Lutheran Education Podcast

Introducing the Lutheran Education Podcast, brought to you by Lutheran Special Education Ministries. In this podcast we’ll explore trends, issues and events surrounding Lutheran education. In each episode we’ll invite educational experts to shed light on topics that support educators, administrators and staff.

Lutheran Education Podcast is a education podcast hosted by Richard Schumacher, with 83 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Richard Schumacher hosts Lutheran Education Podcast, a education show with 83 episodes published.

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  Episode #84

  Episode 84: Episode 84: Matt Bergholt talks about creating continuous improvement across an organization

  Sep 24, 20261h 4m

  Matt Bergholt returns to the podcast after several years and a career change to talk about his new role as Director of Project Management Office and Continuous Improvement for Lutheran Church Extension Fund in St. Louis, MO. He was tasked to help the organization migrate into a modern financial institution and help push CEF forward. He’s excited about being able to work across the entire organization help everyone come together for continuous improvement.

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  Episode #83

  Episode 83: Episode 83: High school theology teachers talk about the importance of teaching faith to young adults

  Sep 8, 20261h 3m

  Two high school theology teachers join the podcast this week. David Pratt, from Faith Lutheran Middle and High School in Las Vegas, NV, and Doug Braun, from Lutheran High Westland, in Westland, MI, talk about the importance of sharing their knowledge and faith with students who are about to embark on college and adulthood. They talk about the current challenges facing teachers of theology in educating teenagers in high school in an ever-changing culture as well as the wide variety of backgrounds that establishes their students’ world views.

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  Episode #82

  Episode 82: Episode 82: Kasey Mathews joins the podcast to talk about her role as an LSEM resource room teacher

  Aug 25, 202649 min

  We kick off Season 9 of the Lutheran Education Podcast with one of LSEM’s resource room teachers, Kasey Mathews. Kasey recently was named LSEM’s inaugural recipient of the Kathy Krause Resource Room Teacher of the Year award. In this episode, Kasey talks about the close relationships she’s built with not only her students, but also their parents and what makes them successful in helping their children in their education.

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  Episode #81

  Episode 81: Episode 81: Donna Lucas talks about a career that's taken her across all corners of the country

  May 27, 202652 min

  Donna Lucas, Principal at Abiding Savior Lutheran School in Lake Forest, CA, is the recipient of the 2026 Charles A. Winterstein Administrator of the Year. She joins the podcast to discuss the various stops across the country that she’s made throughout her career. Through those roles she’s embraced diversity and has learned that people from all corners of the country are still all pretty much the same. However, how she communicated and learned from colleagues changed depending on the amount of Lutheran schools there were in the areas she served. She also talks about how she went from teaching to eventually joining the administrative side of education.

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  Episode #80

  Episode 80: Episode 80: Justin Fierro and Brooke Weise discuss their school's approach to special education

  Apr 29, 20261h 9m

  Justin Fierro, Principal, and Brooke Weise, Director of Student Services at Immanuel Lutheran School in Giddings, TX, join Dr. Tracie Salgado to talk about their school’s partnership with LSEM and their unique approach to supporting their students with learning differences.

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