ABOUT US

IAM exists to encourage, support and do all the good we can to help need-meeting, hurt-healing, and hope-building evangelistic ministries get started, grow and thrive.

In 1983 New Church Ministries (NCM) formed to encourage and support new church plants.  Among the founding members were Rick Susie (Sr. Executive with Primerica Financial Services), Pastor Dan Pantano, and Rev. David Harrison. The ministry assisted Church Plants,  Para-Church ministries, and provided Financial Aid to pastors in need and scholarships for students in seminary.

In the late '90's the NCM board, responding to the suggestions of church leaders and friends, decided to broaden the scope of the ministry to include ongoing encouragement to all leaders and ministries committed to the Great Commission. With the unanimous agreement of the NCM board, a new and broader purpose was launched and a new name.

"International Association of Ministers/Ministries"
(IAM) was adopted.

Our Vision

Our Mission

Statement of Faith

The sole basis of our beliefs is the Bible, God's infallible written Word, the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments. We believe that it was uniquely, verbally and fully inspired by the Holy Spirit and that it was written without error (inerrant) in the original manuscripts. It is the supreme and final authority in all matters on which it speaks.

We accept those areas of doctrinal teaching on which, historically, there has been general agreement among all true Christians. Because of the specialized calling of our movement, we desire to allow for freedom of conviction on other doctrinal matters, provided that any interpretation is based upon the Bible alone, and that no such interpretation shall become an issue which hinders the ministry to which God has called us.

We also believe:

• There is one true God, eternally existing in three persons -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit -- each of whom possesses equally all the attributes of Deity and the characteristics of personality.
• Jesus Christ is God, the living Word, who became flesh through His miraculous conception by the Holy Spirit and His virgin birth. Hence, He is perfect Deity and true humanity united in one person forever.
• He lived a sinless life and voluntarily atoned for the sins of men by dying on the cross as their substitute, thus satisfying divine justice and accomplishing salvation for all who trust in Him alone.
• He rose from the dead in the same body, though glorified, in which He lived and died.
• He ascended bodily into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God the Father, where He, the only mediator between God and man, continually makes intercession for His own.
• Man was originally created in the image of God. He sinned by disobeying God; thus, he was alienated from his Creator.
  That historic fall brought all mankind under divine condemnation.
• Man's nature is corrupted, and he is thus totally unable to please God. Every man is in need of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
• The salvation of man is wholly a work of God's free grace and is not the work, in whole or in part, of human works or goodness or religious ceremony. God imputes His righteousness to those who put their faith in Christ alone for their salvation, and thereby justified them in His sight.
• It is the privilege of all who are born again of the Spirit to be assured of their salvation from the very moment in which they trust Christ as their Savior. This assurance is not based upon any kind of human merit, but is produced by the witness of the Holy Spirit, who confirms in the believer the testimony of God in His written word.
• The Holy Spirit has come into the world to reveal and glorify Christ and to apply the saving work of Christ to men. He convicts and draws sinners to Christ, imparts new life to them, continually indwells them from the moment of spiritual birth and seals them until the day of redemption. His fullness, power and control are appropriated in the believer's life by faith.
• Every believer is called to live so in the power of the indwelling Spirit that he will not fulfill the lust of the flesh but will bear fruit to the glory of God.
• Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church, His Body, which is composed of all men, living and dead, who have been joined to Him through saving faith.
• God admonishes His people to assemble together regularly for worship, for participation in ordinances, for edification through the Scriptures and for mutual encouragement.
• At physical death the believer enters immediately into eternal, conscious fellowship with the Lord and awaits the resurrection of his body to everlasting glory and blessing.
• At physical death the unbeliever enters immediately into eternal, conscious separation from the Lord and awaits the resurrection of his body to everlasting judgment and condemnation.
• Jesus Christ will come again to the earth -- personally, visibly and bodily -- to consummate history and the eternal plan of God.
• The Lord Jesus Christ commanded all believers to proclaim the Gospel throughout the world and to disciple men of every nation. The fufillment of that Great Commission requires that all worldly and personal ambitions be subordinated to a total commitment to "Him who loved us and gave Himself for us.”
• Christians are to live holy lives, and have concern for the hurts and social needs of our fellowman.

IAM's HISTORY

IAM first rented an office building in Pasadena, CA, in 1983

​In 1983 New Church Ministries (NCM) formed to encourage and support new church plants. Seeing a need of pastors who began to feel "alone" in their neighborhoods, we assisted them as they began new churches. Additionally, para-church ministries began to seek NCM's assistance, and NCM stepped up to provide financial aid as needed, or scholarships for pastoral students in seminary.

The founding members of NCM were

• Rev. David Harrison, a pastor/church leader, and a para-church minister as well.
• Rev. Dan Pantano, a pastor and church leader; and
• Rick Susie, Sr. Executive with Primerica Financial Services;

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In the late '90's the NCM board (responding to the suggestions of church leaders and friends) decided to broaden the scope of the ministry to include ongoing encouragement to all leaders and ministries committed to the Great Commission. With the unanimous agreement of the NCM board, a new and broader purpose was launched and the new name: 

Executive Board

​IAM is comprised of a growing number of ministries, each has a board of directors, giving counsel and oversight to their ministry. The IAM Executive Board governs and oversees the corporate 501(c)3 financial administration of member ministry funds.

Following is the current Executive Board.

Rev. Jim Wilson,
Special Advisor

Financial Policies

Ministries of IAM, work under the following policies

• Financial banking and accounting are done through our Accountant,  Ingrid Brenson of QED Tax Service, 1225 Pleasant Grove Blvd Ste 140, Roseville, CA 95678

• All government and I.R.S. regulations covering our 501(c)3 tax exempt status must be strictly followed.
• Approximately 10% (a tithe) of income raised for and by your ministry is set aside for administration, insurance, tax compliance, financial accounting – including tax receipts to donors – and coaching, etc. In addition, certain taxes such as workman’s compensation will be deducted as required.

Ministries with another non-profit legal status can become Affiliate Members. Affiliates work under the following policies;

• Unless agreed upon, your ministry will handle banking and accounting etc.
• Members are expected to make regular contributions to the ministries of the Association.

Ministry priorities

We believe that people and relationships are of first importance. Our ministries advance when we focus on people more than organizations.

We believe that prioritizing Christ in our lives and conversations is the best way to thrive in life and ministry.

We believe we can be most effective and have the greatest impact in the world by multiplying need-meeting, hurt-healing, and hope-building evangelistic ministries.