This Ordained Ministerial Counselor training applies the principles of A Course in Miracles to spiritual ministry. Upon completion of the Ministerial Curriculum you are qualified to offer Accessing Inner Wisdom spiritual counseling as well as to facilitate 8-week groups and Pathways of Light Spiritual College courses. As an ordained minister, you are qualified to perform weddings and other ceremonies of transition in any state in the U.S. and many other countries. After your ordination, you may take the spiritual relationships counselor training to expand your ministry.
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This ministerial training curriculum is facilitated by ministers who have personally experienced the courses and completed facilitator training so they can effectively assist you on your journey of awakening. Most students communicate with their facilitators by phone. If your facilitator is close by, you may want to meet with your facilitator in person. You may also communicate with your facilitator using voice over the Internet such as Skype.
Step 1: Getting to Know & Trust the Real You
132: Self-Image Transformations
112: Knowing Your True Purpose
111: Awakening to Your True Self
114: The Transforming Power of Trust
115: How to Be Loving, How to Be Loved
Step 1 Facilitated Correspondence fee, including above 5 courses: US$445 plus shipping ($50 discount from the single course price). Click here to order Step 1.
Step 2: Strengthening Your Awareness of Inner Wisdom
203: An Introduction to A Course in Miracles
113: Empowering Yourself by Changing Limiting Mental Habits
202: The Healing Bridge of Symbols & Rituals
801: Receiving Inner Wisdom—Tool for Self Transformation
Step 2 Facilitated Correspondence fee, including above 5 courses: US$498 plus shipping ($50 discount from the single course price). Click here to order Step 2.
Step 3: Bringing Inner Guidance to Your Relationships
401: The Synergy of Intimate Relationships
210: Star Child: Seeing the Innocence Within
201: Adventure into the Sacred Life — Introduction to Spiritual Ministry
805: Attracting Nurturing Personal Relationships
Step 3 Facilitated Correspondence fee, including above 5 courses: US$485 plus shipping ($50 discount from the single course price). Click here to order Step 3.
Ordained Ministerial Counselor
The Ordained Ministerial Counselor training builds upon the completion of Steps 1-3, where you experience in-depth spiritual growth. Step 4 focuses on developing spiritual facilitator and counselor skills. To be ordained as a Ministerial Counselor, the candidate must complete the credentialed courses in Steps 1-3 at left and Step 4 listed below:
Step 4. Ordained Ministerial Counselor Training
1001: Course Facilitator Training, Part I**
**A portion of this course is done in teleconference with other students and facilitators to provide the opportunity to practice facilitating a group.
1101: Spiritual Awakening Group Facilitator Training
1002: Course Facilitator Training, Part II**
**A portion of this course is done in teleconference with other students and facilitators to provide the opportunity to practice facilitating a group.
1102: Healing Inner Child Group Facilitator Training
901: Introduction to Miracles Practice
2000: Accessing Inner Wisdom Counselor Training
This course is done in teleconference with other students and facilitators.
Step 4 Facilitated Correspondence fee, including above 7 courses: US$1448 plus shipping ($70 discount from the single course price). Click here to order Step 4.
Combined total for all of the above 22 Facilitated Correspondence Courses (Steps 1-4) — meets all requirements for ordination, $2876 ($220 discount from the single course price plus save $27 off of shipping). Click here to order Steps 1-4 Combination.
Spiritual Relationship Counselor Training
2010: Spiritual Relationships Counselor Training (For Ordained Ministerial Counselors only.) Step 5 Facilitated Correspondence fee: US$450. Click here to order.
Teleconference Schedule
The teleconference training is offered five times a year in January, March, May, September and November.
2010 Schedule:
• Jan. 9 & 10, 23 & 24
• Mar. 13 & 14, 27 & 28
• May 1 & 2, 15 & 16
• Sept. 11 & 12, 25 & 26
• Nov. 6 & 7, 20 & 21
Living the Sacred Life
"To fully live the sacred life is to be totally free in Spirit. It is trusting our inner messages and following them through to wherever they may lead. The great masters of history had this ability. They were not tied to a particular identity, a particular job or a particular space where they felt comfortable. When they were guided to a new environment, they quickly adapted to the new conditions. They followed that inner calling in their heart, their life purpose. They were totally free in Spirit, nonattached to anything in the world of form. They lived the sacred life completely in the moment.
"Whether we serve the growth of another or serve our own growth, we always serve our Selves. We are all connected. One part cannot be helped without the whole being helped. When we choose the sacred life, we choose service and growth. The path of service is a path of empowerment. We serve others by empowering them, and simultaneously we empower ourselves."
Quote from Pathways of Light course 201: Adventure into the Sacred Life — An Introduction to Spiritual Ministry.
