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"The Pastor and the Lutheran School"
By Dr. Melvin M. Kieschnick

Lutheran schools and early childhood education centers currently face their greatest challenge and the possibility of their finest hour. The opportunity is there for these Lutheran organizations to bring to their sponsoring congregations and communities the gifts of quality age-appropriate Christian nurture, solid academic education and evangelistic outreach. A key factor determining whether or not the school will meet this challenge is whether or not the pastor is effective as a school leader.

Where the entire family of pastor, administrator, principal, staff, parents, students and congregation work together for a single goal, excellence is almost assured. If any of these components is absent, the school will probably fall short. If the pastoral support and leadership is missing, the chances for success are severely threatened.

This publication seeks to provide a vision and practical suggestions for pastors to supply a richly blessed pastoral ministry to the entire family associated with the school or center.

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