Immanuel Lutheran Church and School: Recent Episodes
Immanuel Lutheran Church and School
At Immanuel, we believe that each child is a special gift from God. We promote each child’s social, emotional, physical, cognitive and spiritual development, and accept and affirm them no matter where they fall within these categories.
We designed this podcast channel in order to share from the perspective of those who make Immanuel so unique — our teachers, students and families.
It takes a faith-filled village to teach and raise our kids. In this last episode in our series on "The Heart of Immanuel's Ministries," Principal Donna Laughlin discusses how all of Immanuel bands together so the school's ministry can thrive.
Our Children's Ministry's blessings — a thriving Vacation Bible School and ample supply of volunteers, for two — come from the Holy Spirit's work at Immanuel. Listen in to learn more about how the Spirit is moving through this ministry.
Our student ministry, led by Matt Cassidy, is passionate about inspiring kids to commit to Christ and, as an outflow, serve those around them. Tune in to hear Matt talk about his experience in student ministry and approach to building relationships and serving with our students.
Children need their parents to pour into them to set a secure faith foundation, and their parents in turn need pouring into from the church. Continue our Heart of Immanuel's Ministries series to hear Kari Larsen discuss how Immanuel's family ministry serves the whole family.
The music ministry at Immanuel is so much more than a few songs sung on a Sunday. Our series on the Heart of Immanuel Lutheran's Ministries continues with insight into our music ministry, featuring music ministry Director Sharon Dalpini.
The ministries of Immanuel Lutheran are inextricably woven together through one heart — our family of faith. Our new podcast sheds light on each of our ministries and how we seek to share God's impact beyond our little piece of property. Listen in as Pastors Eric Kennaugh and Chris Davis offer a look into the ministry of the church.
Our final episode of the season explores what life looks like after Immanuel. Listen in as Elvin and Sara Harms share how their sons' 12-year journey with Immanuel set them up for success later in life.
The role of the arts at Immanuel had an unexpected impact on the Hassler family. Listen to our latest podcast to hear how these extra-scholastics have shaped their Immanuel journey.
Many people are surprised to learn that Immanuel offers a robust athletic program, ranging from cross country to cheerleading. In this episode, Immanuel parent Danielle Morales shares how Immanuel extra-scholastics have shaped her family's school experience.
For many families, the decision to send their children to a private school is a sacrificial one. Listen to Immanuel parent Amy Siemann explain why, from her perspective, the benefits of faith-based education made that choice clear to their family.
Every family at Immanuel is new to the school at the start. Listen to Immanuel parent Nicole Erickson share how that transition positively shaped her family's journey from the moment they walked through the doors.
At Immanuel, our students and families are truly the heart of our school. Join us for our second podcast season as we explore The Journey of an Immanuel Family, beginning with the perspective of Principal Donna Laughlin.
The fifth and final pillar of Immanuel's Christ-Centered Education of the Whole Child is educating the child physically. Listen in as Fifth Grade Teacher and Assistant Principal Penny Suydam weighs in on this topic — from her perspective as Cheerleading Coach!
Part 2 of our podcast surrounding what it looks like to educate a child from the intellectual angle continues with our middle school team. Listen in as they discuss Immanuel's Advocacy Program, and how they are able to structure that program in a way that provides even more than simply intellectual support.
Intellectual education is just as critical as the four other educational pillars we provide at Immanuel, and it looks a little different here than what you would find at a typical school. Listen in to Episode 5 Part 1 of our podcast series "Christ-Centered Education of the Whole Child" as our middle school teachers share how they collaborate to provide a well-rounded intellectual curriculum for all of our students.
Episode 4 of our podcast surrounding our mission of Christ-Centered Education of the Whole Child looks at how we educate our students spiritually. Listen in as 4th grade teacher Mary Wert shares specific stories that show why spiritual education is such an important component of our educational model.
An emotional education is an extremely important part of Immanuel's educational model, and Episode 3 of our podcast series, Christ-Centered Education of the Whole Child, speaks to why it is so important. Listen in as our first grade teacher Christine Dail describes how she brings emotional education into her classroom.
Immanuel Lutheran Church and School's podcast, Christ-Centered Education of the Whole Child, continues with a deeper look at how Immanuel seeks to educate our students socially. In this episode, preschool 4s teacher Wendy Nelson discusses how a strong social education begins from a very young age.
Listen in as Principal Donna Laughlin kicks off the series Christ-Centered Education of the Whole Child with an overview of the Immanuel's educational philosophy.