Melvin Lehman

60 Contributions

Healthy Personal Discipline for Teachers
Publication Date: 2019-08-01 | File type: Audio

Every successful teacher has personal and private habits and practices. These may vary but they stand behind and before success Read More...

Creating Church Culture
Publication Date: 2019-03-21 | File type: Teaching Material

Most missionaries discover soon enough that it is one thing to lead unbelievers to receive Christ as Lord and Savior. Read More...

Habits of an Effective Teacher
Publication Date: 2018-08-09 | File type: Audio

Teaching is personally exhausting. It is difficult to maintain passion and effectiveness over the long haul. Why? This presentation focuses Read More...

Maximizing Teachable Moments in the Classroom: Current Events
Publication Date: 2018-08-09 | File type: Audio

Should current events be taught as a one-time per week class, a daily 5-minute reference and review, or simply integrated Read More...

This Teachable Moment: Current Events as Opportunities in the Classroom
Publication Date: 2018-08-03 | File type: Video

What’s in the news? What does it have to do with math, Bible, or history class? Melvin encourages teachers to Read More...

Authority in Action
Publication Date: 2017-08-03 | File type: Audio

Mr. Lehman tells stories of teachers from his school days. Some examples are exemplary and some less so. Listen and Read More...

Developing Personal Authority (Melvin Lehman)
Publication Date: 2017-08-03 | File type: Audio

Each person desires respect, influence and impact. These things cannot be demanded, but are earned or accepted. In this presentation, Read More...

Foundation and Basis of Authority (Melvin Lehman)
Publication Date: 2017-08-03 | File type: Audio

Who says so? Who is the authority? Does power equal authority? As Christians, our view of authority is rooted in Read More...

Partnering with Community Authority (Melvin Lehman)
Publication Date: 2017-08-03 | File type: Audio

What kind of attitude do we bring to the authorities in our community? How about school parents or church authorities? Read More...

Leadership Challenges During Times of Transition
Publication Date: 2017-03-27 | File type: Audio

Transitions are inevitable and most of the time dreaded. But does it have to be that way? The short answer Read More...

Building Confidence with Your Support Base
Publication Date: 2017-03-27 | File type: Audio

At the center of the health of a non-profit organization are integrity and trustworthiness. Finances, public relations, and board strength Read More...

Family as Ministry
Publication Date: 2017-03-27 | File type: Audio

An often asked question is: “”How can I involve my family in the ministry that I have been called to”?” Read More...

How do I know that teaching is my calling? Three Perspectives
Publication Date: 2017-01-11 | File type: Video

How do I know whether I should consider making teaching a career? Is it safe to try teaching if I’m Read More...

Ethics: Knowing Right from Wrong
Publication Date: 2017-01-10 | File type: Audio

Good and evil. Our understanding of the way this is determined determines much in our lifestyle. Melvin looks briefly at Read More...

Choose Well, Go Deep; Growing in Knowledge while Teaching Full Time
Publication Date: 2016-10-11 | File type: Video

How can you grow in understanding your subject area if all your time seems taken by lesson planning, grading, and Read More...

How Do You Know You are Called to Teach?
Publication Date: 2016-10-10 | File type: Video

Melvin Lehman began his teaching career at Anchor Christian School. He later served as administrator of Faith Builders, and currently Read More...

What Can Be Done about Apathy Toward Education?
Publication Date: 2016-10-10 | File type: Video

Melvin Lehman began his teaching career at Anchor Christian School. He later served as administrator of Faith Builders, and currently Read More...

Effective Family Living (Melvin Lehman)
Publication Date: 2015-03-20 | File type: Audio

It is a story told too often. A well-intentioned couple engage in the rigors of a demanding ministry with success Read More...

Beyond Good and Evil (Melvin Lehman)
Publication Date: 2015-03-20 | File type: Audio

This presentation is especially for young folks. Perhaps you have raised this question in your mind: How can I prepare Read More...

The Basics of Teaching (Melvin Lehman)
Publication Date: 2013-08-03 | File type: Audio

Schedule, simplify, prioritize, organize, and set positive expectations. These and other habits help teachers teach and students learn in the Read More...

