Instructor Development Program

Are you a graduate of Tentmakers training with an interest in becoming an instructor?

Do you have a passion for building people and helping them grow as Christ-centered leaders? 

Tentmakers’ Instructor Development Program is a step-by-step process to becoming a certified instructor with Tentmakers. While a few instructors work with Tentmakers full-time, many more train on a part-time basis, serving a few weeks or weekends a year.  Depending on your time and commitment level, you proceed through the program at your own pace, continually gaining more responsibility and leadership in the training setting.

Prerequisites

√ Course Graduate √ Application √ Interview

Stage #1 — Graduate Assistant

1. Schedule a Graduate Assistant Orientation: a two-hour orientation to working with a
training team.
2. Accompany an Instructor Team as they deliver the course a minimum of two times. A
PRD will outline responsibilities and format evaluation and feedback. Advancement to the
next stage is based on evaluation and by invitation.

Stage #2 — Tandem Instructor

1. Complete the Nehemiah Leadership Institute or Joshua Leadership Institute as a class
member (if not already a graduate of one of these or Youth Ministry Leadership Training.)
2. Complete the Instructor Agreement.
3. Attend Foundational Instructor Skills Training: a four-day training course to develop
understanding and skill in the basic concepts and philosophy of being an instructor and
develop an individual instructor development plan.
4. Work with an Instructor Team to deliver the course a minimum of two times. A PRD
will outline responsibilities and format evaluation and feedback. Advancement to the next
stage is based on evaluation and by invitation.

Stage #3 — Associate Instructor

1. Attend Course Instructor Training as identified in the individual plan. These two to five
day training courses focus on the philosophy, understanding and skill needed to deliver a
specific course or topic. Attendance at the appropriate CIT is required at least once every
three years.
2. Work with an Instructor Team to deliver the course. A PRD will outline responsibilities
and format evaluation and feedback. Advancement to the next stage is based on evaluation
and by invitation.

Stage #4 — Lead Instructor

1. Attend Primary Instructor Training: A five-day instructor training to develop
understanding and skill in the leadership and management units and philosophies common
to all courses and specifically targets the Lead and Trainer-in-Charge responsibilities.
Attendance at the Primary Instructor Training is required at least once every three years.
2. Work with or Lead an Instructor Team to deliver the course. A PRD will outline
responsibilities and format evaluation and feedback.

Courses Offered & Course Instructor Training (CIT)

Joshua Leadership Institute for Youth Ministry
(NLI & Wilderness North Component) - 1-2 day CIT
Nehemiah Leadership Institute - (3 weeks): 4-5 day CIT
Life Skills Courses:
Bridge Builders
(15 hours): 3 day CIT

Breakthrough Living
(16 hours): 3 day CIT

Body Builders
(15 hours): 3 day CIT

Leadership Quest
(6 days): 2 day CIT

For more information or to apply to become an instructor, call Tentmakers’ Office 763-535-6484
1-800-989-TENT