Novitiate Track

The Street Psalms Order is a sodal community in mission that serves local faith communities and community-based organizations of all kinds who seek the common good of their city. Ordained members of our community include nurses, teachers, non-profit leaders, pastors/clergy, and more; however, we do not ordain leaders to pastor local churches. See the full list of Ordained leaders >

The Novitiate Track includes participation in the rhythms hosted by the Seminary as well as vocational discernment with a current member of the Street Psalms Ordained community.

Application Information

Applications are currently closed. Details for the 2026-27 cohort will be announced in early 2026. You can register to join the Incarnational Leadership Program community by completing this form (coming soon).

Required prerequisites

To be eligible to apply to the Novitiate Track, individuals will need to complete the Core Track (note: this could take 1-2+ years to complete, depending on your capacity): 

 Curriculum: We have developed a suite of resources ordered around five separate but highly interrelated areas that point toward how to pursue the common good of the city to which you belong. We suggest reading the corresponding chapter first, then attending the connected workshop, and then completing the online course for each topic area. These resources include:

• The See.Do.Be.Free. book, which is our primary text of the Incarnational Leadership Program at the Street Psalms Seminary.
• Five core workshops, which can be taken in any order and are offered annually live and online to connect the community to one another:
  • Becoming a Community in Mission: Outlines the kind of community Jesus breathed into existence – one that is capable of both individual and systemic transformation.
  • Incarnational Hermeneutic: Helps a community in mission read and interpret Scripture with Easter eyes, and engage reality with the “intelligence of the victim.”
  • Incarnational Model: Examine how Jesus inducted his disciples into their shared humanity, and what that means for the task of formation common to a community in mission.
  • Incarnational Design: A co-creative process that invites us to participate in the ongoing act of Creation, essential for a community in mission to be an agent of innovation in the world.
  • Incarnational Framework: We allow Jesus’ way of seeing, doing and being (and how it frees him to love and serve) to examine our own lives and the community in mission we serve.
• Five online courses, which are asynchronous and can be completed in any order. Set up an account to save your progress and keep track of your course completion.

 Community Rhythms: Street Psalms offers ongoing rhythms, including daily prayer, weekly lectionary reflections, and a monthly Commons service. Our global community is an important part of the experience, and we highly encourage participation in any rhythms offered.

Contextualization: All of the elements of the tracks offered as part of the Incarnational Leadership Program are designed for those who are embedded within a local community where they can work out the implications of the conversation over the long haul. Street Psalms’ role is to jump start a conversation that gets worked out in the context of the participant. A community in mission in Nairobi operates differently from a community in mission in Manila or Denver. Those who are not embedded in a local community where they can work out the practical implications of this conversation over time will lack the main ingredient necessary to make the content come alive.

Additional preparation (optional)

Candidates are strongly encouraged to engage in additional formational opportunities, including:

• Attend or watch recordings of additional workshops, including the Forgiving Victim series.
• Familiarity with the Making Peace with God online course content. (Note: You can access this course with or without an account; if you want to save your progress you will need to set up or login to your account.)

Key elements of Novitiate Track (fall through spring)

Once you are approved for the Novitiate Track, you are committing to:

• Continue engagement with the Street Psalms Community Rhythms, including The Commons, a monthly gathering hosted by the Ordained.
• Meet monthly with your discernment coach/mentor (Street Psalms will connect you to someone currently Ordained).
• Develop a Rule of Life based on the Incarnational Framework.
• Attend a Vision Trip. Dates and location TBD, expenses will be covered by Street Psalms.
• If you discern that ordination with Street Psalms is a good next step, you will need to complete an additional application and interview to be eligible for ordination once you complete the Novitiate Track.

2026-27 Schedule

Applications for the Novitiate Track are open annually each spring. The track lasts from fall through spring, ending with an application process to pursue ordination with Street Psalms.

• Ongoing: Complete all required prerequisites (note: this may take 1-2+ years).
• Spring 2026 (date TBD): Applications open for Novitiate Track.
• Spring 2026 (date TBD): Application deadline.
• Summer 2026: Interview with Street Psalms team.
• Summer 2026 (date TBD): Official notice sent with next steps if accepted.
• Fall 2026 (date TBD): Novitiate year begins; start meeting monthly with coach/mentor.
• Spring 2027 (date and location TBD): Vision Trip (expenses covered by Street Psalms).
• Spring 2027 (date TBD): If pursuing ordination, complete application by this date.
• Late Spring 2027 (date TBD): Novitiate year ends.
• October 2027: Ordination ceremony for those who apply for and are approved for ordination.