A book of prayers covering specific problems and concerns of teens to help Christian youth in their daily conversation with God.

This is a book about the preacher’s task and how to perform it written by a fellow practitioner of the craft. What would you say that craft is? What is it that you do for a living, Pastor?

You get paid to tell people what to think.

You tell people what to think while they lie on their death beds. You tell them what to think about God and eternity. You tell jilted wives what to think when their husbands run off. You tell failures what to think about their future. You tell the melancholy what to think about being sad. Folks pile into a building once a week and sit on uncomfortable benches so they can listen to you tell them what to think for 15 minutes. And they put money in a bucket for the privilege.

This is a craft worthy of your best efforts. It is a matter of life and death. It's what you were called and ordained to do.

SIT 2025
Recommended SIT textbook for Session C.
Law and Gospel Preaching (Rev. Sam Wellumson)

19" x 26" laminated chart. It includes four reproducible student worksheets on the back side.

Correlating foldout pamphlet also available.

Foldout pamphlet, colorful and informative, 5.5" x 8.5" when closed. Fits inside most Bible covers.

Correlating wall chart also available.

2 x 8 full-color bookmark.

This volume acquaints readers with the historical setting in which Luther composed his catechisms. This carefully crafted survey of the context of medieval instruction and piety brings to life the habits of mind that Luther inherited as a member of the church and a student of theology, as well as the concerns for the spiritual welfare of his people which moved him to prepare a course of instruction for them. The book presents a solid introduction to the history, theology, and significance of Luther's catechisms. Arand explores critical issues on the church's catechetical tradition, the purpose and setting of Luther's Small and Large Catechism, the heart of the Catechism's content, and the ways the Catechism shapes God's people in faith and life.

Spring '26
Required FLS textbook for Introduction to Lutheran Theology course taught by Dr. Steve Mundfrom, Professor of Systematic Theology and Church History.

Spring '25
Required FLS textbook for Introduction to Lutheran Thought course taught by Pr. Steve Mundfrom, Professor of Systematic Theology and Church History.

SIT 2023
Recommended SIT textbook for The Systems of Systematic Theology session taught by Dr. Jason Gudim.

Spring '23
Required FLS textbook for Lutheran Symbolics course taught by Pr. Steven Mundfrom, Professor of Systematic Theology and Church History.

Spring '21
Required FLS textbook for Lutheran Symbolics course taught by Pr. Steve Mundfrom, Professor of Systematic Theology.

Spring '20
Required FLS textbook for Lutheran Symbolics course taught by Pr. Steve Mundfrom, Professor of Systematic Theology.

The AFLC Heritage Series consists of writings that reflect the Lutheran, pietistic, and Scandinavian heritage of the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations. The goal of this series is to include new works, works previously published, and works not previously translated.

Volume I - Romans: A Devotional Commentary
Volume II - Free and Living Congregations: The Dream That Would Not Die
Volume III - They Lived in the Power of God: Lutheran Revival Leaders in Northern Europe
Volume IV - Footprints of the Faithful: Fifty Years of the AFLC Mission in Brazil
Volume V - One Thing I Seek: Selected Writings of Francis W. Monseth
Volume VI - From Freedom to Life: A History of the Association of Free Lutheran Congregations

Georg Sverdrup (1848-1907) served as professor and president of Augsburg Seminary in Minneapolis during the latter part of the great Norwegian migration to America. This book serves an introduction to his life and thought, exploring his vision for Lutheranism among the Norwegian immigrant population in America. Along the way, it summarizes the history of Norwegian Lutheranism from the Reformation up to Sverdrup's day, with a particular focus on Erik Pontoppidan's Sandhed til Gudfrygtighed, (Truth unto Godliness), as this became a de facto confessional standard for Norwegian Lutheranism, alongside the Augsburg Confession and Luther's Small Catechism. After presenting a brief biographical sketch of Sverdrup's life, the book examines how he believed the Christian life was to be lived out by individual believers, by members of a congregation, and by congregations and individual believers interacting with the broader community. Through it all, Sverdrup is shown to be a biblical theologian who represented the best of what G. Everett Arden called "Confessional Pietism," that is, the tradition of Orthodox Lutheran Pietism.

