In the late 1980’s the leadership of Integrity Music felt the need to establish a non profit entity which would help people worldwide experience the manifest presence of God and serve Jesus Christ as Lord. Throughout most of the 1990’s IWM (then called Worship International) conducted worship leadership training events in the United States and throughout the world. In 1997 the leadership of IWM began discussions concerning the development of a concentrated curriculum in worship studies that would be offered through Christian educational institutions, as well as through a certificate program.
After an initial trial, IWM established an ongoing relationship with Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA, where Integrity Worship Institute personnel teach a concentration of five courses with graduate credit made available through Regent University’s Graduate School of Divinity.
These classes are also made available directly at the IWI’s campus in Mobile, AL, where they are offered as part of the Certificate in Worship Leadership or for undergraduate credit through the University of Mobile.
Classes offered:
- Developing a Biblical View of Worship
- Examining Relational Issues Affecting Pastors and Worship Leaders
- Growing in Leadership Skills
- Exploring Current Issues Facing Pastors and Worship Leaders
- Equipping the Worship Leader with Practical Skills
Additionally, since its relaunch in 1998 IWM has provided worship leadership training for global church leaders through meetings around the world and domestic leaders through Integrity Music’s Seminars4worship conferences. The participation with church leaders around the globe informs domestic programs with a global perspective. IWI’s participation in Integrity Music’s Seminars4worship two-day conferences is a key for exposing the Institute to a large and growing audience of domestic US church leaders.
Timeline
| 1988 |
Non profit established |
| 1992 |
Worship leader seminars launched |
| 1997 |
Discussions commence between Integrity, key advisors and Christian educational institutions regarding the formation of a worship leadership curriculum |
| 1998 |
The non-profit is relaunched under the IWM name. |
| 1999 |
IWM establishes its Integrity Worship Institute program, as well as, a long-term relationship with Regent University, and commences teaching classes at the Virginia Beach, VA campus |
| 2000 |
IWM establishes a Certificate in Worship Leadership program and begins to teach classes at the Mobile, AL campus |
| 2002 |
IWM establishes a relationship with the University of Mobile and commences teaching classes as part of UM’s undergraduate program at the Integrity campus in Mobile, AL. |
| 2002 |
IWM begins offering IWI classes globally. Since that time these countries have hosted IWM teams: |
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 Armenia
 Honduras
 Brazil
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 Russia
 Cyprus
 Taiwan
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Additional countries hosting IWM sponsored ministries include: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, El Salvador, Jordan, Nicaragua, Rwanda, Thailand, United Kingdom, Zambia
Countries represented at IWM events include: Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Egypt, England, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Korea, Malaysia, Morocco, Nagorno-Karabakh, Nicaragua, Oman, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Sudan, South Africa, Spain, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Zambia
Worship leader partnerships include globally respected artists including Don Moen, Paul Wilbur, Marty Nystrom, Israel Houghton, and Tommy Walker
Indigenous products produced (since 2002):
- Instructional video curriculum of Developing a Biblical View of Worship in the Mandarin language produced with Taiwan-based, Good TV, with distribution to Chinese speakers throughout the world, especially mainland China (2005)
- Worship CD in the Farsi language (2003)
- Arabic music and worship recordings produced at an IWM equipped studio in Jordan (2002 - 2004)
Significant Statistics (since 2002):
- Over 5,000 indigenous church leaders from over forty nations receiving worship leadership training
- Over 100,000 attendees at worship evangelism events with over 2,500 embracing new life in Christ
- Over 10,000 people receiving medical care at IWM events from medical outreach and mercy ministry partners
