Certification Courses

The certification of educators, youth workers, musicians, evangelists, camp/retreat and spiritual formation by The United Methodist Church resulted from a desire of persons in these fields to serve the church with excellence.

Certification is the church’s recognition that an individual has met the required standards for academic training, experience, and continuing study necessary to achieve and maintain professional excellence.

The church’s need for individuals who can serve to the best of their ability makes certification by The United Methodist Church increasingly important.

Certification studies for people called to the specific ministries of hristian Education/ Spiritual Formation, Youth and/or Music are offered at Perkins School of Theology on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

Candidates who completefive (5) certification courses are certified by their Annual Conference through its Board of Ordained Ministry in cooperation with the General Board of Higher Education and Miinistry. Courses offered at Perkins next year are:

Youth Ministry
          Certification in Youth Ministry - January 5 -11, 2008

Christian Education/Spiritual Formation
          Certification in Christian Education - June 16-26, 2008

Church Music
          Church Music Summer School - June 16 - 26, 2008

For more information about certification in the United Methodist Church, please go to www.gbhem.org/certification

For more information about the Perkins certification courses, please go to www.smu.edu/theology/-continuinged or email perkins@smu.edu or call 1-888-THEOLOGY, ext. 4

The North Texas Conference Certification Chair/Registrar is Rev. J.I. Minor. You may contact him at 214-321-2601 or PastorMinor@aol.com.

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