ORDAINED MINISTER: An Ordained Minister is one who has been certified by this organization as a Metaphysical/Spiritual/Holistic Hands Healer and who has completed the further education and performance requirements which evidence their ability and qualification to administer to the needs of others, conduct worship services to perform dedications, funerals and weddings and all other duties that devolve upon him or her as a Minister/Servant of God(dess). Ministers ordained and certified by The New Awareness Ministries Inc. will have:

1. A demonstrated, living relationship of commitment to God(dess) and an ability to convey a sense of unfolding metaphysical/spiritual consciousness.

2. A working understanding of the New Age/New Thought communities and their relationship to their Metaphysical/Spiritual heritage.

3. A self-image for and style of leadership that are effective, and the management and operational skills needed to conduct effective ministries.

4. Excellent communication skills.

5. A historical and functional comprehension of the New Age/New Thought movements, their purpose, and the minister's relationship to it.

6. A working and articulated understanding of the ministry that is compatible with the goals and purposes of the New Age/New Thought movement.

7. Emotional, mental and ethical stability and integrity; personal maturity and self-awareness that foster good human relationships, and the skills necessary to work effectively with individuals and groups.

8. A consciousness of service to others, an understanding of the world and some of the persons who are served in a metaphysical/spiritual ministry, and the commitment to serve the New Age/New Thought movements. All Ordained Ministers are bound by a high code of ethics to protect the confidence of the client or congregate.

LICENTIATE MINISTER: A Licentiate Minister is one who has been certified by New Awareness Ministries Inc. as a Metaphysical/Spiritual/Holistic Hands Healer and who has not yet completed the education and performance requirements which evidence their ability and qualification to administer to the needs of all others. They also administer the duties in the churches and centers, with ministers, pastors and/or Healing Practitioners, or in their absence, for them. Licentiate Ministers may not perform marriages, or officiate at dedications. They must complete an internship and must demonstrate all the qualifications necessary for ordination as stated above.

ASSOCIATE MINISTER: An Associate Minister is one who has been certified and licensed by this organization as an Associate Minister and who has completed the education and performance requirements which evidence their ability and qualification to administer to the needs of others and all other duties that devolve upon him or her as a Minister/Servant of God(dess). Associate Ministers licensed and certified by NAMI are not given the privilege to ordain others but must have:

1. A demonstrated, living relationship of commitment to God(dess) and an ability to convey a sense of unfolding metaphysical/spiritual consciousness.

2. A self-image for and style of leadership that are effective, and the management and operational skills needed to conduct effective ministries.

3. A working and articulated understanding of the New Age/New Thought movements, their purpose, their relationship to their Metaphysical/Spiritual heritage, and the minister's relationship to it.

4. A historical and functional comprehension of the New Awareness Ministries Inc., its purpose, and the minister's relationship to it.

5. A working and articulated understanding of their personal ministry that is compatible with the goals and purposes of the New Age/New Thought movement.

6. Emotional, mental and ethical stability and integrity; personal maturity and self-awareness that foster good human relationships, and the skills necessary to work effectively with individuals and groups.

7. A consciousness of service to others, an understanding of the world and some of the persons who are served in a metaphysical/spiritual ministry, and the commitment to serve the New Age/New Thought movements. All Associate Ministers are bound by a high code of ethics to protect the confidence of the client or congregate.

METAPHYSICAL/SPIRITUAL HEALING PRACTITIONER: A Metaphysical/Spiritual Healing Practitioner is one who learns the healing technique in a spiritual or religious setting; healer feels this ability is a gift from God(dess), or that he or she is an instrument of Spirit, or an etheric healer to work through. Metaphysical and spiritual healing includes: magnetic, mental, mediumship, scientific prayer and all psychic healings. New Awareness Ministries Inc. Metaphysical/Spiritual Healing Practitioners are certified to perform, administer and practice Metaphysical/Spiritual Healing by meditation, prayer, and mental science in all its modes and phases. All Metaphysical/Spiritual Healing Practitioners are bound by a high code of ethics to protect the confidence of the client.

MENTAL TREATMENT SPIRITUAL HEALING PRACTITIONER: A Mental Treatment Healing Practitioner is a person of high spiritual consciousness and deep understanding; trained through the study of Metaphysical Science, in the art, science and skill of Holistic Spiritual/Mental Treatment or scientific prayer. The Mental Treatment Healing Practitioner feels this ability is a gift from God(dess), or that he or she is an instrument of Spirit, or an etheric healer to work through. The Mental Treatment Healing Practitioner is trained in all forms of scientific prayer and Spiritual/Mental Treatment work. New Awareness Ministries Inc. Mental Treatment Healing Practitioners are certified to perform, administer and practice Scientific Prayer and Mental Treatment by meditation, prayer, and mental science in all its modes and phases. All Mental Treatment Healing Practitioners are bound by a high code of ethics to protect the confidence of the client.

