The City of Light Spiritualist Church                                             Ministerial Program

 Become a Spiritualist Minister with COLSC:
If you have a desire to help people and pets you may want to learn more about becoming a City of Light Spiritualist Minister. 
  As a Spiritualist Minister we believe in the God Given gifts of Mediumship, Spiritual Healing and Honor all of Creation.                              At COLSC we revere pets as an important part of our spiritual family and include them in our church service and ministry.                   Our ministerial studies program is designed to meet ordination requirements for becoming a Spiritualist Minister.  There is a great calling for qualified Spiritualist Ministers to respond to the needs of humans and animals in this world!

Requirements for The City of Light Spiritualist Church (COLSC)     Minister Seeking Ordination: Requirements were for prior to 2022.
New Requirements have been changed to include the following:
  1. Membership to City of Light Spiritualist Church for at least 1 year.
  2. Application & short essay of why you want to become a Spiritualist Minister with COLSC sent to Head Pastor of COLSC.
  3. Completion of  12 (3 Hour Live) ONLINE COURSES By COLSC:   Enrollment in  the 12 online COLSC courses to be ordained in COLSC. 
  4. The City of Light online classes will include the following studies and will be available in the fall of 2023.                                    1. Ministering in the 21st century (Benevolence & Practical Aspects to develop Your Ministry of Care
    2. Spirituality& Spiritualism (History, Practices, Prayers & Protocol for Spiritualist Ministry)
    3. Spiritual Healing for People - Learn and experience ways of opening your heart to allow Divine love and healing to move through you  Experience and practice using healing energy with other people.  Experience powerful new levels of your healing gifts. Spiritualist Healing Experience and practice using healing energy with pets & people
     4. Spiritual Healing for & Pets- Experience and practice using healing energy with pets & people
    5. Church Operations (Ethics, Guidance & Operation) -Creating Sermons that guide church members during services. Leading worship services, integration of worship, word, music and fellowship. Planning fundraising and donations that help the church to grow and flourish.      Manage the legal, financial aspects.
    6.Intuitive, Psychic and Mediumistic Development-Learn a spiritually centered approach to unfolding and developing the abilities that you already have within you.  Study the ways of practice and then discover your own inherent ability to give accurate spiritual messages!  Discover techniques for accessing the spirit loved one channels. Learn a spiritually centered approach to unfolding and developing.
    7. Ministering as a teacher (Conducting group meditation, circles, workshops & learning experiences other than church services) Learn the basics of spiritual meditation & public communication skills.  Discover the insight, clarity and lasting peace that come from practicing meditative states.  Home Circles what are they. Basics of teaching workshops. 
    8. Religious & Theological Interpretations  Analyze and reflect on the expressions of a few of the major religions in relation to the religion of Spiritualism. Choose how these religions compare to Spiritualism  (Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam,  Presbyterian, Lutheran, Methodist, Baptist, Wiccan-Pagan. Consider also special group orientations Humanists, Indigenous People, LGBTQ, People of Color, Women, 
    9. Ministering in youth programs
    10. Ministering to special needs groups: first responders, Law enforcement
    11. Ministering for Hospice Care Situations
    12. Ministering in Health Care (including Rehab Facilities, Group Homes, Hospitals)
    The Final Exam will consist of the Completion of all 12  Zoom classes and course work. Construct & deliver a sermon or public address that demonstrates effective speaking form/style and content based on a selected context to instructor.
  5.  Ministerial Course duration will generally takes a 1-2 year period.  During time of study students will complete all written and oral assignments included in online COLSC classes  and the Trilogy Ministerial course which can be applied to being a Spiritualist Minister. To become ordained in the City of Light Spirituaist Church you must take all 12 online classes!  Online classes are $20 each and individual classes maybe taken by guests and Ordained COLSC Ministers as well as the ministerial students of COLSC.
  6. The ONLINE COURSES will allow the student to have the opportunity for personal consultation time with the instructor who is a Spiritualist Minister and Pastor of the COLSC.  Courses will be scheduled for a date tentatively on a Saturday during these months: Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. of 2023 and  Jan. Feb.  March, April  & May 2024.   ( there maybe 2 classes offered in a few of the months).
  7. All COLSC ministers in training should also have documented participation in ministerial type duties                                                   such as serving at a Spiritualist Church as a speaker, attending a development circle, spiritual healings,                          volunteering at a community service, pet shelter or spiritual work during their year of Spiritual Ministry and studies.
  8. Certificate of Ordination upon completion of all Requirements for COLSC Spiritualist Minister will be $50 with fee payment to COLSC.  
  9. For more information please contact Pastor of COLSC Rev. Joanne Copley-Nigro for more details. 716 200-3283 or at colsc@stny.rr.com                                      
  
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