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So, you are called to be ordained as a minister, priest, or rabbi? You believe that a gentle-but-persistent stirring in your soul has been God whispering to you...whispering that the time has come for you to accept a sacred calling? However, you are an adult, you are in mid-career, possibly a mother or father who still has children at home. Going off to a seminary campus is not a practical possibility for you, in spite of God's beckoning. And yet, there is that poignant verse: "I have called you by name, you are mine...." --Isaiah 43 We may be able to help you become an ordained minister or priest, just as over the years we have assisted many others to answer God's call to service. _________________________________________________________________________ We are a government-chartered seminary: There are on-line "ordination mills" that will "declare" you to be ordained for payment of a fee. On some websites, you push a button and, presto, out comes an "ordination" certificate. However...there's an honest, ethical way to study for the ministry on-line. If you feel called to enter the ministry, we will be honored to assist you. We take ministry seriously: it is a sacred calling to live a selfless and exemplary life in service to others. The Center for Ministerial Studies here at Saint James College Seminary is a not-for-profit educational division of The Love Church Worldwide, which is an inclusive interfaith denomination open to all. You may study here and then return to your own faith community with important new qualifications and skill sets. You are welcome to study for the ministry as a priest, chaplain, or minister and share our common mission of striving to bring God's love and peace and prosperity and mental, physical, and spiritual health to all. If qualified, you may be ordained quite rapidly. With our online Fast-Track Adult Learner distance learning study, well-experienced students may be ordained quickly, yet ethically and respectfully. We've found that most of the applicants for our online ministry classes are later-in-life ministery vocations, people seeking a fast-track to legitimate ordination. These are people who've always wanted to be a priest, minister, or a sister and have accumulated enormous theological knowledge and "ministerial street savvy" and want to apply what they've learned to an online distance learning program that will ordain them fairly quickly. If this describes your situation, The Center for Ministerial Education can help. Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melchisedec. --Psalm 110 Some seminaries, some individual churches, and some religious denominations ordain people on a temporary basis. Sometimes, ordination continues only as long as the minister is employed by their church. At the end of that employment, ordination ceases. This is not the case with graduates of Saint James College Seminary's Center for Ministerial Studies. Here, the ordinations of men and women who graduate remain in effect forever, throughout all of their lives. _________________________________________________________________________ |
Saint James College Seminary offers
Fast-Track online ordination education
for adult learners. Our interfaith,
non-denominational online ordination
studies are affordable. We even offer
interest-free student tuition loans. This
is addressed in the "Fees" section,
below. Please fill out the Ordination
Application form to receive more
information by return email. Once
ordained, you will be able to become a
pastor, perform weddings, celebrate
holy communion, conduct baptisms and
officiate at funerals.
Fast-Track online ordination education
for adult learners. Our interfaith,
non-denominational online ordination
studies are affordable. We even offer
interest-free student tuition loans. This
is addressed in the "Fees" section,
below. Please fill out the Ordination
Application form to receive more
information by return email. Once
ordained, you will be able to become a
pastor, perform weddings, celebrate
holy communion, conduct baptisms and
officiate at funerals.
Fast-Track Program:
Each lesson is quite similar to a review-type
exercise. While each hopefully provides
entirely new information and insights, the
Fast-Track series is basically designed to
measure or benchmark the knowledge and
experience that individual students bring to
the program.
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We are
non-denomoninational
Will I have to believe as you do? - Oh, no!
Each is called according to what she or he
has been "given" by God -- and God has
different plans for each of us.
We will provide you with a historical perspective.
We'll train you in the practical ways in which
many ministers and priests serve, including
rudimentary lessons in prayer, meditation,
chaplaincy (outreach), spiritual development,
practical pastoral psychology, spiritual
counseling, and will offer some pointers for
operating the organizational side of a ministry.
But, we will not spoon-feed you a creed to which
you must subscribe.
You will receive a general background into world
religious traditions, a historical perspective, and
exposure to various belief systems and spiritual
practices. Because we come from the world of
Christianity, we will look at the concept of Christ
as savior, redeemer (restoring us to our
God-given state of "grace"), rabbi (Teacher), and
even as one of the world's most-competent
psychologists (although this side of Christ is
rarely explored in today's Church). In the final
analysis, you have come to the point of
requesting training leading to ordination because
the God of your understanding has tapped your
heart and whispered to your soul that you should
enter ministerial service.
Each lesson is quite similar to a review-type
exercise. While each hopefully provides
entirely new information and insights, the
Fast-Track series is basically designed to
measure or benchmark the knowledge and
experience that individual students bring to
the program.
___________________________________
We are
non-denomoninational
Will I have to believe as you do? - Oh, no!
Each is called according to what she or he
has been "given" by God -- and God has
different plans for each of us.
We will provide you with a historical perspective.
We'll train you in the practical ways in which
many ministers and priests serve, including
rudimentary lessons in prayer, meditation,
chaplaincy (outreach), spiritual development,
practical pastoral psychology, spiritual
counseling, and will offer some pointers for
operating the organizational side of a ministry.
But, we will not spoon-feed you a creed to which
you must subscribe.
