The concept of an interfaith minister is foreign to many and I am generally confused with an interdenominational minister. Interfaith ministers are educated to honor and respect the religions of the world and chosen spiritual paths of individuals.

1. What is an Interfaith Minister?
The concept of an interfaith minister is foreign to many and I am generally
confused with an interdenominational minister.
An interfaith minister honors and respects the religions of the world and the
chosen spiritual paths of individuals. Interfaith ministers are educated to
appreciate the wide variety of the world's religious beliefs without singling out
one belief above others. They can perform a wide range of services including
but not limited to blessings, weddings, vow renewals, counseling and memorial
celebrations.
As an Interfaith Minister my duties include:
 Supporting people in finding meaning within life, crisis, suffering, and
loss, as well as sorting out their relationship to the Divine.
 Providing compassionate, respectful spiritual care to people of all faiths,
as well as people of no faith.
 Assisting people in celebrating and ritualizing the cycles of life, including
weddings and memorials.
 Being an active participant in the world community of clergy from all faith
traditions who hold the model of interfaith spiritual life as appropriate for
our world today.

2. A Composite Definition
The committed life of an ordained interfaith
minister is one of constant study of religions
and cultures, ceremonies, rituals, liturgies and
spiritual paths. The ordained interfaith
minister strives to live a life of compassion, not
condemnation.
It means we look to our diversity as the
composite, and yet never fully revealed, image
of the sacred and divine. It means we are open
to receive the many gifts and blessings of the
wisdom teachings and truths of other faith
traditions, while also fully embracing our own
traditions. It means we maintain a sense of wonder and curiosity about it All.
The interfaith minister serves the unnamed and named God, and is open to
engaging new faith traditions that are not familiar. The interfaith minister
recognizes that the Holy is everywhere: jail, hospital, nature and the streets.
Our mission is to empower all and overpower none; to do this we must be
vigilant observers of human nature, starting with ourselves.
As ordained interfaith clergy, we strive to preserve integrity and dissolve
prejudice and injustice. As ordained interfaith ministers, we hold that Spirit is
fully present as an inspired energy in all beings and all things. We see beauty,
and we respect and are connected to the Divine nature expressed in both male
and female, in the body, and in creation itself.
We seek and work with the loving thread that flows through all faiths, that
connects all faiths and has always connected faith traditions. We believe that
forgiveness and gratitude are two of the most powerful tools of our calling, and
that dedicated spiritual practice and prayer can bring about transformation and
healing. – The Chaplaincy Institute