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LEA Online Library |
LEA library offers a collection of resources for LEA members. The resources below may be used by LEA members for their local ministries. They are in PDF format for consistency in viewing and printing.
If you use any of these resources, please give credit to the contributor. Any notations regarding licensed permission applies only to the contributor's organization and does not extend to your use.
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Acceptable Use Policies
Sample 1from St. Paul Lakeland, FL (Leo Raschke)
Acceptable Use Policies for Teachers? (Timothy Schumacher, St. Peter, Edina, MN)
Aching for Aceh: Ponderings & Petitions
A devotional journey summarizing a mission experience in Banda Aceh. This MMEnet Special Project was contributed by Rev. Bob Riggert (2006).
Agenda Samples
School board annual agenda (Linda Bailey and Christ Lutheran Academy)
School board sample agenda (Linda Bailey and Christ Lutheran Academy)
Aging DCE (ddf98)
Some DCE Ministry Heroes by William Karpenko
DCE Ministry after 40 by Sue von Fange
An Interview with Larry Brandt
A Heart for Jesus:
The Spiritual and Civic Leadership of Dr. Arthur L. Amt by Richard Schwantz. Dr. Amt was a founding member of LEA and a Christus Magister Award recipient.
Allergy Policy
Sample policy from Living Word, Rochester, MI (Julian Petzold) in .doc format.
Sample Notice of Allergy form from above in .doc format.
Athletic Handbooks & Related Information
Athletic Eligibility Digest of LEADnet networking
Athletic Handbook PDF including Code of Conduct form from Evansville Lutheran School in Indiana (John Schultz)
Athletic Handbook DOC including Code of Conduct form from Evansville Lutheran School in Indiana (John Schultz)
Athletic Handbook DOC including consent form from St. Paul, Orange, CA (Deryl Maxwell)
Athletic Handbook PDF, including Athletic Permission Form & Eligibility Form from Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Columbia, MO (Greg Hasseldahl)
Athletic Participation Permit from Portland Lutheran School, Portland, OR (Pam Merritt)
Michigan District AD Handbook. Click on "services."
Sports Handbook PDF from St. John, Rochester, MI (Tom Weiss)
Sports Handbook DOC from St. John, Rochester, MI (Tom Weiss)
Volleyball Permission (Consent) form from Concordia, San Antonio (Donna Rupp/Bob Cahill)
Attendance Policies
Sample 1PDF Salem, Afton, MO (Matt Stueber)
Sample 1 doc Salem, Afton, MO (Matt Stueber)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by Judith Preuss, LEA Monograph Volume 20, Number 2, Spring 1995.
Baptismal Birthday Tips
Collection of ideas for celebrating Baptismal Birthdays
Benefits for Workers
Resources for Worker Benefit Decisions
Joint Position Statement on Health Care Choice
LEA Position Statement on Health Insurance for Church Workers
LEA Health Insurance Letter to Congregational Leaders
Bully Policies
Policy Sample 1, background information, & procedures (Faith, Lincoln, NE, submitted by Kim Marxhausen.
Policy Sample 2 (Messiah, Lincoln, NE, submitted by Stan Fehlhafer)
Policy Sample 3 (brief; St. John's, Denver, CO, submitted by Ken Palmreuter)
Broken Hearts
Heart Therapy: A Practical Method for Healing Broken and Wounded Hearts.
A Relevant & Reprinted Release of a 1990 LEA publication written by Dr. Jan Horn. PDF version.
Budgets
Budget Creation 101 (Nov. 2007) by James Scriven. An LEA LEADnet Extra! publication.
Burnout (dds93)
Ministry Burnout is Not God's Idea by Jeff Van Vonderen
Out of the Depths I Cry
Teaching the Faith with Balance by Paula Hoffman
Avoiding Burnout through Self-Management by Steve Christopher
Avoiding Burnout through Continuing Education by Mark Blanke
Is there Such a Thing as Burnout? by Michael Walcheski
Burnout Survey Results by Jim Ollhoff
Cafeteria Plans
Resources for help in decision-making for health plan coverage.