SPIRITUAL HEALING HANDS PRACTITIONER: A Healing Hands practitioner is one who is trained in biofield or hands-on and energy-based complementary healing techniques to balance and align the human energy field. Body, mind, emotion and spirit are touched through this therapeutic process, and each person is enabled to participate fully in his/her healing. Practitioners are trained and certified to perform, administer and practice healing from an energy perspective rather than a physical one. The Healing Hands Practitioner re-aligns the energy flow, re-activating the mind/body/spirit connection to eliminate blockages to self-healing. All Healing Hands Practitioners are bound by a high code of ethics to protect the confidence of the client or patient. NOTE: The Healing Hands Practitioner program is open to all registered nurses, physicians, body therapists, counselors, psychotherapists, other health professionals and individuals desiring an in-depth understanding and practice of healing work using energy based or biofield healing and holistic concepts.

SPIRITAL MEDIUM: A Spirit Medium is one who has been duly examined and found to possess constituent elements, mental, dynamic and material, which are capable of being momentarily decentralized for the purpose of being an intermediary (go-between) or channel for communication between the material and spirit world. New Awareness Ministries Inc. certified spirit mediums are authorized to perform, teach and practice the various specific phases of mediumship, ranging from conscious channelers to trance mediums including clairvoyant, clairaudient or clairsentient. There are two (2) categories of Spirit Medium certification, they are: (1) Mental and; (2) Physical Phenomenon Mediumship. Specific mediumship may include but not limited to: apport, trumpet, materialization, and/or "past life."

SPIRITUAL PSYCHIC OR INTUITIVE PRACTITIONER: A Psychic or Intuitive Practitioner is one who has been duly examined and found to possess the ability to sense, to understand, to interpret, and to use for practical purposes, a force that enters in and emanates out of the body and mind without the use of the five senses; force is sensed in the conscious mind and is projected out of same; ability can be accomplished through the strong emotion of desire, study, and practice or can be inborn and brought under control with practice. New Awareness Ministries Inc. Psychic or Intuitive Practitioners are certified to perform, teach and practice the various specific phases and modes of psychism. All Intuitive Practitioners are bound by a high code of ethics to protect the confidence of the client.

PASTORAL COUNSELOR: A Pastoral Counselor is one who has been certified by New Awareness Ministries Inc. as an Ordained or Licentiate Minister and who has completed the further education and performance requirements which evidence an ability and qualification to assist another person in becoming free of rigid patterns of behaving and feeling which have been left upon him or her by experiences of being hurt in the past. A minister is not a counseling specialist. He or she sees this traditional role as one of the major assets the minister has in counseling and directs attention to how it can be fully utilized. A Pastoral Counselor's approach is based on an awareness of the potentialities and limitations of counseling in the pastoral setting. All Pastoral Counselors are bound by a high code of ethics to protect the confidence of the client.

SPIRITUAL COUNSELOR: A Spiritual Counselor is one who has chosen to use their God(dess)-given gifts to pursue careers that fulfill leadership needs in the spiritual/religious community, has been certified by New Awareness Ministries Inc. as a Spiritual Counselor and has completed the further education and performance requirements which evidence an ability and qualification to assist another person in becoming free of rigid patterns of behaving and feeling which have been left upon him or her by experiences of being hurt in the past. A Spiritual Counselor's approach is based on an awareness of the potentialities and limitations of counseling in the spiritual setting. All Spiritual Counselors are bound by a high code of ethics.

SPIRITUAL TEACHER: A certified Teacher in NAMI must evidence an ability and qualification to bring guidance, information and instructions to others, thus furthering an individual student or group of students' Metaphysical/Spiritual evolution. A Teacher must demonstrate a knowledge in the subject matter they are teaching, adequate public speaking skills, curiosity, enthusiasm, self-confidence, a sense of humor, flexibility, stamina, and the ability to reach an individual or group of individuals in the subject matter being taught. A Certified Teacher will be adept in facilitating workshops and seminars along with classroom teaching.

SPIRITUAL REGRESSION FACILITATOR: A Regression Facilitator is one who is trained to use a multi-level process (no hypnosis is used) to assist an individual to regress back to a past-life or go back to an earlier age in the present life so they may understand and claim their birthright as an evolving unlimited spirit created by God(dess). Regression Facilitators must demonstrate their ability to activate the subconscious mind memory bank of another individual to recall parts of a past life. Past life recall consists of emotional experiences of a past incarnation through clairvoyant visions, emotional impressions, and reliving the feelings of that trauma. The Facilitator will be adept at asking questions, thus allowing the person being regressed to view themselves as a bystander in the attire of the past life in a normal life experience or traumatic experience.

