IICM FRANCHISE AGREEMENT-INDIA
A Franchise Agreement to establish and
1. To operate an IICM International Bible College as an Extension Center (which
we are operating)
from Tambaram, Chennai, India, under the name of International Institute of
Church Management Educational Trust, Tambaram, Chennai, INDIA, or
2. To operate an Extension Center for our IICM Bible College and Theological
Seminary incorporated in Florida, USA, as a Non-Profit Religious Organization
with a right to operate a Bible College or
3. To do both, with the right to offer any or all the Degree Programs that we
offer as an
Internet or Correspondence Bible College
(or even to have a On Campus Bible College, offering courses
during the Day, in the Evenings or during the Week-ends)
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1. This Franchise Agreement will give you
the option
a. To run an Extension Center of our Indian or American or both Bible College
Degree Programs, exactly like we do
b. To offer all or any of the Degree Programs that we offer, and to provide all
or any of the other services related to the ministry that we provide
c. To use our Curriculum, Course Materials, Tests etc., following our syllabi
for each degree (if you would like to substitute any course material or add any
additional book or material to any course, you should get our approval
d. We suggest that you separately form an Educational Trust to become eligible
for special privileges and benefits applicable to Education institutions. You
may also run this Extension Center under the registration of your current
ministry as a division, if your local laws permit, with a name such as:
Eg. IICM Bombay Bible College (in the place of Bombay, you may insert the name
of your city or town, if you so desire)
Please get our approval for the name you are going to use to avoid conflict and
confusion.
e. To make this Bible College as a division of your ministry which is already
registered as an Non-Profit Religious Organization or Church or a Bible College
f. To have your own website and to print your own Catalog and Application Form.
2. Further, under this Franchise Agreement you can offer any of our Degree
Programs to students living in any place, but collecting the fees from them
according to the geographic area in which they live, as indicated in our Catalog
3. To maintain the same Academic and Spiritual Standards as we do, and which are
described in our Catalog.
4. To send us a Weekly Report in a form prescribed by us by email indicating the
new enrollment of students in all Degree Program.
5. To send us by M.O. or a Bank Draft or Bank Transfer to our account in
Tambaram, Chennai, 50% of the fees received from the students during that week.
6. To maintain a Database in the computer giving full details of each student
including the requirements to be completed for the degree in which they have
enrolled, and recording the grades secured in each course and the payments made
towards the fees, Registration fees, book fees and graduation fees. Until such
time you start creating and maintaining a database in the computer, you may
maintain all the records in a bound register. We should have access to your
records at all times to ensure that accuracy and standards.
7. To send students after completion of all the requirements for the Degree, a
provisional certificate saying that the student has completed all the
requirements for the degree for which they have enrolled along with a copy of
the transcript listing all the courses completed towards the degree and the
grades secured by them in each course. (We can send you a specimen copy of all
these forms after you make a decision to enter into a franchise agreement with
us).
8. To either arrange a Convocation Service in your own place at least once in 6
months or give them the option to participate in the Convocation services held
in our Headquarters either in India or in USA (Almost every month a Convocation
Service will be held in our Headquarters). The graduating students should wear
appropriate academic gowns as prescribed by us, when they receive their degree,
and if you would like us to participate in that event and award the degrees we
will consider that too if there is no conflict of programs. However, our
representatives will be in every major cities of India and the world with the
titles of Bishops, Arch Bishops, Reps., Adjunct Faculty Members, Alumni
Association Directors etc.
9. You may award Degree Certificates designed and printed by you with our
approval, just signed by you and counter signed by us or we can send you degree
certificates signed by me to be counter signed by you.
10. This Franchise Agreement will be valid initially for a period of 1 year, but
will be renewable if all the terms and conditions of this franchise agreement
are strictly compiled with, and a certain minimum enrollment is also done every
year as mutually agreed upon.
11. We will supply one set of Topical Bible Course Books for all students (10
books) authored by Dr. John Williams, which are the special courses offered by
IICM. If you like to purchase them, the cost will be around Rs. 50/- per book,
if the complete set of 10 or 12 books are purchased, plus postal charges.
12. You may negotiate with us to offer our Degree Courses in English, Tamil,
Telugu, Hindi, Punjabi etc. We will also give you the option to offer our
courses in other Indian or any popular world languages.
13. Any other special terms and conditions can be negotiated and agreed upon
mutually.
14. You may recommend suitable Candidates with their bio-data and photo by email
to confer Honorary Degrees, Consecrate as a Bishop for a City, Arch Bishop for a
State or a Cardinal for a Country, give Ordination to a candidate, appoint
someone as a IICM Rep. or an Adjunct Faculty or an Alumni Association Director
for a city or state.
You may also offer your services in any one of the capacities or to be
designated to serve as a Bishop or to receive an Honorary Doctorate by sending
your bio-data and photo by email.
15. Payment/Contribution to be made at the time of signing the Franchise
Agreement is given below:
a. Life Time Membership of your ministry with IICM Rs.1000
b. An initial & Annual Affiliation Fee as mentioned in our website
(For Affiliation with our Bible College in India –Rs.3000 for the first year,
and Rs.500 for the subsequent years)
(For Affiliation with our Bible College in USA–Rs. 5000 for the
first year, and Rs. 1000 for the subsequent years)
c. One Time Franchise Agreement Fees Rs. 12000
d. Your revenue from a variety of sources and for different reasons should be
shared with us in the proportion as indicated in the supplementary form
attached.
Date:________
Signature of Franchisee
Place:_____
Name of Franchisee
Date:
Signature of Franchisor:
Place: Tambaram
Name of Franchisor : S. SIMON
Chief Administrator
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Remunerative Ministry Opportunities including
Franchise Operation of an IICM Extension Center
1. Serve as a Rep. and recruit Students
(10% of the fees received)
2. Serve as an Adjunct Faculty Member (Rs.250, Rs.500, Rs.1000 to grade tests
etc. for Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral students, respectively)
3. Establishing and Operating IICM Extension Centers and offering our Degree
Programs using our name, curriculum, books and academic procedures and policies
under a Franchise Agreement (sharing the revenue or contribution with us from a
minimum of 10% and a maximum of 50% as per our agreement depending upon the
services that will be provided by you)
4. Ordination of Pastors (10%)
5. Affiliation (10%)
6. Accreditation (10%)
7. Life Time Members (10%)
8. Honorary Doctorate (10%)
9. Consecration of Bishops by Arch Bishops (10%)
10. Consecration of Arch Bishops by Cardinals (10%)
11. Consecration of Cardinals for a country by Patriarch only either in India or
in USA, and whenever possible in other overseas countries too
12. Translation of our Course Material from English to other languages (will be
negotiated)