Building the Infrastructure of Our Communities
Publication Date: 2013-03-14 | File type: Audio

We live in a day of opportunity! But opportunity alone does not equal sustainable, focused, productivity over the long haul. Read More...

Personal Leadership Disciplines
Publication Date: 2013-03-14 | File type: Audio

The public persona of a leader is one thing; his personal and private habits of life are another. This workshop Read More...

The Teacher as Storyteller (Melvin Lehman)
Publication Date: 2012-10-14 | File type: Audio

“Truth dressed in story is memories’ storehouse.” Stories make a difference in how a teacher functions. This talk is to Read More...

Self-Evaluation (Melvin Lehman)
Publication Date: 2012-10-14 | File type: Audio

Busy teachers seldom take the time to objectively consider their work as a teacher. What should I know about myself Read More...

Intentional Growth (Melvin Lehman)
Publication Date: 2012-10-14 | File type: Audio

Personal growth for the teacher is more than intellectual/academic development. How can teachers grow professionally, spiritually, and physically as they Read More...

Enlarging Your Vision (Melvin Lehman)
Publication Date: 2012-10-14 | File type: Audio

It is easy enough to fall into “ruts” that are good but eventually grow stagnant. How can the long-term teacher Read More...

Working In The Energy Of The Spirit (Melvin Lehman)
Publication Date: 2012-10-14 | File type: Audio

Personal energy is good but not enough for the teacher. How does the teacher obtain and express the divine energy Read More...

Discussing Current Events From A Biblical Worldview (Melvin Lehman)
Publication Date: 2012-10-14 | File type: Audio

Teachers often struggle with creating lessons that are relevant to the students. Mr. Lehman focuses on the relevancy of current Read More...

To Grow as a Teacher, Embrace the Unusual
Publication Date: 2012-08-02 | File type: Audio

How can you become a better teacher? In Intentional Growth, Melvin explores a range of steps you can take to Read More...

Read with a Plan
Publication Date: 2012-08-01 | File type: Audio

You know that reading is a path of growth. But what kind of reading will benefit your teaching the most? Read More...

Understanding the Post-Modern Child (Melvin Lehman)
Publication Date: 2009-10-14 | File type: Audio

Mr. Lehman highlights some facets of post-modernism that affect the classroom. These include information explosion, focus on personal story, the Read More...

Classroom Dynamics for the 21st Century (Melvin Lehman)
Publication Date: 2009-10-14 | File type: Audio

Mr. Lehman discusses how post-modernism has changed classroom management. Some of the differences he mentions are the erosion of the Read More...

Responding to the Communication Revolution (Melvin Lehman)
Publication Date: 2009-10-14 | File type: Audio

How has the communication revolution of our day affected our lives? Mr. Lehman looks at some positives and negatives. He Read More...

The Authority of the Scriptures (Melvin Lehman)
Publication Date: 2009-10-14 | File type: Audio

Before the Bible was cannonized, decisions were based on the authority of the church fathers. The call of the Protestant Read More...

Discussing Current Events from a Christian Worldview (Melvin Lehman)
Publication Date: 2008-10-14 | File type: Audio

“Globalization” is a reality for all of us. World events impact us at every level on a daily basis. The Read More...

What Are the Greatest Challenges Facing Us?
Publication Date: 2005-04-05 | File type: Audio

Are we lethargic? Are we impotent? Is tradition friend or foe? The panel responds to a handful of questions related Read More...

How Can We Avoid the Dangers and Maximize the Opportunities of the Next 20 Years?
Publication Date: 2005-04-05 | File type: Audio

A panel explores the opportunities available to us in building the kingdom, and the dangers we must avoid. Pass it Read More...

A Vision for the Future Anchored in the Past
Publication Date: 2003-03-01 | File type: Audio

What is our niche in the ecology of the kingdom? At the end of an event focused on the history Read More...

Panel Discussion on Mennonite History
Publication Date: 2003-03-01 | File type: Audio

How do we reconcile our traditional stance on nonresistance with all the unrest, splits, and hatred in our churches today? Read More...