OTHER PRACTITIONERS: Other practitioner positions may be created by the President and the Pastoral Board of the New Awareness Ministries Inc. when it is deemed necessary.

Internship, Licensing, Ordination for NAMI Certification Programs

NAMI Certification students studying for the metaphysical ministry or practitioner status, who successfully complete the prescribed course of study will receive the appropriate diploma or certificate. Students may begin their intern program after the first year of course work is completed. If accepted to the program (you may contact the CIAMSS for application procedure) the student will devote the year to developing skills and demonstrating ability by performing specific duties under the supervision of the faculty advisor or a designated person. The student is required to perform various hours of service as prescribed by the faculty advisor. The internship is designed to test "on site" skills of the student, to place the trainee in a situation requiring accountability to an individual or group. During the year the student should make monthly reports (or have monthly conferences) with their supervisor to assess progress. At the conclusion of the internship, the student is a candidate for certification by the New Awareness Ministries Inc. only. It should be noted here that NAMI Certification does not imply certification or licensing by any any Florida state agency. NAMI Certification is not an honor automatically conferred after completing course work and the internship program. The quality of the candidate's work is assessed by the NAMI and the CIAMSS which may also interview candidates before bestowing its certification and hereby so reserves the right to do so. See statement on Certification below.

NAMI Certification Policy

Recognizing that NAMI certification is not an honor conferred automatically following, and/or as a result of the completion of course work at a recognized educational institution; and recognizing that NAMI certification implies a special and a solemn responsibility on the recipient; and recognizing that NAMI certification is an honor granted solely by the New Awareness Ministries Inc., the following policy regarding certification at the New Awareness Ministries Inc. shall serve as the governing policy for the College of Metaphysical Studies.

1. Upon the recommendation of the CIAMSS to New Awareness Ministries Inc., certification shall be granted to those individuals who have completed the prescribed course of study at the CIAMSS; and who have satisfactorily completed the program and who shall be deemed worthy by the New Awareness Ministries Inc. to carry the name of the New Awareness Ministries Inc. as NAMI certified metaphysical practitioners.

2. Upon the recommendation of the CIAMSS to New Awareness Ministries Inc., NAMI certification shall be granted to those individuals who have completed studies at schools other than the New Awareness Ministries CIAMSS, and whose work is then judged as equivalent to the courses offered at the CIAMSS, and whose internship or equivalency is deemed worthy of NAMI certification.

3. In any or all of the above, the New Awareness Ministries Inc. and/or CIAMSS may require further academic or internship work as a prerequisite for qualification for certification, licensing or ordination prior to recommendation for certification to the New Awareness Ministries Inc..

4. Annual dues for all NAMI Certified or Licensed Practitioners will be paid and submitted to NAMI during the month of October each year. The amount of annual dues will be assessed according to the highest category attained by the individual. Each individual will contribute for one category only. It is the belief of the NAMI and CIAMSS that all those applying for Certification and/or Licensing shall demonstrate a sincere interest in actively contributing to and participating in the furtherance of the objects and purposes of the NAMI. The amount of annual dues contributed by the individual Practitioner will be determined by the concurrent agreement of the Pastoral Board and the Board of Directors of NAMI.

5. All those applying for NAMI Certification or Licensing must agree to be harmoniously bound by the rules, regulations and the Declaration of Principles of NAMI and CIAMSS. Application forms for Practitioner Membership will be supplied by the NAMI Board of Directors and must be accompanied with the appropriate annual dues when submitted.

6. All three-year ministerial students will complete the Healing Arts Program, as modified for the Ministerial Education Program, during their first two years of study and will receive an Associate of Metaphysical Healing Arts degree and certification as both a holistic healing practitioner and a metaphysical healing practitioner. Those students meeting the CIAMSS standards for Licentiate Minister are recommended for licensing. After completing the three-year course of study including a minimum of one year of service as a Licentiate Minister in an approved ministry setting, the student will become eligible for invitation to Ordained Minister status. The issuance of an invitation to be licensed or ordained and the final approval of licensing or ordination rest with the New Awareness Ministries Inc. Pastoral Board.

NAMI Certification status is conferred by invitation only. During their training, students are examined periodically by the Academic and Pastoral Boards of the New Awareness Ministries Inc.. The issuance of an invitation to be certified and the final approval of NAMI certification will rest solely with the New Awareness Ministries Inc..