Personal Priesthood Certification: Mentors, Catalysts, Counselors and Senior Advisors
Overview of Certification Categories and Functions
Real change must come from an authentic place inside a person or community. It must begin at the internal level, where individuals make the conscious decision to use their natural gifts and talents to improve the lives of the people they are destined to serve. That is why the #PersonalPriesthood movement is designed for the men and women who are the heart and soul of Orisa Lifestyle, the sincere devotees.
The Movement is all about helping sincere devotees achieve their life goals through Sacred Service, which is one of three defining principles of personal priesthood, along with Self Discovery and Personal Rituals. More precisely, Sacred Service is elevated through Personal Rituals and Self Discovery. Certified Personal Priesthood Practitioners study the teachings of Orisa Lifestyle in order to deepen their understanding of the principles of spiritual development and the processes of inner transformation. Diligent study empowers faith and conviction, which manifests through Sacred Service.
The Personal Priesthood certificate empowers you to enhance your capacity for personal, interpersonal, and collective exploration of Orisa Lifestyle. The certificate prepares you to identify and analyze "The Thread of Life" that unifies all paths of spiritual development. The Certification process encourages you to cultivate a deeper recognition of your ability to make a meaningful contribution to your life and the lives of the people you are destined to serve.
CERTIFICATION CATEGORIES
Certified Personal Priesthood Mentor
The more you give, they more you will receive. Mentors make change happen through gathering and sharing information and ideas. You're the one people ask whenever they want to know something about Orisa Lifestyle. It’s all about the ideas and the information. As a Certified Personal Priesthood Mentor, your primary function is to master your daily practice and share your enthusiasm with potential students. The more completely you master your daily practice, the greater connection you will have with your life's purpose. The more students you enroll, the more you earn from the incentive program. More specifically, you will earn 10% of all enrollment fees.
DUTIES: Add potential students to the Orisa Lifestyle Academy Facebook group, Drawing from Foundational Readings and proprietary lessons from Copper Membership, communicate with potential students and Catalysts via the group, Enroll new students, Answer community questions on social networks or via direct messaging, Give feedback on educational and outreach messaging on Personal Priesthood Certification, Give new ideas on program design, Set a good example.
When you enroll 10 new students, you are eligible to become selected for Catalyst training.
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Certified Personal Priesthood Catalyst
Kárìn kápọ̀ yíyẹ ní í yẹni. To walk as (or operate in) a team, brings honor to one. With a strong team of committed, enthusiastic, optimistic, and resourceful Catalysts, the success of the Movement is all but assured. Without a strong team, success is all but unattainable. They usually know people across an array of social, cultural, professional, and economic circles, and make a habit of introducing people who work or live in different circles. Catalysts are people with a special gift for bringing the world together.
Catalysts are also persuaders and influencers. You make good use of the art of storytelling and persuasion. Catalysts are naturally charismatic people with powerful negotiation skills. Catalysts tend to have a way of saying things in a way that makes others want to agree with you. Not only that, you love the chase and enjoy getting someone to agree with you or accept your position. You are the life force behind the Personal Priesthood Movement.
DUTIES: Add potential students to the Orisa Lifestyle Academy Facebook group, drawing from Foundational Readings and proprietary lessons from Silver Membership, communicate with potential students and Counselors via the group, Enroll new students, Support Counselors, Recommend Mentors for Catalyst training, Vote on new program adaptation and redesign, Write editorial commentary on products, programs and services that can be displayed on description pages, Work with Mentors and Catalysts to organize a local Orisa Lifestyle Retreat, Set a good example.
The Catalyst's role can be represented by the following four words: Facilitate, Educate, Motivate, Innovate.
Facilitate
Educate
Educating people means showing them how to do something, but it also means helping them to develop, to seek new insights about themselves and the world they live in. How successful you are in this task will depend on two things: your knowledge of the subject and your ability to communicate it. It’s important that you become familiar with the information included in the Personal Priesthood Certification reader, including:
Motivate
With your words and your enthusiasm, you will inspire many devotees and students to take positive actions. Even more important than the words you actually use is how you communicate your passion for Personal Priesthood. The more you allow your excitement to radiate out to others, the more people will want to jump on board. Your fellow students, friends and family will see how important Personal Priesthood is to you, how empowering it can be to become certified in Personal Priesthood, and how gratifying it is to play a role in serving something greater than yourself. And when they get passionate about the Movement and make positive changes for Personal Priesthood in their lives, they will “pass it on” themselves.
