Our Training 

Child Evangelism Fellowship puts a high value on training volunteers to be effective in evangelizing and discipling children. We offer a wide variety of training options at our location, or we can bring training to your location. We regularly deliver training through seminars and conferences. Online training is also available. Check the website regularly for updates or contact our office for information about upcoming training.

Our next Quick Start training is August 17. You can register here.

If that date does not work for your team, you can contact us to schedule a training for your group.

CEF Dallas is excited to offer Teaching Children Effectively (TCE1) in August, 2023! All of the information can be found on our TCE Page, along with the registration link.

We’re also ready to schedule Teacher Training for your team! Visit the Teacher Training page to see the offerings and request a training for your team.

Online Training From CEF’s

Children’s Ministry Institute

All Spring 2023 online courses begin on January 10, 2023.

• CM202 Teaching Children Effectively™ Level 1 (12-week course) 

CEF Dallas is excited to offer this course in August, 2023! You can find more information and the registration link on our TCE-1 page.

• CM203 Teaching Children Effectively Level 2 (12-week course)
• CM204 Understanding Today’s Child (8-week course)
• CM205 Progressive Methods of Child Evangelism (10-week course)
• CM301 Ministry to Generation Z (12-week course)
• LD403 Leadership Essentials (8-week course)

Tuition is set up on a Good, Better, Best pricing plan. Best prices are offered when registration opens on November 16, 2022. Click on the Tuition Selector image to see the registration dates and prices for eight, ten, and twelve-week courses.

Complete the application FIRST!

Are you ready to enroll? If you have never completed the one-time application process, now is the time! To apply online, visit cefcmi.com and select Apply Now from the horizontal toolbar at the top of the page. A $35.00 application fee is required. Please allow three to four weeks for the application to be processed. The sooner your application is reviewed and approved, the sooner you can enroll.

Need a Refresher?

Any student who has completed a Teaching Children Effectively Level 1 or Level 2 course within the past ten years may now benefit from reviewing the content of the course(s) they completed. The TCE Refresher courses include video recordings of class sessions that were presented on campus at the Children’s Ministries Institute. Reviewing these class sessions will help TCE graduates keep their Good News Club® teaching strong.

To enroll, sign in at cefcmi.com and select courses from the menu. Narrow your search by selecting TCE Refresher Courses from the All Categories dropdown block. Choose the specific course for which you are eligible to enroll, click the blue Take this Course button, and follow the prompts to enroll. The $25.00 enrollment fee gives you unlimited access to the course content. If you have difficulty with the enrollment process, feel free to contact the CMI Online team at [email protected].