Philosophy of Education
Publication Date: 2000-06-01 | File type: Audio

Melvin calls the church to receive the responsibility of discipling young people in rigorous study. Includes an extended discussion period. Read More...

The Mentor's Relationship with God, People, and Self
Publication Date: 2000-03-25 | File type: Audio

The ability to mentor others is dependent on our relationship with God. Gratitude for God’s work in our own lives Read More...

Developing a True Sense of Justice
Publication Date: 1999-10-24 | File type: Audio

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Teaching with Confidence
Publication Date: 1999-10-23 | File type: Audio

Our students can sense our fear, and will respond with misbehavior. Melvin lays out three principles for fearless classroom management, Read More...

Teaching Secondary History
Publication Date: 1999-08-11 | File type: Audio

Melvin encourages teachers of history to focus on the facts, skills, and concepts of history. Above all, says Melvin, learn Read More...

Purposeful, Effective, Board Meetings
Publication Date: 1999-03-27 | File type: Audio

Visioning, aligning, and motivating: these are the tasks of leadership, says Melvin, and they are the tasks of a school Read More...

Evaluating the School
Publication Date: 1999-03-27 | File type: Audio

Melvin offers concrete methods and procedures for evaluating a school’s performance. He encourages Anabaptists to take seriously the maintenance of Read More...

Developing and Implementing Vision
Publication Date: 1999-03-20 | File type: Audio

The Kingdom is advanced through people with vision: those who see what ought to be, and who invest themselves to Read More...

Teaching Math
Publication Date: 1998-08-05 | File type: Audio

Melvin urges teachers to enable their students to succeed by learning mathematical concepts, computation, and application. In a lengthy session Read More...

Discipleship of Parents, Boards, and Staff
Publication Date: 1998-08-02 | File type: Audio

The people we work with, whether patrons, teachers, students, or board members, need to be shaped by God’s hand. We Read More...

A Biblical Understanding of Education
Publication Date: 1998-08-01 | File type: Audio

A Biblical understanding of education involves the humility to receive revelation, truth that comes from outside us and that is Read More...

Raising the Standard: Godly Character Defined
Publication Date: 1998-03-21 | File type: Audio

The failures we see in the world and in our churches stem from a lack of character, Melvin suggests. With Read More...

The Christian and Science
Publication Date: 1997-10-03 | File type: Audio

Many who practice science do it for the purpose of exalting a godless humanism. However, Melvin explains the Christian motivation Read More...

Developing Leadership
Publication Date: 1997-08-08 | File type: Audio

Melvin draws lessons from leadership models of the organizations of our world. The church of Christ, too, has leadership, but Read More...

Disciplining out of a Loving Heart
Publication Date: 1997-03-07 | File type: Audio

Drawing from the example of God and the stated principles of the Bible, Melvin exhorts teachers and parents to discipline Read More...

Standardized Tests
Publication Date: 1996-08-07 | File type: Audio

Melvin covers purposes of standardized tests in Christian schools, and briefly discusses criteria for choosing a test. He addresses rules Read More...

The Master Teacher's Techniques
Publication Date: 1996-01-10 | File type: Audio

Jesus used effective techniques to teach the kingdom. Melvin examines a number of those techniques, but reminds us that the Read More...

The Adolescent
Publication Date: 1996-01-10 | File type: Audio

Melvin discusses the development of children between childhood and the teen years. Melvin urges parents and teachers to guide their Read More...

Combining Teacher-Training and Missions
Publication Date: 1995-01-10 | File type: Audio

Melvin describes some of the needs that teachers should address within Anabaptist communities, and ponders the type of preparation that Read More...

Problems and Solutions in Christian Education
Publication Date: 1993-01-10 | File type: Audio

Melvin discusses, and proposes solutions for, several notorious problems facing Christian schools. Frequently, the answer does not lie in focusing Read More...

Living in Harmony with God's Creation
Publication Date: 1992-01-10 | File type: Audio

While Christians ought not to subscribe to naturalistic rationales for environmentalism, we should take seriously the care of the earth. Read More...

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