Call Rubrics for LCMS Commissioned Ministers
Child Protection
Child Protection: A Practical Program by David Florine and staff at St. Peter Lutheran Church & School, Columbus, Indiana. An LEA eMonograph, Summer 2004.
Prevention of Abuse of Children Committee Policy Manual. Policies to reduce risk of sexual abuse of children in congregational programs. (Gloria Dei, Hudson, OH) from Bob Brantsch.
Childrens Ministry (dds98)
An Interview with Joani Schultz by Tom Couser
And, How are the Children? by Judy Christian
Christmas Services
Angels Share the Good News family service with leader notes from DCE Jill Hasstedt, Zion, Belleville, IL
Classroom Management
"The Art of Classroom Management" by Joel Koerschen LEA Monograph (out-of-print), Vol. 17, Spring 1992.
Classroom Observation (Evaluation)
Classroom Observation Form Sample 1
Classroom Observation Form Sample 2
Confirmation Program
Handbook Sample for Confirmation Program, Immanuel, Crystal Lake, IL (Korey Wysocki)
Early Communion, Confirmation Structure/Visioning, and Faith Milestones Programming. Network exchanges on the topics from LEA DCEnet. (Compiled by DCE Kendra Rueckert.)
Confirmation Program Book, Trinity, Peoria, IL (Scott Rauch)
Continuing Education & the DCE (ddw00)
Never Finished: The Need for Life Long Learning by Jim Hahn
Continuing Education: A Survey of Field DCEs
Crisis Management and Emergency Response
PDF document that contains annotated links to many agencies that are helpful in times of crisis. Includes links to avian influenza and pandemic flu information. (Thanks to Deaconess Sally Hiller, education executive for the Southeastern District LCMS, for compiling this resource.)
Curriculum Evaluation
CPH's Curriculum Audit Instrument, offering principles for the evaluation of Christian education materials.
DCE Ethical Guidlines
Ethical guidelines document in PDF
DCE, The Changing Role (dds92)
The Changing Role of the DCE by Don Emler
Fourteen Steps of Professionalism by Lisa Keyne
The DCE: Retooling for the 21st Century by Steve Arnold
My Story: Traveling the Path by Tom Couser
DCE Job Satisfaction
"Job Satisfaction and Educational Needs Among Directors of Christian Education in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod: A Summary" by James H. McConnell, PhD.
Descending into Greatness
Presentation notes from keynote address by Joel Koerschen to the 2004 National Administrators Conference.
Developmental Assets
A Lutheran Look at Developmental Assets by Marilyn Bader, LEA Monograph Volume 26, Number 2, Winter 1999/2000.
Devotional Life
"Worship: The Joy of Our Personal Devotional Life" by Marva J. Dawn, LEA Monograph, Volume 10-Number 3, Spring 1985.
Devotional Collections
Aching for Aceh: Ponderings & Petitions. A devotional journey summarizing a mission experience in Banda Aceh. This MMEnet Special Project was contributed by Rev. Bob Riggert (2006).
2005-2006 Devotional Series, 43 devotionals by Ed Grube
2005 Summer Devotional Series, 10 devotionals by Ed Grube
2004 Summer Devotional Series, 8 devotionals by Ed Grube
2003-2004 Devotional Series, 55 devotionals by Ed Grube
2001-2002 Devotional Series, 41 Psalms for Educators by Ed Grube
2008 LEA Weekly Devotional Archive
Discipline
Discipline and Parents: The Administrator's Role by William C. Meyer, DLESP Topics, Spring 1992.
Dissertation(s)
Schoepp, Paul W., "Lay Practitioners of Parish-Based Christian Education Ministry within The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod (LCMS): A Survey of Demographics, Ministry Roles, and Certification Interest. (DCE's may find this of special interest.)
