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Jun
10
The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 64
Episode 64: featuring Kathy Krause LSEM's Richard Schumacher and President and CEO, Stacy McGhee, are joined by Programs & Services Consultant, Kathy Krause, to talk about her career in Lutheran special education. Kathy has served numerous roles throughout her years of ministry with LSEM and now looks forward to her upcoming retirement. The three also [...]
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May
27
The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 63
Episode 63: featuring Angela Swazey Angela Swazey, the 2025 Charles A. Winterstein Administrator of the Year award recipient and principal at St. Michael Lutheran in Wayne, MI, joins the podcast to share her feelings on being nominated and winning the award. She talks about her philosophy behind the special needs program at her school and [...]
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May
14
The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 62
Episode 62: featuring Chris Singer Chris Singer, president and CEO of Lutheran Church Charities Canine Comfort Dogs program, joins the podcast to talk about the importance and role of comfort dogs in their ministry. They'll help in the wake of a disaster or emergencies and get an opportunity to respond and help people deal with [...]
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Apr
15
The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 60
Episode 60: featuring Trip Rodgers Trip Rodgers, Education Executive for the Central Illinois District, returns to the podcast to talk about the latest research on trauma as well as some of the residual effects as we look back on the COVID pandemic. LSEM is an organization committed to serving schools, churches, and families to advance [...]
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Apr
01
The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 59
Episode 59: featuring Dr. Lisa Joyner and Dr. Bunnie Claxton In this episode, Dr Lisa Joyner, from Veritas Baptist College, and Dr. Bunnie Claxton, founder of CEO of Dissertation Research Specialists, talk about individualized education plans in private school settings. LSEM is an organization committed to serving schools, churches, and families to advance the success [...]
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Mar
19
The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 58
Episode 58: featuring Patti Bartsch, PhD, and Tori Yocum Patti Bartsch, PhD, founder of Naturally Unbridled Wellness, a holistic therapy center in Onalaska, WI, and Tori Yocum, a Biophotonic and Brainergy Specialist with Naturally Unbridled Wellness, talk about nutrition and food choices in our schools and how the affect learning and brain development in our [...]
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Mar
04
The Lutheran Education Podcast, Ep 57
Episode 57 Pastor Todd Bentz, pastor at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Hamburg, MN, and Pastor Rich Steensma, senior pastor at Faith Lutheran Church in Jefferson City, MO, join the podcast to talk about how they each made a significant change in ministry and what went into those decisions. Both pastors shifted from education to a [...]
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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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