Published since 1865 by the Faculty of Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois Volume Number 4. JoAnn PF. Kiefer. Krisst L.

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1 lutheran Education Published since 1865 by the Faculty of Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois Volume Number 4 Publisher: Editors: Associate Editors: Business/Editorial Assistant: Design/Production Assistant: Regular Departments: Atimini(tmtil/{' 7;dk DCE EV/,I'f.<ioJ!.( Af/{Iflj)(yirj~~ AJjJli.iiri(.l' SNondfJZ.JI S('qUOl(t' 7;,tlt/Jing the }'OUlll~ }Or!tq:f Lw/}{'i'(w Fr/U{rllOr Cover Design: Dr. John F. Johnson, President Concordia Universiry, River Foresr, III. William Rimchd, Educarional Foundations O. John Zillman, Depanment of Psychology C;,lrY Benels, Dep,Jr[ll1ent of Theology Willi,1I11 Duey, Dqmrl11elll of Human i'er[ornunce JoAnn PF. Kiefer Krisst L. Paulson Glen Kuek, Sf. I'<nd Lutheran Schoo!, Chicago, III. William Cullen, Depanmelll of Leadership, CURl' Rich Bimler, Prtsidenl, \Vhtat Ridge rvlinisrries Craig Parror, Lurheran High, Denver, Colo. Shirley Morgemhaicr, Early Childhond Education, CURl' Jon Laabs, Execurive Direcror, Lurheran Education Association Del Kiaustcrmeier Lutheran Educatioll (lssn 0024(7488) is published I(lltr times per year: Fall: Wimer: Spring and Summer. Subscriptions art $10" Year, "nd,tre av,rihble li'om Lu/hemll Educiltioujollmal, 7400 Augusra S., River Foresr, II Periodical postage paid at Nappauee, IN. POSTMASTER: Send "ddres> changes ro Luthemll Educatioll, 7400 Augllsra Sr., River Foresr. II I 499. Lutherall 'Eaucatioll is av"dable on micro/lim. Write to University Microfilms, Nnnh Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI4810J Primed in USA. Lu/herall Eaucatioll has been selected as rhe prol~ssional journal of rhe l.urher;rn Education Associarion (LEA). Members of the LEA receive rhe journal as pan of membership benciirs. Inquiries regarding memilcrship Illal' be,lddressed ro LEA, 7400 Augusra Sr., River Foresr, II. (; The journal and LEA remain independel1i entities.

2 In This Issue: Focus on Parish Education-DCE, Family, Mission and Preparation for Ministry 165 The Employerization of the Teaching Ministry Moulds arguts rim Christian teachers, particularly Lurher<ln educators, arc now chiefly (though not only) idenrifled according to the modern category of employee and that, while this charactcrization Ius some limited usc, it should be minimized. by Russell G. Moulds 175 Invisible Christian Educators: A Look at LCMS Practitioners of Parish-Based Christian Education Schoepp chronicles the Gndings ftom his quantitative study of the demographics, ministry roles, and ccniflcation inretest of paid lay congregational stall' members rim c;ury our Christian education ministry without having gone through a synodical cerrilicarion program. by Paul W. Schoepp 192 What Does Christian Education Have to Do With Missions? Using information gleaned from social science, Rippsrein assesses the directions the winds may be blowing in ['his new millennium regarding mission opportunities and encourages the reader toward an,tposrolic viewpoint using existing Christian educational venues to 1:1Cilitate a mission;uy mindset. by Timothy A. Rippstein 201 The State of Director of Christian Education (DCE) in the LCMS Relying especially on over J 4 years of experience in higher education, Blanke provides thought-provoking insight imo rhe synodical dynamics associ,utd with the currem stare of DCE ministry {hat will hopefully generate some lively discllssio!l by Mark S. Blanke 209 Family Ministry in the 21 st Century: A Perspective While the culture is muting the religious beliefs,md practices of present-day f:mlilies, Bergman posits that this is an incredible period for congregations to launch flmijy miniseries utilizing a vast altay of prcvcmivc and inlcrvcning resource programs. by Shirley A. Bergman

3 Departments 161 From Where I Sit:... lntegrity William Rietschel 222 Administrative Talk... Preparing Students - For What? Glen Kuck 224 Today's Lutheran Educator... To Be Heard Jon Laabs 226 Multiplying Ministries... C.A.R. TheologYt or 'Tm Rich Bimler and I Approved This Message" Rich Bimler 229 Secondary Sequence... Religious Education - "Ifs Not the Program" Craig Parrott 231 A Final Word... Diversity in Religious Education Manfred Boos

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