Why A Course in Miracles Is Part of the Training

The Officiant Path is not only officiant training. It is also minister training.

That means this path is not only about learning how to conduct ceremonies. It is about becoming someone who can stand in service, hold meaning, and carry responsibility with clarity and integrity.

This is why A Course in Miracles is part of the foundation of the training.

Not as a doctrine. Not as something to impose. But as a deep training of mind, perception, and presence for those who are choosing to serve others in meaningful moments.

Ministry Is an Inner Responsibility First

Whether you are standing with a couple on their wedding day or supporting people in other moments of life, ministry is not primarily a performance role.

It is a role of guidance, steadiness, and ethical presence.

People don’t come to a minister only for words. They come for:

• Perspective

• Groundedness

• Clarity

• Calm in emotional moments

• A sense of being met without judgment

These are not skills you acquire only from scripts or procedures. They come from inner formation.

What A Course in Miracles Trains

A Course in Miracles is used in this path as a serious spiritual training.

It develops:

• Discernment instead of reactivity

• Responsibility instead of ego

• Clarity instead of projection

• Presence instead of performance

• Peace instead of control

It trains someone to become less driven by personal identity and more rooted in service.

This is the foundation of trustworthy ministry.

A Spiritual Foundation Without Imposition

Ministers trained in this path are not taught to insert A Course in Miracles into wedding ceremonies or impose it on couples.

Ceremonies are always about the couple.

But the inner orientation of the minister matters deeply. It shapes:

• How you listen

• How you speak

• How you guide

• How you hold emotionally charged moments

• How you handle conflict, nerves, and family dynamics

• How you represent something larger than yourself

The Difference Between Performing and Serving

There is a difference between:

Someone who performs a role and someone who holds a role

Ministry belongs to the second.

This training path is not about personality, charisma, or self-expression. It is about becoming someone who can be trusted with human moments that matter.

Why This Is Part of Officiant Training

Because a wedding ceremony is not just a legal act.

It is:

• A threshold moment

• A public vow

• A memory that lives for decades

• A deeply emotional family event

The person standing at the center of that moment should not only be technically competent, but internally steady and ethically grounded.

A Calling, Not a Shortcut

This path is not designed for those looking for a fast credential.

It is designed for those who feel called to:

• Serve

• Guide

• Hold responsibility

• Represent something meaningful in people’s lives

A Course in Miracles is part of this path because it trains the kind of mind and heart that can carry that responsibility with humility and clarity.

Not to change others.

But to be worthy of the role they are stepping into.