The UUA offers specific guidance on how to compensate staff for completion of our UUA professional development programs (beyond the suggested annual progression along the ruler). Religious Education Credentialing Program In year of completion: Associate Level: advance an extra 0.5 inches...

What will foster multigenerational deepening and sustained faith connections in our UU communities? Well, I wish it was a simple answer, yet there is a beautiful simplicity to a partial answer of what will aid your whole community to grow in faith and multigenerational connection....

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

An interview with the Religious Education Credentialing Committee is required for the Concurrent Advanced/Leadership Level. The RECC meets annually in the spring. Those pursuing the “concurrent” path will have an interview with the RECC in two parts: first, the full interview for Advanced...

First Review Candidates for all levels should send their first completed competency to the PDPM for review, correction, and/or suggestions as soon as it is finished. Second Review Concurrent Credentialed/Master Level candidates should submit two more competencies and a portion of their Master...

Obtain six recommendations. One of the recommenders must be your supervisor and one must be a person who has been familiar with your work throughout the credentialing process. That person may be your supervisor.

Refer to the “Reflective Essay Questions” page for the reflective essay questions, by prompt. There are 6 required essays for the Concurrent Credentialed/Master Level. Anti-Racism Prompts A and B Spiritual Life and Self-Care Prompts C and D Professional Role Prompts E and G...

In the early fall of the final year, you will receive a Final Year Instructions document that includes a detailed review of requirements along with a calendar of due dates. The Portfolio and Leadership Project/Paper are due Feb. 1; all other materials are due Mar. 1. Due Feb....

An interview with the Religious Education Credentialing Committee 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 RECP....

First Review Candidates for all levels should send their first completed competency to the PDPM for review, correction, and/or suggestions as soon as it is finished....

Recommendations (3) Obtain three new recommendations. Some of these may be from the same people who recommended you for the Advanced Level or endorsed you at the beginning of the Leadership Level process, or they may be from different people. One of the recommenders should be your supervisor;...

This requirement applies only to candidates seeking the Leadership or the Concurrent Advanced/Leadership Level. You can meet it in one of two ways: by writing a paper or by creating a project. Proposals for the Paper or Project are required as a part of the application to the Leadership...

Refer to the “Reflective Essay Questions” page for the reflective essay questions, by prompt. For each essay, focus on new understandings and experiences acquired since achieving Advanced Level status. Anti-Racism Prompt B Spiritual Life and Self-Care Prompt D Professional Role Prompt F...

Show how you have applied the ARAOMC lens to all three competencies. Focus on new understandings and experiences acquired since achieving Advanced Level status.

For the Leadership Level, you must address one of the following elective competencies, and it must be different from the one addressed in your pursuit of the Advanced Level: Family Ministry “Growing our UU village” Scope of Knowledge and Skills Congregation-family relationships UU identity...

Leadership Level is an add-on to Advanced Level, so it is assumed that competency is met in the Advanced Level areas....

For the Leadership Level, your competence at the Advanced Level is acknowledged; your competency is expected to be deeper and/or broader than that which would come at the Advanced Level. General competence with children and youth (as with Advanced Level), and also with adults and...

Application Form Criminal Offense Disclosure Form Endorsement Forms (2, including 1 from supervisor) Resume Statement of Readiness and Aspirations Proposal for either Leadership Level Paper or Project...