A trio of eminent Old Testament scholars, Francis Brown, R. Driver, and Charles Briggs, spent over twenty years researching, writing, and preparing this lexicon. Since it first appeared in the early part of the twentieth century, BDB has been considered the finest and most comprehensive Hebrew lexicon available to the English-speaking student. Based upon the classic work of Wilhelm Gesenius, the "father of modern. Hebrew lexicography," BDB gives not only dictionary definitions for each word, but relates each word to its Old Testament usage and categorizes its nuances of meaning. BDB's exhaustive coverage of Old Testament Hebrew words, as well as its unparalleled usage of cognate languages and the wealth of background sources consulted and quoted, render BDB and invaluable resource for all students of the Bible.

Spring ’25
Recommended FLS textbook for Hebrew II course taught by Pr. Brian Lunn.

Fall ’24
Recommended FLS textbook for Hebrew I and Hebrew II courses taught by Pr. Brian Lunn.

Spring '24
Recommended FLS textbook for Hebrew I course taught by Pr. Brian Lunn.

Fall '23
Required FLS textbook for Hebrew I course taught by Pr. Brian Lunn.

Spring '23
Required FLS textbook for Hebrew I course taught by Pr. Brian Lunn.

Pastors care for a soul in the way a doctor cares for a body. In a time when many churches have lost sight of the real purpose of the church, The Care of Souls invites a new generation of pastors to form the godly habits and practical wisdom needed to minister to the hearts and souls of those committed to their care.

Harold Senkbeil helps remind pastors of the essential calling of the ministry: preaching and living out the Word of God while orienting others in the same direction. And he offers practical and fruitful advice—born out of his five decades as a pastor—that will benefit both new pastors and those with years in the pulpit.

Drawing on a lifetime of pastoral experience, The Care of Souls is a beautifully written treasury of proven wisdom which pastors will find themselves turning to again and again.

Fall '25
Required FLS textbook for Pastoral Theology course taught by Dr. James Molstre, Dean of FLS.

Fall '24
Required FLS textbook for Principles of Pastoral Theology course taught by Dr. James Molstre, Dean of FLS.

SIT 2024
Recommended SIT textbook for Session A.
Pastoral Theology: The Care of Souls (Dr. Harold Senkbeil)

Reminder: Select one recommended resource per session to link to your reflective essay.

Fall '23
Required FLS textbook for Pastoral Theology course taught by Dr. James Molstre, Dean of FLS.

SIT 2023
Recommended SIT textbook for Seminars in Congregational Leadership sessions.
Seminars in Congregational Leadership sessions:
Monday The Board Chair (Dr. Wade Mobley)
Tuesday Conflict and the Cross (Pr. Micah Hjermstad)
Wednesday What Servant Leadership Means (Dr. James Molstre)
Thursday Leading with a Limp: Emotional Health for Spiritual Leaders (Dr. Wade Mobley)

Summer Institute of Theology 2020
Textbook for Christian Leadership and Strategy for the Care of Souls course taught by Rev. Dr. Lucas Woodford.

8 1/2" x 3 1/2" Tract.

Succinct, easy-to-use chapters provide an excellent guide to understanding Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Taoism, Confucianism, Animism, Shintoism, and the New Age.

Spring ’20 J-Term

Required FLBC textbook for J-Term: World Religions course, taught by Pr. Robert Lee.

What can the call to discipleship, the adherence to the word of Jesus, mean today to the businessman, the soldier, the laborer, or the government worker? What did Jesus mean to say to us? What is his will for us today? Drawing on the Sermon on the Mount, Dietrich Bonhoeffer answers these timeless questions by providing a seminal reading of the dichotomy between "cheap grace" and "costly grace." "Cheap grace," Bonhoeffer wrote, "is the grace we bestow on ourselves...grace without discipleship....Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the girl which must be asked for, the door at which a man must know....It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life."

The Cost of Discipleship is a compelling statement of the demands of sacrifice and ethical consistency from a man whose life and thought were exemplary articulations of a new type of leadership inspired by the Gospel, and imbued with the spirit of Christian humanism and a creative sense of civic duty.

Spring '21

Recommended FLS textbook for Youth and Family Ministry course taught by Dr. Jason Holt.

What does the Bible say about board governance? This often-asked question has puzzled board members for decades. The Council answers this question by starting with the Scriptures and ending with the Scriptures. Thanks to the deep dive that Hoag, Henson, and Willmer have taken into the Scriptures, the question has now been more fully answered than ever before. That is a strong statement, but I am convinced it is true. The authors take the reader on a journey back through the pages of time, stepping right into the biblical record of four key councils which now stand as enduring examples to us in some cases giving us a model to emulate, and in others offering a lesson in pitfalls to avoid. The second half of the book pulls the biblical texts together into practical, actionable applications to refine our thinking and define our steps.

