Category: Clergy Training Program

  • An excerpt from the lovely pre-ordination rite that Rev. Jan Avende wrote for me, performed by a small circle of close friends and mentors, in…

  • I have done the thing. My hand guides the heaven-bound boat. My feet walk the paths of the earth mother. I am a priest of…

  • It is with a great amount of celebration that I am able to announce, as of this evening, that I am officially Reverend Lauren Mart,…

  • When did you hear the call to the path of ADF priesthood? What did it sound like? If I may offer an answer that is…

  • This World is not Conclusion. A Sequel stands beyond – Invisible, as Music – But positive, as Sound – It beckons, and it baffles –…

  • So I’m not a priest. Yet. But I’m kind of a priest? I’m a devotional priest, but you get that through a relationship with your…

  • This course is a further study of mythical themes and events in several Indo-European cultures. The goal is to deepen a student’s knowledge and understanding…

  • Course Objectives: The student is encouraged to examine examples of poetry and story critically by comparing works from within one culture from different historical eras…

  • Magic 1 for Priests is an abridgement of the Magic 1 course from GSP 1, and deals primarily with the practical world of working with…

  • Crisis Response was designed to provide clergy students with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and temporarily intervene in a helpful and effective way…

  • Trance 1 is a course designed to introduce you to trance, various methods of entering a trance state, and working within one. Please note that…

  • This course is designed to provide specific instruction to our Priests about how to conduct ritual, and to encourage observation and creative improvement of our…