http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/-t1.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 17:00:46 GMT 10 http://i27.servimg.com/u/f27/11/96/56/96/web_fi10.png http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/-t1.htm http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/what-characteristics-do-top-level-wels-leaders-have-in-common-t39.htm Rob What characteristics do top-level WELS leaders have in common? -- Has every Synod president been a prep school grad? -- Has every District president been a prep school grad? -- Based on history, if a pastor serves in a foreign mission field then returns to the U.S., is he more likely or less likely to become a District president or Synod president? . . . Rob Ministerial Education & Lutheran Schools Thu, 08 May 2008 17:00:46 GMT http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/what-characteristics-do-top-level-wels-leaders-have-in-common-t39.htm#113 http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/what-characteristics-do-top-level-wels-leaders-have-in-common-t39.htm http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/reflections-on-2007-wels-national-convention-t36.htm Rob One year ago we were in the throes of area delegate conferences prelude to our summer 2007 WELS National Convention as doom-saying and soothsaying ran rampant. Hot topics during the spring and summer of 2007 were the Synod's national budget crisis and ministerial education. What did you get out of the 2007 convention season? Many, like I, discovered and digested the Prep School Study Committee #2 (PSSC-2) Report. The Report was two years in the making in that the Committee first analyzed ... Ministerial Education & Lutheran Schools Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:10:44 GMT http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/reflections-on-2007-wels-national-convention-t36.htm#107 http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/reflections-on-2007-wels-national-convention-t36.htm http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/teacher-of-the-year-t26.htm Rob Should WELS announce a teacher of the year? Ministerial Education & Lutheran Schools Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:58:14 GMT http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/teacher-of-the-year-t26.htm#76 http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/teacher-of-the-year-t26.htm http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/wisconsin-lutheran-seminary-demographics-and-direction-t37.htm Rob Last night I had the pleasure of listening to a live performance by the touring Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary choir -- 50 strong voices raised in moving praise of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The performance was fantastic, as usual. As I studied the faces of those eager young men, each having dedicated so much of their lives already to train for work in God's church, and each face and hairline transitioning gradually and some prematurely to middle-age, looking more and more like their ... Ministerial Education & Lutheran Schools Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:33:17 GMT http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/wisconsin-lutheran-seminary-demographics-and-direction-t37.htm#108 http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/wisconsin-lutheran-seminary-demographics-and-direction-t37.htm http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/what-is-the-glue-that-holds-wels-together-t25.htm Rob
Perhaps it's the common experience of a particular geographic location.]]> Ministerial Education & Lutheran Schools Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:21:38 GMT http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/what-is-the-glue-that-holds-wels-together-t25.htm#75 http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/what-is-the-glue-that-holds-wels-together-t25.htm http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/when-calling-a-teacher-what-s-the-right-number-of-additional-duties-to-include-in-the-call-t27.htm Rob When calling a teacher, what's the right number of additional duties to include in the call? Ministerial Education & Lutheran Schools Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:45:45 GMT http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/when-calling-a-teacher-what-s-the-right-number-of-additional-duties-to-include-in-the-call-t27.htm#78 http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/when-calling-a-teacher-what-s-the-right-number-of-additional-duties-to-include-in-the-call-t27.htm http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/mental-health-of-called-workers-t32.htm Rob Concerning the mental health of WELS called workers, do you observe some conditions regularly? Ministerial Education & Lutheran Schools Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:29:20 GMT http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/mental-health-of-called-workers-t32.htm#89 http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/mental-health-of-called-workers-t32.htm http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/leadership-and-management-t21.htm Rob Do our WELS Lutheran schools teach students to be leaders and managers in the church and in the world at-large? Although our WELS schools emphasize team sports, I do not see lessons learned on the sports field carrying over to other applications. While our pastors and teachers seem to excel working by themselves in lonely outposts where no collaboration is required, teamwork is a weakness. In my experience, I've seen dual pastor experiments end in failure and team teaching arrangements ... Ministerial Education & Lutheran Schools Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:49:55 GMT http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/leadership-and-management-t21.htm#45 http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/leadership-and-management-t21.htm http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/assure-excellence-in-doctrine-t23.htm Rob Do we in WELS assure excellence in doctrine? A student asked why God allowed Hurricane Katrina to damage New Orleans, and a school parent heard the WELS teacher respond, "Because God protects only those he loves." The parent didn't think that the answer was good Christian theology, so the parent asked the pastor, and the pastor brushed the parent aside invoking the rule that laity may not question MLC grads. So how DO we assure excellence in doctrine? Ministerial Education & Lutheran Schools Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:52:40 GMT http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/assure-excellence-in-doctrine-t23.htm#49 http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/assure-excellence-in-doctrine-t23.htm http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/lutheran-schools-of-america-t17.htm john http://www.lsaels.org/

I am interested to see if parents are looking for a classical Christian education. This program started over two years ago. Many Lutheran schools are struggling with their enrollment and the cost of funding a school. Maybe the WELS should follow suit.]]> Ministerial Education & Lutheran Schools Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:20:55 GMT http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/lutheran-schools-of-america-t17.htm#37 http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/lutheran-schools-of-america-t17.htm http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/entitlements-t24.htm Rob entitlements for WELS called workers?

I know a called worker who insists that she is entitled to a pay increase every year.]]> Ministerial Education & Lutheran Schools Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:04:38 GMT http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/entitlements-t24.htm#52 http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/entitlements-t24.htm http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/teacher-training-length-content-t22.htm Rob Perhaps an MLC historian could shed light on how teacher training length & content has changed over the years. Some WELS teachers retiring now (after decades of faithful service) received their training during the Synod "emergency" of the 1960s when teacher training was shortened to 2.5 years to cope with the "emergency." Contrasting 1960s-era training, we now have ECE training at MLC runnning 5 full years. Other factors over the years include: DMLC ... Ministerial Education & Lutheran Schools Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:55:40 GMT http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/teacher-training-length-content-t22.htm#48 http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/teacher-training-length-content-t22.htm http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/departmentalization-t18.htm Rob
So far, all research studies I've found say that 'departmentalization' is bad for students, but good for teachers. And for younger students (e.g., Kindergarten to Grade 4), the bad impact is greater.]]> Ministerial Education & Lutheran Schools Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:01:18 GMT http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/departmentalization-t18.htm#39 http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/departmentalization-t18.htm http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/wels-high-school-matrix-t9.htm Rob The idea of a WELS High School Matrix began during the 2007 WELS Convention when it became known that there was no WELS high school equivalent of the annual Statistical Report for congregations. The WELS SAB (Parish Schools & Ministerial Education) is considering creating an official WELS High School Matrix; nevertheless, to get the ball rolling, there is a WELS High School Matrix worksheet posted at Google Docs. If you are connected with a WELS High School, please ask someone knowledgable ... Ministerial Education & Lutheran Schools Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:31:32 GMT http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/wels-high-school-matrix-t9.htm#9 http://www.bailingwater.com/ministerial-education-lutheran-schools-f6/wels-high-school-matrix-t9.htm