ARIZE 

INSTITUTE OF THE  FIVE-FOLD MINISTRY

     The awarding of an Honorary degree begins with a recognition of a person whose life and achievements serve as examples of the ARIZE School of the Five-Fold Ministry & Bible College aspirations for its students.

1. An Honorary degree may be offered to a person who has contributed significantly to the cultural, spiritual, and/or social development of the Church, State, nation, or world. The contribution should be sustained over a period of 15 years and should be lasting in nature. 
2. One should be able to document the local, national or international impact of the contributions. The mere holding of an executive position, public office, or professorship for many years is not sufficient. The creativity of the individual and the extraordinary character of the contributions must be evident, both in loyalty to the community, the spiritual contribution to ministry, church establishment, or social development.
3. The individual receiving an Honorary degree should have a sustained reputation over a period of 15 years. The reputation should extend beyond the boundaries of ARIZE School of the Five-Fold Ministry and the state, the community living within, and preferably should with reason extend nationally or internationally. Letters of recommendation should manifest the broadness of that reputation. Affiliation or relationship to the State of North Carolina should be regarded as an especially favorable factor but should not be a sufficient condition for the awarding of an honorary degree. 
4. The activities of the individual should contain outstanding contributions in spiritual maturity, scholarly research, teaching and learning, the arts, public service, or business. The person might be a distinguished scholar in the natural, physical, or social sciences, the arts or humanities, the institution of the church, the Five-Fold Ministry, or a distinguished person in public life, business, the professions, or the performing arts. Evaluation will be based on the level of spiritual connection with Christ, intellectual and professional attainment, and the significance of the contributions to the enrichment and/or welfare of the state, nation, or world. 
5. The Reviewing Boards and or Committee will seek to maintain a balance among various fields of activity, both in a given calendar year and in a cycle of years. A program in the awarding of honorary degrees should maintain a reasonable balance between academic and non-academic recipients, and various fields of endeavor. 
6. A member of the Board of Bishops/Trustees can be awarded an honorary degree from ARIZE School of the Five-Fold Ministry providing said Trustee has served as a member of the Board of Trustees for at least three years. 
7. Honorary degrees are also given to those that financially are supportive of Arize Institute of the Five-Fold Ministry for several years of contributions. Not only just financial support but also for the groundwork in placing this biblical institute among many other scholarly Bible-based schools of higher learning.

 Preliminary Proposal Procedure

     The committee will accept a letter (typed) of approximately 500 words detailing the individual’s achievements and the reasons why these achievements should be honored. 

     A narrative biographical statement must accompany the letter. The committee will review the information and respond. Based on this preliminary assessment, if the committee judges the candidate to be worthy of further consideration, the nominator will be requested to provide the documentation required:

Formal Nomination Procedure

Required documentation:

1. A narrative letter must be submitted, indicating in non-technical language, the importance of the achievements and the reasons why these achievements should be honored.
2. Full disclosure of the individual life experience in a document must be submitted giving the training, experience, activities (professional and general), appointments, offices, distinctions, and awards. The current address and phone number of the nominee should be included.
3. A brief narrative biographical statement must be submitted.
4. Three letters supporting the proposal should be written only by persons who have been associated with the proposed candidates or who are particularly competent to evaluate their achievements. No more than two of these letters may be submitted by personnel and or church affiliations.
5. Other documents and evidence such as degrees (reprints) should, where appropriate, be submitted. It is desirable to have highly technical materials abstracted into non-technical language.

Submission

Once the Proposal/Request has been received and considered by the Boards and Committees of ARIZE School of the Five-Fold Ministry, and Adjoining Life Ministry Board of Bishops, the nominator will be contacted and given a deadline for the completed Formal Nomination to be submitted.

Nominations should be directed to:

Bishop Apostle Dr. Zella Berry Case

3209 Henderson Field Road

Mebane, North Carolina  27302