The admissions essay is an important aspect in the evaluation of your application. Answer the following questions by composing an essay of 4-5 pages (1100-1300 words). Please format your essay with 12 pt font, double spaced, 1 inch margins, and type your name at the top.

1. What are your academic, professional, and personal reasons for wanting to study at a theological school such as Iliff? Why have you chosen to do so at this time? What type of ministry or community service do you wish to pursue?
2. Iliff’s vision and purpose are to cultivate compassion and justice through courageous imagination through its commitment to social justice, inclusiveness, and religious diversity. Iliffians are activists, servant leaders, and innovators in diverse religious, secular, and academic communities. Which aspect of the Iliff vision and purpose statement do you most connect with and why?
3. One of the characteristics of successful leadership in ministry settings and in the community is meaningful and transformative engagement with difference and diversity. In addition, one of Iliff’s core values is being an institution “aligned with social justice, equality, and wholeness.” Please describe and write about a meaningful engagement or encounter you have personally had with an individual, group, or community that was significantly different from you (whether due to race, class, gender, sexual identity, or other differences). What did you learn about yourself from this experience and how were you challenged/transformed by it? How did you act, and what would you do differently now if faced with a similar situation?

The admissions essay is an important aspect in the evaluation of your application. Answer the following questions by composing an essay of 4-5 pages (1100-1300 words). Please format your essay with 12 pt font, double spaced, 1 inch margins, and type your name at the top.

1. What are your academic, professional, and personal reasons for wanting to study at a theological school such as Iliff and why have you chosen to do so at this time? What type of community service or ministry do you wish to pursue?
2. One form of motivation used in community organizing is testimonio, or personal testimonial narratives. Tell us one story that serves as an example to explain your motivation for participating in social change. What is your personal connection to social change efforts? (This is meant to be a reflective writing about your core values and life experiences, not a summary of your activities or accomplishments).
3. One of the characteristics of a successful social change agent is meaningful and transformative engagement with difference and diversity. In addition, one of Iliff’s core values is being an institution “aligned with social justice, equality, and wholeness.” Please describe and write about a meaningful engagement or encounter you have personally had with an individual, group, or community that was significantly different from you (whether due to race, class, gender, sexual identity, or other differences). What did you learn about yourself from this experience and how were you challenged/transformed by it? How did you act, and what would you do differently now if faced with a similar situation?

The admissions essay is an important aspect in the evaluation of your application. Answer the following questions by composing an essay of 4-5 pages (1100-1300 words). Please format your essay with 12 pt font, double spaced, 1 inch margins, and type your name at the top.

1. What are your academic, professional, and personal reasons for wanting to study at a theological school such as Iliff and why have you chosen to do so at this time? What type of ministry or community service do you wish to pursue?
2. Tell us one story of a time in which you were the person who provided pastoral or spiritual care to someone in need. How did you become involved? Was there anything you would do differently now? What difference did you make in the situation?
3. One of the characteristics of pastoral care is meaningful and transformative engagement with difference and diversity. In addition, one of Iliff’s core values is being an institution “aligned with social justice, equality, and wholeness.” Please describe and write about a meaningful engagement or encounter you have personally had with an individual, group, or community that was significantly different from you (whether due to race, class, gender, sexual identity, or other differences). What did you learn about yourself from this experience and how were you challenged/transformed by it? How did you act, and what would you do differently now if faced with a similar situation?

The admissions essay is an important aspect in the evaluation of your application. Answer the following questions by composing an essay of 4-5 pages (1100-1300 words). Please format your essay with 12 pt font, double spaced, 1 inch margins, and type your name at the top.

1. What are your academic, professional, and personal reasons for wanting to study at a theological school such as Iliff?
2. Reflect on a theological book or scholarly article that has recently interested you, highlighting its connection to your own personal and professional development and its relationship to interdisciplinary study at Iliff.
3. One of Iliff’s core values is being an institution “aligned with social justice, equality, and wholeness.” Please describe and write about a meaningful engagement or encounter you have personally had with an individual, group, or community that was significantly different from you (whether due to race, class, gender, sexual identity, or other differences). What did you learn about yourself from this experience and how were you challenged/transformed by it? How did you act, and what would you do differently now if faced with a similar situation?