If You’re a Christian Teacher…

By Martin Barlau. After Jesus arose from the grave and taught His followers for another month, He returned to heaven. But the Apostle Paul tells us that “He gave some …teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ” (Eph. 4:11–12 ESV). Along with the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors, Jesus gave His Church teachers. Are you one of these? more

Tags: Body of Christ, Ephesians 4:11-12, Features, Free Will, Grace, Life with God, Love, Martin Barlau, Sinners, Teachers, Trinity

New Religion Standards

By Alicia Levitt and Julie Dietrich. From preschool through graduation, students ought to experience a curriculum that logically helps them move up from step to step, leaving no gaps that make it difficult for students to get to the next level. more

Tags: Alicia Levitt, Alignment, Anchor Standards, Anna Johnson, Biblical Literacy, Christian Heritage, Concordia Publishing House, Confessing the Faith, Curriculum, Domains, Dr. Rebecca S. Schmidt, Features, Heather Volmerding, Indiana District, Julie Dietrich, Karen Geiger, Lisa Clark, Lutheran Doctrine, National Religion Standards, Works of Love,

Whodathunkit? Blog: Send the Whole Faculty to the LEA Convocation

By Ed Grube. Enjoy a few suggestions on how to afford a very worthwhile 2022 LEA Convocation. more

Tags: Accordion Player, Budget, Convocation Budget Guide, Convocation Deposit, Features, Funding, LEA Convocation, Martin Snickerschnitzel, Milwaukee, Together

Living Green

Written by Rev. Tom Eggebrecht, Summer 2010. We live in a sinful, dark world—it’s no Garden of Eden as God originally intended. Rev. Tom Eggebrecht reminds us: At the... more

Tags: Cross, Going Green, Recycle, Renewal, Repurposing, Rev. Tom Eggebrecht

The Fast Train Called Education

Written by Gene Ladendorf, Summer 2010. Gene Ladendorf wants us to recognize that “the high speed train of education has already left the station.” He outlines what he... more

Tags: Education, Gene Ladendorf, Ministry, Relationships, School Buildings, Technology, Textbooks, Word of God

Malaria and Maleah – Lutheran World Relief

Written by John Nunes, Summer 2010. 2000 times a day some mother loses her child to malaria, one every 30 seconds on average. The goal of the Lutheran Malaria Initiative... more

Tags: Africa, Compassion, Healing, John Nunes, Lutheran Malaria Initiative, Malaria

Response to Intervention (RtI) Facts

Written by Kara Frincke, Summer 2011. Kara Frincke, Coordinator and Resource Specialist with Lutheran Special Education Ministries (LSEM), helps us understand more about... more

Tags: Fideleility Measures, High Quality Classroom Instruction, Kara Frincke, Progress Monitoring, Research-based Interventions, Response to Intervention, RTI, Specific Learning Disabilities, Universal Screenings

K-9 Comfort Dogs

Written by Jill Zempel, Summer 2011. More than 25 Golden Retriever service dogs are helping open doors to healing and comfort through a unique ministry of Lutheran... more

Tags: Golden Retriever, K-9 Comfort Dogs, LCC, Lutheran Church Charities, Ministry

Crossing Over from Fear to Hope

Written by Rev. Dean Nadasdy, Summer 2011. Rev. Dean Nadasdy, in an excerpt from one of his messages at the 2011 Convocation, reminds us that our faith is effective... more

Tags: Convocation, Crossing Over from Fear to Hope, Despair, Faith, Fear, Hope, Imagination, Rev Dean Nadasdy