Master Level Evaluative Interview with the RECC

Part of Leadership Level RE Credentialing Program

An interview with the Religious Education Credentialing Committee (RECC) is required for the add-on Leadership Level. The RECC meets annually in the spring.

Requesting an Interview With the RECC

You will choose a target completion date when you apply to the Religious Education Credentialing Program. Stay in touch with the Professional Development Programs Manager (PDPM) regarding your target date. Once you are confident of your timeframe for completion, you should apply as early as feasible for an interview slot through the online RECC Interview request form. Available interview slots may fill many months in advance. At this time, all interviews are taking place virtually through an electronic means.

Agenda for Evaluative Interview–Leadership

Although target time allotments are provided below, they might be changed by the RECC in the future. To learn the current target times, please contact the PDPM.

You will initially spend about an hour with the committee, during which you will provide a 20-minute presentation of your project or paper, followed by answers to questions asked and discussion related to the project/paper, and then you will provide answers to questions related to the Leadership and possibly Advanced level competencies. Then there is a time away from the committee, after which you will rejoin the committee for feedback and to learn your credentialing status.

Project or Paper Presentation: 20 min.

You will prepare and offer an engaging presentation to the RECC on your Leadership level project/paper. You may use audiovisual materials as part of your presentation if you wish, but this is not required. If you do use audiovisual materials, please make arrangements ahead of time with Religious Education (RE) Credentialing Assistant. The presentation should last up to 20 minutes and must have the following characteristics:

The topic should be your Leadership Level project or paper.
Have a target audience of the RECC.
Consist substantially of your own original work. If you quote the work of others, clearly provide attribution for your sources.

Questions and Answers Regarding the Project or Paper: ~10 Min.

The RECC will ask you questions regarding your project or paper and its contribution to our faith.

Questions and Answers Regarding Competencies: ~30 Min.

These questions may relate to either Advanced or Leadership Level competencies, your submitted materials, and/or your general professional life. You will want to provide some depth and specificity in your responses while also staying succinct. You should expect to demonstrate your fulfillment of these competencies at an advanced level. You are required to submit your own first question.

Committee Deliberation: ~30 min.

For a period of approximately thirty minutes, you will leave the presence of the committee while the committee discusses your candidacy.

Feedback: 5-10 min.

You will meet with the committee again and the committee will provide you with feedback and inform you of any credential granted. This can take 5 to 10 minutes.