What I Wish I Knew Then (And What I Want You To Know Now)

Pastor Wade Mobley
President, Free Lutheran Schools

At FLBC we say “Start here, go anywhere, grounded in God’s Word.” I am one of the students who didn’t start here, but came here after college. I spent the first four years of my collegiate education at South Dakota State University (go Jacks), studying electrical engineering, physics, math, and physical education. Ask me about that combination sometime.

When I started at SDSU I didn’t give a full effort. It’s hard for me to admit to that, because giving a full effort is pretty important to me now, but I skipped a lot of class. I tell students all the time: “Go to class, do your homework, and you’ll do well.” I didn’t go to class, so I didn’t do as well as I should have.

When I had the opportunity to study God’s Word at FLBC, though, I was well past my class skipping days. I was afraid I would miss something, and it wasn’t calculus, it was God’s Word! I didn’t want to get a few hours of extra sleep at the expense of missing something from God’s Word.

This lesson is one of the lessons that we try to pass on to our students, but that some need to learn on their own. Alumni, in 100 words or less, share with us two lessons that you wish your younger self knew and practiced so you can help us mentor our incoming students. You can email your lesson to aflbs@flbc.edu. Please provide your name and years at the college. (i.e. John Smith, 1991-93)

Dr. Wade Mobley
Dr. Wade Mobley

Dr. Wade Mobley lives in Plymouth, MN, where he has served as President of the Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary (flbc.edu) since 2015. Along with leadership of the Bible College and Seminary, Dr. Mobley teaches apologetics, Christian thought, leadership, and preaching in the two programs. Before joining the Bible College and Seminary, he served from 2003-2014 as pastor of Living Word Free Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, SD. Dr. Mobley is married to his wife of 20 years, Michele, and has two children, Hannah (11) and Benjamin (10). Dr. Mobley earned a Doctor of Ministry degree at Concordia Theological Seminary-Ft. Wayne in 2020, a Master’s of Divinity from the Free Lutheran Seminary in 2003, and a Bachelor’s degree in Ancient History from the University of Northwestern-St. Paul in 1999. He has additional studies at the International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism, and Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, and four years of study in math, physics, engineering, and physical education at South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD.