Admissions

information on applying to the Seminary

Applying to the Seminary

Acceptance into all seminary programs follows an application process that culminates in a conversation and interview with the seminary directors.

All communication regarding admissions should be directed to the Admissions & Distance Studies Office at:

The application process follows the general steps outlined below for both the Distance Learning Program and the On-site Training Program. Additional references and second interviews may be requested for those applying to the full-time, on-site training in Toronto.

Application Process

  • Download the written application (see bottom of page). Submit via email.

  • Secure your reference(s). Request that references be submitted via email.

  • Once the written application is complete, request an interview with the directors.

  • Final acceptance into a program or recommendations for next steps will be shared in writing from the directors.

More specific questions can directed to the Admissions & Distance Studies Office at admissions@christiancommunityseminary.org.

The written application itself is a window into the significant questions and preparatory steps on the path to priesthood in all its forms.

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Written Application for Seminary Study (Excerpt):

 

PURPOSE OF STUDY

Please outline your motivation to study at the seminary as succinctly as possible. (1-2 paragraphs)

BIOGRAPHY:

Please share your religious and spiritual biography. Tell your story from the perspective of what has led you to consider attending seminary or becoming a priest in the Christian Community. If the priesthood is currently not your goal, try to explain why study in one of the seminary programs feels like the next step on your path. Focus in on the key turning points and experiences connected to this question. (5 pages or less)

RESUME QUESTIONS:

Please send us your work and education resume.

  • Are there any particular job experiences that connect with your call to the seminary or to the priesthood?

  • Any special training that may relate?

  • Any other particular life experiences, volunteering or otherwise, that connect with your call to attend the seminary or to the priesthood?

REFERENCES:

Please send a written reference from a Christian Community priest. It should reflect their knowledge of you and support of your desired study at the seminary. 

STUDIES IN CHRISTIANITY AND ANTHROPOSOPHY:

  • What books of the Bible/New Testament have you studied? 

  • What written works by Rudolf Steiner have you carefully studied?  What books and lectures of Steiner’s have been most important to you and why?

  • What books by Christian Community priests have been particularly influential, if any?

  • What other theological or spiritual writings have been important to you?

OTHER KEY INFLUENCES ON YOUR PATH:

  • Please share any literature or art that has been important to you or that you have lived with and especially studied.

  • Please share any music that has been important to you or that you have lived with and especially studied.

  • Please share the story of any individual(s) that have been particularly influential on your path to the seminary and why.

  • Feel free to share any other books, writers or teachers that have been particularly influential in your story.