Some of our icons have changed in the past 3 years of our program. They have been replaced by others but we have kept them all on this page for we feel they have been part of our program history, our very roots of our beginning.    ICON the definition: Function: noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek eikôn, from eikenai to resemble Date: 1572 1: a usually pictorial representation : image 2[Late Greek eikôn, from Greek] : a conventional religious image typically painted on a small wooden panel and used in the devotions of Eastern Christians3: an object of uncritical devotion 4:emble or symbol  the house became an icon of 1960's residential architecture — Paul Goldberger 5 a: a sign (as a word or graphic symbol) whose form suggests its meaning  [From the Merriam-Websters dictionary] Thank you for taking the time to look over the icons of our program. This shows us that you really prepare for a journey.  That you prepare, and use the tools and follow the road signs as you travel.   Our Award Program:Award Ratings and Memberships]   [Program Flash][Award Home] [Icons what they represent]  Criteria  [Mandatory]  [Disqualifying Criteria] [Purpose of our Award] [Award Graphics] [Award Program Statistics] [Process]  [Award Glossary]  [Programs Ethic Statement]  [Legal]  [copyright] [terms of use] [privacy] [Coppa] [Programs Evaluators] Awards Winners] [Website Tools] [Worksheet] [Time to reflect]  [Application] [Back to Keyboards for Christ Music Ministry Home Page]  If you come from the application page... [BACK TO THE APPLICATION]  When we set out to establish this award program we wanted to establish a purpose or meaning to the award. That when a website displays our Graphic they know that there is a meaning to everything within our program.  Everything that we have placed within this program has such a meaning and represents such. We thank you for taking the time to look over what they represent for hours of time have gone into each element of our program. We thank you for taking the time to stop by this page. In your application place the word ICON and you will receive a bonus of 5 points for taking the time to read this page. A new year and new beginnings. Like in the past years we feel that new award graphics should be designed. This year is no different. We offer two graphics along with the special Legacy graphic. The sizes are different but can be resized if you like.  The first graphic"  The tear is making its way into the hands holding the tears in a ripple that says simply" your site has touched their heart and made a difference". The mountains in the background represent the journey you have made. [Back to Mission and Purpose of the Dove Award Program] The second Graphic  The Dove flying with the green olive branch of 'Peace' unto the love  that someone puts into their web site that again is more than just code but makes a lasting impression like the waves upon the water ever moving to the shores. Again making a difference by touching the visitor. Green representing the biblical color meaning growth.      Our Standard is the Word of God the Bible.   The eye represents the eye of God watching us from a distance but ever so close and present with us. Difference in this program is through the eye's of the visitor. The heart of our program is 'difference' and the eye's of the beholder is worth 70 points on your journey to the dove award.   The Dove.  The bird of  'peace' the symbol of power from on high. The "Dove Award" the very name of our program reaching out with the olive branch of peace to all peoples in the world. To those who make the difference through the eyes of the ones who come to visit your site. [ Read more about the Dove]    The Globe represents that Music is the universal language of all people and  each one of us is created equal in the eyes of God and each one of us can make a difference.  The Temple, Dove, Water Falls The Temple,waterfalls, and mirror represents the place of knowledge where the water of life flows from. The reflection upon our journey is found as the water reflects what it sees. The legacy we leave is a lasting one by the journey we take in making a difference in all mankind. The Dove is the bird of peace that Noah sent forth from the ark. Throughout time it has carried the olive branch forward to all mankind. The bricks  are to represent the fact that over the centuries brick comes from mud, or perhaps clay, and from those humble beginnings the earth from where we came we will return.  Bricks are man made and have been found to date back over 9500 years. On a journey one will somewhere come into contact with a brick. It might be in a place of rest, a roadway, a sign a brick is a simple, but yet solid material to make a good foundation upon. So simple sometimes is better. Thus the bricks remind us that the simple things that one builds a website from can make a difference in a persons journey.   You will see stone borders, wood borders on different pages. Perhaps this seems not 'consistant but again done with a purpose. The borders represent the materials in our world that one can build upon. Wood, a living tree in a forest, then harvested and changed. Change, noticeable but beginning from a humle seed, growing. Even though change through harvest the tree lives in the eyes of the beholder. A stone is just a stone until the artist carves a lasting impression into it.  The Road sign represents the path of ones journey. We must all follow directions and maps and signs to lead us in the right way. Sometimes we travel the path in life that leads us 'anywhere' and then again there are times we simply go nowhere. The journey one takes one must be ready to follow the signs. Royal Blue is this programs symbolic color. In Biblical times Blue was used in the Temple and the dye that was used to make the blue disappeared after the fall of the Temple .       The Blue Flame is the Light of Christ and the burning heart We use the blue flame because in the Bible the color Blue representsThe blue in the veil is suggestive of the heavens, and therefore of Heaven in general. We could even go so far as to see in it Christ's heavenly kingdom where your own mansion is waiting for you. As a man walks through the veil, the blue is meant to remind him of the serenity he will achieve when he dies to be with God.  Blue is used in the vail entering the Holy of Holies but since Jesus Christ died for all of us now as a Child of God we can enter the Holy of Holies for we are now a royal Priesthood through Jesus Christ.  The burning desire of ones heart is the flame that burns that cannot be put out. It means simply burns within so intense with such to make a difference. And that is what a visitor looks for in your site. To stand above the others on the Internet. The heart of this award program is the eyes of the heart. And that is how your site will be viewed.  The Shield with the red cross.  This represents "Faith" in our life that we can overcome all tasks set before us as we journey. The Red cross in the middle is to remind us that the Blood of Christ is Life, and Jesus Christ paid the price for us all. He loves us all, no matter who we are and what we are, he accepts us as we are. The way we live is by our choice. Also we use armor to represent the protection that we must continue to provide to the eyes of the young. The Lamp on the Bible    Is used in our Website of the year Award- Represents The word of God for the Word of God is a Lamp unto my feet. In the opening flash the song states Im gonna hide God's Word in my heart its a Lamp unto my feet.   Also Jesus Christ is The Light of the World.   The Word Difference- It is the difference that each one of us make that leaves behind in life a legacy. The slogan of our program is "We can make a difference one child at a time". The Phrase we ask for in the application is "Made a difference". For in Gods Word it is written that all the angels in heaven rejoice in just ONE.  The one we serve Christ desires the best so that our goal.  The definition in the dictionary best discribes it for the word difference is: 1. A specific point or element that distinguishes one thing from another. A characteristic that distinguishes one from another or from the average 2. A noticeable change or effect:                   The Angel playing the lute-                Represents worship and praise to God. And the handcrafting of biblical musical instruments in this program  In ancient times a seal was placed upon a paper or document. This seal represented the 'offical' or approval of the king or government. Our seal represents the fact that 'you have made the difference' a noticeable change when you display the Dove Award graphic on your web site, you represent the select few that have made a legacy, a lasting difference.                     The Tear drop                     Eye in the tear drop on our banners represent how music touches our soul.   It is with music that the heart talks to God, and through music  God  can talk to us. It also represents sin and forgiveness that Christ gave us on the Cross. "Jesus Wept".   On our banner the eye within the tear drop represents touching the heart through the eye of the visitor.  The phrase we ask for in our application. [Back to top of page]  Continue your journey  For the Entire web site