Distinctively Lutheran
Distinctively Lutheran: Information & Discussion Topics for Teachers in Lutheran Schools. 2000 publication of proceedings and discussion topics from the LEAD (now LEADnet) administrators conference.
The Ties that Bind: Keeping Lutheran Schools Lutheran by Neil Sandfort, LEA Monograph Volume 22, Number 2, Winter 1997.
ECEnet Publications Archive
Issues of several publications distributed in 2002 to 2004 are available for viewing or download from the links below.
ECEnet News Flash Fall 2002 (leadership, computers, activities for God Chose Me)
ECEnet News Flash Winter 2003 (reception areas, listserv, introduction to Networks, gifts of God, video library)
ECEnet News Flash Insert Winter 2003 (chapel based on Psalm 127:3)
ECEnet Early Childhood Place Summer 2003 (professional growth, getting ready for new school year, outdoor activities)
Faith Grows Devotion (2003) (take-home devotionals under the theme "Faith Grows in the Home" for ages 2-3, 4-5, and 6-7)
ECEnet Special Edition 2004 (stress, chapel talk based on Ecclesiastes 4:9-10)
Tips for Parent-Teacher Conferences by Cheryl Iverson, ECEnet Special Report, Spring 2007.
Classroom Witnessing Tips. Web extension for Winter 2006 Shaping the Future or stand-alone resource.
Summer Safety issues. Web extension for Summer 2007 Shaping the Future or stand-alone resource. Check list and self-test of things summer early childhood programs should know.
ECEnet Tidbits archive
May 2008 and accompanying "Footprints" poem
ECEnet Resource archive
Songs, finger plays, etc., for March 2008
Early Communion
Early Communion, Confirmation Structure/Visioning, and Faith Milestones Programming. Network exchanges on the topics from LEA DCEnet. (Compiled by DCE Kendra Rueckert.)
Ecology of Ministry: Beyond Shepherds and Shepherding
"The Ecology of Ministry: Beyond Shepherds and Shepherding" by Shirley K. Morgenthaler, LEA Monograph (out-of-print) Volume 15, Number 3, Spring 1991.
Emergency Response and Crisis Management
PDF document that contains annotated links to many agencies that are helpful in times of crisis. Includes links to avian influenza and pandemic flu information. (Thanks to Deaconess Sally Hiller, education executive for the Southeastern District LCMS, for compiling this resource.)
Emergent Literacy and Early Childhood Education
A Relevant & Reprinted Release of a 2000 LEA publication written by Barbara F. Schoenbeck, Ph.D. PDF version.
eMonograph Archive
Child Protection: A Practical Program by David Florine and staff at St. Peter Lutheran Church & School, Columbus, Indiana.
Early Childhood Educators Network Video Lending Library
Ethics
Ethical Guidelines for Directors of Christian Education
ETnet Publications Archive
Issues of several publications distributed in 2002 to 2004 are available for viewing or download from the links below.
Elementary Teachers Notebook Fall 2002
Baptism/Faith Personal History Card
Baptismal/Faith Birthday Pinwheel (Take-home craft activity)
Elementary Teachers Notebook Winter 2002-2003 (includes Advent chapel service)
Two Skits ("Looking for the Light" and "Jesus is the Light" by Barbara Wegener
Christian or Secular Textbooks? Some questions for making decisions by David Black with Paul Piel, ETnet Special Report, Winter 2007
Endowment Funds
Endowment Fund sample document
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Description of ESL program for Japanese students from Donn Trautner, Chair of LEA's Mission Minded Educators Network (MMEnet). Partially adaptable to some Spanish-speaking students.
Enrollment
Re-enrollment tips and activities by Carolyn Sims. A LEADnet Extra publication, December 2007.
Exit Survey Samples
Compilation of Web sites and sample formats for surveying families that have withdrawn from your school.
Extra! LEA LEADnet publications
Budget Creation 101 (Nov. 2007) by James Scriven.
