Foursquare Scholars Fellowship was founded, desiring to enfranchise the scholars, educators, researchers, and students in higher education within the Foursquare family by providing various venues for dialogue, publication, & peer review and to be a resource to the Foursquare family.

PURPOSE STATEMENT

The Foursquare Scholars Fellowship (FSF) exists to provide scholarship in service of the Foursquare Church. To accomplish this purpose

• FSF provides a venue for the discussion and publication of scholarly research in keeping with its purpose.

• Recognizing that there are a variety of ways that scholarship can serve the church, FSF promotes a wide range of scholarly interaction from the practical to the theoretical as it intersects the life, faith, and mission of the Foursquare Church.

• Acknowledging that the life, faith, and mission of the Foursquare Church touches on numerous fields and issues, FSF seeks to engage in interdisciplinary dialogue.

• Affirming that the Foursquare Church is global, FSF fosters the development of high level international scholarship.

• FSF seeks to raise awareness and appreciation within the Foursquare family for the scholarly work being produced by Foursquare scholars.

• FSF seeks to be an identifiable scholarly resource base for our denominational leadership, pastors, and educators.

REQUIREMENTS

All members must ascribe to purpose statement and the Foursquare Declaration of Faith (DOF), and complete the application (use the same link for membership renewal above).

The membership committee must approve all new applicants for full membership.

PRIVILEGES / CRITERIA

1. Full Membership

   • Privileges: voting right / serve on a governing body

   • Criteria:

     • MA or higher (in any subject) OR

     • Involved in full-time higher education OR

     • Record of publication AND

     • Foursquare Church membership, Foursquare Fellowship membership, or active participation within a Foursquare church or institution.

   • Exceptions to the above will be reviewed by the Executive Committee on a case-by-case basis

   • Must be accepted by the membership committee

2. Associate Membership

   • Must ascribe to the statement of purpose and DOF

   • No degree required

3. Student

   • Currently enrolled student in an institute of higher education.

FEES

• Full membership: $40 annually

• Associate membership: $40 annually

• Student membership: $20 annually

Fees are due annually on January 1st, with a grace period extended until Foursquare Convention. These fees and associated policies will be reviewed each year by the Executive Committee.