Thank you for your interest in pursuing a credential with the International Christian Coaching Institute (ICCI). Please complete all requested information in all sections or mark "N/A" if not applicable. You may save your work and resume the process at a later time, but please note that uploads will not be saved.

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Demographics

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Education/Training in Christian Life Coaching

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I have completed Christian Life Coaching Foundations I, II, and III, as well as a Christian life coaching training program called NowBloom Academy. NowBloom Academy is given very similar to ICCI's training. Classes are achieved virtually with weekly Skype meetings. 10 hours of practicum coaching also had to be accomplished. Content included; root causes of issues, prayer, learning to ask meaningful questions, what Christian life coaching is and isn't, starting your coaching business, actively listening, and healthy boundaries. We also coached co-students for practice.

Mentoring in Christian Life Coaching

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Field Experience in Christian Life Coaching

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I had the blessing to coach 7 different men. Most of them were in person but some were completed on the phone. I begin coaching one man starting on March, 27th of 2023. We have met almost weekly since and are now meeting twice a month. Most clients I meet with for 60 minutes though I have done a few 30-minute sessions. One client is in the process of starting a new business and I coached him in creating a game plan. Another client's mother was dying of cancer and another had just lost his father-in-law. For those sessions, I felt like my main purpose was to just listen and support but they were some of the most impactful on me. I am still meeting with two of the seven that I have coached since March and am trying to market for more clients currently.

Other Professional Credentialing or Certification

Spiritual Orientation and Practice

Please define/describe your thoughts and beliefs on the following questions.

Jesus is God incarnate, fully God, and fully man. He came to Earth primarily to pay the price of sin for us, defeat sin, and be raised again so we can have life eternally, starting the moment we become believers. Jesus will never die again and is seated with God in the heavenlies. We are positionally in Christ and He in us.

We have to be drawn to Him by the Spirit. We pray to God to admit that we were born sinners. Believe that Jesus was God in human form, died to pay the price of sin for us, and was raised again. Then, we accept this gift and repent (turn away/change our minds).

Each word of the Bible is inspired by God. It is His story. Its purpose is to lead us to Him, our need for Him, and how to be saved. It is to be used to test any teaching, God will never contradict it.

The Holy Spirit is part of God. In the same way that one man can be a father, son, and uncle all at the same time. God himself is a spirit. The Holy Spirit is God Himself indwelled in us. He is the great counselor Jesus hinted about. He leads and guides us. Continues to teach us the truth and allows us to understand the Bible and God. He gives us the power to do His good works. Any works we do without Him are useless. He works on the hearts of unbelievers to lead them to accept God. We receive the Holy Spirit as soon as we become believers with His full power immediately. I don't believe that we have to be baptized by the Spirit at a later date.

I became a believer when I was 15 years old. The Spirit had been working on me for over a year and finally helped me to grasp that He was my creator, that I was a sinner, and needed Him as my savior. I attended church, went on mission trips, and served, but wasn't really discipled until I was 30. God helped me again to understand my position in Him, how sin and the enemy work, how His Spirit works, and my freedom in Him. This totally changed my life and all I wanted to do from then on was to share the good news. My wife, son, and I embarked on a journey to become missionaries in Budapest, Hungary briefly before coming back for health reasons. Over the past year or so God has been fleshing out in my life how to be used by Him in the lives of other men through coaching and to continue to share the good news of our freedom in Christ.

I have a discipleship coaching business called FreedominFaith Discipling (www.freedominfaithdiscipling.com) I currently charge a fee but feel as of late that I'm being led to make it more of a pay-what-you-can ministry. I incorporate prayer into each session and ask the Holy Spirit to guide our conversation. That He would speak through me, bring any questions He wants to my mind, and bring anything to the mind of the client that He wants to address. I pray that the Spirit would do a work in not only the client's life but mine as well. I pray for God to protect our time and conversation and myself and my family even while I'm not meeting with a client. I try to use scripture in our sessions to help the client understand who they are in Christ and show what God says about whatever situation/issue that they are currently focussing on. I pray for each session beforehand and afterward. It is just an honor to be used by God in other people's lives...

ICCI Applicant Attestation

Note: The following statements require your attestation (affirming each one to be true to the best of your knowledge). Please be sure to respond to each and every section regarding yourself and your Life Coaching practice or ministry.

The foundation to all work and identity as a Christian Life Coach is a living, vibrant, and personal relationship with Jesus Christ. The following statements require your attestation (affirming each one to be true to the best of your knowledge). Please be sure to review each and every section that directly pertains to you and your professional life coaching, and/or ministerial work. The information it contains is important and will be referenced in the Application Form. Depending on your responses, additional information may be required in order to process your Application. 