Innovate
Although you have been given a basic framework for this Movement, the strategy for orienting and enrolling the hundreds of students in your circle of influence is entirely yours to create. You and your fellow Catalysts are the experts on your communities and the people who live and work there. Take time to reflect on how to tailor the Movement to fit the needs of your people. Work together to come up with something innovative-something new and fresh that will really generate electricity and excitement among the membership. Get as many people involved as you can. Your ability to innovate is essential when it comes to such things as:
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Certified Personal Priesthood Counselor
As a Certified Personal Priesthood Counselor, you will be essential in overseeing and guiding this process. As a Counselor, you will be looked to as a guide, a facilitator, and an informational resource. You’ll have the opportunity to point Catalysts, Mentors and others in the right direction and keep them on track.
DUTIES: Run Ijinle Circles, Support Catalysts, Recommend Catalysts for Counselor training, Drawing the Foundational readings and Gold Membership, communicate with Catalysts and Senior Advisors, Work with Catalysts and Senior Advisors to organize local Orisa Lifestyle Retreats, Set a good example
First, here’s a big-picture list of your responsibilities:
Ijinle Circles
Personal Priesthood Practitioners carry out their daily practice at home, but wherever there is a Counselor or Senior Advisor available, they also meet regularly with other Practitioners in their communities. The Ijinle serves as the focal point for Practitioners to study principles of Orisa Lifestyle and how to apply them in everyday life.
Ijinle Circles are usually held on a monthly basis, and the vast majority are held in the homes of Practitioners who make them available for this purpose. They give people the opportunity to develop the kind of relationships that are increasingly rare in contemporary urban environments where people may live for years as neighbors without developing any personal connection.
The sharing of faith experiences—the transformation in people’s lives realized through Personal Priesthood —is a central element of Ijinle Circles. There is perhaps nothing more heartening for people struggling with problems than the example of others who have successfully confronted and overcome their own challenges.
As a Certified Personal Priesthood Counselor, you have the responsibility and privilege of being a resource to your Senior Advisors and Catalysts. You must be there to assist them — they will look to you as a facilitator and an informational resource, as well as for general support. You will be the one who knows how to effectively harness the energy surrounding the Movement at the Catalyst and Senior Advisor levels.
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Certified Personal Priesthood Senior Advisors
Achieving great results is only possible when you, the Senior Advisor, believe in the Movement and commit yourself to being a leader for Personal Priesthood within your community. Without your enthusiasm and dedication, your community's results will be mediocre and short lived. As the Certified Senior Advisor, you will provide direction, coaching and support, Answer questions, Exercise fairness and patience, Offer advice when appropriate, Support the leadership of Counselors, Recommend Counselors for Senior Advisor training, Work with Counselors and Catalysts to organize Rites of Passage and West African spiritual tours, Teach Orisa Lifestyle Academy classes, Set a good example.
DUTIES: The tasks for which you are responsible from week to week are listed in detail below.
As a Certified Senior Advisor of Personal Priesthood, you have the responsibility and privilege of being a resource to your Counselors and Catalysts. You must be there to assist them—they will look to you as a facilitator and an informational resource, as well as for general support. You will be the one who knows how to effectively harness the energy surrounding the Movement at the Mentor and Catalyst levels.
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Real change must come from an authentic place inside a person or community. It must begin at the internal level, where individuals make the conscious decision to use their natural gifts and talents to improve the lives of the people they are destined to serve. That is why the #PersonalPriesthood movement is designed for the men and women who are the heart and soul of Orisa Lifestyle, the sincere devotees.
The Movement is all about helping sincere devotees achieve their life goals through Sacred Service, which is one of three defining principles of personal priesthood, along with Self Discovery and Personal Rituals. More precisely, Sacred Service is elevated through Personal Rituals and Self Discovery. Certified Personal Priesthood Practitioners study the teachings of Orisa Lifestyle in order to deepen their understanding of the principles of spiritual development and the processes of inner transformation. Diligent study empowers faith and conviction, which manifests through Sacred Service.
The Personal Priesthood certificate empowers you to enhance your capacity for personal, interpersonal, and collective exploration of Orisa Lifestyle. The certificate prepares you to identify and analyze "The Thread of Life" that unifies all paths of spiritual development. The Certification process encourages you to cultivate a deeper recognition of your ability to make a meaningful contribution to your life and the lives of the people you are destined to serve.
CERTIFICATION CATEGORIES
Certified Personal Priesthood Mentor
The more you give, they more you will receive. Mentors make change happen through gathering and sharing information and ideas. You're the one people ask whenever they want to know something about Orisa Lifestyle. It’s all about the ideas and the information. As a Certified Personal Priesthood Mentor, your primary function is to master your daily practice and share your enthusiasm with potential students. The more completely you master your daily practice, the greater connection you will have with your life's purpose. The more students you enroll, the more you earn from the incentive program. More specifically, you will earn 10% of all enrollment fees.
