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In the Temple of My Own Being...

As an ordained person, each minister is committed to AIWP's credo that individuals find religion "in the temple of their own being." Whether an individual's personal beliefs are open-ended or traditionally structured, the pluralism of AIWP welcomes as members of its family all who embrace its credo. AIWP is one religious organization with a thirty-year history. We have over 1000 ordained members in service, each with her or his own local congregation. Ordained persons use titles consistent with their beliefs. These include such terms as Minister, Pastor, Rabbi, Sister, Brother, Facilitator, Advisor, Priestess, Abbot, Abbess, Bishop, Shaman, etc. It is our belief that "religion" is a personal experience, one that occurs at its most fundamental level as a sacred union between an individual and his or her conception of God or Divine Presence or Omnipotence.

We also feel that such "unions" lead to an evolutionary process, which has been given as a gift to the person, as well as to the human family. Congregation Leaders offer services and sponsored programs dealing with, but not limited to: the homeless, the abused, the physically challenged, the disenfranchised, those affected by racial and ethnic biases, sexist issues, homophobic issues, the terminally ill, persons who are spiritual seekers, persons suffering from illnesses such as AIDS, persons dealing with issues concerning age, and persons dealing with transition and emotional and psychological traumas. If you feel called to ordination and have the desire to be affirmed in similar work please click below to apply.

 

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LOVE OF LIFE and people is achieved through an integrated awakening of physical, mental, spiritual and emotional processes. Life itself is a religious experience as realized in the temple of my being. I am performing a religious service when my thoughts and deeds involve an affirmation of life. My congregation is both myself and those who seek my support in striving towards an integration of the whole person. To serve others, for fee or gratuity, who seek my assistance in the pursuit of this religious experience is both my commitment and my right, free from any persecution. My service is supported by the Association for the Integration of the Whole Person in agreement of principles with the Constitution of the United States. Membership in the Association for the Integration of the Whole Person will be denied or revoked if I interfere with or injure the rights of others, perform criminal acts, or practice medicine without a license. My service, whether for fee or gratuity, is limited to the areas for which I have been qualified.

Spiritual: "of religion, sacred, devotional, or ecclesiastical; not lay or temporal."

The Association for the Integration of the Whole Person was founded so that spiritual persons, prepared to serve their communities, can do so in ways that assure the blessings of self-empowerment, psychologically and educationally, leading to peace for persons of goodwill.

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