Are you called to serve the collective in spiritual growth?
Mentor directly with co-founding ministers of The Ministry, Osiris & Alex Himes. Learn to safely and effectively hold space for sacrament ceremonies. We ask that prospective ministers become contributing members and active participants in our community for a year prior to approaching us for Ordainment.
1-Year Ordainment Mentorship Includes:
Weekly Educational Curriculum, Office Hours w/Founding Ministers
Every month you will complete several recommended readings or film screenings to deepen your comprehension and proficiency in working with the sacrament. We’ll host a discussion to give you a dedicated space to reflect on your insights and ask questions of your mentors.
Preparation & Integration Skills Mastery
Preparation and Integration are essential to the potency and effectiveness of a sacrament ceremony. These key skills support members to have a safe and beneficial spiritual immersion with Divine Presence. We will spend time during Monday Office Hours, throughout the year, addressing this aspect of your service to the members.
Four Sacrament Ceremonies (You Receive)
It’s important for all ministers to be doing their own personal healing and spiritual work throughout the program. Each of the participants in the Ordainment cohort will receive a private or small group sacrament ceremony once each season. These crucial experiential days serve as a “vivid and felt understanding” you will reference often in your ministry.
Practicum Days: You Assist & Shadow the Founding Ministers
During the first six months of your Ordainment mentorship, you will have opportunities to shadow the Founding Ministers in the ceremonies they have scheduled (as assistants) and volunteer in the Spring Camping Retreat. We encourage you to take notes and reflect with your cohort during our Monday Office Hours.
Opportunities To Co-Lead Monthly Breathwork Circles
The Ministry offers monthly breathwork and sound bath experiences to the community. As these offerings continue to grow, you will be able to co-lead and assist. We hope your participation inspires you to co-create more novel group containers for the membership, within the Entheo Temple ecosystem.
Additional Practicum Days: Trainees Enroll Loved Ones for Ceremony
During the second six months of your Ordainment mentorship, you will have opportunities to invite up to six of your loved ones to come in for ceremony, (solo or in pairs) under the supervision of the Founding Ministers. These training ceremonies are offered ‘pro deo,’ no donation except for the participant’s annual membership.
Additional Practicum Days: Trainees Support Three Retreats (Summer, Autumn, Winter)
During the second six months of your ordainment program, you will help to co-create a Summer Beach Retreat, an Autumn Camping Retreat, and a Winter Cabin Retreat for our members. These training retreats prepare you to work together in larger group containers. These retreats will be your first opportunity to receive compensation for your service.
Discussion Group With Your Cohort
You will be in ongoing communication with your mentors and the small cohort of ministers-in-training who have chosen to take this journey with you. The relationships you build in this year together will be some of the deepest and most aligned of your lifetime. We look forward to welcoming you into the inner circle.
Preparation for Employment with Entheo Temple Inc
Upon completion of the Ordainment mentorship, you will become a part-time employee of the church. You will only be able to offer sacrament ceremony and sacrament retreats on payroll, within the Entheo Temple ecosystem. Your first year of employment is a continuation of your mentorship with the Founding Ministers. You may build a related but separate business offering services such as meditation, yoga instruction, energy healing, coaching, etc — to supplement your income.
“As a culture, many of us are disillusioned by traditional religion. We crave authentic spirituality and soul connection with others. Our work, as Entheist ministers, is to facilitate personal experiences of Divine Presence through the gift of our sacrament, and to shepherd like-minded community”
Mira Joleigh
Monthly Timeline:
January
- Writing professional bios
- Crafting your back-story as a minister and weaving it into your personal brand
- Identifying your own spiritual philosophy and understanding others’
- Reviewing the curriculum and incorporating specific questions from this cohort
February
- Preparation Skills Practice
- Integration Skills Practice
- Personality Types training
- Practicum Day, shadow the Founding Ministers
- Required films and discussion from the curriculum
March
- Private Ceremony for all trainees
- Medical Screening training
- Practicum Day, shadow the Founding Ministers
- Preparation for upcoming retreat
- Required reading and discussion from the curriculum
April
- Breathwork Circle (volunteer)
- Practicum Day, shadow the Founding Ministers
- Spiritual Development Practice (such as a fast or cleanse)
- Spring Camping Retreat (volunteer)
- Catch up on any unfinished films or reading
May
- Breathwork Circle (volunteer)
- Preparation Skills Practice
- Integration Skills Practice
- Practicum Day, shadow the Founding Ministers
- Required films and discussion from the curriculum
June
- Breathwork Circle (volunteer)
- Private Ceremony for all trainees
- Preparation for upcoming retreat
- Summer Beach Retreat (paid opportunity)
- Required reading and discussion from the curriculum
July
- Breathwork Circle (volunteer)
- Practicum Day, holding space for loved ones with supervision
- Spiritual Development Practice (such as a silent retreat)
- Catch up on any unfinished films or reading
August
- Breathwork Circle (volunteer)
- Preparation Skills Practice
- Integration Skills Practice
- Practicum Day, holding space for loved ones with supervision
- Required films and discussion from the curriculum
September
- Breathwork Circle (volunteer)
- Private Ceremony for all trainees
- Preparation for upcoming retreat
- Autumn Camping Retreat (paid opportunity)
- Required reading and discussion from the curriculum
October
- Breathwork Circle (volunteer)
- Practicum Day, holding space for loved ones with supervision
- Spiritual Development Practice (such as yoga or dance embodiment retreat)
- Catch up on any unfinished films or reading
- Begin graduation project
November
- Breathwork Circle (volunteer)
- Preparation Skills Practice
- Integration Skills Practice
- Practicum Day, holding space for loved ones with supervision
- Required films and discussion from the curriculum
- Continue graduation project
December
- Breathwork Circle (volunteer)
- Private Ceremony for all trainees
- Preparation for upcoming retreat
- Winter Cabin Retreat (paid opportunity)
- Complete graduation project
Graduation Ceremony: January 3, 2027
As the newest ordained ministers in our growing spiritual community, we will be honored to make it official with a special dinner to which you can invite 2-3 of your most supportive loved ones.
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“You and I are the force for transformation in the world. We are the consciousness that will define the nature of the reality we are moving into.”
Ram Dass