Departments

244 From Where I Sit To See Ourselves as Others See Us

Jonathan M. Bar;

300 Administrative Talk Why Have Schools?

Glen Kucl

302 DeE Expressions Jesus' True Glory

Bill Culler

304 Today's Lutheran Educator You Are Here

Jonathan Laab~

306 Multiplying Ministries Practicing the Resurrection!

Rich Bimlel

308 Secondary Sequence We Aim to Please

Craig Parrot,

310 Teaching the Young Discovering and Learning

Shirley Morgenthalel

312 Book Review: That I May Be His Own.' An Overview of Luther's Catechisms

Michael Eschelbac/~

315 Index to Volume 138

320 A Final Word The Opposite of Faith? and I

George Heidel

In This Issue: Governing, Financing, and Marketing Schools

246 A Matter of Trust: Exploring the Value of Lutheran School Boards Ilerman explores some of the reasons why confusion over the role and function of the Lutheran school board exist and reviews its purposes over against its unique position within congregational structure.

by Richard E. Herman

256 The Role of the School Board: Do We Agree? Stucky investigates whether significant differences existed between and among the views of principals, school board chairpersons, and pastors regarding the desired and actual roles of Lutheran elementary school board and finds that the three groups view the desired role differently h'om the actual role.

by Brad W. Stucky

267 Be Ready for Your Day in Court: Insurance Issues Facing Lutheran Schools In nlr too many instances, Lutheran schools and churches have large holes or gaps in their insurance programs. Starnes addresses liability concerns and provides a working knowledge of insurance coverage and how to meet specific congregational and school needs.

by Kermit M. Starnes

277 Financial Winds Arguing that in most Lutheran schools financial development is more impulse than reality, Rogalski of Tel's some thought-provoking observations to assist those responsible for guiding their institutions through the Illllding maze. The bottom-line: whether boards like it or not, the buck starts and stops with them.

by Robert T. Rogalski

282 Financing Lutheran Schools: What Was, What Is, and What Can Be Hahn examines both the past and current realities in funding Lutheran schools and the energy, vision. and financial skills required to preserve and expand the l11ission of Lutheran schools. lie presents a l11ulti-li'ont initiative that he believes characterizes a positive fiscal environl11ent.

by David M. Hahn

290 Marketing for Lutheran Schools It is becol11ing increasingly apparent that sitting by and cOl11placently depending on Lutherans to send their children to Lutheran sehoois is unwise. Kocrschen outlines what he as learned about better positioning the Lutheran school in a cOl11petitive private and parochial school market.

by Joel Koerschen