The inVocation Fellows Program Application

Applicant Information

Note that if you exit the application before completing it, the information will NOT be saved. We recommend gathering all the necessary information before starting the application. If you like, you can view/download the full application and character reference form and then cut and paste your answer into the online form.

Name

Cell

Address

Birthdate (e.g., 01/01/2001)

Gender

FemaleMale

Church you attend

College/University, year you graduated

Major or area of study

Vocational aspirations

Current employment, work role, and responsibilities

Hobbies, volunteer work and extracurricular interests

Please describe any special needs or dietary restrictions (if relevant)

Application Questions

1. The inVocation Fellowship experience aims to equip and support recent college graduates who are professing Christians and making their way in the marketplace, non-profit organizations, and neighborhoods where they reside. Our aim is to grow as disciples who live into the calling of "following Jesus by creatively working in love for others, especially toward God's mission of redemption in the world, through particular relationships, roles, places, tasks, and moments." Tell us why this opportunity resonates with you.

2. Briefly describe your faith journey, especially in the last few years. For about how long have you been a follower of Jesus? In what ways have you grown? What practices or experiences have contributed to your growth? What are you still wrestling with?

3. Please tell us about a book (other than the Bible) that has influenced your thinking and your life, and describe briefly how it has done so.

4. As you think about your faith and callings (to work, to your congregation and community, to God's mission in the world), what would you hope to learn from this program? How could your participation support your faith formation?

5. The inVocation Fellows will meet monthly from August 2024-May 2025 (see draft schedule; speakers/dates for the spring semester are being determined). Significant life events are important, and if you need to miss a session, we understand. As you consider your time and commitments over the next 8-9 months are there any obstacles you are already aware of?

Character Reference/Recommendation for the inVocation Fellows Program

Applicants, please download the word document version of this found here and print it to share with a pastor or Christian ministry leader who knows you personally. There is nothing that you need to complete on this page.

APPLICANT NAME

Dear Pastor/Ministry Leader:

The above-named individual is applying for the inVocation Fellows Program, a cohort learning and discipleship experience for recent college graduates that will run from August 2024 to May 2025. Fellows are professing Christians who are connected to a local church. Fellows gather once per month on Saturday mornings for a time of “head-heart-and-hands” learning and discussion with leading thinkers on Christian discipleship, culture, and vocation. The initiative is a whole-life discipleship program with an emphasis on vocational discernment, faith/work integration, and leadership development. It’s meant to be a healthy complement to or extension of adult education these young people may already be receiving from their local congregation.

We are looking for Fellows who demonstrate maturity, teachability, dependability, amiability, enthusiasm for learning, and a sincere desire to grow in following the Lord Jesus more closely and faithfully. With these qualities in mind, please comment on how well you believe the Applicant will “fit” in this program. Please feel free to add any other information you believe relevant to his/her likelihood of both contributing to and benefiting from this program. Please also let us know the context in which you know the Applicant and for how long you have known him/her. Please email your reference to Dr. Amy Sherman at amys@sagamoreinstitute.org. Have questions? Feel free to email Amy. Thank you!

DEADLINE: June 30, 2024.

Contact ops@sagamoreinstitute.org, with questions.