 

depending upon the structure at each local base. However, the principle of a check and 

balance procedure which incorporates the DTS/CDTS school leader and culminates with the 

approval of the local YWAM base council should be followed. 

c. Deferral Extension (for schools taken after December 31, 1991): In the event that the outreach is 

not completed within the two year time frame allowed, the person(s) would have to retake the 

DTS/CDTS lecture phase unless permission was received from their DTS/CDTS school leader and 

the DTS/CDTS Director for an extension of time to complete the outreach, not to exceed an 

additional 6 month period of time. 

d. Deferral Exception: If a person completed their DTS/CDTS lecture phase prior to December 31, 

1991 without completing the field assignment/outreach phase, they will be required to complete a 

YWAM DTS/CDTS field assignment/outreach before continuing onto other U of N schools. This 

provision is without time limitations for schools taken prior to December 31, 1991. 

11. Student Evaluation: is REQUIRED in the DTS/CDTS. 

a. All DTS/CDTS students should be informed during some aspect of the application and acceptance 

process of the school, and at the beginning of the school, of the criteria that will be used to evaluate 

them for satisfactory or un-satisfactory completion of their DTS/CDTS lecture and field 

assignment/outreach phase. Why? Because a school leader/staff can only evaluate a student based 

on the criteria that has been previously communicated to the student. 

b. If, upon evaluation of the student by the school leader/staff, a student is given a satisfactory 

completion ('S' Grade) on the DTS/CDTS lecture phase (IDS 701) then the school leader MUST 

allow the student to go on to the outreach phase (IDS 702). Why? Because the student met the 

ONLY PRE-REQUISITE for a DTS/CDTS outreach which is the satisfactory completion of the 

DTS/CDTS lecture phase. 

i. The ONLY exception to point 'b' is an emergency (such as extreme illness, death in the 

family etc.) that would prevent the student from going on the school's outreach. If that is 

the case, the outreach for the individual student can be TEMPORARILY DEFERRED and 

the student would have a MAXIMUM period of two years in which to complete their 

DTS/CDTS outreach. In such a case, out of commitment to the student, the school/base 

leader should also be willing to offer a way for the student to complete the outreach 

requirement with a subsequent school at the same base, under conditions agreed upon by 

the future school/leader. Why? To insure the optimum continuity of relationships, learning, 

growth and context for the student' discipleship training. In such a case however, the 



student is not required to complete the DTS/CDTS outreach at the same base but rather is 

highly encouraged to do so. 

ii. If, upon evaluation of the student by the school leader/staff, the student is deemed NOT to 

have met the criteria for satisfactory completion of the DTS/CDTS lecture phase, then the 

student is to be given a 'U' grade for failing the lecture phase and the student CANNOT go 

on to the outreach phase. The student must also, of course, be informed of the grade and 

subsequent implication. Why? Because the student has NOT MET the ONLY PRE- 

REQUISITE for a DTS/CDTS outreach which is the SATISFACTORY completion of the 

DTS/CDTS lecture phase. 

iii. If a student receives a 'U' grade for the lecture phase, the student is required to REPEAT 

the lecture phase satisfactorily ('S' Grade) BEFORE they can be allowed to continue on to 

the outreach phase of a DTS/CDTS. 

c. If a student receives an 'S' grade for the satisfactory completion of the lecture phase and then goes 

on the outreach phase but gets a 'U' grade for failing the outreach, the student must repeat both the 

lecture phase and the outreach phase satisfactorily. Why? Because the DTS/CDTS is a connected 

course, and failure to complete the outreach satisfactorily reveals an aspect of inadequate 

discipleship. This might include possibly the student' inability or unwillingness to embrace and/or 

respond to: 

i. Biblical teaching, 

ii. cooperate with the Holy Spirit in making personal application of the teaching to his life, 

iii. walk that truth out in the context of relationships and 

iv. bring that truth into daily action within the DTS/CDTS outreach phase. 

In the case where a student has to repeat the DTS/CDTS lecture and/or both the lecture and outreach phases, 

out of commitment to the student, the school/base leader should be willing to offer a way for the student to 

complete the lecture and/or lecture and outreach requirement with a subsequent school at the same base, 

under conditions agreed upon by the future school/leader. Why? To insure the optimum continuity of 

relationships, learning, growth and context for the students discipleship training. However, this is NOT 

required. 

Note: When a student desires to repeat a failed DTS/CDTS, many operating locations choose to encourage the 

student by charging them only for room and board, and not for course tuition. 

No other school field assignment will qualify as a substitute or equivalent for the DTS/CDTS field assignment. 



FULL LEARNING WEEK POLICY AND PROCEDURE 

Full Learning Week; App'd: Provost Team, Lausanne, July, 1995; Printed July 12, 2005 - U of N Reference Guide. 

Copyright © 1995 by YWAM/U of N; revised 1997, 2000, 2005. All Rights Reserved. Page 303 

Policy Statement 

Satisfactory completion of one "full learning week" of appropriate university-level education/training can earn one 

credit in the U of N. A 12-week course is granted 12 credits. The normal nine-month academic year is therefore 36 

credits. Credit for a full learning week of a seminar and a course cannot be obtained simultaneously. 

In reviewing applications for schools to be included in the U of N, one important criterion will be a "full learning 

week" at the appropriate university level. In a typical university, a "full learning week" means at least 50 hours of 

classes and study per week at the appropriate university level. 

Procedure 

We are not being legalistic about what constitutes a "full learning week," as there will be much room for different 

learning styles and strategies, as well as for cultural variation. Below are some examples of different educational 

components that can be added up to form a "full learning week" of fifty hours. These are cited to stimulate your 

thinking; it is by no means an exhaustive list. 

� group intercession 

� corporate praise and worship 

� classroom lectures 

� small-group sharing 

� personal study 

� planned one-on-one weekly meetings between students and a staff member 

� reading assignments 

� special interest workshops 

� book reports 

� practical laboratory sessions 

� preaching workshops 

� language acquisition 

� drama practice 

� child evangelism preparation 

� keeping a journal 

� private devotions 

� outreach opportunities 

� panel discussions 

� group work/service projects/integrated work duties 

� prayer vigils 

� research projects 

� apprenticeship opportunities 

It is not enough to fill up a student's day with an assortment of activities. The fifty hour goal of learning 

opportunities must reflect purposeful teaching strategies which can encompass both traditional and creative learning 

styles, but which together enable the student to achieve the course's objectives. In light of this guideline, the 

following are some examples of what is NOT a "full learning week": 

1. A school in which there is only an hour of prayer and a half-hour of praise a week, two hours of lecture 

a day, and only 2 one-on-one conferences between students and staff members during the entire school. 

2. An outreach in which there is only an hour of prayer a day, lots of witnessing and street meetings, but 

where no other learning activities are utilized that help integrate material learned from the lecture phase 



of the school and there is no input of any kind to, or feedback from, the students, nor any ongoing 

evaluation. 

3. A school emphasizing small groups, etc., but which in fact gives little teaching content to the students. 

School leaders should be aware that the fewer teaching/lecture times they have, the harder they will 

have to work to actually have a "full learning week." 

In summary, the one credit received per "full learning week" represents one VERY FULL week of learning at the 

appropriate university level.

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