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Demographics

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Education/Training in Christian Life Coaching

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I received my education/training through ICCI

Christian Life coaching Foundations I, II, and III:
Creating the Right Environment
Creating the Right Plan
Creating the Right Strategy

Transformed Living:
Key Fundamentals
Core Principles
Practical Applications

• danabarrybrown@gmail.com-Transformed-Living-III-Practical-Applications-ICCI-Completion-Certificate-International-Christian-Coaching-Institute.pdf
• danabarrybrown@gmail.com-Transformed-Living-Key-Fundamentals-ICCI-Completion-Certificate-International-Christian-Coaching-Institute.pdf
• danabarrybrown@gmail.com-Transformed-Living-Core-Principles-ICCI-Completion-Certificate-International-Christian-Coaching-Institute.pdf
• danabarrybrown@gmail.com-Christian-Life-Coaching-Foundations-III-Creating-the-Right-Strategy-ICCI-Completion-Certificate-International-Christian-Coaching-Institute.pdf
• danabarrybrown@gmail.com-Christian-Life-Coaching-Foundations-II-Creating-the-Right-Plan-ICCI-Completion-Certificate-International-Christian-Coaching-Institute.pdf
• danabarrybrown@gmail.com-Christian-Life-Coaching-Foundations-I-Creating-the-Right-Environment-ICCI-Completion-Certificate-International-Christian-Coaching-Institute.pdf

Mentoring in Christian Life Coaching

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Field Experience in Christian Life Coaching

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I have been practicing Christian Life Coaching since finishing the requisite courses October 23, 2002. My field experience has primarily been with those that attend services at University Community Church in Las Cruces, New Mexico. GOD has led me to Discipleship Christian Life Coaching. I began tracking my hours once I was with my Mentor Lea Carawan, January of 2023. Most of my coaching is with new and those who have returned to Christ Christians in their 30's.

Other Professional Credentialing or Certification

Spiritual Orientation and Practice

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

Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. Without Him I have no hope of salvation. He loved me first, redeemed me through His substitutionary sacrifice on the cross, His burial, and His bodily resurrection. He gives me hope and an eternal future. I love and follow Him.

A personal faith in Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for sin. If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. Jesus Christ is the only means of salvation and no one is saved apart from a conscious and personal decision to trust in Christ as their one and only Savior.
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. (Romans 10: 9-10)

Jesus Christ is the only means of salvation and no one is saved apart from a conscious and personal decision to trust in Christ as the one and only Savior. (John 14:6 Acts 4:12)

Man is justified by grace through faith apart from works. (Acts 13:38-39)

I believe that all sixty six books of the Bible originated from God. He revealed His words to mankind through human authors, using their unique personalities to reveal the truth about God and His activity in the world. I believe the message of the Bible is God's absolute, timeless truth about who God is. I believe scripture is useful for guidance and correction in all areas of life. I also believe the Bible provides the principles upon which God judges us and recounts the steps our loving God has taken to redeem fallen humanity.

I believe in The Trinity being one God in three persons. The Holy Spirit is part of the Trinity, co-equal with God the Father and God the Son.
The moment I received Christ as Savior, the Holy Spirit came to live in my heart. He teaches, helps, guides, comforts, intercedes, and is my advocate.

I was raised attending church regularly and can't remember not knowing the importance of walking the righteous path. Growing up attending legalistic nondenominational churches, I was box checker at an early age. I don't know when I began to worry about going to hell. I don't remember not fearing it. I was baptized at the age of 10. Going home from church that evening, I remember thinking, "If I can die in a car crash before school tomorrow I will make it to heaven". Baptism had saved me and I just needed to be really good from here on out.

My precious beautiful mother was the spiritual leader of my family. As a teenager I began to frustrate her with questions about salvation. I made her uncomfortable and she preferred me to not question just do what I was told.

I married my first husband at 17. Both of us considered ourselves Christians. Looking back on my life I am not so sure. I do believe I inherited a faith and tried to follow it but not a personal relationship with God. We were married in Oklahoma. After college we moved to California and then to New Mexico. During that time I attended the same church affiliation but found differences. In California an elder of the church invited us over for dinner and served wine. That would have never happened in Oklahoma. They clapped and cheered after a baptism in New Mexico. In a church? I was stunned.

I have two sons, David and Jonathan. I wanted to have a beautiful Christian unproblematic family. Unfortunately, that is not what happened. After 10 years of marriage my husband began drinking beer regularly and then problematically. I slowly eased little by little into a very restrictive environment of a functional alcoholic. At 31 we divorced.

I remarried. My husband Stephen would tell you that we were unevenly yoked. I'm not so certain. I had my inherited faith but I knew very little. We began a struggle between my faith and his not having one. I couldn't defend my faith and was ready to give up altogether. I did not believe that I could be forgiven for the divorce. Honestly, I was hoping that if I "worked" hard enough I could somehow get into Heaven. I was tired. Stephen felt that this couldn't be true and we went on a mission to learn together. He made a New Year's Resolution to attend church every Sunday with me. We read the Bible, attended classes, listened to sermons online and prayed together. He accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior on the side of the road coming home from work. I started feeling the LOVE that the Father has for me that I had never known. I accepted that I would never be good enough was never good enough. Jesus the perfect Lamb of God died for me knowing I was a sinner that would mess up. He knew I would. I understood GRACE. I started recognizing the Holy Spirit and His guidance. I get emotional thinking of those many years I spent working for my salvation not understanding that Jesus paid it all.

I began an early walk with the Lord. I always wanted to be a child of God. I am so thankful that He never gave up on me. It was through my darkest days of feeling there was no hope for me that I was led to hope. That HOPE was in Jesus. I became an authentic Jesus following, Bible reading, daughter praying, and Holy Spirit listening Christian in my early 40's.

I am now 59 and often disciple others that were raised in legalistic Protestant or in Catholic churches. Trying to be good enough made them tired and they gave up trying. Now in their 30's and 40's they are returning to church buildings with lots of baggage and not sure where they fit in. I have a heart for these people and I have an understanding that I would have never had without my journey to the foot of the cross.

My practice/ministry will be to provide coaching, discipleship, and training to those who look for change, encouragement, growth, and/or accountability. In my field practice I have found that most people fit into all of these areas and I'm sure more than I listed. I may be coaching someone who wants accountability in their life/profession and ends up getting a dose of encouragement along with a realization they want a change of some kind to their diet. Now we have a meal prep planning goal that neither of us saw coming!

I use prayer, listen for guidance from the Holy Spirit, and share Biblical principles and truths. I keep myself in the Word. I stay connected to my local church and Bible studies. I read books from Christian authors. It is true that the Spirit brings to the forefront of my mind something that I have read just at the right moment. I remember in the training videos that being discussed. Then it happened to me.

I show love and grace. I want to be a safe place and do all that I can to provide it. I desire for GOD to use me to help others feel understood and find understanding. I desire for GOD to use me to show grace and teach God's grace. I desire for God to use me to help others to succeed and discover their God given gifts and talents.

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.