Feedback Page: Luther's Small Cat Series

Please use this page to provide feedback on Luther's Small Cat Series - a graded supplementary curriculum based on Martin Luther's Small Catechism.  You are welcome to provide encouragement, constructive criticism, recommendations, or suggestions.

Feedback Page: Versatile Budget Series VBS

Please use this page to provide feedback on Sola's Versatile Budget Series - a reproducible Bible character-based curriculum for Vacation Bible School and Sunday School.  You are welcome to provide encouragement, constructive criticism, recommendations, or suggestions.

Feedback Page: Sola Confirmation Series

Please use this page to provide feedback on the Sola Confirmation Series — available for the 2010-2011 school year on a limited basis, as a "beta test" version.  You are welcome to provide encouragement, constructive criticism, recommendations, or suggestions.

Feedback Page: Sunday Schoolhouse Series

Please use this page to provide feedback on Sola's Sunday Schoolhouse series — a simple reproducible Sunday School series that focuses on the teaching of Bible stories.  You are welcome to provide encouragement, constructive criticism, recommendations, or suggestions.

Report from the L-CORE/NALC Gathering

My apologies for the delay in responding to the many emails that were sent to me in the last week expressing interest in Sola’s new Sunday Schoolhouse and Confirmation series.  I just returned from the Lutheran CORE theological conference and convocation in Columbus, OH.  I will follow-up with all messages as soon as I can.

I want to express thanks to all those who introduced themselves to me at the Lutheran CORE gathering, and for the great reception Sola Publishing received from attendees. It is an honor to serve as the primary publishing resource provider to Lutheran Core and the larger confessional movement, including folks in: WordAlone, LCMC, and now, NALC.  It is great to be a part of this exciting new adventure in faith.

At Sola, we have been working at an incredible pace to provide the basic education materials needed by congregations for the coming year. I appreciate all the good words of support from those who have been using Sola materials.  This September, Sola will be moving forward in a number of ways, with a new online ordering website, expansion to include additional resources from contributing authors, and moving the operations of Sola to Maple Lake, Minnesota, to enhance customer service and distribution.

If you or your congregation would like to assist us in taking this step forward, we would be grateful to have you consider direct contributions or inclusion in your congregation’s budget.  Please contact me at www.solapublishing.org or write to Sola Publishing at PO Box 521, Maple Lake, MN 55358.

As we move into the new future of Lutheranism in North America and worldwide, we are proud to be a partner with you in this ministry together!

In Christ’s Service,

Pastor Steve King

Director, Sola Publishing

Sola Confirmation Series

The first installment in the Sola Confirmation Series is a ten session series on the Apostles' Creed.  The initial draft has been completed, and is undergoing preparations for release in the beginning of September.

The materials are being designed with the needs of small congregations in mind.  The "workbook style" approach provides a four pages for each session, including: an opening worship dialog, ice-breaker activity,  Scripture readings, catechism practice, object lessons, small group Bible study, memory symbols, and student prayers.  The series could be easily led by a pastor or lay leader with little advance preparation, or it could serve as a in-class handout or homework sheet for an established program.  The curriculum is also well-suited to home-school or independent study.

The series is being made available beginning this Fall, not for sale, but as a curriculum in development.  We already have about three dozen congregations that will be trying out the curriculum as a "beta test" version this year.  Comments and feedback will be posted on this blogsite.

Sunday Schoolhouse Books Now Available

The Leader's Manual and the first Classroom Resource Book for Sola's new Sunday Schoolhouse series are now available for order.  Call the WordAlone office at: 1-888-551-7254 (toll free) or 651-633-6004 (MN local).

The Leader's Manual
(Product Code: S-0100, $7.99)
Aimed at Sunday School teachers, helpers, and coordinators, this book provides an overview of the whole Sunday Schoolhouse series. In addition to laying out the structure of a Sunday School program for pastors, coordinators and superintendents, it contains basic information for teachers and helpers on using the curricula, conducting class sessions, and creating a disciplined teaching environment. It also includes a number of ideas on incorporating into the classroom, including: story-telling, drama, memory work, and creative activities. (The same Leader’s Manual can be used for all three years of the curriculum cycle.)  Click HERE to check out some sample pages from the Leader's Manual.


The Classroom Resource Book
Year A, Unit 1, Old Testament
(Product Code: S-A120, $9.99)
This book contains reproducible sheets with seven sessions of Bible lesson, pictures, drama, and worksheets.  This first unit covers stories from the first half of the Old Testament, from Genesis through Joshua.  Click HERE to check out some sample pages from the Classroom Resource Book.