Featured Article for the Month of August 2006

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BY Dr. John Williams

1. HONORARY DOCTORATES (D.Min. and D.D.)

IICM will consider recommendation as well as requests for Honorary Doctorates (D.Min.-Doctor of Ministry) and (D.D.-Doctor of Divinity) in the International Pastors and Leaders Conference, to the candidates specially nominated/recommended for the award of one of these degrees based on their ministry and other accomplishments, if they are worthy of special recognition subject to the approval of the IICM Board of Directors and meeting of the conditions mentioned by IICM. We thought it was a good idea to bring to the attention of all viewers of our website and particularly those who may be interested in receiving an Honorary Doctorate in Divinity or Ministry. This tradition started more than 200 years ago when some prestigious Theological Institutions in America and England started conferring Honorary Doctorates ( i.e. D.D., D.Litt., L.L.D., etc.) up on some outstanding Leaders such as Mr. George Washington, Mr. Mundela, Mr. Winston Churchill, Mr. Benjamin Franklin, Mr. John F. Kennedy etc.

There are a few basic reasons why some established and well known Colleges or Universities might choose to award an Honorary Degree
• For Recognizing Distinguished Faculty and Educators
• For Public Relations Purposes
• For Raising Capital/Funds towards the Scholarship Funds, Building Funds etc.
It is a wrong idea to conclude that Honorary Degrees are conferred for commercial purposes!

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2. INTERNET THEOLOGICAL DEGREE COURSES

IICM An International / Interdenominational / Internet / Correspondence Bible College and Theological Seminary offers the following Accredited Theological Degree Programs through Internet and Correspondence

As per your choice, you can choose any one the following three tracks:

The Traditional Theological Track / The Pentecostal Charismatic Track or a Blend of Both

To receive a Free Catalog and an Application Form, send an email to iicm.vv@gmail.com or iicm@aol.com

3. LIFE TIME MEMBERSHIP WITH IICM

In order to take advantage of any Benefit, Privilege or Service, offered by IICM, it is important that everyone should first become a Life Time Member of IICM, which is good for their Life Time.

4. AFFILIATION WITH IICM

Affiliating your Bible College and your Church with International Bible College and Theological Seminary, we are pleased to inform you that we have officially affiliated your Institution with ours with all the rights and privileges of representing yourself as an Institution formally and legally affiliated with IICM.

Now that you have affiliated with IICM, you have the right and the privilege to mention in your Letter head under the name of your Institution that your Institution is affiliated with IICM.

Further, you may negotiate with us and set up an Extension Center of IICM, in or near your campus, and offer any or all the Degree Programs that we offer through IICM. If you so desire, you may not only advertise and recruit students for the IICM Extension Center in your city or campus, but also admit students in different Degree Programs, charge mutually agreed fees for various Degrees, supply them with the course materials (as per the curriculum of IICM), administer tests and exams, grade exams and evaluate assignments, issue them a certificate of completion when all the academic requirements for various degrees are satisfactorily completed. When this stage is reached you should get in touch with us provide necessary records of the students and obtain from us the transcript of the course completed as well as the official Degree Certificate issued under our seal. When you have a convocation service to confer the degrees upon the students, you should generally have a representative from IICM head quarters from Chennai or with our consent you may invite qualified and competent Christian leader in your own area and let him award the Degrees to the graduates.

As per the agreement ended up between us, you should pay us a percentage of the fees that you collect from the students as per the payment schedule. We can always review the original agreement we entered into and make necessary changes, additions and deletions as mutually agreed upon, from time to time as warranted.

5. IICM - EXTENSION CENTERS IN ANY KEY CITIES AROUND THE WORLD

An Agreement will be entered into between IICM Educational Trust, Chennai, and the IICM Extension Center Director of that city, to authorize the latter to establish an Extension Center in their city, in order to perform the following functions:

1. To Promote and publicize the courses offered by IICM Educational Trust

2. To offer any or all the Degree Programs that we offer through IICM Educational Trust

3. To set up an IICM Extension Center in your city or campus

4. To admit students in different Degree Programs

5. To charge mutually agreed fees for various Degrees Programs

6. To Supply them with the Course Materials (as per the curriculum of IICM)

7. To administer tests and exams

8. To Grade exams and evaluate assignments,

9. To issue them a certificate of completion when all the academic requirements for various degrees are satisfactorily completed.

10. To get in touch with us and provide necessary records of the students and obtain from us the  transcript of the courses completed as well as the official Degree Certificate and issue under our seal.

11. To have a convocation service to confer the degrees upon the students with a representative from  IICM head quarters to award the Degrees or with the consent of IICM, choose a well known  Servant of God in the local area to give the Convocation Address and give the Degree Certificates.

12. To agree up on a percentage of all the fees charged from the students including the Admission fee, Course Fee and the Graduation Fee, make a payment schedule and make payments when the amounts are due.

13.To pay 10% of the total fees collected from the students as a contribution to IICM, if the student has been recruited through the effort of IICM Educational Trust.

14.To make efforts to recruit students from any part of the world, including the neighboring towns and the cities, if some foreign students are recruited they should be transferred to IICM Educational Trust, for providing them with the Course Materials etc., but the fees will be collected from the students directly by IICM Educational Trust. However, 10% of the fees collected from such students recruited exclusively through the effort of IICM Extension Center will be given by IICM Educational trust as a special contribution to them.

15.To make any amendments as mutually agreed upon the 2 parties at any time as the situation warrants.

6. INTERNATIONAL PASTORS AND LEADERS CONFERENCE IN USA

International Pastors and Leaders Conference will be held every month from 25-29, 2006
and the next conference will be in August 2006,
at International Christian Church, IICM Inc., 238-240, West Main Street, Plymouth, Pennsylvania 18651, USA.
Theme of the Conference will be "Church Management and Christian Leadership"
Graduation, Ordination and Consecration of Bishops will be from 2-4 pm on Saturday, August 26, 2006

Those who desire an Official Invitation and a Sponsorship Letter to come to USA, should meet the following conditions:

1. To buy your own round trip air ticket, and take care of all of your expenses during the period of the Conference.

2. We will try to provide Accommodation and Food to the extent possible depending upon the number of participants and facilities available in the Conference Venue. However, you should be prepared to take care of all of your expenses.

3. In order to receive an Invitation/Sponsorship Letter to participate in this 5-Day Conference, you will have to make a deposit of U.S.$500 (Per person) in the form of a DD in favor of "IICM Inc." and mail it to IICM Inc., 26 Regal Walk, Staten Island, New York 10303, USA. If visa is denied for any reason the amount will be refunded to you, deducting 10% of this amount towards administrative/handling charges.

4. You should register in one of our Degree Programs and pay the full fees to be eligible to receive this conference invitation.

5. You should become a Lifetime Member of IICM, for which you should send an amount of U.S.$100.

6. A bio-data and a photo should be sent by email to approve giving invitation to you to participate in our conference in USA .

Simultaneously, We will have the Pastors and Leaders Conference in INDIA,
each month on the last Saturday of every month.
Graduation, Ordination and Consecration of Bishops will be from 2-4 pm on Saturday, August 26, 2006 in INDIA