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We are here for you.
Our ministers make themselves directly accessible. Whether you have a question, need direction, or are ready to go deeper into what COSOS offers, the first step is simple. Send the email. A conversation follows, and from there everything is built around where you actually are and what you actually need.
What Working With Us Looks Like
It starts with a conversation. A direct exchange with a member of our ministry about where you are and what you are navigating. From there, the path is built around you. Some people need a single conversation to find their footing. Some enter one of our formation programs. Some join the community and stay.
There is no predetermined structure and no pressure toward any particular outcome. The work goes as deep as you are ready to take it.
John Rudat
Chief Steward, Church of Sovereign Ontological Studies
John Rudat serves as COSOS's leading minister, overseeing the church's religious programming, formation work, and day-to-day operations. He is a practitioner, author, journalist, and paramedic with years of direct mentorship under accomplished practitioners across multiple disciplines and countries.
He leads sweat lodge ceremonies at the Niskayuna Lodge, guides wilderness retreats through the Adirondacks, and works directly with individuals through the church's ministerial consultation program.
To connect with the ministry, send an email. We will respond within 48 hours.
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