Mission Statement

God is infinite and incomprehensible. The universe reflects this through its many wonders, its myriad of forms and the great diversity we see in our many religious traditions. We are interfaith in perspective, embracing the belief that God’s message of love has been shared with the world’s different cultures and peoples throughout the ages resulting in our many religious traditions. We express this with the phrase, “The Paths are Many, the Truth is One, Love Thy Neighbour.”

We believe that we are Spirit and that as such we possess natural gifts of intuitive and psychic vision which are the birthright of every human soul. We reject fear and believe that hatred and intolerance have no place within the domain of spiritual and religious practice. We recognize the power of thought to shape the world that we live in and celebrate the purposefulness of free-will as we create our own life experiences and learn from our joys and challenges.

As we understand more about spirituality and the nature of being human, we understand more about our personal responsibility in affecting the universe through our thoughts. Spirituality is about personal choices, all of which affect us and the world in which we live.

The Institute’s goals are to make knowledge related to religious practice, personal spirituality, intuition and gifts of Spirit, and the power of embracing diversity universally available to all. Celebrating the fact that it is both what we share and what makes us different that makes the world more beautiful and helps us to better understand a God who is incomprehensible. Knowledge empowers and frees people from the fear of ignorance.

The Mission of the Interfaith Ministry, its leaders and ministers is to create and maintain: "a vibrant, interfaith community that embraces diversity and empowers the receiving of and expression of gifts of Spirit, in a spiritual community that draws on spiritual practices, knowledge and truths of all traditions and is served by trained, anointed and committed leaders who will inspire peace in their extended communities and amongst all people."

 

Objectives

NTI’s seminary programmes are intended to:

  • train and ordain ministers with an interfaith perspective and who understand the challenges
    and joys of being a non-physical entity in a physical body.
  • apply sound counselling principles to the Lay Ministry of spiritual counselling;
  • provide an understanding of holistic wellness and complementary therapies;
  • provide a comprehensive understanding of personal spirituality, intuition, gifts of Spirit,
    energy work, death & dying, life after and before death, and communication with the spirit
    or heaven world;
  • train wellness and other helping professionals in the human services field to understand
    and utilize the basic concepts of energy work, intuition, visualization, mind over body
    techniques, prayer, spiritual healing and gifts of spirit recognizing the uniqueness of every
    person and their unique cultural perspective;
  • elevate spiritual counselling and the relevance of intuitive insights through the context of an
    Interfaith Ministry so as to give them the recognition they deserve in the helping professions;
  • empower its students and ministers to be officially recognized and its graduates to work
    through and maintain professional status and a sense of community through OIIM.

What is the Open International
Interfaith Ministry® (OIIM)?

The Open International Interfaith Ministry® (OIIM) is a registered global division of the founding chapter, the Prince Edward Island Interfaith Ministry. OIIM embraces the same inclusive, interfaith perspective as the PEI Interfaith Ministry and the Spiritual Science Fellowship Interfaith Ministry. Students graduating from the iNtuitive Times Institute are recognized as Lay Ministers, Licensed Ministers and Ordained Interfaith Ministers through the Open International Interfaith Ministry. Ordained Ministers have earned the title of ‘Reverend’ and can minister anywhere in the world in accordance with their state, provincial or country laws.

We are interfaith in perspective. In sociological terms, OIIM is neither a sect nor a cult. Our religious beliefs embrace the positive in all of the world religion. OIIM has specific doctrine in matters of faith outlined in its publications and embraces the Saints, prophets and sages of all religions. It is interested in participation by persons from all faiths and traditions. It is a spiritual and religious association for the development of the whole person. Some of those attending OIIM Interfaith Celebrations also attend services of a more traditional religious faith, while others embrace OIIM as their primary religion in matters of faith.

Christian priests, ministers, nuns, Jewish rabbis, Hindu swamis, Sikhs, Tibetan Buddhist lamas, Jain monks, Native medicine-men, Spiritualist ministers, psychics, mediums, and representatives of other faiths, old and new, share the platform at various meetings of the Interfaith Ministry with scholars, scientists, and ordinary people.

There are a number of common denominators which unite us in the Interfaith Ministry. One is our desire to eliminate intolerance and prejudice in spiritual and religious practice. Another is our readiness to testify to the reality of the Spiritual world and the subtle faculties of psychic and Spiritual vision through which it may be perceived. Our activities help people find their own personal understanding and proofs as to the reality and nature of Spirit and the Spirit world. Central to the interfaith message is the certain knowledge that we are eternal and that divine guidance is available to people of all traditions who sincerely open themselves to it.

The Open International Interfaith Ministry is an interfaith community offering spiritual and religious services, educational programmes, pastoral ministrations & a religious alternative for persons of any religious traditions. We affirm that God is love and that there are many paths to God. We believe that prejudice and intolerance have no place in spiritual and religious practice. We welcome those who desire to understand experiences of psyche and Spirit, and wish to dedicate themselves to personal spiritual growth and psychic development in an atmosphere of respect, informed free-thought and enquiry.

Those graduating from the Institute will be able to work within OIIM at the ministry level they have achieved. Others wishing to work within the Open International Interfaith Ministry must be approved by OIIM Registration Board. The Board will evaluate their training to determine any additional training necessary. OIIM Registration Board assesses an individual’s training from any seminary and qualifications in order to:


1. Confer and assess on an on-going basis the titles and status of:

a. CASC - Certificate of Applied Spiritual Counselling;
b. Lay Minister; with area of specialization in (specialty in art, music, dance, writing, leadership or inspirational speaking);
c. LM, RSC or LM, ‘Intuitive’ RSC - Licensed Minister, Registered Spiritual Counsellor; with area of specialization in (specialty in art, music, dance, writing, leadership or inspirational speaking); or

d. OM, RSC or OM, ‘Intuitive’ RSC - Ordained Interfaith Minister, Registered Spiritual Counsellor; with area of specialization in (specialty in art, music, dance, writing, leadership or inspirational speaking) - Ordained Interfaith Minister; and

 

2. Maintain a registry and confirmation of CEU’s (continuing education units), allowing for a renewal for a one to three year period for each professional designation:

a. Lay Minister; with area of specialization in (specialty in art, music, dance, writing, leadership or inspirational speaking) ;
b. LM, RSC or LM, ‘Intuitive’ RSC - with area of specialization in... ;
c. OM, RSC or OM, ‘Intuitive’ RSC - with area of specialization in...


Ministering through OIIM and registering through its Registration Board can help protect the public in two ways:

First It helps the public easily identify those who have had extensive training and are qualified
Interfaith Ministers and spiritual counsellor; and
Second It offers the public an appeal process should they feel a need to lodge a formal complaint
about the services of an OIIM registered professional to a Board with the power to take
disciplinary action.

Ordained Interfaith Ministers are trained to conduct the full range of religious services and ministrations. A Licensed Minister can perform most of the services of an Ordained Interfaith Minister, except for weddings and funerals. Ministers must adhere to the laws and licensing regulations of the country or province/state in which they reside.

Spiritual Counselling is part of the ministry training in the Interfaith Ministry. OIIM Lay, Licensed or Ordained Ministers with any RSC designation can serve the ministry’s members, followers and adherents through pastoral or spiritual counselling services. Ministers of OIIM offer professional services through the Ministry to OIIM members, followers, adherents and those embracing the beliefs of OIIM, ensuring the public the right to protection through OIIM’s registration board.