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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Certificate of Completion - Christian Life Coaching Foundations I: Creating the Right Environment
Certificate of Completion - Christian Life Coaching Foundations II: Creating the Right Plan
Certificate of Completion - Christian Life Coaching Foundations III: Creating the Right Strategy

The National Board of Addiction Recovery Professionals (NBARP)
Abuse-Recovery Coach - September 2020
Addiction-Recovery Coach - September 2020

Kew Training Academy - Accredited by CTTA - Professional Counselling Diploma - March 2022

The Academy of Modern Applied Psychology - Certificate of Completion - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Mentoring in Christian Life Coaching

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Field Experience in Christian Life Coaching

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I started coaching in January 2021. I received my certification for addiction and recovery in September 2020. I coached with them until February 2024, when there was a fallout. Along with 20-30 other coaches, ARCS released us without notice. Several students stayed with me. I began focusing on getting my licensure with ICCI. God blessed me with funds to have Jill Monaco as a mentor to fulfill that requirement. What a blessing! Currently, I seek to build my coaching practice.

Other Professional Credentialing or Certification

Spiritual Orientation and Practice

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

Jesus Christ is the Son of God, my Lord, and my Savior. I believe that when Jesus died on the Cross and rose again; He gave us the Holy Spirit as a deposit towards eternal life. Jesus is the reason for being reunited or restored to God. I believe in living to be more like Christ. I understand that I walk by faith according to the word of God. Jesus is the reason I am on this path today. I believe I am commissioned to share the Gospel.

You accept the gift of salvation by confessing Jesus as the Son of God, believing in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, and confessing with your mouth. Repentance comes next. You devote yourself to becoming Christlike daily. You read the word of God; you attend a local church body; you pray and learn to trust God and His Holy Spirit. Becoming a Christian is a process. God transforms your life as you surrender daily.

I believe the Bible is the word of God. It is the standard by which Christians should live their lives. I believe the Bible is the unadulterated word of God. I use several translations. I do not change the text of the word to insert my perspective. I believe the word says what it means and means what it says. When I have questions, I submit them to God in prayer for His truth. Then I revisit the Scripture. I read the word daily. Sometimes it is one verse. Sometimes it's a chapter. Sometimes it's a book.

I believe the Holy Spirit is the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, a deposit for eternal life. He is my counselor, the wisdom of God. The Holy Spirit is the power of God.

I accepted the gift of salvation when I was 26, April 1983—with no prior knowledge of what walking this journey looked like. In my zeal, I made mistakes. However, I stayed on course by staying in the word and trusting God to transform me. The journey continued as I dropped those things that weren't Christlike. I am still dropping those things that are not Christlike. The flesh has more layers than any onion I have pealed. However, God has been so good to me. Through physical assault, deception, betrayal, divorce, and single parenting, to name a few, God has kept me. Going around in circles in 2019, I asked God to change things for me. ARCS-to-Freedom came up as a method to heal and learn to help others. I went through the class for 15 months. I received my certification in addiction and recovery based on the 12-step program. I wanted more, though. I received my CBT certification. I wanted to serve God and share the Good News. I wanted this pivotal piece added as I continued on my journey to help others and serve others. I have a website blogging about God's goodness. God led me last year to go back to school. I just graduated with a Master's degree in New Media Journalism. The focus is sharing my faith, Christian life coaching, and aging and retirement. I found ICCI 2022 and found safety. I am now committed to my coaching practice. I am committed to keeping the faith.

I started coaching in January 2021. I received my certification for addiction and recovery in September 2020. I coached with them until February 2024, when there was a fallout. Along with 20-30 other coaches, ARCS released us without notice. Several students stayed with me. I began focusing on getting my licensure with ICCI. God blessed me with funds to have Jill Monaco as a mentor to fulfill that requirement. What a blessing! Currently, I seek to build my coaching practice.

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:

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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.