The global ICCM family serves some of the world’s neediest people – the forgotten, left out and marginalized. 5 Basic Principles

The sole motivation for all ICCM activity is found in the Christian faith. As Paul expressed in Ephesians 2:10…

“We are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

All ICCM ministry is guided by 5 Basic Principles…

1. SPIRITUALITY

We put Christ first in everything we do.

We seek in every program to change the lives of people by leading them to Christ. (To change the outside circumstances of a person, without having Christ change their hearts, is an exercise in futility.)

When we win people to the Lord, we make every effort, by word and example, to mentor them to become church leaders and shepherds.

In every decision we make, we are committed to use God’s (not the world’s) standards of excellence.

It is our goal to have every person in our program be fervent prayer warriors, active soul winners and Spirit-filled servants.

We will work for eternal success and not worldly success. If we fail in everything else, we must be true to this principle.

2. SIMPLICITY

We teach the simple Gospel message as Christ taught it. (Christ made everything simple. His great parables were told in simple language that everyone understood. Therefore, when we are working with people, especially those from another culture, we use simple teaching methods.)

We endeavor not to be drawn into academics at the expense of understanding.

3. APPRENTICESHIP

We mentor those whom God has entrusted us to help. (In the early days of our society, a craftsman joined himself to a master woodworker or artist to learn from them. If the master’s name was on a product, this was all that was needed to prove its value.)

4. FAITH

Despite our constant need, we trust in God (rather than using professional fund raising methods). We must be true to God, who will provide.

In promoting our organization, we seek to foster prayer & faith to meet our needs.

We constantly seek to involve volunteers, who are motivated by a desire to serve God.
We seek to impart our burden & vision to others, who in turn will make that burden & vision the basis for their giving.

5. COMPASSION

We open our hearts to every need.
We endeavor to see with the eyes of the Lord, and to act because of His compassion in our hearts.

We seek to encourage, comfort, strengthen and assist (rather than judge and discourage).
We try to understand from the viewpoint of the victim (rather than from our own Western ideology).

We want to be like Christ (for example, when He dealt with the woman taken in adultery).
We seek to love sinners and help them become saints.