Interested in becoming a monk or nun?
Fr. Bjorn teaches children at the library.
Those who wish to "try on" life as a monk or nun with us are encouraged to read our Rule of Life and reflect on whether or not it is applicable for their life and way of faith. Should a person decide to test whether or not becoming formally associated with our community is appropriate, a mentor will be assigned to help them discern whether or not the community and the individual are a good fit for one another.
Because of our interfaith nature as a community, we recognize that what may be appropriate for one monk may not be for another. For example each monk may, but is not required to take formal vows of celibacy, the unmarried state, or other forms of radical renunciation; the goal of our particular expression of monasticism is to live a life consecrated to prayer, contemplation and the service of others.
We also recognize that not everyone can thrive within the environment of a formal monastic enclosure. With this in mind, we do not require that people wishing to join in the work shared by this community live within a central monastic setting. Each person may choose to live out their personal monastic vocation in a variety of settings including their own home, a small communal setting, or other type of shared or solitary environment.
We ask that a person considering a monastic vocation with us be mature in their spiritual path and committed to living in a contemplative monastic way, whether with other monks or within the context of their current life and work.
Because of our interfaith nature as a community, we recognize that what may be appropriate for one monk may not be for another. For example each monk may, but is not required to take formal vows of celibacy, the unmarried state, or other forms of radical renunciation; the goal of our particular expression of monasticism is to live a life consecrated to prayer, contemplation and the service of others.
We also recognize that not everyone can thrive within the environment of a formal monastic enclosure. With this in mind, we do not require that people wishing to join in the work shared by this community live within a central monastic setting. Each person may choose to live out their personal monastic vocation in a variety of settings including their own home, a small communal setting, or other type of shared or solitary environment.
We ask that a person considering a monastic vocation with us be mature in their spiritual path and committed to living in a contemplative monastic way, whether with other monks or within the context of their current life and work.
While not everyone is called to this kind of life, the Order of Eremitic Servants does not presume to exclude a person from testing their vocation with us simply because they do not fit into narrowly constructed boxes of religious righteousness. We welcome everyone who wishes to test their vocation in earnest, and do not discriminate for reasons of race, gender, sexual identity, marital or familial status, or disability.
If you would like more information on testing your vocation with us, please use the form below.
Alternatively, if you desire to submit an application directly, please use this form, which you can digitally fill out and sign, and return it to us via e-mail. For the fastest possible reply to your inquiry, please call Fr. Bjorn at (208) 413-0653.
If you would like more information on testing your vocation with us, please use the form below.
Alternatively, if you desire to submit an application directly, please use this form, which you can digitally fill out and sign, and return it to us via e-mail. For the fastest possible reply to your inquiry, please call Fr. Bjorn at (208) 413-0653.
