At its Spring 2010 meeting, the Local Church Ministries Board of Directors voted to “affirm the end of the program of Certification for Church Educators, while giving thanks for the many ministries which were recognized and enabled by the program over its forty years of existence.” They also affirmed that those who are currently Certified Church Educators in the United Church of Christ will be granted life-long certified status. Click here to read the entire resolution.

    The Board encouraged “all settings of the church to continue to provide...events which empower laity and clergy to offer teaching and faith formation ministries.”

    AUCE is currently working on a new model to support standards for excellence in educational ministries, both for lay educators and those who respond to a call to educational ministries through commissioning or ordination.

    Several representatives of AUCE will be meeting with David Schoen, Minister and Team Leader of the Congregational Vitality Ministry Team, and representatives from the Parish Life and Leadership Ministry team late in September to discuss standards, paths for training, and equipping educational/formational ministries in the United Church of Christ.

    AUCE will post quarterly updates on its progress both here and in The Education Connection E-mailing which is sent to members of AUCE.