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SEM: Stacy’s Story

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 


Heart-formation in SEM

Woodland’s School of Everyday Mission (SEM) is a three year online discipleship school that focuses on equipping and shaping the hearts of Jesus-followers to serve others. While many of us think about school as a place of information, SEM emphasizes formation—moving what we learn from our heads to our hearts. Read More 


SEM: In Person at Last!

SEM students left their Zoom screens, and traveled to Woodland from around the world (London, La Paz, Hong Kong), around the States (Texas, Colorado, Illinois) and around the Twin Cities! Read More 


The SEM Experience

Last fall Woodland started its School of Everyday Mission (SEM), a three year online course that covers all the same material from our nine month intensive SOMA program. The online format makes it accessible to both congregation and podgregation; our initial class of eleven students come from Minnesota, Alabama, Colorado, Bolivia and Haiti. Read More 


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 School of Everyday Mission Historically, those who felt a special calling to ministry or missions often pursued specialized training in “seminary.” But who said that ministry and missions were special callings for only a few people? That’s not in the Bible! We believe that we are all ministers and missionaries for the Kingdom of Jesus. We also realize the … Read More 


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"Thank you for this ministry! It has transformed my life in some really radical ways. God has broken down so many barriers and exposed so many lies that have taken some serious burdens from my heart. It has given me hope, freedom and purpose I never could have imagined possible."

– Jenny, from Wisconsin