Christian Leadership

In the Concordia Plan Services (CPS) 2018 survey, CPS noted “Employment experience is key for teachers.” CPS reports, “A strong message from teachers is that their day-to-day experience and how they are treated as professionals is critical to their long-term future in the LCMS.… Read More

Work shortages have been making the news. Lutheran Schools are aware of those shortages, too. Back in August, some of our schools had to scamper to fully staff their school. This issue of shortages, especially teachers and pastors, has been a topic for a few years in the… Read More

“As lesser men cower in the face of the risk, the cost of standing up to the system becomes steeper and steeper. While you will not be locked up for saying the truth, yet, you will be demonized, stigmatized, and deplatformed. You may lose your job. The end result is America’s… Read More

It’s said with a sort of singsong, matter-of-fact, “no-biggie” kind of tone. “I’m just tired.” How many people have you heard share this reflection with you this week? Are you adding yourself to that number? Frankly, the expression of being tired is not a surprise in our… Read More

(Click the link to watch the video.) Mrs. Angie Owen, teacher at Concordia Lutheran Elementary School in Fort Wayne, was honored at The Lutheran Schools Partnership’s “Very Important Partnerships” event on August 28 as the 2020-2021 Educator of the Year. Nominated by both… Read More

By Elizabeth Hoham for The Fort Wayne Lutheran and TLSP One of the most thrilling moments for teachers is often called the “Ah-ha” moment: when a concept clicks with a student, and he or she “gets it.” The lightbulb goes off, and it all makes sense. The child smiles. She gets… Read More