Many people find themselves at a time where simply don’t know what to do next. Perhaps you’re a student who’s recently graduated, or perhaps in your 60s and just retired from work. Perhaps you’ve recently been laid off from work and are discouraged at having no job, but equally disheartened by the sort of work opportunities out there. In these times, we often look for an alternative course of action. An organization called DNA (dna-uk.org) are offering a “third way” - to make the most of your youth work gap year by joining a discipleship christian course.

DNA are providing an 11 month long experience of complete absorption into Christian Discipleship, ranging from October to August. This is seen as a practical experience, needing the enrollee to live inside a Christian environment - either inside your own church if you presently belong to one, or a specified church if you are not currently a fellow member of a church. Your regular day will involve assisting with the day to day projects of the church, and to be schooled by its members in bible studies. The course promises faith in action, so those who enroll can anticipate a really practical experience of Christian faith, and not simply the study of it.

Further advantages of the courses include:-

• being risky, radical and life altering
• helping 18 year olds upwards, with no age limit (they’ve trained people in their 60s!)
• it’s pragamatic; what you’ll learn is what you’ll actually do
• preparing you for church based leadership
• training you for the workplace
• your growth in character, skills and understanding

There are three types of course available : Track 1 is the most popular entry point to DNA - it is the richest DNA expereince. The overwhelming bulk of people select this as the best-fit selection for them. Track 2 is more appropriate to you if taking a whole “year-out” is not practically achievable. This could be for reasons such as job or family commitments. Track 2 consequently proffers some tractability. Track 3 provides individuals the chance of joining us for as many particular training sessions or days as they wish.