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Feb
06
The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 55
Episode 55 Mick McCoy is the creator of Holidays in Scriptures (HIS) Songs, a curriculum of scripture songs for children. In this podcast, McCoy, who goes my Grampa Ralph in his songs, talks about how he came to Christ in 1971 while working at a coffee house in Hawaii. He left everything behind to follow [...]
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Jan
21
The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 54
Episode 54 Travis Grulke, assistant to the president in education and superintendent of schools at the Michigan District, and Sean Martens, assistant to the president in education at the Minnesota South District, join the podcast to talk about the state of education in their respective states. Each touch on the amazing growth they're experiencing in [...]
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Jan
09
The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 53
Episode 53 Kevin Creutz, Executive Director of the Lutheran Schools Partnership in Fort Wayne, IN, is a former teacher and principal. While he didn't always envision working on the administration side of education, Kevin talks about how his professional journey was encouraged by fellow administrators throughout his career. The Lutheran Schools Partnership provides services and [...]
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Dec
10
The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 52
Episode 52 Richard Schumacher, Senior Director of Operations at Lutheran Special Education Ministries and host of the podcast, recaps the year, talks about the state of the ministry and what's ahead in the coming year for LSEM. Richard also reflects on some of the podcast highlights in 2024. LSEM is an organization committed to serving [...]
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Nov
27
The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 51
Episode 51: featuring Dr. Drew Gerdes Dr. Drew Gerdes, Assistant Professor of Education, Early Childhood Education Program Director, and Director of Student Teaching, Department of Education at Concordia University Nebraska, has served as an Early Childhood Teacher and Administrator at school in the United States and Asia for nearly three decades. Notes as a professional [...]
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Nov
14
The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 50
Episode 50: featuring Andrew Monkmeyer Andrew Monkmeyer, Principal at Concordia Lutheran School in Peoria, IL, joins the conversation with Dr. Tracie Salgado and talks about the relationship between his school and Lutheran Special Education Ministries. After 14 years as a teacher at Concordia, Andrew became principal last year and stepped into the role of navigating [...]
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Oct
29
Re-Sharing The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 35
Episode 35: featuring Dr. Julian Petzold Dr. Julian Petzold, president of Lion Safety Consulting, joins the podcast to talk about safety in our schools, churches and buildings. He sheds light on the many things school administrators may not think of, but need to consider in today’s educational environment. After 28 years in education he earned [...]
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Oct
15
Re-Sharing The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 8
Episode 8: featuring Brad Alles Brad Alles, a professor at Concordia University Wisconsin, joins the Lutheran Education podcast to talk about apologetics and preparing our students to defend their faith as they go out in a post-modern world. LSEM is an organization committed to serving schools, churches, and families to advance the success of children [...]
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Oct
01
Re-Sharing The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 14
Episode 14: featuring Chuck Winterstein In this episode we chat again with Chuck Winterstein (deceased), Assistant to the Superintendent of Michigan Schools at the LCMS. He talks about turning those parent teacher conferences away from something that's feared and, oftentimes, full of surprises, into a useful tool for teachers to grow and develop their relationships [...]
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Sep
19
The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 49
Episode 49: featuring Dr. Thomas Wrege Dr. Thomas Wrege, a frequent contributor to the podcast, joins this episode and talks about his new endeavor as a School Funding Executive at DAST Consulting. A former teacher and principal, Wrege recently earned his doctoral degree in innovation and continuous improvement from Concordia University. In his new role, [...]
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