Wordalone Ministries

Organization Overview

Wordalone Ministries, operating under the name Sola Publishing, is located in Graham, NC. The organization was established in 2000. According to its NTEE Classification (X21) the organization is classified as: Protestant, under the broad grouping of Religion-Related and related organizations. As of 12/2021, Sola Publishing employed 8 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Sola Publishing is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 12/2021, Sola Publishing generated $443.7k in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 7 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 4.5% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $339.0k during the year ending 12/2021. While expenses have increased by 0.0% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990T Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND SERVICES FOR PREACHING, TEACHING AND CONFESSING JESUS CHRIST AS GOD'S WORD ALONE.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

SOLA PUBLISHING IS THE PRIMARY MINISTRY OF WORDALONE. SOLA PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY BIBLICAL AND CONFESSIONAL LUTHERAN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN AT A VERY AFFORDABLE COST, EMPHASIZING ITS ROLE AS A NON-PROFIT MINISTRY RATHER THAN BEING A COMMERCIAL PUBLISHER. BY PROVIDING SOLID BIBLICAL RESOURCES WITH A CONFESSIONAL LUTHERAN FOCUS, SOLA SEEKS TO GIVE PEOPLE A DEEPER APPRECIATION FOR THE DISTINCTIVE LUTHERAN FOCUS ON GOD'S USE OF THE SCRIPTURES TO BRING ABOUT REPENTANCE AND FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST.IN THE YEAR 2013, MOST OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF WORDALONE WERE FOCUSED TO ALLOW SOLA TO BECOME THE PRIMARY MEANS BY WHICH WORDALONE CARRIES OUT ITS MISSION. SOLA PUBLISHING IS A REGISTERED ALTERNATIVE BUSINESS NAME FOR WORDALONE, WITH THE ORGANIZATION DOING BUSINESS AS (DBA) SOLA PUBLISHING. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE PRIMARY CURRICULA PRODUCED BY SOLA PUBLISHING TO ENABLE IT TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION: A. SUNDAY SCHOOL CURRICULUM: SOLA'S ELECTRONIC EDUCATION DATABASE (SEED) IS A FLEXIBLE SUNDAY SCHOOL CURRICULUM FOCUSING ON THE PRIORITY OF GOD'S WORD. THE EMPHASIS IN THE SERIES IS ON TEACHING BIBLE STORIES, WITH MULTIPLE PRESENTATIONS OF THE STORY BUILT IN TO EACH LESSON. THE "ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE" APPROACH ALLOWS FOR CHILDREN OF VARYING AGES AND GRADE LEVELS TO MEET TOGETHER. THE SUNDAY SCHOOLHOUSE SERIES IS DESIGNED WITH THE PARTICULAR NEEDS OF SMALL CHURCHES, MISSION CONGREGATIONS, AND HOUSE CHURCHES IN MIND. EACH OF THE FOUR SERIES YEARS (BLUE/RED/GREEN/ORANGE) PRESENTS A COMPLETE OVERVIEW OF SCRIPTURE, WITH TWO OLD TESTAMENT UNITS AND TWO NEW TESTAMENT UNITSB. CHILDREN'S CATECHETICAL CURRICULUM: LUTHER'S SMALL CAT SERIES IS AN ELEMENTARY-AGED CURRICULA FOCUSING ON LUTHER'S SMALL CATECHISM. EACH OF THESE FIVE-SESSION BOOKLETS USE SCRIPTURE STORIES, PUZZLES, AND QUESTIONS TO EXPLORE THE MEANING OF A SINGLE PART OF THE CATECHISM, ALL WITH THE HELP OF THAT WISE LITTLE CAT! PRINTED IN EVERY BOOKLET IS THE APPROPRIATE SECTION FROM LUTHER'S SMALL CATECHISM - CHILDREN'S VERSION FOR USE IN STUDY AND MEMORY WORK. THE SEPARATE TEACHER'S GUIDE HAS REPRODUCIBLE BIBLE STORY SHEETS, CRAFT AND ACTIVITY IDEAS, AS WELL AS MEMORY-WORK HANDOUTS. C. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM: SOLA'S MATERIALS ARE A SIMPLE AND FLEXIBLE VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL CHURCHES, HOUSE CHURCHES, AND MISSION CONGREGATIONS. THE FLEXIBLE FORMAT WORKS WELL FOR GROUPS WITH LIMITED BUDGETS; OR IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE AGES AND NUMBER OF STUDENTS MAY VARY FROM SESSION TO SESSION. THE WORKSHEETS AND HANDOUTS IT CONTAINS CAN BE REPRODUCED ACCORDING TO LOCAL NEEDS. D. CONFIRMATION CURRICULUM: SOLA'S CORE CONFIRMATION SERIES IS WRITTEN IN AN "OLD SCHOOL" WORK-BOOK STYLE, EACH LESSON INCLUDES: OBJECT LESSONS, ILLUSTRATIONS, CATECHISM MEMORY, AND BIBLE STUDY. AIMED AT 8TH-9TH GRADE LEVEL, THE FOUR CORE CATECHISM BOOKS IN THE SERIES, AS WELL AS THE TWO BIBLE OVERVIEW BOOKS, HAVE TEN SESSIONS EACH. CURRICULUM SUPPORT MATERIAL SUCH AS UNIT TESTS AND WORSHIP NOTE FORMS ARE FREELY AVAILABLE AT THE SOLA WEBSITE FOR THIS SERIES.E. ADULT BIBLE STUDY: SOLA ADULT BIBLE STUDIES ARE DESIGNED IN A QUESTION AND DISCUSSION FORMAT, BASED ON CAREFULLY SELECTED SCRIPTURE TEXTS. MANY FOLLOW INTERESTING GROUPINGS OF SCRIPTURE TEXTS BASED ON THEMES, PARTICULAR BOOKS OF THE BIBLE, OR THEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS. OF THE OVER THIRTY TITLES IN THIS CATEGORY OF CURRICULUM, MOST ARE WRITTEN AS "COME AS YOU ARE" STUDIES. THEY ARE INTENDED FOR SMALL GROUP TABLE-DISCUSSION SETTINGS OF UP TO ABOUT 12 PEOPLE, AND DO NOT DEPEND UPON ADVANCE PREPARATION OR HOMEWORK (ALTHOUGH THIS MAY BE ENCOURAGED). F. WORSHIP RESOURCES: SOLA'S ONLINE WORSHIP ERESOURCE (SOWER) FEATURES A HOST OF RESOURCES FOR PLANNING AND LEADING WORSHIP WITH THEOLOGICAL INTEGRITY. IT IS A SUBSCRIPTION PROGRAM OFFERED AT A REASONABLE COST ACCORDING TO A CONGREGATION'S AVERAGE WORSHIP ATTENDANCE. WITH THE DISSOLUTION OF RECLAIM RESOURCES AS AN INDEPENDENT ENTITY, SOLA HAS INHERITED THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TO THE RECLAIM HYMNAL, AND WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE.G. BOOKS AND DEVOTIONALS: SOLA PROVIDES BOOK AND DEVOTIONAL RESOURCES. IT IS CURRENTLY OFFERING OVER 30 TITLES THAT FEATURE AUTHORS LEADING IN THE LUTHERAN CONFESSIONAL MOVEMENT. THESE OFFERINGS SEEK TO PROVIDE UNIQUE AND USEFUL MATERIAL TO SUPPORT CONGREGATIONAL LIFE AND GROWTH IN DISCIPLESHIP.H. AS OF 2020, HAVING INHERITED THE INVENTORY OF THE DISSOLVED ORGANIZATION, CROSSWAYS INTERNATIONAL, SOLA IS NOW THE EXCLUSIVE PUBLISHER AND DISTRIBUTOR OF THE BIBLE SURVEY COURSES WRITTEN BY DR. HARRY WENDT.


