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Teachers, Don’t Ditch Social Media: Helpful Tips and A Parent’s Perspective
There is a divided stance between teachers when it comes to social media. Some teachers choose to avoid it altogether, while other teachers use it…
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Supporting Ukrainian and Other Refugee Students
The devastating images of the Russian invasion of Ukraine may appear distant as one watches the tragic scenes of war and hears the number of…
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Servant Leadership – A Perspective
The Mission of Concordia’s Servant Leadership Institute is to: Develop servant leaders.
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Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for Social Emotional Learning
In 1994, Daniel Goleman, Eileen Growald, and a team of dedicated professionals joined forces to address an aspect of human development missing from educational settings.
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Organizational Change in Theory and Practice
There are nearly as many theories of change as there are theories of leadership, ranging from anachronous armchair advice to pithy philosophical prescription.
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Mighty Metacognition
For nearly four decades, research has documented the importance of metacognition in the learning process, however little attention has been devoted to providing a means…
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The Reformation Sings
When Luther published an evangelical revision of the Latin Mass (The Order of Mass and Communion, 1523), he called for poets to write new hymns.…
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The Bible for Everyone
“What will happen if anyone can read the Bible?” This was one of the objections hurled against Martin Luther by the religious authorities of his…
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The Two Kingdoms
April 26, 2017 – 1 minute read True story: a boy gets in trouble. When his mother starts to discipline him, the boy responds, “But mom,…
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Singing the Reformation
When the Church was reformed starting in 1517, so was its music. For nearly 800 years, the prevailing style had been Latin Gregorian chant. Most…
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Prayer
“A Christian without prayer is just as impossible as a living person without a pulse. The pulse is never motionless; it moves and beats constantly,…
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Luther and Biblical Interpretation
The most famous event of 1517 is Luther’s posting of his 95 Theses. However, in the same year Luther reached a milestone that may be…
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Law & Gospel
Healing is a gift of God— a universal human experience that bears witness to God’s will that we should live. While bodily systems often bring…
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Concordia’s Purchase of Second Campus a ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity’
ONE YEAR AGO, Concordia University Irvine’s leadership was not even considering purchasing another campus. But an unforeseen opportunity, the Lord’s guidance, and leadership from strategically-placed…
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Third President of Concordia University Irvine
Concordia Third’s President, the Rev. Dr. J.A.O. Preus III(shown on left), entered into his eternal rest on August 4, 2022. Though I never formally enrolled in…
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Townsend Institute Names New Dean
IRVINE, CA, November 3, 2023 — Dr. Margaret Christmas Thomas, with 25 years of experience leading educational and counseling organizations, is the newly-appointed Dean of the Townsend Institute at Concordia…