Spring '20

Required FLS textbook for Discipleship/Leadership course taught by Pr. Wade Mobley, and Dr. James Molstre.

This book gathers the theology of noted Lutheran theologians, Martin Chemnitz and Johann Gerhard, by discussing Lutheran Orthodoxy in brief.

Spring '26
Recommended FLS textbook for Christ & Man course taught by Dr. Steve Mundfrom, Professor of Systematic Theology and Church History.

Fall '21
Required FLS textbook for Theology and Anthropology course taught by Pr. Steve Mundfrom, Professor of Systematic Theology.

Fall '19
Required FLS textbook for Theology/ Anthropology course taught by Pr. Steven Mundfrom, Professor of Systematic Theology.

The measure of the executive, Peter F. Drucker reminds us, is the ability to "get the right things done." This usually involves doing what other people have overlooked as well as avoiding what is unproductive. Intelligence, imagination, and knowledge may all be wasted in an executive job without the acquired habits of mind that mold them into results.

Drucker identifies five practices essential to business effectiveness that can, and must, be learned: Managing time, Choosing what to contribute to the organization, Knowing where and how to mobilize strength for best effect, Setting the right priorities, and Knitting all of them together with effective decision-making. Ranging widely through the annals of business and government, Peter F. Drucker demonstrates the distinctive skill of the executive and offers fresh insights into old and seemingly obvious business situations.

Spring '20

Required FLS textbook for Discipleship/Leadership course taught by Pr. Wade Mobley, and Dr. James Molstre.

The Fallacy Detective has been the best selling text for teaching logical fallacies and introduction to logic for over 20 years.

"Can learning logic be fun? With The Fallacy Detective it appears that it can be. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who wants to improve his reasoning skills."--Tim Challies, curriculum reviewer

"Cartoon and comic illustrations, humorous examples, and a very reader-friendly writing style make this the sort of course students will enjoy."--Cathy Duffy, homeschool curriculum reviewer

"I really like The Fallacy Detective because it has funny cartoons, silly stories, and teaches you a lot!"--11 Year Old

What is a fallacy? A fallacy is an error in logic a place where someone has made a mistake in his thinking. This is a handy book for learning to spot common errors in reasoning.

- For ages twelve through adult.

- Fun to use -- learn skills you can use right away.

- Peanuts, Dilbert, and Calvin and Hobbes cartoons.

- Includes The Fallacy Detective Game.

- Exercises with answer key

Fall '25
Recommended FLBC textbook for Public Speaking course taught by Mrs. Madison Trost.

Whether it's because of the 2016 Presidential election or books like “Hillbilly Elegy,” Americans are beginning to understand the tremendous influence people in rural areas have in our nation. But rural America—not urban America—is also the new center of poverty. Thus, the rural church stands at the crossroads of strength and struggle. It carries the gospel, the very hope and power needed. Yet its ministry efforts are hamstrung because urban and suburban churches often don't realize their need for rural churches, and the rural church itself rarely understands its unique assets and values. The Forgotten Church addresses these problems and:

• provides an overview of rural ministry
• explores opportunities recent trends provide
• showcases the remarkable benefits of suburban, urban, and rural churches working together

This book is essential for any pastor—whether from the city or the sticks—because we are one body and we need each other.

Secondary Text for SIT 2019 Session 1 with Karl Vaters: Small and Significant.

There’s a strong biblical connection between people and trees. They both come from dirt. They’re both told to bear fruit. In fact, arboreal language is so often applied to humans that it’s easy to miss, whether we're talking about family trees, passing along our seed, cutting someone off like a branch, being rooted to a place, or bearing the fruit of the Spirit. It’s hard to deny that trees mean something, theologically speaking.

This book is in many ways a memoir, but it’s also an attempt to wake up the reader to the glory of God shining through his creation. One of the first commands to Adam and Eve was to “work and keep” the garden. Award-winning author and songwriter Andrew Peterson, being as honest as possible, shares a story of childhood, grief, redemption, and peace, by walking through a forest of memories: “I trust that by telling my story, you’ll encounter yours. Hopefully, like me, you’ll see that the God of the Garden is and has always been present, working and keeping what he loves.”

Sometimes he plants, sometimes he prunes, but in his goodness he intends to reap a harvest of righteousness.

