LEADnet: Live and Learn

by Jon Fraker. "Some things you learn best through hands-on activities and experiencing it for yourself. I have a long list of lessons that I learned during this first year in administration. Please allow me to share three of those lessons I learned." All educators should read Jon’s first-person article as an introduction to school ministries or as a reminder of what you are all about. Practical, informative, and inspiring. more

Tags: Best Practices in Ministry, Boundaries, Covid, Essential Workers, Jon Fraker, LEADnet, Mentors, Personal Time, Priorization

Make Your Website Work for You

Written by Kathryn Brewer, Fall 2013. By now, nearly every church and school has a website. It’s considered a necessity, but there is more to a website than an... more

Tags: Content Management Systems, Kathryn Brewer, LEADnet, Marketing, Websites, Word Press

Managing and Sustaining Growth – a Real Story about Covid-19

Written by Tom Wrege, Winter 2021. We had 60 new students in our school. How does one manage such growth? How will these students and their families be retained beyond... more

Tags: 1 Timothy 1:14, Challenges, Collaboration, Confidence, Covid-19, LEADnet, Professional Development, Relationships, Summer Camp, Support, Tom Wrege, Training, Uncertainty, Zion Lutheran Georgetown TX

Am I a Pastor or Principal?

Written by Keith GeRue, Winter 2021. Both complement and go hand-in-hand with one another. Dual roles require a mindset and skill set commensurate to the expectations of... more

Tags: Administrator, Calling, Communicator, Instructional Leader, John 1:14, Keith GeRue, Pastor, PEN, Principal, Spiritual Leader

Discerning at the Heart

Written by Mike Oldenburg, Summer 2014. The right people don’t need to be tightly managed or fired up; they will be self-motivated by the inner drive to produce the best... more

Tags: Good to Great, Heart, Interview Process, LEADnet, Mike Oldenburg, Questions, Self Motivation, Teachers, Vision

Best Professional Development – Definitions and Understandings Regarding Education, Curriculum, and Learning

Written by George Guidera, Winter 2014. “Education is the deliberate, systematic, and sustained effort to transmit or evoke knowledge, attitudes, values, skills, and... more

Tags: Curriculum, Education, George Guidera, LEADnet, Learning, Professional Development

Boards – Dysfunctional No Longer

Written by Paul Brandt, Spring 2015. Educational consultant Paul Brandt shares his knowledge on signs of a dysfunctional board and tools to get useful information from... more

Tags: Administration, Dysfunction, Governing Board Manual, Growing in Governing, Leadership, LEADnet, Paul Brandt, School Board

Looking Back, Looking Forward

Written by Chuck Strohacker, Fall 2014. After serving Lutheran schools for 40 years as a teacher and administrator, recently retired principal, Chuck Strohacker, shares... more

Tags: Administration, Chuck Strohacker, God's Forgiveness, Joy, LEADnet, Learners, Play

Get an Attitude About NLSA

Written by Ed Grube, Fall 2015. Use these 10 tried and true attitudes to navigate the NLSA process. You can thank Ed later. Click Here to Read:  Get an Attitude About ... more

Tags: Accreditation, Attitude, Ed Grube, LEADnet, NLSA