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Originals Songs

 

Sermons & Devotions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bible Studies

 

Classroom Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creative Resources

 

Ministry Papers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drama

 

Slide Shows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Workshops

 

Team Ministry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principalship

 

School Curriculum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Original Songs:

 

Includes Words and Downloadable WAV files

 

Brand New Day

Sing Your Praises

Little Ones

Born on Christmas Morn

Step Out of the Boat

 

 

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Bible Studies:

 

v    The Heart of a Christian Based upon the 10 Commandments and our response to the Gospel

 

v    Radical Faith   Based upon the story of Stephen and the Creeds

 

v    The Passion Week  A look at the Jesus’ last week including the process of Roman crucifixion

 

v    The 10 Scenarios   Based on the 10 commandments

 

v    Easter Story Cookies    A real tasty Bible study or devotion starter

 

v    The Real PowerAde   Based on prayer

 

v    The Doors that Block Us    A look at the things which separate us from God

 

v    The Walk  A look at how Bible people are supposed to walk with God

 

v    The New Covenant Based upon II Corinthians 2:14-4:11

 

v    Worthy of the Gospel Based upon Philippians 2:1-13

 

v    The Billboard A brief look at how much God cares for us

 

v    The Superstar Myth A brief Bible study contrasting the Da Vinci Code, Mary Magdalene, and Jesus Christ Superstar’s assertion that Jesus was just a man.

 

v    The Transfiguration A study based upon the readings for Transfiguration Sunday: Matthew 17:1-9, Exodus 24:12, 15-18, and 2 Peter1:16-21

 

v    Getting Roped by Temptation An active study on peer pressure

 

v    What’s Your Name A study on Baptism

 

 

Developing Staff Leadership Bible Study Series:

 

v    Part 1: Motivations for Ministry 
Why do we do ministry?  Are we focused on us or Jesus?

 

v    Part 2: Evaluating God’s Will in our Ministry
How does our ministry compare to scripture?  Looks at the seven letters to the churches found in Revelations.

 

v    Part 3: Following Through In Ministry 
Do we know our purpose and have we set goals in ministry?

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Sermons:

 

v    Faith’s Response    How do we respond when we “supposedly” follow Jesus?

 

v    His Hallmarks  Based upon John 20:19-31

 

v    D-ism’s A look at core statements in my ministry

 

v    My Testimonial

 

v    Transfiguration Devotions / Sermonettes  Based upon Matthew 17:1-9 and Exodus 24:12, 15-18

 

v    The Mystery of the Manger Based upon Luke 2:1-20.  Shows how God used the insignificant on Christmas night.

 

v    Are You Listening Based Upon Luke 1:1-14.  Talks about how the “noise” of the world deafens us to the Word

 

v    The Big Fish and The Big Call Based upon Luke 5:1-11.  “Are we going to fish with pride…or hide?”

 

v    Baptismal Hope A devotion based upon 1 Peter 1:3

 

v    Can’t Wait to See the King A devotion based upon Psalm 33:20

 

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Classroom:

 

v    How to Write the World’s Greatest Research Paper Booklet -- (Downloads in MS Word Format)  
A printable booklet for creating a research paper as a joint English/Religion curriculum project 

 

v    How to Write the World’s Greatest Research Paper – ONLINE
Glen’s research booklet put into a “Web version” created for
Learning Enterprise Public High School in Milwaukee.  This version is for an inter-departmental paper for use in a parochial or public school and includes more examples than the original version.  It also offers an option for use as just an English department research paper.

 

v    Baptism Water Olympics  A list of fun activities you can do to emphasis the “water” in baptism.  Great for a confirmation retreat or lock-in night.  