SOLA PUBLISHING'S REGULAR PERIODICAL IS A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE CALLED "CONNECTIONS." AS AN EMERGING VOICE FOR CONFESSIONAL LUTHERANISM IN NORTH AMERICA, CONNECTIONS FEATURES STORIES AND ARTICLES ON THE MINISTRIES AND MISSION EFFORTS OF OUR CONSTITUENCY, WHICH INCLUDES MEMBERS OF VARIOUS CHURCH BODIES AND GROUPS (LCMC, NALC, CALC, LUTHERAN CORE, ETC.). IT ALSO PROVIDES RELIABLE, BIBLICALLY BASED CONTENT, STORIES OF FAITH, AND INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGES ALL IN A "COFFEE TABLE QUALITY" PACKAGE THAT DELIGHTS ITS SUBSCRIBERS.CONNECTIONS HAS A DEEP COMMITMENT TO THE EVANGELICAL NATURE OF LUTHERANISM SO THAT WE RESPOND WITH VIGOR TO CHRIST'S GREAT COMMISSION TO GO AND MAKE DISCIPLES. IN TERMS OF ITS MISSION FOCUS, CONNECTIONS GIVES A PUBLIC CENTER TO THE EFFORT TO RENEW LUTHERANISM IN NORTH AMERICA. CONNECTIONS IS PUBLISHED SIX TIMES PER YEAR IN AN 8.5 X 11 GLOSSY FORMAT OF ABOUT 40 PAGES PER ISSUE. IT CURRENTLY HAS OVER 3,500 SUBSCRIBERS.


