Religious Education Credentialing

Religious Education Credentialing Director: Beth Williams, recdirector@uua.org
Religious Education Credentialing Assistant: recassistant@uua.org

The Religious Education Credentialing Office works with persons preparing for credentialing as lay professional UU Religious Educators. The Religious Education Credentialing Director offers consultation and advice pertaining to the Religious Education Credentialing program. In coordination with UUA district staff, the Director provides information about professional development, settlement, and staffing issues related to lay religious education professionals. The Religious Education Credentialing Assistant supports the Religious Education Credentialing Program and its committees, communicates requirements of the program, and provides information on scholarship grants and settlement of lay religious education professionals.

Religious Education Credentialing Program

The Office of Religious Education Credentialing is now accepting applications to participate in the new Religious Education Credentialing Program of the Unitarian Universalist Association. The Religious Education Credentialing Program replaces the RE Leadership Landscape Options Plan. The goal of the new program is to strengthen Unitarian Universalist religious education through the continued development and professionalization of lay religious educators, and by providing a clear and effective system for standards and recognition of these achievements. Access the following link for more information about the Religious Education Credentialing Program.

Ministry of Religious Education

Educational standards for Ministers of Religious Education are established and evaluated by the Ministerial Fellowship Committee. Ministers of Religious Education are required to: have a Master of Divinity or equivalent, graduate work in areas of Religious Education, A Clinical Pastoral Program, and a supervised ministerial internship. Contact the UUA Ministerial Credentialing Office for further information.

DRE Settlement

In coordination with UUA district staff, the Religious Education Credentialing Director offers consultation, advice, and information pertaining to the settlement in the position of Director of Religious Education. A document that can be helpful in that regard is "The Search for Religious Education Leadership: Best Practices for Unitarian Universalist Congregations."   For more information…

Scholarship Grants for Religious Educators and Religious Education

The Religious Education Credentialing Office receives applications for scholarship grants from people who are serving Unitarian Universalist congregations as lay religious education professionals. It also has a modest grant available to historically Universalist congregations for religious education equipment and curricula. Applications and information for both types of grants can be requested from recassistant@uua.org.

Professional Development Opportunities for Religious Educators

The Religious Education Credentialing Office maintains information on several sources of professional development opportunities for religious educators. Access the following link for more information about the Professional Development Opportunities for Religious Educators.

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