 

v    In Door Baptism Scavenger Hunt A perfect indoor activity for a lock-in or catechism class

 

v    A Baptism Lock-In or Confirmation Retreat Based upon Acts 22:16.  Includes Baptism Water Olympics and The Indoor Scavenger Hunt, What’s Your Name Bible Study, and an additional set of smaller studies all on the theme of baptism

 

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Workshop Materials:

 

v    Eat Your P’s Workshop Narration

 

v     M3 & Me: Glen’s Master’s Capstone Project  80 pages and a 140+ power point slide presentation

 

v    M3 & Me Media Curriculum Four lessons dealing with values, media’s influence on youth and discernment intended for use with M3 & Me presentation but could be used by themselves

 

v    M3 & Me Handout

 

v    Literature Review of the Influence of the Media on Youth   

 

v     Lay Teacher’s Workshop The complete Lay Teacher’s Worksheet

 

v     The Brains of the Bunch Handout Taken from the Lay Teacher’s Workshop

 

v     True Colors Handout Taken from the Lay Teacher’s Workshop

 

v    Sunday School Scenarios   Taken from the Lay Teacher’s Workshop

 

v     Signs of Violence    Information from the internet on Violence and Children

 

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Ministry Papers:

 

v    Meagan – A Post Modern Youth Profile   The characteristics of the post-modern youth

 

v    Youth Ministry Mission Statements

 

v    Diversity: The Key to Teaching Faith Across Any Lifespan  A paper on the importance of meeting youth where they are

 

v    The Monster in Our Midst: The Next 10 Years  A paper on future ethics during the next decade

 

v    True Colors A paper on the use of True Color Testing in youth ministry

 

v    Ethics Formation A paper on how to approach teaching ethics to youth

 

 

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Creative Resources:

 

v    Transfiguration Resources  A Collection of resources centering on the transfiguration including: devotions, a skit and more

 

v    Shaped By His Hands  A poem about God as our artist-creator and we as the clay

 

v    The Many Names of Jesus A list of professional names which correlate to the life of and works of Jesus

 

v    My Promise, My Rainbow A poem about how God is our promise

 

 

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On-Line Slide Presentations

 

Attention: 

When using these “on-web” presentations, you will need to either run the slide show or browse through each slide.  If you browse, then click inside the screen to see any animation or additional content.  You may also click on the “outline” button to get rid of the outline list to the left.

 

 

v     Funny Sports  An improvisational competition for youth and adults

 

v    Generations: The 4 B’s The sermon version of a look at the 4 current generations based upon the book “4 Generations 1 Church” by McIntosh

 

v    Eat Your P’s The sermon version of the youth ministry foundations overview 

 

v    Running With the Races The screens for Glen’s workshop on diversity

v    Halloween: Good, Bad or Somewhere in Between? A presentation on the history of Halloween

 

v    Conflict Management Part One: An Overview A look at ways to manage conflict among parish team ministry staffs. (Slide Show ONLY)

 

v    Conflict Management Part Two: Peacemakers An overview of the Peacemakers, Inc. approach to dealing with conflict management.  Based upon the book “The Peacemaker” by Ken Sande.  Check out www.hispeace.org for more information on this excellent resource.  (Slide Show ONLY)

 

v    Lay Teacher’s Workshop The presentation for the actual workshop – over 75 slides; created 12/03.

 

v    The Heart of a Christian Presentation for Bible study based upon the 10 Commandments and our response to the Gospel. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Drama & Puppetry:

 

Original Scripts

 

v     New Hope
a 20 minute “reader’s theatre” program centered around the theme of Christmas; uses two boys and two girls.  A short theme song is also available.

 

v     2000 Years Ago
an alien comes to the planet Earth only to find that we killed God

 

v     Heart Felt Play
a live television show visits the hearts of a Christian and a non-Christian; emphasizes agape love

 

v     Bag People
a television commercial promoting a new television show about people with bags on their heads

 

v     Pump You Up
a parody of the Saturday Night Live Fronz brothers talking about the need to live a Godly life

 

v     The Story of Abram and Sarai
The story of God changing Abram and Sarai’s names based upon Genesis 12-22

 

v     Not Just a Haunted House…But a Journey through Hell
A Christian haunted house based upon the actual history of Halloween done in Fall, 1978

 

v     Take Time
A Celebration Event for families or as youth lock-in or retreat.  Includes three improvisational dramas.  Based upon the concept of J.O.Y. – Jesus first, Others second, You last.

