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Episode 81: Episode 81: Donna Lucas talks about a career that's taken her across all corners of the country
May 27, 2026
51m 31s
Episode 80: Episode 80: Justin Fierro and Brooke Weise discuss their school's approach to special education
Apr 29, 2026
1h 08m 52s
Episode 79: Episode 79: Brian Broderick talks about the state of non public school education in Michigan
Apr 15, 2026
1h 02m 56s
Episode 78: Episode 78: Travis Grulke returns for a conversation on the state of Lutheran education
Mar 31, 2026
44m 18s
Episode 77: Episode 77: LSEM's Richard Schumacher talks about the benefits of partnering with LSEM
Mar 17, 2026
33m 16s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/27/26 | Episode 81: Episode 81: Donna Lucas talks about a career that's taken her across all corners of the country✨ | career developmenteducation administration+3 | Donna Lucas | Abiding Savior Lutheran School | Lake Forest, CA | Donna Lucaseducation+5 | — | 51m 31s | |
| 4/29/26 | Episode 80: Episode 80: Justin Fierro and Brooke Weise discuss their school's approach to special education✨ | special educationlearning differences+3 | Justin FierroBrooke Weise | Immanuel Lutheran SchoolLSEM | Giddings, TX | special educationlearning differences+5 | — | 1h 08m 52s | |
| 4/15/26 | Episode 79: Episode 79: Brian Broderick talks about the state of non public school education in Michigan✨ | non-public school educationMichigan education+3 | Brian BroderickStacy McGhee | Michigan Association of Non-Public schoolsLSEM | Michigan | non-public schoolsMichigan education+5 | — | 1h 02m 56s | |
| 3/31/26 | Episode 78: Episode 78: Travis Grulke returns for a conversation on the state of Lutheran education✨ | Lutheran educationtechnology in education+3 | Travis Grulke | Michigan District LCMS | — | Lutheran educationTravis Grulke+4 | — | 44m 18s | |
| 3/17/26 | Episode 77: Episode 77: LSEM's Richard Schumacher talks about the benefits of partnering with LSEM✨ | Lutheran educationspecial education+3 | — | Lutheran Special Education Ministries | — | LSEMLutheran education+3 | — | 33m 16s | |
| 2/17/26 | Episode 76: Episode 76: LSEM's Mindy English talks about hands-on, multi-sensory learning✨ | hands-on learningmulti-sensory learning+3 | Mindy English | LSEMLutheran Education Podcast | — | hands-on learningmulti-sensory+4 | — | 1h 00m 11s | |
| 2/3/26 | Episode 75: Episode 75: Dr. Linda Hensel and Dr. Kara Bratton talk about social emotional learning✨ | social emotional learningeducation+3 | Dr. Linda HenselDr. Kara Bratton | Concordia WisconsinConcordia University Irvine | — | social emotional learningeducation+5 | — | 54m 26s | |
| 1/21/26 | Episode 74: Episode 74: Glenn Rollins talks about recruiting Lutheran educators✨ | recruitmentLutheran education+3 | Glenn Rollins | Lutheran Church Missouri SynodConcordia University, Seward, NE | — | Lutheran educatorsrecruitment efforts+3 | — | 54m 23s | |
| 1/6/26 | Episode 73: Episode 73: Dr. Thomas Wrege talks about his new role at LEA✨ | Lutheran educationleadership+3 | Dr. Thomas Wrege | Lutheran Education AssociationLSEM | — | Lutheran Education AssociationDr. Thomas Wrege+3 | — | 52m 28s | |
| 12/17/25 | Episode 72: Episode 72: Dr. Alan Freeman talks the latest trends and topics in Lutheran education✨ | Lutheran educationtrends in education+3 | Dr. Alan Freeman | LCMS School Ministry | — | Lutheran educationDr. Alan Freeman+3 | — | 48m 19s | |
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| 12/2/25 | Episode 71: Episode 71: Dr. Kim Marxhausen talks about the anxious generation and their use of technology in part two of this conversation✨ | anxietytechnology+3 | Dr. Kim Marxhausen | — | — | anxious generationtechnology usage+3 | — | 56m 03s | |
| 11/24/25 | Episode 70: Episode 70: Dr. Kim Marxhausen visits the podcast again for an extended conversation on anxiety in our students (Part 1) | Dr. Kim Marxhausen, a long-time friend of the podcast, joins us for another conversation about Lutheran education. In this first of two parts, this conversation is around anxiety in our students and the “great re-wiring of childhood” and how that is contributing to mental illness. Dr. Marxhausen spent 25 years teaching in Lutheran schools before going back to graduate school to earn her PhD in educational psychology. She’s currently teaching a course on expertise and creativity at the University of Nebraska and is currently writing a book to help teachers who don’t have special education experience to work with students who are neurodivergent. | 1h 02m 32s | ||||||
| 11/4/25 | Episode 69: Episode 69: Dr. Drew Gerdes rejoins the podcast and talks about student anxiety and Mr. Rogers | Dr. Drew Gerdes, Assistant Professor of Education, Director of Undergraduate Early Childhood Education and Director of Student Teaching at Concordia University, Nebraska, once again joins the podcast to revisit last year’s discussion about students with heightened levels of anxiety. He also discusses the values of the late Fred Rogers and how is show, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, stands the test of time. | 1h 12m 44s | ||||||
