Studies for Faith Communities

The materials listed below are available free to congregations to use in their ministry. You may download and share without restriction for educational use.

Adoption Month Study

Four-Week Conversation About Adoption

While November is National Adoption Month, anytime of the year is a good time to raise awareness about adoption. Many children need loving adoptive families. The goal of this study is to bring awareness to issues surrounding adoption and offer resources to those with an interest in adopting or supporting foster and adoptive families. The study is offered by Children's Home Society and Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, organizations that are partners in adoption.

My Neighbor is Not for Sale Discussion Guide

Designed to help your congregation understand the issue of child exploitation and trafficking, My Neighbor is Not for Sale is a four-part guide designed for Adult Education sessions, Lenten studies and other groups. This guide can be used in congregations nationwide to learn about exploitation and trafficking, ending the demand, and prevention.

Each session introduces you to a key topic to prevent child exploitation, offers a Biblical response, and questions to discuss in your group.

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My Neighbor Receives Medicaid

Many Americans do not understand Medicaid and who is eligible for Medicaid services. As our population has aged, more and more seniors have “spent down” all their own assets, ending up with Medicaid support to pay for nursing home care in the last years of their lives. People born with identified needs may depend almost entirely on Medicaid support throughout their lives for healthcare and social services. We couldn’t possibly make anyone an expert in these complex federal programs in a few pages, but our hope is to:

Remind Christians of God’s call to love older adults, people living with identified needs, families living in poverty, and children.
Lay out a few basics from reliable sources of how Medicaid works.
Offer an opportunity to reflect on caring for our neighbors who rely on Medicaid.

Safe and Healthy Relationships Youth and Leader's Guides

This four-session series is designed for middle school and high school youth groups to support them in gaining lifelong skills in both online and in-person relationships. The Leader's Guide provides detailed instructions for youth leaders, pastors or other church leaders to facilitate these four sessions. Cherish All Children is also available to support you in leading these sessions.