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Now that those of us who have been in SEM have spent three years feasting on the good news of Jesus, I hope we don’t keep it to ourselves. We need to tell a world that is desperate and in a spiritual famine, that there’s a feast to be had at the table of King Jesus. Read More
Woodland’s School of Everyday Mission (SEM) is a place where students learn to love together, with all their hearts and minds. A few students told us what this experience has meant to them. Read More
I liken my time in SEM to Neo in the movie The Matrix. I was feeling stuck in Christendom broadly and then God called me to see more of his Kingdom and break out of The Matrix. Read More
Year five of our School of Everyday Mission (SEM) kicked off last weekend, as 16 new students joined 24 current students for a fall retreat. The gathering brought together “SEMinarians” from around Minnesota, eight other states and two other countries (New Zealand and Morocco!). Read More
After three years of diligent work, the SEM class of 2025 has officially graduated! Three students shared with us how going through SEM changed them. Plus a graduation photo gallery! Read More
Although most interactions in our School of Everyday Mission (SEM) happen during online classes, the SEM experience emphasizes relationships, and students are intentional about connecting outside the classroom, whether through a lively WhatsApp chat or informal meetups. Read More
Woodland’s School of Everyday Mission (SEM) is a three year online discipleship program forming students in Jesus’ character in order to go out and serve the world. This May, our first class of SEM students graduated! Read More
Our School of Everyday Mission (SEM) is a three year program that has now been running for three years, so we asked students from each class year to tell us what it’s been like for them. Enjoy! Read More
SEM is our three-year part-time discipleship and theological formation school. Each year a new batch of students is welcomed in at the Fall retreat, pictures below! But first, some fun facts: We have 36 students total (18 gals and 18 guys) Students come from 8 countries: Bolivia, China/Hong Kong, Democratic Republic of the Congo France, Haiti, Mexico, UK and US … Read More
For years I’ve been asking myself: “How do we mature in our faith in Jesus and the Bible?” and “How do we reconcile the church of the 21st century, particularly in America, with Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount?” SEM has provided the nourishment I seemed to lack for decades. Read More