SECTION A: Christian Personal Testimony

SECTION B: Christian Coaching Testimony (Required)

The practice of Christian Life Coaching genuinely incorporates scriptural truths, biblical principles and guidance, and a Christian value system into one’s coaching/ministerial practice, theoretical orientation, and professional life. ICCI is dedicated to credentialing Christian Life Coaches, not simply people and lay helpers who happen to be Christian, but do not incorporate their faith into practice. Please respond to the following items by checking the appropriate box: (Required)

SECTION C: Ethical Integrity (Required)

Each applicant must demonstrate and maintain ethical integrity in all Life Coaching, ministerial, and professionally related activities. Please note that a Yes answer to any of the following questions will not necessarily disqualify you for the credential you are seeking. If the case has been properly remedied and/or disposed of, and you are under no current ethical complaint or investigation, then the application process can proceed. Please respond to the following items by checking the appropriate box:

• I Agree

ICCI Applicant Agreement

CERTIFICATION

Applicants certify all information in the Application Packet is true and complete, and understand they have the burden of producing all information necessary for ICCI to fairly and fully evaluate their qualifications, background, ethics, and Christian character in order to be considered for one of the ICCI credentials. They agree to inform ICCI of any changes in this information. Misstatements or omissions from the Application may be cause for denial of appointment or reappointment of the credential. Applicants further agree that any subsequent adverse information about them and/or their practice may be cause for disciplinary action – including the possibility of having the credential suspended or revoked.

AUTHORIZATION

Applicants authorize and give the ICCI consent to contact and, without restriction, discuss any issues pertaining to their character and qualifications with individuals submitting recommendation forms or providing mentoring services. Consent is given for the release of all information, records, and documents, by whatever means the ICCI chooses to collect this data, and to assist them in the good-faith evaluation of their Application. If a question arises in the future about their character and qualifications to the credential, they agree to assist the ICCI in its efforts to resolve any questions it may have.

INDEMNIFICATION

Applicants release from any and all liability ICCI, Hope Together Network, LLC, Hope for the Heart, JAWS, LLC, and any individual officers, directors, employees, or agents of these organizations for any and all acts done in good faith and without malice or intent to harm in connection with the evaluation of their Application for an ICCI credential.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

If a dispute arises between the applicant and ICCI regarding the application or any future matter, applicants agree to engage in dispute resolution that (1) first attempts direct negotiation; (2) then attempts mediation with a mediator acceptable to both parties; (3) then uses arbitration and binding arbitration to resolve the matter, which mediation/arbitration shall take place in Dallas, Texas.

CREDENTIAL RESOLUTION

Applicants resolve to support the mission and goals of the ICCI and further agree to abide by and fully adhere to the ICCI Doctrinal Statement. They have not hidden, nor omitted any necessary information related to receiving the credential. If they qualify, they will hold their ICCI credential in the highest regard, honor the calling of God in Christian Life Coaching, and maintain both excellence and an ethical stance as a servant-leader in the field. Furthermore, they will strive to avoid all behavior that compromises the name of Christ, the cause of Christian Life Coaching, and the purposes of the ICCI.

Applicants acknowledge they have read, discussed as needed, and fully understand this Agreement. They acknowledge that by signing the formal Application Form, they do hereby agree with all consent and authorization statements that are described herein.

• I Agree

Credential Requirements

Basic Requirements

Continuing Education Requirements

All ICCI credential holders are required to obtain 15 CONTACT HOURS of Continuing Education on an annual basis and these hours must incorporate biblical principles and coaching skills with theory, knowledge, and practice.

Continuing Education is a term that applies to obtaining contact hours across a broad range of post-secondary (beyond high school) learning activities and programs. Some examples include degree credit courses, non-degree career training, self-directed learning, experiential learning, seminars, symposiums, workshops, conference presentations, and classroom lectures. The method and format of delivery may be face-to-face, distance/online learning, printed texts/workbooks, the use of videotaped materials, etc.

ICCI approved Continuing Education and competency activities can occur in the following categories:

Category #1: Continuing Education activities that the credential holder ENGAGES in as a RECIPIENT

NOTE: A minimum of ten (10) contact hours of the required total number of hours must be from Category #1

• Formally organized learning (college/university courses, workshops, seminars, professional or ministerial conferences, presentations, home study, etc.). The delivery of content may be either face-to-face or electronic (e.g., CD, DVD, computer, Web-based, etc.)
• Training experiences at churches or other Christian organizations that resulted in a certificate of completion or other verifiable documentation of participation
• Publications (e.g., journals, magazines, etc.) that have a CE component and a process providing verification of completion
• Coaching supervision and/or consultation that is received and documented

Category #2: Continuing Education activities that the credential holder PROVIDES as a FACILITATOR

• Facilitating, training or presenting at an organized conference/seminar/class that incorporates biblical principles and life coaching skills with theory, knowledge, and practice (the same presentation may only be used once in a renewal period)
• Teaching a post-secondary class that incorporates biblical principles and life coaching skills with theory, knowledge, and practice (the same course may only be used once in a renewal period)
• Producing new training materials and/or curriculum that incorporates biblical principles and coaching skills with theory, knowledge, and practice
• Publishing (a book, book chapter, journal/magazine article, etc.)

Acceptable Forms of Documentation for Continuing Education activities:

• Certificates of Completion
• CE letters or other forms documenting participation
• Official transcripts and/or diplomas
• Reprints of published articles, book chapters, training materials, etc.
• Proof of presentations that were given and/or courses that were taught
• Formal letters from supervisors and/or consultants

• I Agree

References

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Sign and Send

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I affirm and attest by my electronic signature below that I have answered all questions in this Application truthfully and have done so to the best of my knowledge and with full disclosure. I further authorize ICCI to verify this information and understand that in the process of verification, these facts might become known to third parties. I expressively waive any claim to confidentiality of the material enclosed in this Application except where otherwise noted.