SEM Application Form

We’re glad you’re ready to apply – we truly believe that SEM will be a life-changing experience! Following your application submission, you will be redirected and a $25 application fee will be collected. If you have any questions, just let us know: sem@whchurch.org.

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Email Address*
Full Name*
First Middle Last
Preferred First Name
Birth Date*
Month
Day
Year
Birthplace
Gender*
Marital Status*
Current Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Permanent Address (If different from the above)
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Current Phone*
Permanent Phone*
Home Church
Name Complete Address Church Website Denomination Pastor's Name
How long have you attended there?
How long have you been a follower of Jesus?
Relationship with Woodland Hills Church
(local attender, covenant partner, volunteer, staff, Sojourners member, podcaster, etc.)

Educational History
Have you completed High/Secondary School or a GED?
- Yes
- No
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Have you completed college or graduate studies?
- Some
- Completed a Degree
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Schools attended
High/Secondary School and College/Tech, past discipleship, biblical/theological or ministry training
Employment history
List current and past jobs / career focus
References
List the names and e-mail addresses of three personal references: one current or former pastor, youth pastor or spiritual mentor, and two other people who know you well such as a former employer, school teacher, mentor, youth leader, or close relative or family friend. We will send them a reference form to fill out and return to us.
Reference 1 (church or pastoral)*
Reference 2 (list relationship)*
Reference 3 (list relationship)*
Personal Profile Questions
Tell us a little more about yourself and your goals
Describe how you came to be a follower of Jesus
What has most impacted your faith walk, i.e. books, relationships, mission trips, etc.?
Describe your present relationship with the Lord
What areas of your character and spiritual life are you presently seeking God to grow in?
Describe your family relationships (past/present home life, parents, siblings and extended family)
If you are married, describe your relationship with your spouse and children if applicable
What ministry experience and/or leadership roles have you had?
Describe for us what you see as your unique gifts and talents
How did you hear about this school?
What is your purpose in applying to this school?
What do you hope to do after completing the program?
Please include one recent photo of yourself
Max. file size: 512 MB.
SEM Statement of biblical/theological convictions:*
We humbly confess and seek to faithfully live according to the conviction that…

• …the essence of God is a triune community of agape love (Father, Son, Spirit),
• …that Jesus is God-incarnate who perfectly reflects the loving character and heart of God and whose birth, life, death, resurrection and ascension to the throne results in salvation: the defeat of Satan’s power, freedom from sin’s power, healed and reconciled relationships between us, God, and each other, and restoration of humanity to our original created dignity and mission as God’s image on earth,
• …that humanity has fallen-away and strayed from intimate relational union with God and trusting obedience to God’s will, and as a result is in bondage to sin, which is anything that falls short of God’s loving will and our true calling and identity,
• …that evil has its origin not in God but in the spiritual warfare being waged against God and humanity by fallen principalities and powers and in the free wills of human agents who choose to act in opposition to God’s loving will…
• …that the Church is the community of those who bow their knee to Jesus as King, enter into the New Covenant family of God through new birth by God’s indwelling Holy Spirit, are forgiven and freed from sin and intimately reunited with God and empowered for transformation and obedience, and are given gifts for ministry within the church and for mission to the world,
• …that the present Kingdom of God is manifested through the visible community of Jesus living out the counter-cultural, non-violent and reconciling ways of Jesus among and for the sake of the nations,
• …and that the future fulness of the Kingdom of God will be established at the return of Jesus where he will bring about the resurrection of the dead and the restoration and reconciliation of all creation,
• …and that all these truths are grounded in the Bible, which is the inspired, trustworthy, and therefore authoritative revelation about who God is, who we are, and what he is up to in the world.
• And we believe that biblical faith is both the heart-conviction of the truth of all these things and the faithful commitment to actively live them out in daily life.

Are you in agreement with or at least open to learning more about these biblical/theological statements? (Explain)
Are you in agreement with this commitment and expectation stated below?*
Enrollment in SEM involves a 3-year commitment to twice a week class sessions (September-May) and regular coursework/student interactions outside of class, along with an in-person intensive-week each year in September and a final 10-day in-person justice-trip and commissioning week/graduation celebration at the end of year three.

While life-circumstances are unpredictable and may change, students who are accepted into the SEM school are expected to aim for completion of the full 3-year program.
- Yes
- No

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