Seminary
One Spirit Interfaith/Interspiritual Seminary
At One Spirit, becoming a minister is about more than just what you learn—it’s about who you become. Our Interfaith/Interspiritual Seminary offers a two-year training—a sacred journey of transformation—where students from all walks of life are called into deeper service, greater authenticity, and a profound connection to the Divine—however they name it.
Here, you’ll study the world’s wisdom traditions while also awakening your own inner knowing. You’ll learn to hold sacred space, lead ceremonies and rituals that honor life’s deepest thresholds, and serve others with compassion, clarity, and humility.
Our kaleidoscope model of learning encourages shared leadership, embodied wisdom, and a sense of belonging that goes beyond dogma. Whether your roots are in a specific faith or your spirituality flows beyond traditional boundaries, you’ll find a home here.
We honor the differences between traditions—and celebrate the universal truths that connect them all. Because we know: when we listen deeply, we discover that at the heart of every sacred path is love.
First Year Seminary
In your first year as a seminary student at One Spirit, you’ll be immersed in the rich traditions that have benefited humanity for millennia.
Experienced spiritual leaders and long-time professional practitioners will nurture, guide, and challenge you to grow spiritually as you embrace and receive the wisdom of humanity’s many religions.
Thought-provoking lectures, engaging group discussion, and personal reflection on sacred writings will empower you to become a spiritual leader and an outstanding interfaith minister.
Curriculum, First Year
Foundations of Interfaith and Interspiritual Ministry
Perennial Philosophy
The Interspiritual Approach
World Religions
Indigenous & Earth-Based Religions
Eastern Religions
Western Religions
Deepening Your Spiritual Life
Contemporary Spirituality
Contemporary Wisdom
Basic Counseling Skills
Psychological Principles for Ministers
Conventional Psychology
Transpersonal Psychology
Working With Diversity
Exploring Prejudice, Stereotypes, and Implicit Bias
Applications of Interfaith and Interspiritual Ministry
Death & Dying
Chaplaincy
Spiritual Healing
The “Deeper Curriculum”
The greatest learning and growth occur in safe environments that also challenge us to ask meaningful questions, engage in honest self-reflection, and move beyond our current ways.
In seminary, we invite you to bring your own particular experiences and challenges. We’ll nurture and support you as we encourage your own spiritual growth.
Your radical transformation, with the support of your peers and our experienced faculty, enables you to be of loving spiritual service.
The One Spirit Seminary “Deeper Curriculum” has helped many seminary students like you fulfill their deepest and highest aspirations.
“One Spirit…has deepened my personal relationships, my connection with my patients, with God, and with myself.”
— Rev. Barbara H.
“Coming to One Spirit…gave me the depth of teaching, the warmth of companionship, and the inspiration of example…to develop my authentic voice.”
— Rev. Clare N.
“A life changing experience of community, spirituality and love.”
— Rev. Sandy F.
Second Year Seminary
In your second year, you’ll learn to support the human family in all the cycles of life through ritual and ceremony.
You’ll learn how to be truly present, listen deeply, trust your intuition and guide others in their spiritual journey. As you better understand others and explore the relationship between healthy self-care and caring for others, you’ll be better able to help others - no matter their circumstances or experiences.
We believe serving with skill is of great value in our increasingly unpredictable world.
When you graduate, you’ll be ready, skilled, and energized.
As an ordained minister and graduate of One Spirit Seminary, you’ll be empowered to make great change in the world and help transform the lives of others.
Curriculum, Second Year
The Practice of Interfaith and Interspiritual Ministry
Creating and facilitating liturgy and worship
Creating rituals and ceremonies
Prayer Support
Spiritual Counseling
The Path of Skillful Service
The heart of serving
Ministering within diverse communities
Authentic leadership
Creating Collective Inspiration
Creating meaning in community
Facilitating connections and community
Seminary Program Snapshot
Program Length: 2 Years, September - May
Format: Online, 1 weekend per month
Classes: 9:30AM ET - 5 PM ET, 150 live class hours
Additional Engagement: Year-end, 4-day residential intensives in Stony Point, NY
Start of Classes: Will be announced
Tuition Levels: Fair Share Tuition
Electives: minimum 3 credits per year
Graduate as an Ordained Interfaith/Interspiritual Minister
The Seminary Experience
Seminary Classes
Seminary classes are taught one weekend per month by expert professionals who facilitate growth and learning, deliver lectures, pose thought-provoking questions, and lead group work.
Online Seminary School
We value our global community and offer our diverse students from around the world live video conference training via our online class portal.
Student Study Groups
All of our seminarians participate in student-organized study groups.
These groups promote community, facilitate discussions among diverse group members, provide opportunity to explore spiritual practice, and engage in ritual and ceremony.
Facilitating Deans
Each year, you'll be assigned a Dean who is responsible for supporting your educational progress and spiritual formation through your seminary experience.
Your Dean is available to assist you with educational, personal, and spiritual concerns, and to help explore and resolve issues that may arise during your studies. In our Kaleidoscope teaching model, most deans also participate in facilitating your Seminary classes to support your sacred journey safely.Spiritual Homework
Homework assignments include essential texts, inspiring questions, personal reflection, life reviews, and ceremony and ritual design.
They are designed to deepen your understanding, improve your thinking, and expand your sacred experience.
Teachers & Presenters
Our faculty are among the most experienced educational staff in Interfaith and Interspiritual Education. Teachers will follow your journey throughout the Seminary year, and Presenters share their profound expertise.
Seminarian Intensives
Each year culminates in a four-day intensive in the NYC area. We bring together our students from around the world which always results in a profound energy.
Our spiritual initiation ritual amplifies this energy for our first-year interfaith seminary students. This energy propels students into their second year, culminating in their private and powerful ordination ceremony during the year-end intensive.
Sacred Service
Our seminary students give at least 20 hours of volunteer service each year of training, although many give much more.
Spiritual Care Team
At One Spirit, we support each other. Students may choose a graduate mentor who will be available to serve as a sounding board and spiritual friend, and a spiritual care team is available throughout the school year.