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Home Page: The Go Year is a Christian gap-year program at Forest Home for 18–22-year-olds focused on discipleship and forming a robust Christian worldview through biblical education, vocational training, and intentional community. The homepage invites prospective students to apply, shares testimonials, highlights partnerships with Biola University and GTI Tours, and outlines the program’s three pillars—Relational, Vocational, and Educational—along with FAQs and key program links.
About: The About page explains that GO is a 12-month, Christ-centered discipleship program for recent high school graduates designed to cultivate Christian leaders through biblical instruction, vocational skill-building, meaningful community, and travel. It lists core objectives, reiterates the three pillars (Relational, Vocational, Educational), and introduces key partnerships with Biola University and GTI Tours that enrich the learning experience.
Our Beliefs: This page presents Forest Home’s identity and mission—Encounter Jesus, Experience Transformation, Engage the World—along with a vision to partner with the Church for Christ-centered experiences. It outlines a detailed statement of faith (Scripture as authoritative, the Trinity, the person and work of Jesus and the Holy Spirit, salvation by faith, the Church, and the Great Commission), practical convictions regarding life, marriage, and gender, and core values emphasizing surrender to Christ, love, service, integrity, excellence, community, and innovation.
Great Adventures: Great Adventures describes the experiential components of the GO Year: a fall Los Angeles missions and immersion experience and a spring tour of New Testament sites in Turkey with GTI Tours, plus short-term missions, vocationally aligned field trips tied to learning modules, and local outdoor excursions. Leveraging Forest Home’s Southern California location, students explore national parks, forests, and mountain hikes as part of the program.
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News: A hub page that aggregates GO Year articles and updates, linking to topics such as the application process, housing and meals, program details, and the three pillars (Relational, Vocational, Educational), along with features on Great Adventures, the Biola partnership, Our Beliefs, and GTI Tours. It provides quick access to read each article and shows dates for some posts.
Application Process: Explains how to apply to the GO Year via the website’s Apply Now links and outlines acceptance guidelines for 18–22-year-old followers of Jesus. Admissions are first-come, first-served with a June 1 deadline, reviews within three business days, a maximum of 40 students, and an application that opens each June 1 for the following year; includes links to Parent and Student quizzes and an email for questions.
Biola Partnership: Details the partnership with Biola University to provide robust biblical education through the Biola 4 courses: Foundations of Christian Thought, Biblical Interpretation and Spiritual Formation, Old Testament History and Literature, and New Testament History and Literature. It introduces Biola and clarifies that participants may optionally receive 12 college credit hours upon completion, though opting in is not required.
Education: Covers the Educational pillar of the GO Year, emphasizing a Christ-centered worldview grounded in Scripture, the Biola 4 core curriculum delivered on-site, and the option to apply for 12 credits at Biola. It also describes 12 expert-led, two-week modules on topics like apologetics, worship, ministry, and Scripture, plus weekly sub-modules that develop practical ministry and leadership skills.
Gti Tours: Introduces the partnership with GTI Tours to lead an international Biblical Lands trip each spring, highlighting GTI’s mission and experience facilitating study tours across the Middle East. Notes that GO participants will explore New Testament sites in Turkey with GTI to deepen their understanding of Scripture in its historical and cultural context.
Meals: Outlines housing and meals: 21 meals per week are provided during sessions (excluding holiday breaks), dietary needs are reasonably accommodated, and Forest Home’s kitchen is nut-free. Housing consists of four-person pods with private closets, in-unit bathrooms, heating, and charging, with laundry facilities and all utilities included.
Program Details: Summarizes key logistics: the 12-month program launches August 2026, with a nine-month first session focused on biblical education, vocational training, travel, and community life, followed by a three-month summer service assignment. Tuition is $25,000 and covers housing, meals, utilities, domestic and international trips (including LA immersion and a Turkey tour), Biola classes, expert modules, community, mentorship, and hands-on vocational experience, with location details and travel distances to major cities.
Relation: Describes the Relational pillar, calling students to a formative biblical community through shared living, study, meals, and recreation among a cohort of 40 believers. It outlines community living arrangements, a dedicated staff team (Director and four Mentors) for discipleship and leadership, and a rhythm of community life activities including Bible studies, small groups, excursions, worship nights, and shared educational experiences.
Vocation: Explains the Vocational pillar as practical ministry formation that complements biblical study, rooted in the Great Commission. Students gain on-site experience across Forest Home departments, join off-site excursions tied to learning modules, and develop real-world skills through mini-modules covering supervision, budgeting, crisis leadership, family-health in ministry, and sustaining spiritual disciplines.