CWJC / CMJC National Certification Training
You can be part of a ministry that equips men and women for life and employment; a ministry that provides a "hand up" rather than a "hand out."
Alabama WMU and Tennessee WMU partner to offer the
National Certificate Training for Christian Job Corps
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This year, the NCT Training will be in Franklin, TN
Level 1 Training
Date: June 20-21, 2025
Cost: $100 per person
Location: Tennessee Baptist Mission Board
Franklin, TN
Registration Deadline: May 30, 2025
Level 2 Training
Date: June 25-26, 2025
Cost: $100 per person
Location: Tennessee Baptist Mission Board
Franklin, TN
Registration Deadline: May 30, 2025
For more information contact Elaine Dickson
Level 1 Training
The Level 1 (2 days) training equips prospective site coordinators to plan, develop, operate and evaluate a Christian Women’s Job Corps/Christian Men’s Job Corps ministry. This training is the beginning point of a CWJC/CMJC leader’s journey.
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As a result of completing this training, individuals will be able to:
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Articulate the Biblical basis for the CWJC/CMJC model.
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List and explain the key elements of a CWJC/CMJC ministry.
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Identify the steps to create and run a CWJC/CMJC ministry site.
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Articulate the purpose and skills necessary for a mentoring relationship in a poverty context.
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Complete a ministry plan for organizing, operating, and evaluating a CWJC/CMJC ministry.
Required Reading Level 1
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What Every Church Should Know about Poverty by Ruby Payne
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When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett & Brian Fickkert
Level 2 Training
The goal of Level 2 (2 days) training is to better equip an active CWJC/CMJC site coordinator to operate and evaluate a ministry site through a more in-depth exploration of key leadership and organizational issues. Attendance at NCT Level 2 is open to those individuals with at least 12 months of involvement in a CWJC/CMJC site since the completion of Level 1.
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As a result of completing this training, individuals will be able to:
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Strengthen leadership skills
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Address primary concerns from their sites
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More consistently implement the key elements
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Develop a better understanding of organizational principles that affect a ministry site
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Revise the ministry plans for their sites
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Exchange ideas with other site coordinators
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Meet individually with a trainer
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Required Reading Level 2
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Strengths-Based Leadership by Tom Rath*
*Please purchase a new copy of the book and take the online assessment related to the reading- code provided in the book.
If you are starting a site, you will need to take the Getting to Know CWJC/CMJC Level 1: Prerequisite Training. For information on accessing this training, contact Elaine Dickson at elainedickson310@gmail.com