Re-enrollment (Dec. 2007) by Carolyn Sims
National Lutheran Schools Week Activities (Jan. 2008) by Andrew Tomashewsky
Faith, Teachers of the (ddf92)
Teaching the Faith by James Michael Lee
Faith Formation and Enculturation by John Westerhoff
Developing Spirituality in Adolescents by Susan Volden
Teaching the Faith through Small Groups by Stephanie Christensen
Faith Maturity by Marvin Bergman
Faith to Faith
Ten-lesson unit to help students in grades 3-5 and 6-8 share their faith with peers. Reprint with permission from 1995 LCMS School Ministry's Faith to Faith: A Unit to Encourage Peer Witnessing by Ed Grube.
All of the above in a single PDF file (Caution: 92 pages, 34,461 KB)
Faith Milestones
Early Communion, Confirmation Structure/Visioning, and Faith Milestones Programming. Network exchanges on the topics from LEA DCEnet. (Compiled by DCE Kendra Rueckert.)
Family Ministry (ddf97)
An Interview with Dick Hardel by Mike Heinz
A Balancing Act: Combining Ministry & Motherhood by Meta Johnson
Family Ministry through the Eyes of a DCE by Ben Freudenburg
Lutheran Schools: Ministering to Families Today & Tomorrow by Beverly K. Yahnke, LEA Monograph Volume 18, Number 1, Spring 1993.
Who Will Start the Lawnmower? by Jeffery S. Schubert, LEA Monograph Summer 1998. (Family ministry)
Financial Aid (for students)
Financial aid policy and procedures sample, St. Peter, Edina, MN (Steve Schrader)
Application for Scholarship sample, Evansville Lutheran, Evansville, IN (John Schultz)
Agreement Form-Financial Aid sample, Evansville Lutheran, Evansville, IN (John Schultz)
Formula Worksheet-Financial Aid sample, Evansville Lutheran, Evansville, IN (John Schultz)
Financial Development Primer for Lutheran Schools
An online resource for school administrators, development directors, school board members, and others interested in financial development for Lutheran schools.
First Steps
Orientation guide for first year teachers by Kevin Dunning. (One of the 3R series publications.)
Flexible Spending Accounts
Resources for help in decision-making for health plan coverage.
Frontier Leadership in Lutheran Elementary Schools:
Teachers' & Prinicpals' Views of Successful Lutheran School Leadership by Andrew Tomashewsky, (LEADnet Special Report Summer 2006).
Fundamentalism
"A Lutheran Critique of Fundamentalism" by Peter Steinke, LEA Monograph, Volume 11, Number 3, Spring 1986.
Governing Boards
Governing Board Manual for Lutheran Schools is an LCMS online resources for Lutheran school boards and administrators. Also applicable to other governing boards. Includes information on the difference between policies and procedures, proper role of the board, agendas, policies for board operations, etc.
PowerPoint® presentation on using the board manual.
Developing Policies & Procedures (E. Grube) PowerPoint
Developing Policies & Procedures PDF
Agenda Samples
School board annual agenda (Linda Bailey and Christ Lutheran Academy)
School board sample agenda (Linda Bailey and Christ Lutheran
Governing Boards & Teamwork. Reprint of article in Shaping the Future, Fall 2006 by Ed Grube.
Preschool/Early Childhood Handbooks/Manuals
Board Handbook/Manual PDF from Rainbow School, Rochester, MN (Andi Fyffe)
Board Handbook/Manual DOC from Rainbow School, Rochester, MN (Andi Fyffe)
Guidance
Guidance in Lutheran Schools by Nancy Young Dierdorf, LEA Monograph Volume 21, Number 2, Winter 1995.
Handbooks
Athletic
Athletic Handbook PDF including Code of Conduct form from Evansville Lutheran School in Indiana (John Schultz)
Athletic Handbook DOC including Code of Conduct form from Evansville Lutheran School in Indiana (John Schultz)
Athletic Handbook PDF, including Athletic Permission Form & Eligibility Form from Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Columbia, MO (Greg Hasseldahl)
Michigan District AD Handbook. Click on "services."
