The Seminary of the Congregation for Sacred Practices provides interdisciplinary training at the intersection of spirituality and healing, with instruction spanning six core domains:
- offering sacrament and ceremony;
- consulting skills for guiding individuals and groups through transformative processes;
- psychological knowledge rooted in trauma-informed and transpersonal frameworks;
- energy and bodywork modalities that integrate somatic and contemplative practices;
- evidence-based research in entheogenic healing modalities and their ethical, clinical, and theological implications;
- and indigenous, religious and spiritual worldviews that illuminate culturally grounded approaches to wellbeing.
Our curricula blend academic rigor with practical application, preparing participants to navigate complex healing paradigms within a spiritual framework.
Courses are designed for clergy, spiritual directors, counselors, life coaches, and anyone interested in exploring the profound connection between spirituality and healing. Courses run on a traditional academic calendar schedule with the Fall Semester running August through December and the Spring Semester running February through June. There are two intercession terms, one in January and one in July, for shorter classes.
The Training of Ministers is a distinct multi-year seminary program that provides ethical, clinical, cultural, spiritual, and practical training to those interested in supporting members experiencing expanded states of consciousness in a sacramental container. We also offer an accelerated Bridge Seminar for experienced entheogenic guides who are interested in holding sacramental ceremonies above ground in a spiritual context. Graduates of both the Training of Ministers and Bridge Seminar are eligible to apply for licensure as ministers in the Congregation.