| 10/21/25 | Episode 68: Episode 68: Ronda Spalding, one of LSEM's teachers, talks about dyslexia | Ronda Spalding, one of our LSEM teachers, talks about diagnosing and the definition of dyslexia. Tested for dyslexia when she was nine, Ronda heard a lot of “you can’ts” and turned them into “you cans”. Ronda wanted to offer that opportunity to her students. In this episode Ronda talks about the various types of dyslexia and her passion in helping her students and their unique needs. | 1h 08m 48s | ||||||
| 10/7/25 | Episode 67: Episode 67: LSEM's President & CEO, Stacy McGhee, talks about celebrating the children in our classrooms | Stacy McGhee, President and CEO of LSEM, joins the podcast and talks about how the group of educators, support staff, parents, pastors and administrators should join together in celebrating the students in our classrooms and resource rooms so they feel supported, loved and safe in a positive way. By providing structure in the classroom there’s comfort and trust so students can thrive. Stacy also talks about her career through various levels of education and what she loves about leading LSEM. | 1h 03m 34s | ||||||
| 9/23/25 | Episode 66: Episode 66: LSEM's Mindy English start new role outside of classroom | Mindy English, Lutheran Special Education Ministries’ new Director of Programs and Services, joins the podcast to talk about her new role and her background in special education. A Lutheran educator for over 30 years, Mindy spent a great majority of them as a resource room teacher at LSEM. | 56m 30s | ||||||
| 9/9/25 | Episode 65: Episode 65: Richard Schumacher kicks off the season talking about school communication and parent teacher conferences | Richard Schumacher, Senior Director of Operations at Lutheran Special Education Ministries, kicks off the 8th season of the Lutheran Education Podcast. In the season opener, he talks about school communications and how it’s changed over the years from printed newsletters to today’s preferred electronic methods like email and apps. Rich also talks about do and don’ts of parent teacher conferences. | 37m 00s | ||||||
| 6/10/25 | Episode 64: Episode 64: LSEM's Kathy Krause joins the podcast to reflect on her career in Lutheran special education | Richard Schumacher and President and CEO, Stacy McGhee, are joined by LSEM 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 talk about some of their fun hijinks along the way. Join us in congratulating Kathy on her second retirement from LSEM! | 58m 36s | ||||||
| 5/27/25 | Episode 63: Episode 63: Angela Swazey, LSEM's 2025 Charles A. Winterstein Administrator of the Year recipient | 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 the benefits that her families and students gain from having LSEM in their school. She also has some words of wisdom and encouragement for up-and-coming teachers starting out in their careers. | 49m 14s | ||||||
| 5/13/25 | Episode 62: Episode 62: Chris Singer talks about the role of comfort dogs in our ministries and schools | 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 trauma and tragedy. They currently have 128 teams in 30 states. | 46m 42s | ||||||
| 4/29/25 | Episode 61: Episode 61: Larry Sand discusses teacher unions and government in education | A teacher for over 28 years, Larry Sand joins the podcast to talk about teacher unions and government’s involvement in education. Sand, who writes about education issues, founded the California Teacher Empowerment Network in 2006 to help teachers get information that they may not be able to obtain from their unions and districts. | 42m 15s | ||||||
| 4/15/25 | Episode 60: Episode 60: Trip Rodgers returns to the podcast to talk about recent research on trauma | Trip Rodgers, Education Executive for the Central Iliinois 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. | 1h 08m 16s | ||||||
| 4/1/25 | Episode 59: Episode 59: Dr. Lisa Joyner and Dr. Bunnie Claxton join Dr. Tracie Salgado to talk about IEPs. | In this episode Dr. Lisa Joyner, from Veritas Baptist College, and Dr. Bunnie Claxton, founder and CEO of Dissertation Research Specialists, talk about individualized education plans in private school settings. | 56m 43s | ||||||
| 3/18/25 | Episode 58: Episode 58: Patti Bartsch, PhD. and Tori Yocum discuss nutrition in our schools | 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 they affect learning and brain development in our students. | 1h 01m 23s | ||||||
| 3/4/25 | Episode 57: Episode 57: Pastors Todd Bentz and Rich Steensma talk about their transition from education to a pastoral role | 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 pastoral role and chat about how God pressed this change upon their hearts. | 1h 01m 34s | ||||||
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