ETS Membership Application – Evangelical Theological Society

You will find a link to a membership application below. Please read this information first.

NOTE: IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN A MEMBER OF ETS, EVEN IF IT WAS YEARS AGO, DO NOT FILL OUT AN APPLICATION. YOU SIMPLY NEED TO RENEW. Please click here for information renewing your membership.

Information for applicants
The Doctrinal Basis

The Bible alone, and the Bible in its entirety, is the Word of God written and is therefore inerrant in the autographs.
God is a Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each an uncreated person, one in essence, equal in power and glory.For the purpose of advising members regarding the intent and meaning of the reference to biblical inerrancy in the ETS Doctrinal Basis, the Society refers members to the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy (1978). The case for biblical inerrancy rests on the absolute trustworthiness of God and Scripture’s testimony to itself. A proper understanding of inerrancy takes into account the language, genres, and intent of Scripture. We reject approaches to Scripture that deny that biblical truth claims are grounded in reality.

Full Membership ($50 USD)
To apply for full membership, applicant must have earned a PhD, ThD or other research doctorate. Additionally, eligibility for membership is based on earned degrees not on honorary degrees or on completed coursework.

Associate Membership ($45 USD)
To apply for associate membership, applicants must have a referral from a full member of the Society. The contact information (preferably an email address) for the referring member will be needed to complete the application. Associate members are non-voting members. Additionally, associate members typically do not present papers at the annual meeting.

Student Membership ($30 USD)
To apply for student membership, applicants must have a referral from a full member of the Society. The contact information (preferably an email address) for the referring member will be needed to complete the application. In your application, under “present position,” please indicate the degree program in which you are currently enrolled. Student members are non-voting members. Additionally, only student members currently enrolled in a PhD program are eligible to submit paper proposals for the annual meetings. All student proposal submissions must be accompanied by the recommendation of a professor familiar with the proposed research.

For additional information about the Society and about membership, click here.

JETS Cutoff Dates
ETS memberships are good for one year from the date of the approval of your application and includes four issues of JETS. The chart below indicates the first JETS to be received based on the membership start date.

Membership Start	First Issue	Included Issues
Dec 1-Feb 28	1 (March)	1, 2, 3, 4
Mar 1-May 31	2 (June)	2, 3, 4, 1
June 1-Aug 31	3 (September)	3, 4, 1, 2
Sep 1-Nov 30	4 (March)	4, 1, 2, 3

Due to the volume of applications received each week, please allow 7-10 business days for your application to be processed.
Applications submitted without payment will be automatically deleted from the system and will not be processed.

**PLEASE COMPLETE ALL REQUIRED FIELDS. APPLICATIONS THAT ARE INCOMPLETE CANNOT BE PROCESSED.

STUDENT MEMBERSHIP APPLICANTS: BE SURE YOU LIST YOUR CURRENT DEGREE PROGRAM AND INSTITUTION, AND THAT YOU HAVE A REFERRER WHO IS A CURRENT FULL MEMBER OF ETS.

FULL MEMBERSHIP APPLICANTS: BE SURE TO LIST THE DISCIPLINE IN WHICH YOU EARNED YOUR TERMINAL DEGREE.

To apply for membership online
Memberships are non-refundable
If you have read the information on this page, click here to continue on to the application page. You will need to create an account prior to completing your application.

NOTE: if you have previously been a member of ETS, you simply need to renew, even if your membership is not current. For assistance, please contact member-care@etsjets.org.

Student applicants: under “Present Position,” please list your current degree program; under “Current Institution,” give the name of the school where you are studying. In addition, please provide a referrer with contact information; applications without a referrer cannot be processed.

To apply for membership offline
Memberships are non-refundable
If you have read the information on this page, and want to apply offline, click here to download an application form. In order to have your application processed, you must sign the doctrinal basis on the second page. If you do not sign the doctrinal basis, we cannot process your application.

NOTE: if you have previously been a member of ETS, you simply need to renew, even if your membership is not current. For assistance, please contact member-care@etsjets.org.