A five-month journey in Cape Town for married couples ready to grow in faith, marriage, and mission — together.
Couples DTS is a live-in discipleship school designed for married couples. Over five months you will study Scripture, strengthen your marriage, and step into outreach — side by side.
Based in Muizenberg, you join a multicultural community from around the world who want more than a short retreat: a formative season that shapes how you love God, between couple, and the people you serve.
Training, then outreach — each phase designed for couples learning and serving together.
Biblical teaching, marriage-focused discipleship, and community life in Muizenberg. Learn and grow as a couple before you go out to serve.
Serve together on outreach, putting what you have learned into practice as a married couple in real ministry contexts.
Fees
YWAM Muizenberg has a category system that aims to enable all students, regardless of social or economic background, to attend our training programs. The fees below are according to category, in which you can find more about in our financial policy.
Please note that fees are subject to change without notice.
Category A
R52,000
per individual
Category B
R42,000
per individual
Category C
R35,000
per individual
Outreach is charged separately and typically ranges between R45,000 and R55,000 per individual
Everything — teaching, community, and outreach — is shaped for couples as a shared calling.
Teaching and rhythms designed for couples learning and growing side by side — not as individuals who happen to share a surname. You also will be taught by experienced marriage speaker, ministry leaders, and mission-focused couples.
Deep biblical topics that shape how Knowing God more deeply, Hearing God's voice, Identity in Christ, etc. As you live and learn within a discipleship community, you will be challenged to deepen your faith and apply biblical principles to your marriage and daily life.
Both of you and your marriage will have outreach experience outside base, city and potentially outside country. During this time, you will put your faith into action by sharing the Gospel, serving communities in need, and demonstrating the love of Jesus in practical ways. You will learn how your partnership can impact other couples, families, communities, and nations, becoming part of God's mission to bring revival and transformation to the world.
Voices from married couples who walked this path.
“The couple DTS literally saved our marriage ! We reached 6 years of marriage and the situation was very complicated. We were looking for solutions, find some help or being separate. We learnt how listen to God together, we learnt the concept of oneness between us and God, and it totally changed our perspective on our marriage. We received more than we had expected. We were able to define a new and common vision for the future. Our marriage got totally restored by the grace of God. And the sacrifice was totally worth it.”
“We experienced God-centered teaching, that was transformative in how we now treat one another, especially in the area of conflict resolution. It opened our eyes to how our relationship can be a testimony and influence to the world around us.”
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Voices who will walk with you through this season of discipleship.
“A book writer& course material of "Families in Ministry - How to thrive, not just survive", Angela & Andreaz Fresz is dedicated to the development of strong families in ministry. Following a crisis in the early years of their own marriage, they saw the potential of families who were potential world-changers once they overcome their own struggles. They left their business careers to join YWAM Family Ministries in 1987. In 1989 the Frész is pioneering the 1st YWAM Base in East German ”
“Being married for 45 years. They have had a special calling to focus on training and sending out national missionaries as we worked in six different nations. Our main calling has been discipling and mentoring leaders, using our skills as professional Life Coaches. In 2016 we pioneered Together, a ministry to missionary and leadership couples. We believe that a healthy, growing marriage is the foundation for lasting success in life and ministry, and we are building a global network. ”
“They have had a heart for missions since early age. Phillip has always dreamed of becoming a pastor. Velli comes from a Buddhist family and encounter Jesus when she was 16. On their 10th anniversary, they responded to God’s calling to become practical missionaries. They have a passion for empowering youth and married couples. Living in Bali, Indonesia, does not limit them from traveling around the world to share the gospel of Christ in marriage”
Cape Town is more than a beautiful backdrop — it is a living classroom. From the mountain to the ocean, Muizenberg places you in a diverse city where faith, culture, and everyday mission meet.
Here couples learn side by side in a community that stretches across nations, then step into outreach shaped by real neighbourhoods and real people.
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