The Certification Process for the Professional Church
Educator or Youth Worker
As a professional educator and youth worker
there are ways you can nurture your gifts, affirm your ministry, and claim
your position as a valued person in the teaching ministry of the church.
Certification in church education can strengthen your ministry and
professional status.
Certification seeks
to enhance the quality of church education by
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giving
denominational recognition to those engaged in the profession and practice
of educational ministry;
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encouraging high
standards of preparation, personal assessment, and intentional growth;
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providing the
community of faith with recognized leadership in educational ministry; and
(4) seeking to incorporate persons into a relationship of support and
accountability with other church educators.
Certification is a
professional credential for employed ordained and lay church educators. It
is offered by the Local Church Ministries and has been available since 1963.
For complete
information on certification, go to the certification page at the United
Church of Christ website by clicking on the link below:
http://www.ucc.org/education/certified/index.html