DUTIES: Add potential students to the Orisa Lifestyle Academy Facebook group, Drawing from Foundational Readings and proprietary lessons from Copper Membership, communicate with potential students and Catalysts via the group, Enroll new students, Answer community questions on social networks or via direct messaging, Give feedback on educational and outreach messaging on Personal Priesthood Certification, Give new ideas on program design, Set a good example.
- Sociability: It is important for Mentors to be people-oriented as they are in constant contact with potential students. Introvert Mentors cannot retain students.
- Professionalism: Keeping a professional poise at all times and knowing where to draw the line is an important trait for a Mentor.
- Trustworthiness: It goes without saying that Mentors need to be trustworthy as they are the face of Personal Priesthood.
- Perceptiveness: It is important to know what is going on around you, especially in an online environment. This way, when you come across a potentially explosive situation, you will know how to handle it with tact.
- Reliability: Mentors need to be reliable – there are no two ways about this. The Orisa Lifestyle Academy depends on Mentors participating with a very high level of consistency so that students, other Mentors and Catalysts come to rely upon you with total confidence.
- Adaptability: Mentors often have to operate in environments that may see a lot of action one day and none the next. Your have to be adaptable so that you can assume any role at any given time.
- Affable: On most occasions, Mentors are the only people who communicate with potential students about Orisa Lifestyle so you need to be pleasant.
- Listening abilities: Mentors are continuously the brunt of angry misunderstandings about religion, culture and core values. Listening intently to your friends, family and online community members and understanding what their predicaments entail is very important in the role of a Mentor.
When you enroll 10 new students, you are eligible to become selected for Catalyst training.
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Certified Personal Priesthood Catalyst
Kárìn kápọ̀ yíyẹ ní í yẹni. To walk as (or operate in) a team, brings honor to one. With a strong team of committed, enthusiastic, optimistic, and resourceful Catalysts, the success of the Movement is all but assured. Without a strong team, success is all but unattainable. They usually know people across an array of social, cultural, professional, and economic circles, and make a habit of introducing people who work or live in different circles. Catalysts are people with a special gift for bringing the world together.
Catalysts are also persuaders and influencers. You make good use of the art of storytelling and persuasion. Catalysts are naturally charismatic people with powerful negotiation skills. Catalysts tend to have a way of saying things in a way that makes others want to agree with you. Not only that, you love the chase and enjoy getting someone to agree with you or accept your position. You are the life force behind the Personal Priesthood Movement.
DUTIES: Add potential students to the Orisa Lifestyle Academy Facebook group, drawing from Foundational Readings and proprietary lessons from Silver Membership, communicate with potential students and Counselors via the group, Enroll new students, Support Counselors, Recommend Mentors for Catalyst training, Vote on new program adaptation and redesign, Write editorial commentary on products, programs and services that can be displayed on description pages, Work with Mentors and Catalysts to organize a local Orisa Lifestyle Retreat, Set a good example.
The Catalyst's role can be represented by the following four words: Facilitate, Educate, Motivate, Innovate.
Facilitate
- Set communication objectives (desired outcomes) for your posts in the Orisa Lifestyle Academy Facebook group
- Establish communications ground rules (e.g., no name calling)
- Stay focused and stick to the agenda of the post, drawing only from Orisa Lifestyle publications
- Generate ideas and discussion
- Empower others to decide
- Ask questions and elicit answers
- Evaluate the effectiveness of every post
Educate
Educating people means showing them how to do something, but it also means helping them to develop, to seek new insights about themselves and the world they live in. How successful you are in this task will depend on two things: your knowledge of the subject and your ability to communicate it. It’s important that you become familiar with the information included in the Personal Priesthood Certification reader, including:
- Orisa Lifestyle as a general concept (and a smattering of interesting facts on the topic)
- The Orisa Lifestyle Academy's Personal Priesthood Movement (cultivation of natural gifts and talents, acquisition of proper tools, skills development, knowing who you serve, clarifying your Ancestral Promise)
- The Personal Priesthood Movement-its purpose, history, objectives, measures of success, and ways to get involved
- The Personal Priesthood Certification Process
- And while familiarity with the subject matter is essential for good communication, it’s also important to be able to facilitate-whether in a Personal Priesthood Orientation Session, in a one-on-one enrollment setting, while leading a Idea Group, or posting to the Orisa Lifestyle Academy Facebook group.
