What is a Director of Christian Education?
A Director of Christian Education , by The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod definition, is a synodically certified, called, and commissioned life-span educational leader prepared for team ministry in a congregational setting. In this setting, a DCE is: A called minister of the Gospel; A professionally trained parish education specialist; A team Minister who works with the pastor, staff and lay leaders of the congregation; An administrator and resource person of parish education and youth; A teacher of the faith, and; A trainer of the laity for service inside and outside of the parish. In 1959, the LCMS in convention resolved, “that congregations be encouraged to analyze their parish program and, where needed, to establish the office of Director of Christian Education in order to provide additional leadership for the educational program of the congregation.” In 1962 in convention, the LCMS encouraged “the field to grow with the passing of another resolution that teachers’ colleges be enco
