The RLA Podcast

The RLA Podcast

Resurrection Lutheran Academy is a small private Lutheran School in South Bend, IN. As the school celebrates its 25th academic year, we want to talk about how God has brought to this point in this ministry. We will be talking with many key stakeholders to get different preceptive on how RLA has served and will serve the community.

Episodes

April 9, 2024 42 mins

Thank you to all of our listeners! 
This show was received incredibly well! This year, we were able to share the story of RLA through so many different points of view. Please continue to rate the show and give it a 5-star review. Thank you to everyone who has helped RLA celebrate its 25th anniversary. This could not have been done without Wayfare Recording and Wayfare Production Studios. Please rate Wayfare Recording 5 stars on...

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00:00 - Introduction to the Student Guests 
02:54 - What is your favorite grade in Elementary School?
06:50 - RLA Sports 
12:00 - RLA Music 
15:26 - Middle School at RLA 
18:45 - Spanish at RLA 
21:43 - 8th Grades Going to High School 
23:19 - 7/8th Grade Class Trips 
27:15 - Faith Walks at RLA 
34:22 - How Has RLA Grown Since Kindergarten? 
36:40 - What would you like to see RLA become in th...

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00:00 - Introduction/ Please meet Brian and Ninette 

03:43- Purpose and Function of the School Board 

07:58- Why did Brian and Ninette join the Board? 

14:52- What does a Board meetings look?

18:54- What goals does the Board have for RLA?

23:00- Brian and Ninette's goals for RLA? 

28:30- How do parents interact with the Board? 

32:26- Association Churches and RLA relationship 

34:51- Favorite Board Memory 

37:50-  What do you want to s...

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February 27, 2024 55 mins

Sorry for the delay in the release of this episode. We are getting back into our biweekly releases until the end of the season. 

00:00- Introduction
02:19- Elementary School Experiences  
05:05- Middle School Experiences​
12:48- 8th Grade Graduation 
16:09- High School 
22:05- What is next after High School?
27:42- What has changed around RLA over the years? 
36:28- Events Alumni come back to RL...

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January 2, 2024 53 mins

Alex and Tori Homann are Alumni of Resurrection Lutheran Academy. They have graduated high school and college. They are now starting their professional lives and trying to figure out what their world has in store. We talk about how RLA has formed their world. 

00:00- intro to Tori and Alex 
04:41- Alex and Tori's early years at RLA 
11:33-  Alex and Tori talking about the transition from St. Paul to the new building

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December 12, 2023 31 mins

00:00 - Introduction 

02:35 - Music offered at RLA 

08:31 - History of Music at RLA 

09:17 - Band Program at RLA

16:06 - Hand Chimes at RLA 

19:14 - How has the RLA Music Program grown? 

22:58 - Quotes from Parents about the Music Program 

25:05 - The future of the music program at RLA 

26:58 - RLA’s Future

28:15 - Why should a parent send their child to RLA

30:10 - Outro

Music is considered “royalty-free” and discovered on Story Blocks.
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November 27, 2023 50 mins

00:00- Introduction
1:03- Introduction to the teachers 
3:24- What brought these teachers to RLA
11:58- What is different about RLA compared to your other experiences
16:17- What an average day at RLA looks like? 
23:37- Favorite memory so far at RLA
32:36- What groups support you and how? 
37:51- RLA’s history 
39:41- What the teachers want to see for RLA’s future. 
43:05- Why should parents sen...

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November 13, 2023 42 mins

00:00- Introduction to Joy Steffen and Jen Rowsell and their families 
4:03- Introduction to the Parent-Teacher League at RLA
7:24- Jen and Joy’s roles in the PTL  
12:25- PTL History
16:20-What caused Jen and Joy to Join the PTL
18:45- Events hosted by PTL
24:15- Avg. PTL meetings 
25:28- PTL supporting the teachers
29:27-PTL Fundraisers and Results 
34:54-Why Should Parents Join the PTL 
35...

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October 30, 2023 58 mins

Time Stamps:
00:00 - Introductions and background of the Pastors: Pastor Clark, Pastor Liss, Pastor Jording, and Our Redeemer 
04:11 - Ministry the MLEA churches are doing in the community. 
09:49 - Pastor's Relationships with RLA  
14:34 - Pastors talk about the church's relationship with RLA. 
20:51 - MLEA Governance
24:25 - Each Churches history with the MLEA and RLA 
33:16 - The Importance ...

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October 16, 2023 50 mins

Time Stamps:
00:00- Introduction
2:05- First 8th grade graduating class
4:50- Sports programs at RLA
7:49- NLSA accreditation process
9:45- Class trips
14:50- Michelle becoming principle
18:45- Becoming a School of Choice
21:35- The MLEA Church Sings
27:02- New staff
32:00- Questioning the Host
35:46-Lighting Strike
39:10- RLA’s experience during the Pandemic
44:40- What’s next fo...

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On the Resurrection Lutheran Academy Podcast, we have our Principal, Michelle Megyese, and Kindergarten teacher, Jill Fussell. This is a special two-part episode.
In part one, we will discuss the first ten years of RLA. Everything from starting at Faith Lutheran to finally moving to the building we all know and love. 

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- 00:39 - Introduction of Michelle & Jill
- 02:38 - Conversation about RLA&...

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Resurrection Lutheran Academy is a small private Lutheran School in South Bend, IN. As the school celebrates its 25th academic year, we want to talk about how God has brought to this point in this ministry. We will be talking with many key stakeholders to get different preceptive on how RLA has served and will serve the community.  

Music is considered “royalty-free” and discovered on Story Blocks.
Technical Podcast Support by J...

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