Director of Christian Education (DCE)

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Overview

Concordia’s DCE program will prepare you for a rewarding ministry career through ministry-specific courses, valuable field experience, and personal interaction with experienced DCE faculty and active DCEs serving in the Chicago area.

A DCE is a lifespan (“cradle to grave”) Christian educator who typically works in a church as part of the congregation’s ministry team with pastors, other staff members, and volunteers.

Depending upon a DCE’s unique talents, skills, interests, and experience, he or she might lead a church’s parish education program, children’s ministry, youth ministry, small group ministry, young adult ministry, family ministry, or music ministry. DCE students at CUC have many opportunities to explore and discover how God can use them to serve in His Church.

Through its fieldwork program, the CUC DCE Program partners with congregations in the Chicago area to provide DCE students with valuable, practical experience they can readily connect to their classroom learning. In addition, DCE fieldwork students also provide support to the educational ministries of local congregations. All fieldwork assignments are made by the DCE Program Director.

 

Requirements

To apply, you will need the following: 

  • A completed admission application for Concordia University Chicago.
  • Official transcripts of all college coursework from each institution you have attended.
  • Foreign transcripts evaluated by a Concordia-Chicago-approved international credentialing service. Concordia-Chicago accepts evaluations from Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE).
  • A certified document pledging financial support for your first year of study and without any unexpected events, and enough funding from the same or an equally dependable source for the following years.
  • Proof of graduation from a secondary school.
  • A transfer verification form for students transferring from a school in the United States.
  • Proof of English proficiency, via one of the following:
    • A score of at least 72 (internet-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) — Concordia-Chicago’s DI code is 1140
    • A score of 6.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
    • Successful completion of Level 112 at an ELS Language School (ELS) or a certificate of completion of program from an English Language Institute (ELI), along with a recommendation of the program director
    • Duolingo test with a minimum score of 95.
    • Official, sealed transcripts from the institutions where your degrees were earned, showing all college and university coursework, with certified English translations of all transcripts originally prepared in any other language.
    • Any foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a Concordia-approved international credentialing service. Concordia-Chicago accepts evaluations from WES (World Education Services) and ECE (Educational Credential Evaluators).
    • A certified document pledging financial support for the first year of study, verifying the same or equally dependable source for the following years of study.
    • Two letters of recommendation from individuals able to comment on your academic proficiency, your personal character, your competence and the effectiveness of your professional work.
    • A professional resume.

 

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