Francis Schaeffer's first book presents a wide-ranging analysis of the intellectual and cultural climate of the second half of the twentieth century, from philosophy to art to liberal theology. Arguing that Christians must constantly engage the questions being asked by their own—and the next—generation, he envisions an apologetics and spirituality both grounded in absolute truth and engaging the whole of reality.

What did God use to draw a radical, committed unbeliever to himself? Did God take her to an evangelistic rally? Or, since she had her doctorate in literature, did he use something in print? No, God used an invitation to dinner in a modest home, from a humble couple who lived out the gospel daily, simply, and authentically.

With this story of her conversion as a backdrop, Rosaria Butterfield invites us into her home to show us how God can use this same “radical, ordinary hospitality” to bring the gospel to our lost friends and neighbors. Such hospitality sees our homes as not our own, but as God’s tools for the furtherance of his kingdom as we welcome those who look, think, believe, and act differently from us into our everyday, sometimes messy lives—helping them see what true Christian faith really looks like.

Fall '19

Required AFLTS textbook for Evangelism/ Apologetics course taught by Pr. Wade Mobley.

Have you ever wondered why our AFLC is so focused on the congregation? Or why our congregations are so mission-minded? Or even why we are a fellowship of Lutheran congregations with no bishops, synods, or human authorities over us? These and many other questions will be answered in this biblically based study, The Gospel in the Congregation: A Study of the AFLC Fundamental Principles.

Looking for a way to further enhance your study of the AFLC Fundamental Principles? New study videos provide an exciting new way to take in each chapter's introductory reading material. Perfect for group or individual study, these videos can be found here.

Spring '26
Required FLBC textbook for Principles of Congregational Life course taught by Dr. Nathan Olson, Professor of New Testament and Systematic Theology.

Spring '25
Required FLBC textbook for Principles of Congregational Life course taught by Dr. Nathan Olson, Professor of New Testament and Systematic Theology.
Required FLS textbook for Spirit & the Church course taught by Dr. Nathan Olson, Professor of New Testament and Systematic Theology.

Spring '24
Required FLBC textbook for Principles of Congregational Life course taught by Dr. Nathan Olson, Professor of New Testament and Systematic Theology.

“To understand the AFLC, one must understand the guiding principles that have been at the heart of who we are as a collection of churches that joined together in 1962. The Fundamental Principles have been a worthy guide to the AFLC and to its predecessor, the Lutheran Free Church. This study will help church councils and congregations understand who we have been, who we are, and ultimately who we should be as Free Lutheran congregations.”
— Dr. James Molstre
Dean, Free Lutheran Seminary

“The congregation is the means that God uses to reach a lost and dying world. Georg Sverdrup recaptured the biblical understanding of the New Testament congregation. This study serves as a practical guide for applying the Gospel to the congregation, the Bride of Christ—to free her and give her life.”
— Rev. John Lee
AFLC Missionary, Campo Maurão, Brazil

“When our Pastor suggested studying the twelve Fundamental Principles, I wasn’t too enthusiastic. I must admit, I was wrong. For me, studying these Fundamental Principles, being deeply and firmly rooted in the Word of God, has been an enriching and edifying experience. Basically, it has taught me what it means to be part of the body of believers in Jesus Christ—very enlightening.”
— Mrs. Kathy Vieselmeyer
AFLC Member, Deshler, Nebraska

The Gospels is a detailed synoptic presentation of the four gospels that was originally published in the Norwegian language. This is Augsburg's original 1932 English translation reprinted by Northwestern Publishing House. This book is a timeless, invaluable tool for clergy, teachers, and laity.

Spring '24
Required FLS textbook for Synoptic Gospels course taught by Dr. Jerry Moan, Professor of New Testament.

Spring '23
Required FLS textbook for Synoptic Gospels course taught by Dr. Jerry Moan, Professor of New Testament.

Spring '22
Required FLS textbook for Synoptic Gospels course taught by Dr. Jerry Moan, Professor of New Testament.

Spring '21
Required FLS textbook for Synoptic Gospels course taught by Dr. Jerry Moan, Professor of New Testament.

Spring '20
Required FLS textbook for Synoptic Gospels course taught by Dr. Jerry Moan, Professor of New Testament.

Spring '19
Required FLS textbook for Synoptic Gospels course taught by Dr. Jerry Moan Haugen, Professor of New Testament.

Fall '18
Required FLS textbook for Gospel of John course taught by Dr. Phil Haugen, Professor of New Testament.