Sports Handbook PDF from St. John, Rochester, MI (Tom Weiss)
Sports Handbook DOC from St. John, Rochester, MI (Tom Weiss)
Confirmation Program
Handbook Sample for Confirmation Program, Immanuel, Crystal Lake, IL (Korey Wysocki)
Early Childhood/Preschool
Board Handbook/Manual PDF from Rainbow School, Rochester, MN (Andi Fyffe)
Board Handbook/Manual DOC from Rainbow School, Rochester, MN (Andi Fyffe)
Kindergarten
Sample of a kindergarten handbook sent home or delivered during home visits before school starts. Download in Word for ease of modification or PDF if you cannot download in Word. Sample created by Allison Grube.
Harry Potter Books
Consider whether to place Harry Potter books in your school library? See the statement on Harry Potter books at www.lcms.org/cic/harrypotter.htm.
Health - Disease Notices
Principal Glen Kieschnick has created notices sent to parents when a child has been diagnosed with the following: scabies, head lice, strep throat, mumps, infectious mononucleosis, fifth disease, impetigo, pink eye, and chicken pox. Those who wish to borrow these forms should check out the information with their local health department before adapting and distributing them.
Heart Therapy: A Practical Method for Healing Broken and Wounded Hearts.
A Relevant & Reprinted Release of a 1990 LEA publication written by Dr. Jan Horn. PDF version.
High Schools (Lutheran)
Examples of how several Lutheran high schools welcome new students.
Home Visits & Alternatives
Agendas for home visits and ideas for alternatives to home visits from the ETnet and LEADnet listservs in PDF format.
Identity of the DCE (ddf96)
Who Do You Say That I Am? by Lisa Keyne
Do You Know Who I Am? by Dave Rahberg
Integrating Faith
Integrating the Faith--More than Teaching Lutheran Math by David R. Mannigel, LEA Monograph Volume 21, Number 1, Fall 1995.
Intergenerational Christian Education
"Intergenerational Christian Education: Opportunity for Building Community" by Christine Ross, Spring 2003.
Interviews
Interview Process (Gathering Information) reprint by Perry Bresemann (DLESP Topics Summer 1993)
Interview Guide for teachers and administrators from the LCMS Northern Illinois District
Teacher Interview Sample 1DOC Zion, Alexandria, MN (Sue Bowden)
Teacher Interview Sample 1 PDF Zion, Alexandria, MN (Sue Bowden)
Teacher Interview Sample 2 DOC Trinity Lone Oak, Eagan, MN (Sean Martens)
Teacher Interview Sample 2 PDF Trinity Lone Oak, Eagan, MN (Sean Martens)
“A Strategy for New Staff Entering the Parish” By Ben Freudenburg.
Mission: Discover the Culture and Climate of the Congregation
Purpose: To discover the common understandings or the disparity among staff and leadership concerning the history, culture, and climate of the congregation, and the role and function and expectation of staff.
Click on the link for planned goals and objectives to fulfill the above listed purpose.
