Are Your Teachers and Leaders Fully Equipped to Help Your People Grow Spiritually?

The First Episcopal District Church School Teacher and Superintendent Certification Program adds quality to your Christian Education Ministry by:

       w Motivating teachers and superintendents to increase their basic Bible knowledge.    

       w  Providing teachers with more in- depth Bible background and training in techniques to add richness to the learning experience.

       w Eliminating lack of training as an excuse not to teach.

       w Increasing spiritual growth of teachers and superintendents.

Why Must We Focus on “Equipping”?

       w Equipping is Christ’s plan for every believer (Acts 13:20-21, Eph 4:11-13).

       w Equipping requires personal commitment (2 Tim 2:21).

       w Equipping is the purpose of the Church (Col 1:25-28).

First Episcopal District Church School

Teacher and Superintendent

 Certification Program

In an effort to further the Educational Ministry of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the First Episcopal Church School presents the Church School Teacher and Superintendent Certification Program.

Teacher Certification Requirements:

     w   Completion of 10 Courses

         6 Core Courses

     4 Elective Courses

Superintendent Certification Requirements:

   w  Completion of 15 Courses

        10 Core Courses

         5 Electives

The fee for each course:  $5.00

Core Courses For Teachers

¨         AME Beliefs (25 Articles of Religion)

¨         AME History and Structure

¨         Old Testament Survey

¨         New Testament Survey

¨         Effective Teaching 1

¨         Effective Teaching 2

    Learning Styles

    Drama Ministry

    Creative Teaching

    Curriculum Decisions

    Music in Church School

    Teaching Adults

    Teaching Youth

    Teaching Children

    Teaching Pre-Schoolers

    Tools for Bible Study

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