Discover a sacred path of

SPIRITUAL DEEPENING & MINISTRY

A two-year journey of presence, transformation, and sacred service

“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Our Training at a Glance

  • Length: Two years of spiritual formation and sacred service
  • Start: Autumn 2026
  • Pathways: Online or in person, with the same depth, community, and curriculum
  • Focus: Embodied presence, interfaith wisdom, inner work, and spiritual accompaniment
  • For: Those called towards ministry, and those seeking a profound deepening of their spiritual lives
  • Outcome: A lasting foundation for ministry, service, and presence, whatever form your calling takes
  • Ordination: An earned and meaningful pathway for those drawn towards formal interfaith ministry

What Our Training Is

A two-year container for spiritual deepening, community, and service

There are moments in life when deeper questions begin to surface. Questions about meaning, belonging, integrity, and how we might serve others in ways that feel honest, grounded, and sustainable. OneSpirit’s Spiritual Development and Ministry Training is for people standing at this kind of threshold. It is a two-year programme of spiritual formation and inner transformation, held within a supportive learning community. You will be invited into embodied presence, deep listening, ethical care, and a rich exploration of spiritual wisdom across traditions.

This training prepares you for ministry, but it begins with something deeper: becoming more fully who you are, in connection with Spirit, self, and community.

You do not need to follow a particular religion, or have everything worked out before you begin. We honour all traditions and none, and welcome people from many starting points. What matters most is a willingness to reflect, to listen, and to grow. Many students begin without certainty about what shape their calling will take. Some arrive feeling drawn toward ceremonies, chaplaincy, or interfaith leadership. Others are simply seeking a profound spiritual home, a container for inner work, or a deeper foundation for how they live and serve.

Across the two years, you can expect a contemplative rhythm, experienced tutors, and a training that supports you to accompany others through life’s meaningful moments. For some, this journey leads toward ordination as an interfaith minister. For others, it becomes a lasting foundation for presence, compassion, and sacred service in everyday life.

Who This is For

This Training May Be For You If…

  • You sense a spiritual calling, even if you cannot yet name its form
  • You are seeking deeper connection to Spirit, self, and inner wisdom
  • You long for a supportive community of others walking this path of becoming
  • You feel drawn to ministry, ceremony, chaplaincy, or spiritual care
  • You want to develop the capacity to hold space, for others and for yourself
  • You are ready for meaningful inner work: reflection, embodiment, and compassionate growth
  • You want your life and service to be rooted in integrity, presence, and sacred attention

Two Pathways, One Journey

For the 2026 cohort, the training is offered through two pathways: online and in person.

Both hold the same heart, depth, and intention, with different rhythms and ways of gathering.

In-Person Training

An immersive, retreat-based way of experiencing the same deep formation, rooted in shared presence, place, and embodied learning.

This pathway brings people together in person, creating space to slow down, listen deeply, and learn alongside others in a held residential setting.

This pathway may feel right if you are drawn to:

  • Learning in a residential, retreat environment

  • Learning side by side in a shared place

  • Embodied practice, ritual, and shared reflection

  • Stepping away from everyday life to focus fully on the work

Many students choose in person because they are drawn to learning through shared presence. Spending extended time together in the same place allows relationships to form naturally and deepen through lived experience.

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Online Training

A fully online way of experiencing the same profound formation, offering depth, connection, and community without the need for travel.

This pathway is designed for people who value flexibility and accessibility, while still wanting a rich, relational learning experience.

This pathway may be a good fit if you:

  • Live outside the UK or travel regularly

  • Need an online format for accessibility or balance

  • Value live, interactive learning rather than self-paced study

  • Want to engage deeply while remaining rooted in your home

Many students are surprised by how connected and held the online experience feels. Through regular live sessions, shared reflection, and careful facilitation, a sense of trust and belonging grows steadily within the group.

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Questions You May Be Holding

  • I’m not sure I want to be a minister. Is this training still for me?
    • Of course! Many students begin without certainty about public ministry. Some are primarily seeking spiritual deepening, community, or a supportive container for inner work. Through the process, your unique calling often becomes clearer. Some graduates go on to active, public-facing ministry, while others carry their formation into their lives and communities in quieter but deeply meaningful ways. Both are honoured expressions of sacred service.
  • Is this training only for people who want to lead ceremonies or offer pastoral care?
    • No. While our training programme prepares students for ministry and ordination, it also speaks to those who feel drawn to spiritual depth, embodied presence, and inner transformation. The capacities developed here, deep listening, integrity, self-awareness, and the ability to hold space, support both public ministry and a deeply grounded inner life.
  • What if I feel a calling, but I don’t yet know what form it will take?
    • You do not need to have everything worked out before you begin. Many people arrive with a quiet inner sense that something is drawing them towards deeper service or spiritual formation, even if they cannot yet name it. This training meets you where you are, and over time, clarity often emerges through the experience itself.
  • Is this programme more like personal development, or is it professional ministry training?
    • It is serious formation work that holds both. The training is deeply transformative on a personal level, but it is not simply personal development. Students are formed in presence, ethical care, accompaniment, and sacred service. The inner work is the foundation from which meaningful ministry and service emerge.
  • How does OneSpirit support students through the inner work of the training?
    • The journey is held within a supportive community and a carefully facilitated structure. Students learn in relationship, through small groups, reflective practice, and embodied approaches that support emotional and spiritual integration. Many find the container both challenging and deeply nourishing as they grow in self-compassion, presence, and trust.
  • Does everyone become ordained at the end of the two years?
    • Ordination is a meaningful and earned pathway for those who feel called towards formal ministry. The training prepares students for this possibility, while also recognising that sacred service may take many forms. Whatever direction your calling leads, the formation itself is profound and lasting.

Voices of Gratitude

I was drawn to the positioning of OneSpirit outside of the major faith paths and yet respectful towards, and interested in, all spiritual ways. I so appreciated how OneSpirit displays integrity and inclusion and a commitment to peacefulness and reconciliation. The people I had encountered before applying, and the surrounding materials, suggested this was a programme with real depth and quality and that was very much fulfilled in my experience of the journey. – Jennifer, 2024 Graduate

I am the better as a human being for having walked this road, for having delved deeper and for having awakened a little more. In the awakening, is a greater strength within and also more tears for the tenderness of our world and a resolve to authentically serve. – Audrey, 2025 Graduate

My person was accepted in my wholeness. without question or dissection. – Abigail, 2025 Graduate