 

v     Funny Sport
Improvisational Drama Competition for Youth Groups With the popularity of “Whose Line is it Anyway?” -- Funny Sport can turn a youth group meeting, lock-in or retreat into an improvisational “laugh-fest.”

 

v     Pie, Fish and Change
A puppet play written for Transfiguration Sunday.

 

v    Vacation from God – Version One

A skit or puppet play based upon ignoring our walk during the summer.  Version one is similar to Peter’s rejection of Jesus.

 

v     Vacation from God – Version Two

A skit or puppet play based upon ignoring our walk during the summer.  Version two is a pre-play to a chapel message on how God never takes a vacation from us.

 

 

 

 

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Team Ministry:

 

v    The On-Line Parish Team Ministry Workshop Developed as a project of a master’s cohort in February, 2004.  Includes resources for use as a on-site team ministry retreat or as a “individual” reference for a member of a team ministry.  This will bring up a separate menu with Team Ministry topics, bibliography, keyword search and an explanation of the purpose of the project.

 

v    A Rational For Team Ministry This paper looks at the need for diversity in ministry and how a team ministry approach can accommodate generational changes in society and in our congregations.

 

v    Parish Team Ministry Conflict Management: This is a TWO PART series on how to deal with conflict among parish ministry staff

 

§       Parish Team Ministry Conflict Management Web Site: 
Includes Part One and Two of the Power Point presentations and the Word Documents
These can be read and viewed ONLINE without the use of additional software.  Works best with a
DSL connection.

 

§       Part One: Overview of Team Ministry Conflict Management (Document ONLY)
    

§       Part Two: Peacemakers Approach to Team Ministry Conflict Management (Document ONLY)

 

 

v    Developing Staff Leadership Bible Study Series:

 

§       Part 1: Motivations for Ministry 
Why do we do ministry?  Are we focused on us or Jesus?

 

§       Part 2: Evaluating God’s Will in our Ministry
How does our ministry compare to scripture?  Looks at the seven letters to the churches found in Revelations.

 

§       Part 3: Following Through In Ministry 
Do we know our purpose and have we set goals in ministry?

 

 

v    Team Ministry On-Line Slide Show Presentations:

 

Attention:

When using these “on-web” presentations, you will need to either run the slide show or browse through each slide.  If you browse, then click inside the screen to see any animation or additional content.  You may also click on the “outline” button to get rid of the outline list to the left

 

§       Conflict Management Part One: An Overview A look at ways to manage conflict among parish team ministry staffs. (Slide Show ONLY)

 

§       Conflict Management Part Two: Peacemakers An overview of the Peacemakers, Inc. approach to dealing with conflict management.  Based upon the book “The Peacemaker” by Ken Sande.  Check out www.hispeace.org for more information on this excellent resource.  (Slide Show ONLY)

 

§       Lay Teacher’s Workshop The presentation for the actual workshop – over 75 slides

 

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Principalship:

 

v    Instructional Supervision Website Site created for supervision of instruction in a classroom

 

v    Article Review #1: Review of Three Skillful Moves to Assessment for the Busy Principal by Kathleen Topolka Jorissen

 

v    Article Review #2: Review of It’s Time to Rethink Teacher Supervision and Evaluation by Kim Marshall

 

v    Article Review #3: Review of Images of principal Instructional Leadership: From Supervision to Collaborative Inquiry by Ulrich C. Reitzug

 

v    School Climate: A Path to Success A research paper on the importance of positive school climate in school teacher and student relationships

 

v    Philosophy of Teaching My philosophy of teaching and the desire to get from pedagogy to andragogy

