Ordination isn’t automatic. If you complete the training, graduate, and show the skills needed for ministry, you may be invited to be ordained.

Ordained ministers can choose to use the title Reverend, not as a symbol of status, but as a quiet commitment to serve life with reverence and integrity.

Some go on to work as celebrants or spiritual counsellors, while others serve in many different ways. If you join our professional register (ROSIM), you can use the OneSpirit Interfaith Minister title, display our logo, and commit to our public standards of ministry.

Ordination marks a sacred transition at the end of the training. It includes two ceremonies:

• First, you’ll share a personal vow in the presence of your group, tutors, and ministers.

• Later, in a public ceremony, you’ll receive ordination — not from an outside authority, but by standing in your own deep inner knowing, affirmed by the community around you.

This is a profound moment of self-recognition, an affirmation of your calling to serve with integrity, reverence, and awareness. Ordination also means committing to OneSpirit’s Code of Ethics. If this code is broken, your minister status may be withdrawn.

Ordination doesn’t have to happen straight away. Some graduates choose to wait and return to it when the time feels right.

In some cases, OneSpirit may recommend that graduation or ordination be delayed. Tutors may ask for further reflection or training before ordination can take place. This is to ensure alignment with OneSpirit’s Code of Ethics and readiness for ministry. Any extra requirements may involve an additional cost.

No, they’re different. You can graduate without choosing to be ordained. Ordination is an additional step at the end of the training, taken only when you and your tutors agree that you’re ready to serve with authenticity and integrity.

To be eligible for ordination, you’ll need to:

• Be up to date with all assignments

• Have your tutors’ confirmation that you’re ready for ministry

• Be fully up to date with your fee payments

Not quite. OneSpirit doesn’t offer celebrant training, our focus is on spiritual development and ministry as a whole. While you’ll learn how to hold ceremonies, the training goes much deeper than that.

Many celebrants join our course to add a spiritual depth to their work. As a OneSpirit minister, you’ll be prepared to offer weddings (non-legal), funerals, baby namings, and other rites of passage, all rooted in interfaith values and personal meaning.

It depends on where you are. Legal wedding ceremonies are regulated differently in each country.

In Scotland and Northern Ireland, ministers can apply to be nominated by OneSpirit to conduct legal weddings. In Ireland, nominations are made by the Association of One Spirit Interfaith Ministers of Ireland. In all cases, you must be a member of our professional register (ROSIM), and further training is required.

This process can take up to 12 months after ordination. Please note, we don’t support transferring legal status from OneSpirit to another nominating body.

No!

Interfaith ministers don’t follow any one religion, unless it’s part of their own personal path. OneSpirit ministers are trained to honour and support people of all faiths and none, meeting others where they are, from wherever they themselves stand.

Yes. Being ordained as an interfaith minister through OneSpirit means entering a lifelong commitment to integrity, compassion, and accountability. All ordained ministers are expected to uphold OneSpirit’s Code of Ethics. If this code is breached, OneSpirit reserves the right to revoke ministerial status.

An interfaith minister is someone who has trained to support people of all faiths and none, offering spiritual accompaniment, officiating ceremonies, and creating spaces for healing, listening, and connection. While some become celebrants, others focus on chaplaincy, teaching, activism, or spiritual counselling.

OneSpirit ministers are trained to serve across diverse beliefs and communities, without needing to follow any one religious path unless it is part of their personal calling.

ROSIM, the Register of OneSpirit Interfaith Ministers, is our professional body. It offers support, connection, and accountability for those continuing in ministry after ordination.

Members are held to high standards, receive ongoing guidance, and stay linked to the wider OneSpirit community. If you want to conduct legal weddings in Scotland, Northern Ireland, or Ireland, ROSIM membership is essential.

With over 500 ministers having joined over the years, some remain active throughout their ministry, while others dip in and out as their path unfolds. It’s here when you need it, offering credibility, connection, and care.