The Interfaith Seminary   Application process

Training ministers in an inclusive global spirituality

If you wish to apply and believe you fit the requirements, then please -

1. Fill in the enquiry email here, which sends your contact details to our office. We will then send you more information, and an application form.  This can be sent to you by post or by email.
2. Return the completed application form to our administrator (details on the form) along with a short letter of recommendation from someone in spiritual or psychological service with whom you have worked or studied.
3. You will then be invited to attend an Open Day, where you can meet several members of the teaching faculty, gain a fuller sense of what the training involves, meet some ministers and current students, have your questions answered and clarify whether the training seems right for you.
4. If the next Open Day is some time off, or if you would like to speak to someone more informally first, then we can put you in touch with one of our team of Seminary graduates who would be happy to talk about their experience of the training and of being an interfaith minister. Ask our administrator for more details.
5. After you have attended an Open Day, and confirmed that you wish to proceed with your application, we will arrange an informal telephone 'interview' by one of the faculty members who met you at the Open Day.
6. All being well, we will then confirm the offer of a place, and send you two copies of our    learning agreement, which sets out our mutual commitments and responsibilities as Seminary and student. When you sign these, and return one copy of the learning agreement with your deposit payment, we will confirm that you are registered for the training. We will also send your student handbook with more detailed information about the curriculum, including recommended advance reading. 

Admission requirements

The Interfaith Seminary welcomes men and women of any faith background and walk in life. We do not favour or exclude anybody on the basis of age, gender or sexual orientation, or ethnic, religious or cultural background, disability, or academic or occupational achievements.

Emphasis is placed on an applicant's sincerity, maturity, intention and spiritual readiness. We also need to make clear: this training is not appropriate for people at the very beginning of their spiritual inquiry. It has been designed for mature adults who are:

• Actively committed to their own spiritual awakening process
• Emotionally grounded – able to handle group interactions and feedback
• Intrigued by other traditions and inspired by universal ideals
• Feeling called to give loving service to others
• Genuinely open to new insights and experiences.