If you are a student of the Course, then you understand the phrase We Are All Teachers of God. This statement aligns with the seminary's belief that we are all Ministers of God.
The Course teaches primarily one tenant--Love. Students of the Course understand that they are learning a way to find guidance, hope, faith and love within their very own "Self" which is a part of Christ Consciousness and a part of humanity. Separation and judgment fall away as students begin, perhaps for the very first time, to see the light that they are and the light in others.
The Course is not the only way to enlightenment. There are many, many paths. But if the Course speaks to you, you will know it, and you will not be able to deny that you are in fact a Teacher or Minister of God.
While the Ministerial Seminary of America, LLC does not declare one particular religious or spiritual view as absolute, it does look for beauty and commonality amongst all the World religions and spiritual movements.
Accordingly, selections from the Course, and other religious and spiritual viewpoints are posted on our site for your consideration and review.
In the Course in Miracles, The Manual for Teachers, Section 1, you will read:
Who Are God's Teachers?
1. A teacher of God is anyone who chooses to be one. His qualifications consist solely in this; somehow, somewhere he has made a deliberate choice in which he did not see his interests as apart from someone else's. Once he has done that, his road is established and his direction is sure. A light has entered the darkness. It may be a single light, but that is enough. He has entered an agreement with God even if he does not yet believe in Him. He has become a bringer of salvation. He has become a teacher of God.
They come from all over the world. They come from all religions and from no religion. They are the ones who have answered. The Call is universal. It goes on all the time everywhere. It calls for teachers to speak for It and redeem the world. Many here it, but few will answer. Yet it is all a matter of time. Everyone will answer in the end, but the end can be a long, long way off. It is because of this that the plan of the teachers was established. Its function is to save time. Each one begins as a single light, but with the Call at its center it is a light that cannot be limited. And each one saves a thousand years of time as the world judges it. To the Call Itself time has no meaning.
As with all words in all texts, this passage is open to interpretation. The Ministerial Seminary, LLC interprets this passage to support our basic belief that YOU are a teacher (minister) of God, even if you do not know it, believe in any type of religion or spirituality, or are aware of this true purpose to your life.
Because we support this belief, we are honored to provide ordination to our ministers as validation of their inherent worth and dignity as a teacher (minister) of God.
In closing, we find comfort and peace in our spiritual quest by referring to the Introduction to the Course, which reads as follows:
This is a course in miracles. It is a required course. Only the time you take it is voluntary. Free will does not mean that you can establish the curriculum. It means only that you can elect what you want to take at a given time. The course does not aim at teaching the meaning of love, for that is beyond what can be taught. It does aim, however, at removing the blocks to the awareness of love's presence, which is your natural inheritance. The opposite of love is fear, but what is all-encompassing can have no opposite.
This course can therefore be summed up very simply in this way:
Nothing real can be threatened,
Nothing unreal exists.
Herein lies the peace of God.
The Ministerial Seminary of America, wishes for you the peace of God, now and forevermore.