What’s New In Religious Education Credentialing?

Beth Williams
Religious Education Credentialing Director, UUA
Boston, MA

On the Website
Frequently Asked Questions about RE Credentialing (FAQ)
www.uua.org/programs/ministry/reco/faq.html

RECC Meeting Precis October 2004
www.uua.org/programs/ministry/reco/RECCMeetingPrecis-Oct2004.pdf

RECC Meeting – Credentialed Observer’s Report October 2004
www.uua.org/programs/ministry/reco/RECCCredObserverReport-Oct2004.pdf

Feedback Received by the RECC
www.uua.org/programs/ministry/reco/RECCFeedback.pdf

“Contact the RECC” e-mail link
www.uua.org/programs/ministry/reco/recp.html

Other news
RECC Open Meeting: In the interest of improved communication and service to our congregations and their professional staff and at the discretion of the chair, portions of the Religious Education Credentialing Committee business meeting will be open periodically to observers. The next portion of the RECC business meeting open to observers will take place on Thursday, February 17, 2005, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and continuing until 11:30 a.m. The meeting will be located at The Pyle Center (University of Wisconsin Extension), Room 225, 702 Langdon Street, Madison, WI 53706. For more information about this meeting, please contact Liz Jones, Religious Education Credentialing Committee Chair, 619-298-9978, LJonesSD@aol.com.

Meadville Lombard Winter Praxis: If you are attending Meadville Lombard Winter Institute (February 17-19, Madison, Wisconsin) and would like to create an RE credentialing portfolio entry for this professional development event, make sure you stay for the Praxis Add-on day on Saturday (begins after Winter Institute and ends late Saturday evening) at the First Unitarian Society of Madison. For those interested in RE credentialing, this day will include small group activity designed to reflect on your experience for your portfolio. If you are attending the Praxis day, please visit Michael Dowd’s and Connie Barlow’s website, www.TheGreatStory.org , for a selection of thought-provoking essays, stories, and activities. If you will be participating in RE credentialing small group work, please read the following resource: An Amazing Journey! The Universe and Me: Reading and Discussion Guide on the Universe Story. This spiral-bound book is designed for group reading and study in six sessions, with questions for reflection posed at the beginning of each section and guidelines for running a discussion, including a different experiential exercise in each session. The publisher, Global Education Associates, sells single copies by mail for $18. Contact John P. Hynes at jandjhynes@tcq.net or Carrie Dorfman at earthsong1998@yahoo.com for ordering information. For registration information about the Praxis day, please contact Rev. Kelly Crocker at First Unitarian Society, 608-233-9774, ext. 12. Contact Joan
McDougall at jmcdougall@meadville.edu for Meadville Lombard Winter Institute registration information.

Scholarship Assistance: A reminder that modest amounts of financial aid are available for professional development opportunities for those serving UU congregations as religious education professionals. Contact the RE Credentialing Assistant at recassistant@uua.org for a scholarship application.

Need more information on any of the above? Contact Beth Williams, RE Credentialing Director, at recdirector@uua.org or 617-948-6417.