Welcome to the New Wine Discipleship Year, York

Dates & Details

4th September 2023 - 15th July 2024

(with half-terms and holidays matching the York school calendar)

What is DY?

The Discipleship Year welcomes applications from those aged 18-29 looking to:

Develop a secure understanding of your identity in Christ
Grow in reading and understanding God’s word
Increase in godliness, self-discipline, and joy
Be equipped to use your spiritual gifts to serve God’s church
Spend a year in church-based ministry

The application process is simple – just fill out the form, and the hub you’re applying to will be in touch to arrange a further conversation.

The Course

DY at the Belfrey has three core elements - local teaching, local experience, and a national programme of residential trips and serving opportunities.

Our teaching at the Belfrey involves a 4-hour teaching day each week.

As we’re part of the New Wine Discipleship Year nationally, our curriculum is designed to answer the five question framework common to all NWDY Hubs:

1) How has God uniquely revealed Himself in Scripture?

This includes the big picture story of the bible, and an in depth study of a book of the bible.

2) How is God experienced today through the Spirit?

This includes training in how we minister to one another through the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and spend time in his presence both individually and collectively.

3) How is God calling us to a life of joyfulness and holiness?

This includes understanding our identity in Christ, and how this understanding changes how we live here and now.

4) How does God meet us through the spiritual disciplines?

This includes how we put into practice spending time in the presence of God.

5) How does God work in and through his church to build his kingdom?

This includes training in how to help someone start following Christ, disciple others through God's word, and engage in culture.

Local Experience

Each DY Student is placed either at the Belfrey or another local church where they get experience in ministry, and put into practice what they've learned about in the teaching programme. These placements provide both excellent experience for a CV, and also a really good basis for going into a full-time church-based ministry role (like a youth worker, administrator, or exploring ordained ministry).

For more information about internships at the Belfrey, click here

National Programme

The national DY programme consists of two residential trips, and two conference serving opportunities.

The first residential is based in the UK and covers the core topic of identity in Christ. This is often a life-changing three days for people, where God does a profound work of revealing afresh his love and power in our lives. We spend time in worship together, and the teaching is always working through a book of the Bible, asking God to apply his word by the power of his Spirit. There are also seminars on various topics relating to how we put into practice our call to follow Jesus. This is held in November.

The second residential is based in Spain and covers the topic of kingdom life. This is a five-day trip to allow more time for bible teaching and seminars, hosted in a beautiful location! Similar to the first weekend, there will be plenty of time for worship, practical seminars and workshops, and working through a book of the Bible - with other talks and sessions as well. This is held in February.

There is also the opportunity to serve at two conferences. Everyone serves at New Wine in summer - your team place, catering, camping, and ticket are all included in the year.

What does it cost?

The Discipleship Year will cost students £1500, which covers all your teaching and training, including the two residential trips. Full fees are due by the course start date, although you should speak to us if this would be a prohibiting factor. At the Belfrey, we’re pleased to offer accommodation with subsidised rent payments and bill payments included.