Did you attend a worship service this week? Would you say its focus was man-centered, or God-centered? To "worship" means to revere, honor, or adore some one or some thing. With a focus that is biblical, simple, and straightforward, this study will help you better understand your true self and the God you worship as you study the truths of a well-known Confession of Sin.

This practical and stimulating study of the Apostles’ Creed reveals a rich and meaningful expression of the foundational truths upon which our eternal hope is built. As a result of this study, its familiar words will take on fresh meaning.

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Encourage young people to dig into God's Word through these interesting Bible studies for kids, and help them gain a richer appreciation for the Word and a deeper understanding of God's love and care for them. 5 lessons.

These sermons are taken from various stages in Bo Giertz pastoral career, from his time as a parish pastor, his time as a bishop, and his time in retirement. He adapted the homiletical style of Henric Schartau (whose homiletical style informs the novel “The Hammer of God”). Schartau would preach in a manner that expounded on the text before applying it to people who might find themselves in three different spiritual conditions, sometimes this is referred to as an Ordo Salutis. These three would be that of an unbeliever, a newly awakened Christian or young believer, and that of a mature believer. This has met with some controversy over the years as it was often identified with pietism, however Bo Giertz is aware of the pitfalls of this approach and turns the method in a matter that emphasizes the strengths. When it comes to the order of grace, Bo Giertz would say that it is not the order that matters but the grace.

Spring '26
Required FLS textbook for Hermeneutics/Expository Preaching 2 course taught by Dr. Jason Gudim, Professor of Practical and Systematic Theology.

Spring '25
Required FLS textbook for Hermeneutics/Expository Preaching 2 course taught by Dr. Jason Gudim, Professor of Practical and Systematic Theology.

This booklet consists of chapter 2, “Doctrines and Principles,” from the well-known book about the history of the Lutheran Free Church written by Clarence Carlson. This chapter expounds on each of the Fundamental Principles, which continue to guide the AFLC today.

Spring '23
Recommended FLS textbook for Lutheranism in America course taught by Dr. James Molstre, Dean of FLS.

How weak can faith be before it's not faith anymore? How do I know when I’m doing enough good works? This book contains answers to many questions teens are asking and answers them with God's Word.

Teens are asking many questions, and there are many wrong answers to those questions. This book uses God's Word to answer questions teens are asking. Topics include the reliability of Scripture, science and faith, school and home life, and government.

A collection of questions and answers about topics concerning young people today, such as dating, sex, enemies, coworkers, parents, friends, siblings, and teammates. Each answer deals with the subject honestly and is rooted in God's Word.

A tract for new parents, answering questions about why, when, and where a child should be baptized.

An all-around resource for developing a biblical philosophy of ministry, encouraging leadership, planning events, leading Bible studies, outreach, fundraising, and more. Includes reproducible pages.

To help youth workers (paid and/or volunteer) think through some of the key issues related to the administrative issues of youth ministry.

Fall '25
Required FLBC textbook for Introduction to Youth Ministry, taught by Mrs. Michelle Olson.

Fall '24
Required FLBC textbook for Introduction to Youth Ministry, taught by Mrs. Michelle Olson.

Fall '23
Required FLBC textbook for Introduction to Youth Ministry, taught by Mrs. Michelle Olson.

Fall '22
Required FLBC textbook for Intro to Youth Ministry, taught by Dr. Jason Holt, AFLC Youth Ministries Director.

Fall '21
Recommended FLBC textbook for Intro to Youth Ministry, taught by Dr. Jason Holt, AFLC Youth Ministries Director.

Fall '20
Recommended FLBC textbook for Intro to Youth Ministry, taught by Dr. Jason Holt, AFLC Youth Ministries Director.

Fall '19
Recommended FLBC textbook for Intro to Youth Ministry, taught by Dr. Jason Holt, AFLC Youth Ministries Director.

