Rev. Beth Williams
Top Picks for Religious Education Credentialing
Greetings! I'm the Reverend Beth Williams, Religious Education and Music Leadership Credentialing Director, and I work with this credentialing program to strengthen Unitarian Universalist (UU) religious education through the continued development and professionalization of lay religious educators, and to provide a clear and effective system for standards and recognition of these achievements.
I offer consultation and advice pertaining to the Religious Education Credentialing program. In coordination with Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) district staff, I provide information about professional development, settlement, and staffing issues related to lay religious education professionals.
In reflecting on the most frequently asked questions we receive, my assistant, Paula Welling, and I have compiled this quick guide to online resources for you and your community as you pursue excellence and professionalism in UU religious education.
Please be in touch with us. We look forward to hearing from you.
Yours in the faith,
Beth Williams
recdirector @ uua.org
Paula Welling
recassistant @ uua.org
Religious Education Credentialing Resources
- Program Plan (PDF, 17 pages)
Comprehensive description of the revised Religious Education Credentialing Program, providing a career pathway for professional religious educators and aims to strengthen religious education in UU congregations.
- Annotated Resource List (PDF, 43 pages)
Descriptive listing of all required and supplemental books and other resources for candidates in the Religious Education Credentialing Program.
- Procedures, Forms and Resources
Forms needed for all the stages of being a candidate in the Religious Education Credentialing Program
Religious Education Leadership Training Resources
- Renaissance Program
Resources for requesting, planning, and leading Renaissance Program modules. The Renaissance Program consists of nine modules, each of which provides standardized basic training in a specific area useful to religious educators in local UU congregations.
The Search for Religious Education Leadership
- Director of Religious Education Search Process
Guide to the services offered by the UUA and by the Liberal Religious Educators Association (LREDA) to help congregations searching for a new Director of Religious Education.
- The Search for Religious Education Leadership: Best Practices for UU Congregations (PDF, 43 pages)
Comprehensive resource addressing all aspects of a congregation's search for a new Director of Religious Education.
For more information contact recredentialing @ uua.org.
Last updated on Friday, January 22, 2010.