Motivate
With your words and your enthusiasm, you will inspire many devotees and students to take positive actions. Even more important than the words you actually use is how you communicate your passion for Personal Priesthood. The more you allow your excitement to radiate out to others, the more people will want to jump on board. Your fellow students, friends and family will see how important Personal Priesthood is to you, how empowering it can be to become certified in Personal Priesthood, and how gratifying it is to play a role in serving something greater than yourself. And when they get passionate about the Movement and make positive changes for Personal Priesthood in their lives, they will “pass it on” themselves.
Innovate
Although you have been given a basic framework for this Movement, the strategy for orienting and enrolling the hundreds of students in your circle of influence is entirely yours to create. You and your fellow Catalysts are the experts on your communities and the people who live and work there. Take time to reflect on how to tailor the Movement to fit the needs of your people. Work together to come up with something innovative-something new and fresh that will really generate electricity and excitement among the membership. Get as many people involved as you can. Your ability to innovate is essential when it comes to such things as:
- Communicating, engaging, and following up with students
- Reaching out to new people
- Gathering data and measuring results
- Rewarding successes and accomplishments
- Supporting Students’ Certification journeys
- Overcoming obstacles and challenges
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Certified Personal Priesthood Counselor
As a Certified Personal Priesthood Counselor, you will be essential in overseeing and guiding this process. As a Counselor, you will be looked to as a guide, a facilitator, and an informational resource. You’ll have the opportunity to point Catalysts, Mentors and others in the right direction and keep them on track.
DUTIES: Run Ijinle Circles, Support Catalysts, Recommend Catalysts for Counselor training, Drawing the Foundational readings and Gold Membership, communicate with Catalysts and Senior Advisors, Work with Catalysts and Senior Advisors to organize local Orisa Lifestyle Retreats, Set a good example
First, here’s a big-picture list of your responsibilities:
- Ensuring that Catalysts understand expectations, goals, objectives, and the service-oriented nature of the Movement
- Making sure that individual Catalysts receive additional skill-building, if necessary
- Making yourself consistently available to your Senior Advisor and Catalysts
- Talking to community members about the Movement and getting constructive feedback
- Acknowledging Senior Advisors and Catalysts for their efforts and accomplishments
- Being diligent about communicating successes and challenges to strategic stakeholders in the Movement
Ijinle Circles
Personal Priesthood Practitioners carry out their daily practice at home, but wherever there is a Counselor or Senior Advisor available, they also meet regularly with other Practitioners in their communities. The Ijinle serves as the focal point for Practitioners to study principles of Orisa Lifestyle and how to apply them in everyday life.
Ijinle Circles are usually held on a monthly basis, and the vast majority are held in the homes of Practitioners who make them available for this purpose. They give people the opportunity to develop the kind of relationships that are increasingly rare in contemporary urban environments where people may live for years as neighbors without developing any personal connection.
The sharing of faith experiences—the transformation in people’s lives realized through Personal Priesthood —is a central element of Ijinle Circles. There is perhaps nothing more heartening for people struggling with problems than the example of others who have successfully confronted and overcome their own challenges.
As a Certified Personal Priesthood Counselor, you have the responsibility and privilege of being a resource to your Senior Advisors and Catalysts. You must be there to assist them — they will look to you as a facilitator and an informational resource, as well as for general support. You will be the one who knows how to effectively harness the energy surrounding the Movement at the Catalyst and Senior Advisor levels.
APPLY NOW
Certified Personal Priesthood Senior Advisors
Achieving great results is only possible when you, the Senior Advisor, believe in the Movement and commit yourself to being a leader for Personal Priesthood within your community. Without your enthusiasm and dedication, your community's results will be mediocre and short lived. As the Certified Senior Advisor, you will provide direction, coaching and support, Answer questions, Exercise fairness and patience, Offer advice when appropriate, Support the leadership of Counselors, Recommend Counselors for Senior Advisor training, Work with Counselors and Catalysts to organize Rites of Passage and West African spiritual tours, Teach Orisa Lifestyle Academy classes, Set a good example.
DUTIES: The tasks for which you are responsible from week to week are listed in detail below.
- Ensuring that Counselors and Catalysts understand expectations, goals, objectives, and the service-nature of the Movement
- Making sure that individual Counselors receive additional skill-building, if necessary
- Making yourself consistently available to your Counselors and Catalysts
- Talking to Mentors about the Movement and getting constructive feedback
- Acknowledging Counselors and Catalysts for their efforts and accomplishments
- Being diligent about communicating successes and challenges
As a Certified Senior Advisor of Personal Priesthood, you have the responsibility and privilege of being a resource to your Counselors and Catalysts. You must be there to assist them—they will look to you as a facilitator and an informational resource, as well as for general support. You will be the one who knows how to effectively harness the energy surrounding the Movement at the Mentor and Catalyst levels.
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