Interspiritual Ministry

I am a graduate of the One Spirit Interfaith Seminary where I was ordained as in Interfaith Minister. I am available to perform ceremonies such as weddings, memorials, baby blessings, and life passage rituals. 

I refer to myself as an Interspiritual Minister rather than an Interfaith minister because I feel that while the theologies of the various world religions cannot truly be reconciled, their spiritual teachings and insights can.

Brother Wayne Teasdale defines “interspiritual” as follows:

By "interspiritual" is not meant the mixing of the various traditions but the possibility and actuality that we can learn and be nourished from more than our own mystical tradition. The note of interspiritual wisdom suggests that there is an underpinning, universal metaphysics. Traditionally, this is known as the philosophia perennis, – or perennial philosophy, the primordial tradition, the universal metaphysical tradition from which all particular religions are derived. It often been referred to as "the transcendental unity of religions." Interspiritual wisdom is the practical part of the perennial philosophy, the inner, experiential core of it. It is the universal heritage of each one of us, and it becomes accessible to everyone based on our individual generosity to explore and our capacity to grow and be refined through the spiritual insights and practices of these various forms of spirituality: hence, the term "interspiritual wisdom."

My hope is to create a ministry that manages to interweave the different strands of my various passions and endeavors into a tapestry of spiritual action that transcends the mundane nature of its individual aspects. I’m not sure how that will be realized yet, but I hope that my blog, my writing, and my filmmaking will all be part of it. I’m also currently in the beginning phases of creating a theater piece that explores interspiritual issues and I have begun a long term project to write a book of interspiritual prayers.