Answers to what people ask us most. If your question isn't here, just write to us.
Any adult, at any stage of faith. We have students who have led ministry for decades and students who have never prayed out loud with another person. No prior training or experience is required. It's for anyone who knows they've been created for more.
No. We teach in conformity with the teaching and tradition of the Catholic Church, and the curriculum is explicitly Catholic, but people from other Christian traditions are welcome and have gone through the program.
The core program is two years, meeting weekly during the school year. Graduates may continue in a third-year track focused on deeper formation.
Tuition is set by the Encounter School of Ministry and current rates are listed at encounterschool.org. Healing services and most public events are free. If cost is a barrier, contact us. Donor support helps fund seats for students who cannot cover tuition on their own.
At Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 11300 103rd St, Overland Park, KS 66214. Event-specific locations are noted on the events calendar.
Yes. Over 50 bishops and cardinals have formally welcomed Encounter into their dioceses, including Archbishop Shawn McKnight of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and Bishop James Johnston of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. You can review the approvals at encounterschool.org/approvals and the theological framework at encounterministries.us/faq.
No. Healing services are free and open to anyone carrying pain, whether physical, emotional, or spiritual. You do not need to be enrolled, Catholic, or connected to us in any way. Come as you are.
Encounter Kansas City, Inc. is an independent Kansas 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates the Kansas City campus of the Encounter School of Ministry. Encounter Ministries is our parent organization and develops the curriculum and standards for all campuses.
A new hybrid campus launching in Seneca, Kansas, so students in northeast Kansas can take part without traveling to Overland Park each week. It combines in-person gathering at the Seneca site with remote participation in teaching.
Applications go through our parent organization at encounterschool.org/apply. If you would rather talk with someone locally first, write to us.
Yes. Encounter Kansas City, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Charity / Tax ID 36-5165265). Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Often, yes. We host parish missions, nights of worship, and teaching events. Get in touch and let's talk about it.