Job Description(s)
Activities Director LCMS
Administrative Assistant/Office Mgr DOC Trinity, Tinley Park, IL (Steve Stec)
Administrative Assistant/Office Mgr PDF Trinity, Tinley Park, IL (Steve Stec)
Administrative Assistant DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Admissions Counselor DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Athletic Director DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Child Care Director 1 DOC St. John, Racine, WI (Ron Siebert)
Child Care Director 1 PDF St. John, Racine, WI (Ron Siebert)
Also see Early Childhood Director LCMS
Child Care Worker 1 DOC St. John, Racine, WI (Ron Siebert)
Child Care Worker 1 PDF St. John, Racine, WI (Ron Siebert)
Children's Ministry Director LCMS
Children's Ministry Director St. Mark, Eureka, MO (Lauren Luedtke)
Christian Education Director LCMS
Choir Director DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Church Musician LCMS
Church Secretary DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Secretarial Aide DOC PDF Grace Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Counseling Services Director LCMS
Development, Dir. Sample 1 Evansville Lutheran School (John Schultz)
DCE Sample 1 St. Luke, Oveido, FL (Leah Helmrichs)
DCE Minister of Discipleship & Nurture Beautiful Savior, Omaha (Jim Haack)
DCE Multiple Ministries Sample 1 Dir. of Youth Ministry & Dir. of Spiritual Growth, Peace, Eau Claire, WI (Tim Kich)
DCE Multiple Ministries Sample 2 Dir. of Student Ministry & Dir. of Transformation Ministry, First Trinity, tonawanda, NY (Sue Steege)
Director of Development Sample 1 Evansville Lutheran School (John Schultz)
Director of School Music DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Drama & Fine Arts Director LCMS
Extended Care Aide DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Extended Care Counselor DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Extended Care Dir 1 DOC Trinity, Tinley Park, IL (Steve Stec)
Extended Care Dir 1 PDF Trinity, Tinley Park, IL (Steve Stec)
Extended Care Dir 2 DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Junior High Ministry Director LCMS
Kitchen Director DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Kitchen Worker DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Librarian DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Minister of Discipleship & Nurture Beautiful Savior, Omaha (Jim Haack)
Music, Dir. of School DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Playground Supervisor DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Preschool Aide Sample 1 St. John, Rochester, MI (Tom Weiss)
Preschool Dir. Sample 1 St. John, Rochester, MI ( Tom Weiss)
Preschool Dir. Sample 2 DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Preschool Teacher DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Preschool Teacher Assistant DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Principal Sample 1PDF Our Savior, Grand Rapids, MI (Barry Blomquist)
Principal Sample 2 DOC Our Savior, Grand Rapids, MI (Barry Blomquist)
Principal Sample 2 PDF Trinity, Tinley Park, IL (Steve Stec)
Principal Sample 2 DOC Trinity, Tinley Park, IL (Steve Stec)
Reading Specialist/Resource Teacher DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Secretary 1 DOC Christ, Costa Mesa, CA (Janie Andrich)
Secretary 1 PDF Christ, Costa Mesa, CA (Janie Andrich)
Secretary, PT 1 DOC Zion, Lincoln, IL (Steve Schumacher)
Secretary, PT 1 PDF Zion, Lincoln, IL (Steve Schumacher)
Secretary, Church DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Secretarial Aide DOC PDF Grace Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Senior High Ministry Director LCMS
Sunday School Secretary DOC PDF Redeemer, Peoria, IL (Jennifer Snobeck)
Sunday School Superintendent DOC PDF Redeemer, Peoria, IL (Jennifer Snobeck)
Sunday School Treasurer DOC PDF Redeemer, Peoria, IL (Jennifer Snobeck)
Teacher Sample 1 Living Word, Rochester, MI (Julian Petzold)
Teacher Sample 2 Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Teacher Sample 3 St. Paul, Fort Worth, TX (Tom Geyer)
Teacher Aide DOC PDF Grace, Modesto, CA (Jim Scriven)
Tech. Coordinator Sample 1 Trinity, Evansville, IN (Tom Wrege)
Tech. Coordinator Sample 2 St. Peter, Edina, MN (Tim Schumacher)
Tech. Coordinator Sample 3 Technology Education Coordinators Special Interest Group (Audrey House)
Volunteer Director LCMS
Women's Ministry Director LCMS
Worship Leader LCMS
Kindergarten Handbook
Sample of a kindergarten handbook sent home or delivered during home visits before school starts. Download in Word for ease of modification or PDF if you cannot download in Word. Sample created by Allison Grube.
LEA Alive Back Issues
LEAD Extra!
Budget Creation 101 (Nov. 2007) by James Scriven.