 

v    Philosophy of Supervision My philosophy of instructional supervision

 

v    Supervision Beliefs My beliefs about instructional supervision

 

v    Teacher Supervision Process The process I created for teacher supervision

 

v    Categories for Observation & Evaluation The “categories” for 1st year teachers through experienced teachers

 

v    Individual Supervision Plan The ISP is a written growth and supervision plan created by the administrator and teacher

 

v    250 Quotes about Teaching, Learning, and Instruction Over 250 amazing quotes for teachers and school administrators

 

v    Resources and Forms for Area Teachers and Principals This is forms based upon the Milwaukee Public Schools and their charter school requirements

 

v    Bibliography on Supervision This is a list of sources available for instruction in or study of instructional supervision and administration of a school staff

 

v    Definitions on Supervision The “dictionary” of terms used in instructional

 

v    Wisconsin State Teacher Standards New layout, but state standards are word for word

 

v    Pupil Services: True Colors Testing Using the True Colors personality assessment in developing discipline consequences

 

v    Pupil Services: Director A paper about the responsibilities of a Director of Student Services does

 

v    Impact Aid An essay on the federal program offering aid to school districts

 

v    School Law Terms Legal terms used in legal briefs, outlines and US law

 

v    School Law Websites A description of websites used to search legal briefs, summaries and rulings

 

v    Religion in Public Schools A research paper on legal cases which have affected how religion is perceived in public school

 

v    Negligence & Tort Responsibility A case analysis of Titus versus Lindberg (1963) and the affect it had on school policies

 

v    Minnesota Miracle Case A case analysis of the Vandusartz versus Hatfield (1971) case about inequitable public school funding

 

 

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Curriculum: Lessons

 

v    Writers Craft #1: The Giving Tree A lesson plan created using 6+1 and Way with Word strategies based upon The Giving Tree By Shel Silverstein (written by G. Dawursk)

 

v    Writers Craft #2: Why Are You Fighting, Davy? A lesson plan created using 6+1 and Way with Word strategies based upon Why are You Fighting, Davy? by Brigitte Weninger (written by G. Dawursk)

 

v    Writers Craft #3: The Kissing Hand   A lesson plan created using 6+1 and Way with Word strategies based upon The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn (written by G. Dawursk)

 

v    Writers Craft #4: A New Improved Santa A lesson plan created using 6+1 and Way with Word strategies based upon “A New Improved Santa” By Patricia Ree Wolff (written by D. Krause)

 

v    Writers Craft #5: Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type A lesson plan created using 6+1 and Way with Word strategies based upon “Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type” By Doreen Cronin (written by D. Krause)

 

v    Writers Craft #6: Smoky Night  A lesson plan created using 6+1 and Way with Word strategies based upon “Smoky Night” By Eve Bunting (written by D. Krause)

 

v    Writers Craft #7: The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs  A lesson plan created using 6+1 and Way with Word strategies based upon “The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs” By Jon Scieszka (written by D. Krause)

 

v    Mr. D’s Classroom Website An extensive resources of original lesson plans, syllabuses, and resources for an English, speech, drama or media classroom

 

Curriculum: Original Unit Resources

 

 

v    Mass Media / Communications

v    Research

v    Short Story

v    Study, Note & Test Taking Skills

v    Vocabulary & Spelling

v    Writing Units

v    Original Poetry / Music

v    African-American Authors

v    Creative & Free Writing Exercises

v    Communication Unit (Speech)

v    Dramatist & Dramatic Arts

v    Edgar Allen Poe

v    Grammar & Mechanics

v    "The Lottery" Compare/Contrast

v    Mark Twain

 

Curriculum: Original Course Syllabuses

 

v    Media Communication (Mass Media)

v    Communication Arts (Speech)

v    Journalism (& School Newspaper)

v    English-9 (Freshman)

v    Composition

v    Advanced Composition

v    AP Literature & Composition (College Level)

v    American Authors

v    Media Topics (Media Communication II)

 

 

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