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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Education/Training in Christian Life Coaching

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30 hours with ICCI Fundamental I, II, and III

• ICCI-Foundations-III-Certificate.pdf
• ICCI-Foundations-II-Certificate.pdf
• ICCI-Foundations-I-Certificate.pdf

Mentoring in Christian Life Coaching

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Field Experience in Christian Life Coaching

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I started with business leadership coaching during a prior certification process and continued life and leadership coaching practice thru my training with ICCI. Here is a list of my field experience.

2/3/23 Donna Sprow 45 min
2/3/23 Cassie Well 60 min
5/30/23 Debi Inch 60 min
7/10/23 Debi Inch 60 min
7/10/23 Laura Hawthorne 60 min
8/2/23 Jana MacFarlane 45 min
8/3/23 Melissa Kistler 45 min
8/4//23 Kaci Kozik 60 min
8/4/23 Donna Sprow 45 min
8/7/23 Laura Nicholls 60 min
8/7/23 Stacie Lippi 45 min
8/8/23 Nicki Boerman 45 min
8/8/23 Crystal Couch 60 min
8/28/23 Laura Hawthorne 45 min
8/28/23 April Jean 60 min
9/18/23 Nicki Boerman 45 min
9/21/23 Joy Gardner 45 min
9/29/23 Jennifer Rogers 80 min
10/6/23 Jennifer rogers 65 min
10/17/23 Jennifer Rogers 30 min
10/24/23 Jennifer Rogers 30 min
11/3/23. Jennifer Rogers 65 min
11/3/23 Amy Taylor 65 min
11/13/23 Amy Taylor 60 min
11/10/23 Jennifer Rogers 60 min
11/16/23 Crystal Couch 45 min
11/20/23 Amy Taylor 70 min
11/28/23 Jennifer Rogers 75

Other Professional Credentialing or Certification

Spiritual Orientation and Practice

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

First he is my Creator. He created me in his image. Then he is my Savior. My sin separated me from God. God sent Jesus, his son, to Earth as a baby. He came to Earth as a human baby, lead a sinless life, and was crucified on the cross. He died for me. He died to pay the price for my sin so that I may be covered in His righteousness. Because of him, I can live eternally in Heaven with God.

Jesus says to believe and confess so believing the gospel story. Trusting Jesus as Lord and Savior thru grace alone.
God created us.
We sin.
Sin separates us from God and the penalty of Sin is Death.
Jesus is God's son and was sent to Earth as a baby.
Jesus was sinless and yet was crucified on the cross.
Jesus' death paid the penalty for my sin.
When I believe, confess my own sin, and accept that gift from Jesus, I will be saved and spend eternity with him.

The Bible is the inerrant Word Of God. It is inspired by God and sufficient for Godly living and all our works. It was written by approximately 40 men over a span of 1500 years. The Bible is God's living word; it is God-breathed and gives meaning to us when we read it with the help of the Holy Spirit inside of us. It guides. It corrects. It gives hope. It gives instruction.

The Holy Spirit is an equal part of the Trinity. It is the Spirit of God himself. It was the gift that Jesus left to believers when he went to Heaven after his time on Earth. The Holy Spirit lives in each believer. The Holy Spirit guides us, protects us. He comforts us. He gives us access to divine power. The Holy Spirit communicates with God on our behalf. He intercedes for us.

I am thankful to have been raised in a christian home. My sister lead me to the Lord when I was 8. I remember vividly night after night the conversations that we had together as she explained the gospel, and answered my questions. My faith was very real to me as a child. I made a lot of bad decisions in my decades, but Jesus has always been close to me. My faith was tested as a young adult. I married a man in ministry, and within 3 months of being married, he became a drug addict. He was running drugs across the country and into Mexico. He brought, drugs, danger, pornography, and terrifying men into our home. I loved him dearly, and was devastated at the eventual loss of our marriage. I remember asking God to help me heal completely. I wanted to feel every feel and cry every tear so that I could come out of this happy, whole, and healed. Jesus... there are no other words. Jesus met me. He comforted me. He healed me. Today, I have no fear. Jesus can strip away all that I cherish, and I KNOW that I know that I know that Jesus will be there, and He is enough.

9 years ago, Jesus plopped me into a Network Marketing business (against my will, but that's another story), and he gave me very fast success there. He quickly made me (too shy to speak to strangers) and my team the top team in Indiana. I was speaking at large conferences. I was teaching. I was training. I was investing in women. I knew I was doing what God wanted, but it wasn't my plan, and I fought God for 4 years about it. One day, he used the story of Moses to speak deeply to my heart, and I released the fight, and began to enjoy the work and success that God had given me. I knew my purpose there was about him. I knew my success was 100% about Him and for Him, even though I didn't really understand it.

I did a Leadership Coaching Certification earlier this year to raise my own leadership cap. In that process, I fell in love with coaching, and was desperately seeking a way to incorporate those new skills with the Word of God, and the principle truth of scriptures. I decided to pursue certification thru ICCI with the intention of stepping out of Network Marketing and into coaching. And then Jesus...

I was reading in the gospels about when John The Baptist died. I was imagining how Jesus must have felt when he was told the news. He wanted to go up the mountain and be alone with his Father. But the people came. He healed them. He taught them. He fed the 5,000. And then... he got away to be with the Father. In this story, the Holy Spirit showed me the people in front of me. The women in my line of business who are hurting, who need fed, who need spiritually healed. And I knew that God wanted me to coach inside my field.

So long story short... I want to help high achieving women in home businesses. I've seen their hurt. I see them leading and living high stress, hot mess lives. My goal in coaching is to help show them Godly order and how to put it back into their lives... God, Spouse, Family, Church. I want to help them put Godly rhythms into their home and then into their business. We open our sessions with prayer, asking the Holy Spirit to lead our conversation. I ask the Holy Spirit to help me see my client as He sees them. We use the truth of scripture to combat thoughts and direct our actions. I help them identify any thought patterns and beliefs that don't line up with scripture. We work on beliefs and thoughts to create the actions they need to get the results they want. We are working towards what God gave me decades ago... a healthy, happy, and whole heart to impact others for Christ so they can turn around and impact others for Christ. Generational impact is what motivates me. Women in these positions have a lot of influence. Walking beside them to bring their lives in alignment with God has been one of the greatest privileges of my life.

I feel like coaching in this niche honors the success that God has given me in this field. Women are coming to me for help in business, and I know that their business is a door into their life.

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.

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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

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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.