Re-enrollment (Dec. 2007) by Carolyn Sims
LEAD & DLESP Topics Archive
Administrative Self Evaluation by Perry Bresemann (Spring 1990)
Discipline and Parents: The Administrator's Role by William C. Meyer (Spring 1992)
Interview Process (Gathering Information) by Perry Bresemann (Summer 1993)
Principal as Spiritual Leader by Donald Scheck (Summer 1990)
Strategic Planning for the Lutheran School by Paul Brandt (Winter 2000)
Letter of Intent Samples
Seven sample letters of intent to return or leave school teaching or staff positions for the next year in .doc format. Offered by Gordon Schamber, Merve Dehning, Paul Brandt, Tim Merritt, Mark L'Heureux, and Steve Schrader.
Liability & Medical Release Form Samples
Three sample sets of forms for youth events in one .doc file. Offered by DCEs Heidi Frank, Jenny O'Reilly, and Bob Brantsch.
Lutheran Education Journal
Comprehensive index originally by Eugene Brunow. Lutheran Education is the journal of the faculty of Concordia University, River Forest. LEA members receive copies of the journal as a benefit of membership. Updated August 2005 (Volume 140, Number 2)
Lutheran Schools Week (National)
ECEnet Special ePublication. Ideas for celebrating National Lutheran Schools Week 2007 in early childhood education.
NLSW Activities. LEADnet Extra, January 2008.
Current date, theme, and sub-theme.
Lutheran Teachers
"The Lutheran Teacher: Ministry in Transition" by Edward J. Keuer, LEA Monograph (out-of-print) Vol. 16, Number 2, Winter 1990/1991.
Medical & Liability Release Form Samples
Three sample sets of forms for youth events in one .doc file. Offered by DCEs Heidi Frank, Jenny O'Reilly, and Bob Brantsch.
Mentoring (ddw9596)
Mentoring 101 by Edward Sellner
Mentoring: Existential Sojourn or Spiritual Ping Pong? by Roger Franzen
Mentoring: How We Did It by Christopher Bodley
Mentoring in the Minnesota North District by David Cloeter
Monographs (recent e-issues)
"Dealing with Angry, Hostile Parents" by Dr. Steven Kaatz, Winter 2007
Monograph Archive
LEA members are free to download one copy of each. Requests for duplication of downloaded copy may be made to lea@lea.org.
Monograph list and download links for available titles appear in the drop-down menu below:
Monographs Bonus Features
Building Trust in Relationships. A PowerPoint® presentation to facilitate discussion of the Spring 2002 LEA Monograph of the same title. Also available in PDF format.
Intergenerational Christian Education (IGCE). A PowerPoint® discussion guide to accompany the Spring 2003 LEA Monograph of the same title. Also available in PDF format.
Living in the Glass House of Ministry. A PowerPoint® discussion or reflection guide to accompany the Spring 2005 LEA Monograph. Also available in PDF format.
Meeting Parental Expectations in the Age of Accountability. Use this link to download a PowerPoint® presentation to enhance discussion of the Winter 2001 LEA Monograph. Also available in PDF format.
Open Minds and Hearts: Diverse Learners in Lutheran Schools and Congregations. A PowerPoint® discussion guide to accompany the Fall 2003 LEA Monograph. Also available in PDF format.
Professionalism. A PowerPoint® discussion/reflection guide to accompany the Spring 2004 LEA Monograph. Also available in PDF format. Additional discussion information available from the March 2004 issue of Professionally Speaking.
Satan is Stalking You: Spiritual Warfare and the Lutheran Educator. A PowerPoint® discussion/reflection guide to accompany the Winter 2004 LEA Monograph. Also available in PDF format.
Movie Resources
Discussion and strategies for using The Passion of the Christ. Tips from several DCEs.
Questions to Ponder (before or after) viewing The Passion of the Christ from DCE Jim Haack.