C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce is a classic Christian allegorical tale about a bus ride from hell to heaven. An extraordinary meditation upon good and evil, grace and judgment, Lewis’s revolutionary idea in the The Great Divorce is that the gates of Hell are locked from the inside. Using his extraordinary descriptive powers, Lewis’ The Great Divorce will change the way we think about good and evil.

A Bible just for early readers.

The Growing in Faith Bible is designed for children ages 8–10 as they grow in their relationship with their Savior.

Colorful artwork is interspersed throughout the full ESV biblical text in 10.5-point font, along with a host of features specially written for this age group:

• 125 Bible Narratives describe 125 important events in the Bible, many surrounding the life of Jesus, in simple words. Each is matched with a beautiful, engaging picture.
• Big Words highlight essential Bible words, explain what they mean, and teach why they are important for our salvation.
• Big Questions and Answers explore difficult questions that come up as we read God’s Word.
• Verses for Life are verses to remember that teach us about God’s love and our Savior, Jesus Christ.
• Character Sketches teach us about 78 significant people in the Bible—their families, jobs, and other important facts.
• Christ Connections explain God’s promises to send His Son throughout the Old Testament. In the Gospels of the New Testament, these features highlight the times Jesus clearly revealed He is God’s Son.

"Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches."

The book of Revelation speaks powerfully to every aspect of the Christian life, and the modern church desperately needs the vision of hope that it provides. In this thematic approach to the Bible's final book, author J. Scott Duvall identifies ten major themes, including: God and his people, worship, enemies, the mission, and the new creation. In The Heart of Revelation, readers will understand how to read Revelation in context, asking, "What are the main truths and realities of Revelation that we can know for certain?" and learning how these truths are relevant to our lives as modern-day believers.

Fall '25
Required FLBC textbook for Revelation course taught by Dr. Jarrod Hylden, Professor of New Testament.

Fall '24
Required FLBC textbook for Revelation course taught by Dr. Jarrod Hylden, Professor of New Testament.

Spring '24
Required FLBC textbook for Revelation course taught by Dr. Jerry Moan, Professor of New Testament.

Spring '22
Required FLBC textbook for Revelation course taught by Dr. Jerry Moan, Professor of New Testament.

"In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit." So begins one of the most beloved and delightful tales in the English language.

Set in the imaginary world of Middle-earth, at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is one of literature's most enduring and well-loved novels. The text in this 372-page paperback edition is based on that first published in Great Britain by Collins Modern Classics and includes a note on the text by Douglas A. Anderson.

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.

Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a frightening creature known as Gollum.

Written for Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies worldwide and established itself as a modern classic.

Spring '26
Required FLBC textbook for C. S. Lewis & Friends course taught by Mrs. Madison Trost.

Spring '25
Required FLBC textbook for C. S. Lewis & Friends course taught by Miss Madison Greven.

Shy member of the Trinity? Doesn't the Holy Spirit fill us with bold faith? Yes, say the authors, but the Spirit makes us bold in order to proclaim Jesus Christ. Bruner and Horden show how the Spirit points us to Christ - not simply to greater spiritual experiences. The work of the Holy Spirit is to thrill us with Christ, to infect us with enthusiasm for all that Christ can do for men and women and for the world, to change things, to renew institutions, to salvage lives. This helpful study of biblical teaching speaks to all who are faced with divisions and debates about the Holy Spirit today..

Spring '24
Required FLS textbook for Christology and Pneumatology course taught by Pr. Steven Mundfrom, Professor of Systematic Theology and Church History.

Spring '22

Required FLS textbook for Christology and Pneumatology course taught by Pr. Steven Mundfrom, Professor of Systematic Theology and Church History.

Sermons are, by definition, narratives and as such, they have plots. At the same time, the sermon is not a story. While similar in many ways, narratives and stories are distinct. Therefore, to think of narrative preaching as merely one of many homiletical styles is to misunderstand and reduce the nature of the sermon. The sermon is more than just an option for the preacher; rather, it is, by definition, a narrative because it happens in time, not in space.

This changes everything because the sermon ceases to be something a preacher constructs, like a thesis or even a painting. Instead, it is more like a piece of music - something a preacher plays within intuitively, to a constant beat - time after time, week after week.

In light of this revelation, what are new strategic aims for sermon preparation and delivery?

Spring '23
Required FLS textbook for Expository Preaching 3 course taught by Dr. Nathan Olson, Professor of New Testament and Systematic Theology.
You will need either this or Preaching and the Thirty Second Commercial.