What is an Interfaith Minister and Spiritual Counsellor?

An interfaith minister has been trained by The Interfaith Seminary UK which holds the view that there are ‘many paths, one truth’. An interfaith minister embraces and honours all faith traditions whilst being a part of none. The Interfaith Seminary believes there is One God, One Truth and that many paths lead to the Source of All, therefore is totally inclusive valuing the spirit of unity and love. This Seminary trains open hearted, spiritually inspired men and women to understand and appreciate the astounding diversity within the human family, yet to focus on our common experience and be a powerful presence of peace in whatever field of service they choose.

Valery began her training in 1997 and was ordained in 1999. Valery then decided that the direction her ministry would take was through ceremony, teaching and dialogue. Always having a strong sense of ceremony and a love of the English language, creating ritual and ceremony was like second nature and became an enormous Joy, to this day it really lights up  her work. Through natural giftedness and a great sense for creating occasion, sacred ceremony and holding sacred space remains at the heart of much of Valery's work today.

The other strong element of her training that really resonated with Valery was the spiritual counselling element. Not a word she embraces easily for all of the diverse connotations it holds, Valery has gone on to develop over time a personal way of working one to one that is truly inspirational. With a gift for dialogue and an innate ability in understanding human nature in all its different layers and labels, this level of her spiritual guidance can empower and enrich lives considerably. The creation of Conversations that Count is this work in action for groups of people, which through a simple open forum space allows Valery to facilitate spiritual unfolding and healing happens any way.

Today, Valery will talk of Inspired Faith and Holistic Spirituality as a phrase Valery feels comfortable to use about her ministry.  She believes there is no one part of us separate from another and so her ministry embraces personal health issues as well as spiritual health and personal wellbeing. All encompassing and endeavouring to expand from the premise of there being nothing wrong with anyone, it is only that our perception says so. Drawing from her own and learned experiences in the fields of health, nutrition and energy psychology, Valery's 'Healing through the Spoken Word' is a true and authentic approach to embracing and understanding wholeness in every sense of the word. Authentic spirituality is about Inspired Faith and is a firm anchor that enables us all to hold fast as the winds of life blow strong.

For more information go to http://www.interfaithfoundation.org You will find One Spirit Interfaith Foundation is now the new name for what was The Interfaith Seminary or The New Seminary as it was when I first entered back in 1997.