A NUMBER OF WEBSITES ARE SPONSORED THROUGH THE LARGER MINISTRY OF WORDALONE AND SOLA PUBLISHING.A. THE MAIN SOLA WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.SOLAPUBLISHING.ORGTHIS IS THE PRIMARY SITE FOR OUR ONLINE BUSINESS, WITH OUR FULL CATALOG OF PRODUCTS AVAILABLE FOR SALE ON THE SITE ITSELF, OR BY CALLING IN TO OUR CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE. THE SITE GIVES INFORMATION ABOUT SOLA PUBLISHING AND ITS MATERIALS, AS WELL AS FEATURING A DAILY DEVOTIONAL ARTICLE. MANY CONGREGATIONAL RESOURCES ARE ALSO FREELY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE.BUILT AS A SUBSCRIBER-ONLY MODULE ON THIS SAME SITE IS THE SOLA ONLINE WORSHIP ERESOURCE (SOWER), WHICH FEATURES A WEALTH OF WORSHIP-SUPPORT MATERIALS FOR THE LECTIONARY YEAR, INCLUDING BULLETINS, ART, STUDIES, WORSHIP PLANNING, CHILDREN'S PAGES, ETC.B. SOLA FACEBOOK SITE: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/SOLAPUBLISHINGTHE SOLA FACEBOOK SITE IS ANOTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION TO OUR LARGER CONSTITUENCY AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY REGARDING NEW RELEASES AND PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENTS. IT PROVIDES AN EASY AND ACCESSIBLE POINT OF CONTACT FOR PEOPLE SEEKING THE RESOURCES AND PRODUCTS WE PROVIDE. THROUGH THE SOLA FACEBOOK SITE, WE LINK TO OUR DAILY DEVOTIONALS.C. THE WORDALONE ARCHIVE: HTTP://WORDALONE.ORGWORDALONE'S FORMER MAIN WEBSITE HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO A SEARCHABLE ARCHIVE OF THE MANY PUBLIC RESOURCES CREATED DURING WORDALONE'S INITIAL WORK IN DENOMINATIONAL REFORM. THE WEB SITE INCLUDES A VARIETY OF ARTICLES AND ESSAYS, WORDALONE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND KEY HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS OF INTEREST TO WORDALONE MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS.D. THE HOLY FAMILIES WEBSITE: WWW.HOLYFAMILYTIME.COMTHIS WEBSITE WAS DEVELOPED IN 2016 UNDER A GRANT FROM THE NALC AND THE THRIVENT FOUNDATION, TO MAKE AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR DISCIPLESHIP IN THE HOME. IT INCLUDES DAILY DEVOTIONAL READINGS, PARENT PAGES, CHILDREN'S SHEETS, EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, AN ONLINE VIDEO BIBLE STUDY AND OTHER RESOURCES FOR CHRISTIAN FAMILIES.E. SACRAMENTAL DISCIPLESHIP: WWW.SACRAMENTALDISCIPLESHIP.COMTHIS WEBSITE IS A REFERENCE AND STAGING AREA FOR A NEW PRODUCT LINE ON LUTHERAN DISCIPLESHIP, RELEASED IN 2017. IT CONTAINS ARTICLES, ESSAYS, AND ONLINE-LINKS REGARDING THE SUBJECT OF DISCIPLESHIP, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF A THEOLOGY OF THE CROSS.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Steven King
Director
$46,033
Dj Lura
Board Chair
$0
Marney Fritts
Vice Chair
$0
Jay Weygandt
Treasurer
$0
Judy Mattson
Secretary
$0
Jon Jensen
Board Member
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $47,773
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$95,632
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$143,405
Total Program Service Revenue$0
Investment income $8
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $831
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $0
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $299,481
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $443,725

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