You will receive a general background into world
religious traditions, a historical perspective, and
exposure to various belief systems and spiritual
practices. Because we come from the world of
Christianity, we will look at the concept of Christ
as savior, redeemer (restoring us to our
God-given state of "grace"), rabbi (Teacher), and
even as one of the world's most-competent
psychologists (although this side of Christ is
rarely explored in today's Church). In the final
analysis, you have come to the point of
requesting training leading to ordination because
the God of your understanding has tapped your
heart and whispered to your soul that you should
enter ministerial service.
Services you may provide
once ordained:
If you choose to pursue studies leading
to ordination as an independent minister,
your ordination will be legally-
recognized. While you'll want to check
to see if registration is required in your
state or nation, you will be able to
perform, officiate at services and
ceremonies, or serve in the same
capacity as any other priest or minister.
once ordained:
If you choose to pursue studies leading
to ordination as an independent minister,
your ordination will be legally-
recognized. While you'll want to check
to see if registration is required in your
state or nation, you will be able to
perform, officiate at services and
ceremonies, or serve in the same
capacity as any other priest or minister.
- You will be able to officiate at
weddings
- You'll be able to conduct funeral
services - Baptisms
- Do spiritual counseling as befits
your training - Visit the sick in hospitals and long
term care facilities - You'll be able to "administer" last
rites, which are really a final
attempt at healing. (Technically,
what we call Last Rites is actually
called extreme unction.) - You'll be empowered to teach and
preach, not to be "above" anyone
but to be true to your "call" to
spread the good news of the
redeeming power of God's peace
and love and activity in our lives.
To be successfully
ordained, you will
have to complete
the online study
program. It is a
"Fast-Track"
program for
qualified applicants.
ordained, you will
have to complete
the online study
program. It is a
"Fast-Track"
program for
qualified applicants.
Tuition Fees - Time to Enter Your Program? You pay only a modest tuition fee, due to our not-for-profit seminary status. Fees underwrite our administrative costs and are used to pay a small stipend to faculty members who assist you with your lessons. Entry-level online Ordination - $250: Many people that we think of as being ministers are not, in fact, ordained. These can include youth ministers, music minister, even many associate ministers. They may perform the duties for which they are hired by the trustees or deacons, but generally may not offer sacramental services such as marriage, Holy Communion, etc. Often, though, the time arrives when the senior pastor takes a leave of absence, or there is a vacancy for his or her position. With enough church background or human services experience, we are able to enroll applicants in an Entry-level program that leads to relatively rapid ordination for a local church. It is hoped that these folks continue on to more advanced professional seminary education once they are in entry-level positions. We are happy to enroll them in the next level of pastoral education when and if they are ready. Combined Ordination / Chaplaincy Studies - $950: Increasingly, Hospice, Hospitals, the military, jails and prisons are requiring that ministers and Certified Professional Chaplains have both certifications while working in their facilities. Previously, students had to complete one curriculum, say ordination, before enrolling in the other. This resulted in unnecessarily high tuitions and quite a lot of study duplication. Our trustees, however, saw the wisdom and practicality in combining the two curricula so that, today, an ordination student may apply his or her completed lessons toward a Certified Professional Chaplain program. Having the courses in one program accepted by the other cuts the tuition formerly required nearly in half and, at the same time, virtually eliminates duplication in course work. We will gladly email you information about our online ordination, online chaplaincy studies, and our specially-formulated combined online divinity programs. |
Professional-level Ordination - $750: In the
Professional-level online Ordination Fast-Track
Adult Learning studies, students obtain the
comprehensive curriculum that one would expect
from a world-class seminary such as ours.
You will briefly review Biblical teachings regarding
service to others... you will explore others' beliefs in
Comparative World Religions...you'll look at
ethics...legal aspects of ministry ...praying with
parishioners and their families...and pastoral
counseling.
There will be an exploration of ceremonies to be
performed...basic techniques for working with
grieving people...as well as studies in practical
ministerial skill sets such as delivering
highly-effective sermons. Also included will be
basic understandings of both stress and anger
management, and pastoral counseling.
Professional-level online Ordination Fast-Track
Adult Learning studies, students obtain the
comprehensive curriculum that one would expect
from a world-class seminary such as ours.
You will briefly review Biblical teachings regarding
service to others... you will explore others' beliefs in
Comparative World Religions...you'll look at
ethics...legal aspects of ministry ...praying with
parishioners and their families...and pastoral
counseling.
There will be an exploration of ceremonies to be
performed...basic techniques for working with
grieving people...as well as studies in practical
ministerial skill sets such as delivering
highly-effective sermons. Also included will be
basic understandings of both stress and anger
management, and pastoral counseling.
"Follow me
and I will
make you
fishers of
men"
-- Matthew 4:19
and I will
make you
fishers of
men"
-- Matthew 4:19
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Study to become an ordained minister in the
comfort of your home or office without leaving your
job or relocating your family. Welcome to the
world's pioneer chartered college seminary
offering online training for adult learners!
comfort of your home or office without leaving your
job or relocating your family. Welcome to the
world's pioneer chartered college seminary
offering online training for adult learners!
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We are a not-for-profit seminary college of The Love Church Worldwide. Many (perhaps even most) of the sites offering instant online ordination are for- profit businesses, not true churches or seminaries. While our students do complete studies, our charter permits us to award up to one-half credit for previous professional experience. We accept all previous academic achievement, no matter how long ago those credit hours were earned. We offer interest-free Tuition financing. Our 100% legitimate ordinations are offered to qualified graduates and qualify you to be a minister anywhere in the U.S., Canada, and worldwide. APPLY: |
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