- by Reformed Fellowship
- 16 Mar 2026
Unleash Your Creativity: Join the Essay Competition!
Join our annual Reformed Fellowship Essay Competition for undergraduate and seminary students!
We are looking for persuasive essays that offer a Reformed, Christian, and biblical outlook on a specific public issue currently confronting the church or society. Please see below for the detailed prompts for the essays.
Undergraduate Essay Prompt: Write a 1500-to-2000-word persuasive essay that offers a Reformed, Christian, and biblical outlook on a specific public issue currently confronting the church or society. The essay should interact with the historic Reformed tradition and should reference at least one of the Three Forms of Unity (Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession, Canons of Dort) or the Westminster Standards. Revisions of course papers are accepted and encouraged. Authors must be undergraduate students at any college or university.
Seminarian Essay Prompt: Write a 2000-to-3500-word persuasive essay that offers a Reformed, Christian, and biblical outlook on a specific public issue currently confronting the church or society. The essay should interact with the historic Reformed tradition and should reference at least one of the Three Forms of Unity (Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession, Canons of Dort) or the Westminster Standards. Revisions of term papers are accepted and encouraged, with first consideration given to essays in theology, church history, ethics, and apologetics. Authors must be currently enrolled at a seminary.
How to submit your essay:
Deadline: June 1, 2026
Prizes in each category: $250 first place, $100 second place for essays that meet publication criteria.
Winning essays will be forwarded to the Editorial & Publications Committee for publication in The Outlook.
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