Jim Richards currently holds an earned Ph.D., Th.D. and O.M.D. He received an honorary “Doctor of World Evangelism” for outreach and ministry in the Philippines. He has over 40 years of successful ministry experience that includes crusades, and pioneering churches in America and around the world; as a best-selling author he has published dozens of books, booklets, workbooks and ministry development programs that are distributed world wide; He has conducted international leadership conferences and has pastored a successful local church in Huntsville, AL.

He holds certifications in many areas of human development and is a State recognized & certified, addictions counsellor. To stay in touch with the needs of the world, he continually seeks training and experience in a wide range of fields including alternative medicine, human behaviour and other practical areas, all of which are applied to becoming a more effective believer and minister who is reaching and helping humanity.