Multiculturalism (ddf93)
Thinking Through the Mind of Jesus by Harry Wendt
Christ & Culture by Rich Carter
Boldly Go Where We Have Not Before by Bertram B. Lewis, LEA Monograph Winter 1998/1999. (Multiculturalism)
Network DCE Archives
Network DCE Winter 2001-2002 (Vol.1 Issue 1)
What is this New Publication? by Cindy Twillman
Broken and Burned Out Matches by Bob Brantsch
KINDLE is Alive, Well, and Growing! By Linda Olsen
What I Like about Being a DCE Program Director by Jim McConnell
Things Will Never be the Same Again by Stephen Fehl
Network Bits and Bytes by Jim Anderson
Never Alone devotional by Tim Lindeman
Network DCE Fall 2002 (Vol.1 Issue 1)
What is Self-Differentiation? By Stacey Tasler Crosson
Dealing with Expectations in Ministry by Tom Keithley
Boundaries for Healthy Ministry by Tom Keithley
Living with Criticism by Stacey Tasler Crosson
Sanctification: God Defines Us by Craig Parrott
First Person feature: Hi! My Name Is Steve by Steve Fehl
KINDLE by Linda Olsen
Network Bits and Bytes by Bob Brantsch
Network DCE Winter 2003 (Vol. 2 Issue 1)
So, What Is an Emotional System? By Al Gunderman
We Are the Church devotional by Paul R. Wendt
Implications of Systems Thinking in a Congregation by Sue Steege
Questions and Exercises for Further Growth by Paul Schwan
First Person feature: I Am a Child of God by Steve Fehl
Emotional Systems Resources by Michael Walcheski
Network Bits and Bytes by Bob Brantsch
Network DCE Summer 2003 (Vol 2, Issue 2)
Hurricane Warning: Should you bail or weather it? By Brent Howard
Responding to the Inquiries by Michael Fulbright
How to Prepare for an Interview by Dave Weidner
Grace to be…a DCE devotional by Paul Wendt
First Person feature: One Family’s Experience with the Call by Deborah Keithley
Network Bits and Bytes by Bob Brantsch
Network DCE Special Edition 2003 (Vol 2 Issue 3)
Personal Reflection: Healthy Goodbyes by Lisa Hellyer
Peace-filled Transitions by Esther Barg
A New Calling in the Same Congregation by John Elmshauser
Surviving a Pastoral Vacancy by Lyle Heggemeier
The Senior Pastor’s Retiring, Now What? By Paul Wendt
New Starts by Brent Howard
Network Bits and Bytes by Bob Brantsch
New DCEs and DCE Interns
List of Must-Have Resources for a New DCE from Sarah Hames (CU, Portland)
New Teachers
Thirteen tips for welcoming a new teacher from Dr. Dave Ebeling.
First Steps, orientation guide for first year teachers by Kevin Dunning. (One of the 3R series publications.)
911 Commemoration Resources
A Service of Prayer and Reflection from DCE Jim Haack
Remembering September 11 from Principal Ken Gundlach
Nomenclature
Nomenclature and the Teaching Ministry, An LEA-TEAM Study Document by Steve Arnold, Jim Haack, and Jim Ollhoff, published by LEA 1995, © 1995 the authors.
Observation/Evaluation
Classroom Observation Form Sample 1
Classroom Observation Form Sample 2
Parents
"Meeting Parental Expectations in the Age of Accountability" by Daniel N. Seim, Winter 2001.
"Dealing with Angry, Hostile Parents" by Dr. Steven Kaatz, LEA Monograph, Winter 2007
Pastors (and Lutheran education)
Pastors and Lutheran Schools. Link to Melvin Kieschnick's article for Wheat Ridge Ministries' Healthy Teams Project.
Keys to Healthy Team Ministry by John Hirsch
Team Ministry from a Ministry Team Perspective
Performance Review
Annual Performance Review sample for all staff (including pastor) (from Linda Bailey, Trinity, Lisle, IL)
Personal Learning Networks
Special report on PLNs--Personal Learning Networks by David Black
Principal for a Day
Activity suggestions for conducting a Principal for a Day event. This collection is from the LEADnet listserv archives, with special thanks to several Lutheran school principals cited in the document.
Policies and Procedures (general)