Certification Sign my Guestbook. View my Guestbook. Designated Church Educator Accredited Church Educator Specialist in Christian Educatio For more information 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 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. Applicants may seek certification in any one of three categories, depending on the educational background as it relates to church educators. The applicant must have at least three years' employment in church education. The educational norm is the completion of a non-credit concentrated program in church education. Certification is for a period of three years and may be renewed.