The Four Tracks

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CALLED TO MAKE AN INTERNATIONAL IMPACT.

“It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ might be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.” – Ephesians 4:11-13

“We have different gifts according to the grace given us. If a man’s gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.” – Romans 12:6-8

1) Ministry

The Ministry Track of the ICCM is focused on preparing men and women to use their gift of “leadership” as a complement to their personal discipling through an Evangelist or Women’s Ministry Leader. This will culminate into their writing of a Master’s Thesis.

3) Charity

The Charity Track of the ICCM is focused on preparing men and women to use their gifts of “showing mercy” and “contributing to the needs of others” as a complement to their training with MERCY worldwide Coordinators. This will culminate in their writing of a Master’s Thesis.

2) Administration

The Administration Track of the ICCM is focused on preparing men and women to use their “gifts of administration” (1 Corinthians 12:28) as a complement to their training with the Church Administrators. This will culminate in their writing of a Master’s Thesis.

4) Shepherding

The Shepherding Track of the ICCM is focused on preparing men and women to provide pastoral support to the ministry staff as a complement to their training with an Evangelist or Women’s Ministry Leader. This will culminate in their writing of a Master’s Thesis.

 

The Bachelor’s Degree

 

BACHELOR’S PROGRAM PREREQUISITES
1. The applicant must be at least one year old in the Lord.
2. The applicant must be trained and serving as a Bible Talk Leader.
3. The applicant must be recommended by a Full-time Ministry Individual.

BACHELOR’S DEGREE, REQUIRED COURSEWORK
SEMESTER ONE
Bible Foundations (BA 25)

Students will read through the Bible in 6 months for comprehension and contextual awareness and take monthly exams with questions on that month’s sermon and key biblical, movement (Good News emails) and geographical knowledge outlined in each month’s study guides and assignment sheets. To develop a love for reading, students will read an assigned book each month and write a 1-page (single-spaced) personal response paper. The session descriptions are overviews – please see the Assignment sheet for each month for the fully detailed assignments!

(Seven months followed by a one month break)

SESSIONS

Session 1 – The Dream

Session 2 – Glorifying God

Session 3 – Structure, Order, Protocol

Session 4 – A Greater Glory

Session 5 – Jesus and Paul: The True Leaders of the Women’s Liberation Movement

Session 6 – The River of God

Session 7 – Harvest the Earth

SEMESTER TWO
Practicals in Ministry (BA 50)
Students will begin to acquire and develop practical and powerful “ministry tools” such as: expository preaching, Bible Talk leadership skills and writing. These skills are designed to move people’s hearts with the Word of God and the love of small groups of disciples!

(Three months followed by a one month break.)

SESSIONS

Session 8 – The Ten Commandments of Preaching

Session 9 – Jesus’ Bible Talk

Session 10 – Writing that Changes the World

SEMESTER THREE
The Luke Series (BA 75)
Students will read the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Luke (2 volumes) by Darrell Bock for exposure to this genre of scholarly, theologically-rich commentary. Applying their increased understanding of expository preaching from the Fall semester, students will outline and write a series of sermons – one of which they will preach before the full congregation (Marrieds, Singles, Campus and Teen disciples) and on which they will be evaluated. Students will also develop a grasp of world geography and its implications for our movement’s goal of evangelizing the nations in this generation.

(Seven months followed by a one month break.)

SESSIONS

Session 11-17 : The Baker Exegetical Commentary

SEMESTER FOUR
World Religions (BA 100)
Students will read the Handbook of Today’s Religions by Josh McDowell and Don Stewart for deepening their ability to defend the truth against false teachers and Satan’s efforts to lull the disciples into the dullness of lukewarmness and sentimentality. Students will research several denominations of their own choosing to sharpen their apologetic swords.

(Three months followed by graduation.)

SESSIONS

Session 18 – Catholicism, Jehovah’s Witness and Mormonism

Session 19 -Hinduism & Buddhism

Session 20 –Islam & Atheism

REQUIRED PRACTICUMS

  1. 200 Certified hours of Staff Lessons and Leadership Conferences.
  2. 200 Certified hours of Bible Talk Leaders Meetings.
  3. 200 Certified hours of Small Group Bible Discussions.
  4. 200 Certified hours of Personal Mentoring Time.

The Master’s Degree

 

PREREQUISITES

  1. The applicant must earn an ICCM Bachelor’s Degree.
  2. The applicant must pass the Old Testament Entrance Exam.
  3. The applicant must pass the New Testament Entrance Exam.

SCRIPTURE & THEOLOGY

  1. The following books are to be read and exams will be administered on: Introducing The New Testament Survey (Powell) and Old Testament Survey (LaSor, Hubbard and Bush).
  2. A Reflection Paper of 6-8 pages is required for each of the following books: How To Read The Bible For All Its Worth (Fee and Stuart) and How We Got The Bible (Lightfoot).

HISTORY

  1. For the Four Volume Set of The Search For The Ancient Order (West), two exams will be administrated: Exam 1 – Volumes 1 & 2; Exam 2 – Volumes 3 & 4.
  2. A Reflection Paper of 10-12 pages is required for: Church History In Plain Language (Shelly).

PRACTICALS IN MINISTRY

  1. The following book is to be read and an exam will be administered: Answering Islam (Geisler and Saleeb).
  2. A Reflection Paper of 6-8 pages is required for the following books: The Master Plan Of Evangelism (Coleman); Lost Women Of The Bible (James); Rejoice Always(Shapiro and Shapiro).

  3. 400 Certified hours of Staff Meetings, Leadership Meetings and/or Church Leadership Conferences – either in leadership or by participation.
To complete the ICCM Master’s Program there must be a proficiency in a second language (for mission work) or a one year university level course in Hebrew or Greek (for in-depth Bible study). To conclude the ICCM Master’s Degree, a 30 page Thesis will be written on a topic of interest to the student and approved by an overseeing faculty member.

The Doctorate Degree

 

DOCTORATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

1. Earn the ICCM Master’s Degree.

2. The effective overseeing of multiple churches for a minimum of three years through one of the four tracks – Ministry, Shepherding, Charity Services or Administration.

3. 1,000 Certified hours of Staff Meetings, Leadership Meetings and/or Church Leadership Conferences – either in leadership or by participation.

4. At least a 100 page Dissertation on a topic of interest to the student and approved by an overseeing faculty member – written in book form – that will be added to our new SoldOut Movement Online Library.