At your request, we are hosting a second iteration of Intro to Governance workshops and have extended the invitation beyond new board members. Earlier this year we hosted Intro to Governance workshops online, targeted specifically towards those new to board membership in Lutheran learning communities. The sessions were well attended not only by those new to governance,
At three separate events this term, leaders in Lutheran Learning Communities came together to: Engage in spiritual growth Participate in professional learning with a focus on leadership development underpinned by the Growing Deep framework Connect and network with colleagues from LESNW learning communities and regional office staff Hear about opportunities for ongoing growth and learning.
Wed 30 April – Fri 2 May 2025, LEVNT Regional Office, Melbourne The three-day workshop is foundational for all who have a significant role in ministry in Lutheran learning communities. It provides participants with an understanding of how core theological concepts shape a Lutheran education context, the worship life of the community, our approach to
The LESNW board met recently and had Mignon Weckert join us to talk about Compassionate Systems and the work being done throughout our region. It is wonderful hear of the way our learning communities have embraced Compassionate Systems and are realising the positive benefits from it. At a recent Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
We live a highly disposable society. If it is broken, we honestly believe in most cases that it is much easier and cheaper to throw it away and buy another one. For example, if a treasured bowl is accidentally dropped and broken, the usual thinking would be that it either can’t be fixed, or, if
Lutheran communities are invited to join the ALWS Walk My Way event in Adelaide on Saturday, 3 May at ALC, North Adelaide. To make things even more exciting, Craig Fielke is issuing a special challenge: a bottle of his best red wine from his own cellar will be awarded to the LESNW Learning Community Leader
Board Chairs, members and Principal Companions were spoilt to have a day of professional dialogue and listening with Mike Greenslade as he challenged us to consider how Principal growth and wellbeing is a shared responsibility. Using Mike’s unique gift of storytelling, personal history, educational experience, grace filled heart and professional services, we were gifted into
Good Shepherd Lutheran School, Para Vista, has shown that marketing, promotions and advertising isn’t just about social media, jingles, billboards and bus wraps. Disco fever hit the school as students arrived on campus to find the Leadership Team decked out in full disco attire for a grooooovy start to the day. With bright colours, funky wigs
Tatachilla Lutheran College has embarked on a game-changing process to inspire an innovative, agile and future-focussed strategic vision. The process not only sets the college on an exciting trajectory for students to live, learn and lead through the love of Christ, but is also resulting in less obvious but strikingly powerful outcomes such as: meaningful
A Compassionate Approach to Leading Regenerative Systems Change Deepening Practice Workshops Educators from learning communities across LESNW gathered to explore what it means to take a ‘living systems’ approach in our schools through the lens of: What do we want to ‘grow’? We identified how compassion provides the pathway or conditions for growth of all
