We are a lay brotherhood and as such do not have priests or ministers amongst our brothers. Part of the discernment process involves asking oneself whether one feels called to the priesthood or not.
Just like in marriage, having a lifelong commitment means leaving is not what we plan for. In fact the commitment makes leaving impossible and thus forces you to work through your difficulties. [...]
The process of discernment and eventually joining lasts at least seven years, often longer. There are stages from simply being a friend of the brotherhood to actually trying this life “on for [...]
We invite young men to live with us so they get to know us and our life. If they find that life attractive, they begin a process of discernment with many stages. All through that process a [...]
We are consecrated celibates, which means we have freely given up a relationship with a woman that is only appropriate in marriage. So we don’t date, nor will we marry, once we have made a [...]
We have all been very blest by the support from our families. The most fundamental support from our families involves them seeking to understand the call on our lives and letting us choose that [...]
Given their missionary lifestyle brothers in the Servants of the Word can normally not be the primary care-giver for their parents in sickness or old age. How much he can and should do for them [...]
We are a missionary brotherhood and as such make ourselves available to go wherever we are most needed. As a consequence each one of us can potentially end up anywhere in the world. Depending on [...]
Part of the discernment process a young man engages in is to see whether the brotherhood should become his permanent home, his “family”. Once he has made a life-long commitment to the Servants of [...]
We live simply and ultimately rely on God to provide for our needs. Good stewardship requires that all brothers receive health insurance, and provisions for retirement are made so that beyond a [...]
When a man first becomes an affiliate, he enters no financial obligations but retains full responsibility for his finances. Even when he first moves into a house of the brotherhood, he is only [...]
Like most families, the Servants of the Word hold their finances in common. So whether a brother works in a secular occupation, serves in full-time Christian ministry and draws a sacrificial [...]
The final commitment to join the Servants of the Word is called lifelong, because it is intended as a permanent commitment just like marriage. While not technically vows, our commitments are [...]
The process of joining the Servants of the Word has various stages, and lasts approximately 7 years. First one becomes an affiliate, often without living in a Servants of the Word house. During [...]
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