PLYMOUTH, Minn. — It’s not nostalgia or brand loyalty that keeps alumnus Dr. Wade Mobley motivated as the President of the Free Lutheran Bible College and Seminary. It’s something much more personal.
“The mission of this place is what drew me here,” Mobley said. “The mission was accurately delivered to me (when I attended) and impacted my life… A lot of what I’m talking about is autobiographical. It’s changed my life. It’s changed my nuclear family… It really is, ‘Start Here. Go Anywhere, Grounded in God’s Word.’”
Each day, Mobley is driven to minister to the over 100 students who have made the counter-cultural decision to attend FLBC.
“We’re not anybody’s default choice,” Mobley said. “You have to make a decision to come here. We’re a substantial place, and we lead with that substance.”
Looking back at the 2025-2026 school year, a few moments stand out to Mobley.
At the Seminary, he enjoyed co-teaching a class focused on practical leadership principles. He also appreciates little moments at the Bible College like popping into the Apologetics, Ethics & Christian Thought class to sing his infamous “Epistemology” song, and the long-term joy of watching students grow and mature. He sees this growth happen in simple places like cafeteria lunch table interactions and focused moments like the FLBC leadership development cohort he mentors.
“Our students actually give us more than I sometimes give them credit for,” Mobley said. “We’re trying to teach them that their sufficiency is in Christ and not their achievement. But, calling them to excellence is not a business principle. It’s a biblical stewardship principle.”
Mobley’s advice for incoming students is to value their relationship with God, their family and their congregation.
“Don’t wait to get serious about Jesus. Dive in now!” Mobley said. “Spend a little time in God’s Word, in prayer. If you give God five minutes a day, I guarantee you it’ll grow.”
“If you give God five minutes a day, I guarantee you it’ll grow.”
Every year, generous giving from donors helps FLBCS to equip students who are serious about Jesus. Mobley said the impact of this giving to FLBC extends beyond the two or four years students attend.
“As they’re established in the Word of God, (what) that’s producing way down the road is stable and godly families, healthy congregations in communities, (and) communities with accurate representations of Christ,” Mobley said. “That’s something you don’t see right away. There’s a latency to that endeavor.”
With that latent goal in mind, Mobley continues his work, knowing that the mission “to equip students in the eternal and inerrant Word of God,” which once changed his own life, continues to be worth investing his life into today.
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