Pasadena, CA · Formation & Leadership
Discipleship Training School · 2027 Cohort
"Renewing the beauty of Jesus on the frontiers of modern culture."
FRØNTIER Church · Pasadena
As Frontier grows, we must proactively preserve and transmit our DNA before growth outpaces formation.
Proactively transmit Frontier's theology, practices, and way of life to every person entering our community — not assuming it happens by proximity alone.
Increase leadership readiness by developing current and emerging leaders from within our own community — people who already carry Frontier's culture.
Open clear pathways for ministry expression and multiplication — from Community Group leadership to launching neighborhood missional expressions.
A deep roster of spiritually formed leaders protects against cultural drift and sustains faithfulness through every season of growth.
Teaching always serves formation. The DTS integrates theology, practice, and lived obedience — not producing knowledgeable spectators, but faithful participants.
A repeatable cohort model that grows with Frontier and can adapt for future seasons, new campuses, or multiplying communities.
A 14-week cohort journey combining weekly sessions, small groups, two activation conferences, and an optional overseas outreach trip.
Saturday morning gatherings covering 12 core essentials spanning spiritual formation, leadership capacity, missional identity, and communal faithfulness.
Small relational groups meeting twice monthly for processing, accountability, coaching, and application — the classroom reinforced through community.
Opening Activation Conference (Jan 22–23) launches the cohort. Closing Commissioning Conference (Apr 25–26) sends participants into their next season.
Participants engage family, work, and neighborhood as the lived laboratory of formation. Obedience in ordinary life is the measure of what's been received.
Internal leaders and staff serve as primary culture carriers. Select external voices who align with Frontier's DNA are invited for specific sessions.
Optional 1–2 week mission trip in June–July 2027. Thailand runs through YWAM Chiang Mai. France and Philippines are independent trips.
Community Group leaders, ministry team members, and servant roles throughout Frontier's existing structures and ministries.
Birth new local ministries, missional communities, or neighborhood expressions aligned with Frontier's vision for Pasadena and beyond.
Internships, staff residencies, or advanced leadership development tracks within or beyond Frontier.
Greater clarity around God-given gifting, calling, and responsibility in every domain — home, work, and neighborhood.
See the Outreach Trip tab for full destination details, partnership information, and preparation process.
France is one of the least-evangelized nations in the Western world — deeply secular, post-Christian, and spiritually searching. Paris is a global crossroads of culture, philosophy, and unreached peoples, with large North African and Middle Eastern immigrant communities. Outreach here means engaging a world that has heard of Jesus but has rarely encountered Him.
The Philippines is the heart of Christianity in Asia — a majority-Christian nation with deep faith and a strong sending culture. Manila and surrounding communities are rich in vibrant local church partnerships, urban poverty ministry, and island evangelism opportunities. This is a context where the Gospel is welcomed and participants experience the joy of laboring alongside Filipino believers.
Thailand is a Buddhist nation with one of the most active YWAM presences in all of Asia. The Chiang Mai base is a major hub for regional mission, hill tribe ministry, and anti-human trafficking work. Less than 1% of Thais are evangelical Christians — making this one of the most spiritually unreached nations on earth. This trip is for those willing to step into hard, long-term kingdom ground.
"For the eagerly awaiting creation waits for the revealing of the sons and daughters of God."
Romans 8:19
Abraham's capacity concentrated toward designing, building, and executing the DTS — not distributed across youth, young adults, and consulting.
External consulting deprioritized as support funding comes in — creating focused, uninterrupted bandwidth to build a formation program with excellence.
Day-to-day weight transfers to Boyoon — freeing Abraham for the DTS while ensuring youth are well-led and spiritually cared for.
"This Discipleship Training School is not a program, but a formation engine. It ensures that as Frontier expands, our leadership and spiritual bench grows deeper without growing thinner — remaining faithful to who God has called us to be while equipping people to lead boldly and serve faithfully."
FRØNTIER DTS Proposal · January 2026