hˈɪŋkɪnz ˈɔːlsoʊ hˈɛld ɐ kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə sˈɛkəndɚɹi lˈaɪf tˈiːtʃɪŋ kɹᵻdˈɛnʃəl, ænd ɐ dˈɑːktɚɹˌeɪt ʌv spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl sˈaɪəns fɹʌmðə pˈiːs θiːəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl sˈɛmɪnˌɛɹi ænd kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv fɪlˈɑːsəfi, ɐn ʌnɐkɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd ˌɪnstɪtˈuːʃən wˌɪtʃ hˈɪŋkɪnz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən.
Hinkins also held a California Secondary Life Teaching Credential, and a Doctorate of Spiritual Science from the Peace Theological Seminary & College of Philosophy, an unaccredited institution which Hinkins founded in 1977.