Duffy Robbins has taught youth ministry at the collegiate level for 35 years. This text offers compact, insightful, practical ideas for healthy youth ministry in a congregation. Many of the common questions received from congregations by AFLC Youth Ministries are addressed by Robbins. It is a book that both the volunteer and vocational youth leader values having on the shelf.
—Dr. Jason Holt

Available only as a PDF from Seminary Hill Press.

“Youth ministry that doesn’t last a lifetime doesn’t matter very much.”

The real criteria for evaluating youth ministry is this question: Are we consistently introducing teenagers to Jesus and then discipling them into believers who will, for a lifetime, love God, love people, and make disciples for the glory of God?

Everyone who evaluates youth ministry needs to ask a new set of questions. The issue really is not: How is our youth group doing today? Instead, the core question is: How will our youth group be doing for a lifetime?

Most youth pastors love King Jesus supremely and do their work tirelessly. But by employing a sixty-year-old model of youth ministry, the great majority of church teenagers are not becoming world-changing disciples as adults.

Is the church willing to give up comfortable youth ministry for a radically new model that is likely to lead many more teenagers to lifetime faith?

SIT 2024
Recommended SIT textbook for Session C.
Youth/Family Ministry Workshops (Pr. Jordan Langness)

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

Spring '21

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

Youth workers often end up serving as crisis managers due to family break-ups, substance abuse, sexual assault, eating disorders, cutting, suicide, or gun violence. With experience and expertise from the authors as well as biblical advice for each stage of crisis, learn how to respond quickly and effectively, bringing hope and healing.

Thousands of people leave Christian ministry every month. They have not lost their love for Christ, or their desire to serve him. But for one reason or another, they are exhausted and simply cannot carry on.

Christopher Ash knows this experience all too well. As a pastor of a growing church, and then in his role training people for ministry, he has found himself on the edge of burnout a number of times, and has pastored many younger ministers who have reached the end of their tether.

His wisdom has been distilled into this short, accessible book, in which he reveals a neglected biblical truth and seven keys that flow from it. Understood properly, and built into our lives as Christians who are zealous to serve the Lord, they will serve to protect us from burnout, and keep us working for God's kingdom and glory.

The Zondervan Essential Companion to Christian History gives you what it promises: the essentials.

Following a brief introduction that outlines the key events of the New Testament era, there is a chapter devoted to each century of Christian history beginning with the year 100 and ending roughly at the year 2000. Each chapter flows chronologically featuring:

• A brief overview, highlighting the main threads and issues running through the relevant century
• Key historical developments explained
• Thematic connections between centuries
• Color-coded sidebars on Persons, Ideas, or Events
• Persons: key figures either within or without the Church who have impacted Christian history significantly or who otherwise deserve special mention
• Ideas: important Christian books, as well as heresies, doctrines, or political movements
• Events: world-historical occurrences such as battles, natural disasters, inventions, or elections that have affected the development of Christianity in the world

The final chapter, devoted to the present century concludes the companion identifying key themes that the Christian Church is presently dealing with and suggesting future issues. A select Glossary of terms is provided at the end of the book, as well as a bibliographic list of suggested reading.

This highly informative, broad-ranging book provides vital facts on the growth and impact of Christianity from the apostles to the present day not only in the Western world but also globally, including the development of Eastern Orthodox and Armenian Christianity, as well as considering Christianity in Latin America, Southeast Asia, the Baltic and Slavic states, and India. The companion is organized by century, going through the major events, ideas, and personalities that have shaped Christian history around the world.

Whether you are a student or a lay person, a church-goer or unacquainted with Christianity, this book will help you grasp the global, multifaceted story of Christians.

Spring '26
Required FLS textbook for Foundations of Christian History course taught by Pr. Andrew Kneeland.

Spring '25
Required FLS textbook for Foundations of Christian History course taught by Pr. Andrew Kneeland.

Spring '24
Required FLS textbook for General Church History course taught by Pr. Andrew Kneeland.

Fall '23
Required FLS textbook for General Church History course taught by Pr. Andrew Kneeland.