Grants Awarded 2026
Across much of Africa, pastors and ministry leaders are often the first and only source of care for people and families facing depression, trauma, marital distress, and crisis. Many lack formal training in practical counseling and crisis intervention, placing a heavy burden on both leaders and congregants.
The DTS Global Counseling Education Initiative equips pastors, seminary faculty, and ministry leaders with biblically grounded counseling training integrating theology, psychology, and practice. During a sabbatical, it will offer interactive workshops, conferences, and instructional forums in English-speaking regions of Africa, providing practical tools to address mental and emotional suffering in local communities.
DTS Global Counseling Education Initiative
Who Is Your One? is a one-year media campaign renewing the church’s commitment to visible, intentional, one-on-one discipleship. Inspired by Dr. Howard Hendricks’ question, “Who are your men?”, it will feature respected DTS alumni and the people they intentionally discipled. Each episode will be recorded in high-quality audio, with select episodes also captured on video: the first half will highlight the alumnus’ ministry and discipleship relationship, while the second half will show how that relationship shaped the disciple’s character, calling, and ministry.
Who Is Your One? - Reigniting Personal Discipleship through the Hendricks Legacy
The Prayer Summit is a global gathering of God’s people, led by the Chaplain’s Office in Dallas, launching in Fall 2026 and continuing throughout DTS’s 2026–2029 Strategic Plan. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends worldwide will unite in Scripture-shaped, guided prayer, trusting that dependence on God undergirds every plan and step forward through blended in-person and online participation across cultures and time zones.
A Prayer and Praise Summit
The Prayer Summit is a global gathering of God’s people, led by the Chaplain’s Office in Dallas, launching in Fall 2026 and continuing throughout DTS’s 2026–2029 Strategic Plan. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends worldwide will unite in Scripture-shaped, guided prayer, trusting that dependence on God undergirds every plan and step forward through blended in-person and online participation across cultures and time zones.
DTS Houston Student Burnout Retreat
As DTS prepares students for ministry in an increasingly interconnected global church, faculty must be equipped not only with deep biblical training but with intentionally formed cross-cultural understanding that directly shapes classroom teaching. While many DTS faculty already travel internationally, such travel is often ministry- or research-focused and does not consistently result in sustained cultural learning or measurable curricular change. The DTS Faculty Global Experience addresses this gap by intentionally linking immersive global engagement to pedagogical transformation.