Miscellaneous Bible Studies
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” -Psalm 119:105. These Bible studies for adults fit under a wide variety of categories and can be done in various settings.
Resources for DCEs
Director of Christian Education (DCE) are Synodically certified, Called and Commissioned lifespan educational leaders prepared for team ministry in a congregational setting.
Bible Studies for Women
Women’s Bible studies allow for Christian women to find faithful support and Christ-centered friends who will dig into God’s Word together.
Youth and Young Adult Bible Studies
Bible Studies are a vital element to helping young people deeply understand their Baptismal faith, develop a resilient identity in Christ and live out their unique vocation.
Conflict Resolution
Resolving conflict is difficult even in the best circumstances. When approaching conflict, we must do so with our chief motivation being Christ-like love for all.
Abortion/Infanticide
As Christians, we seek to uphold the sanctity of unborn life, work to end abortion, and support abortion-vulnerable women through their pregnancies, showing them the love and mercy of Christ.
Sanctity of Life Issues
As the Body of Christ, we seek to preserve every life created by God and value every life, whether the world sees them as valuable or not.
Couples’ Ministry
Couples’ ministry should seek to encourage couples to pursue a relationship pleasing to God. This ministry area also aims to encourage couples who already entered marriage and wish to grow even more.
Singles Ministry
While the vocation of marriage is right and holy, the vocation of singleness is also a gift from God, that a person may use his gifts to serve God’s people.
Marriage Enrichment
Before the Fall, God created and gave His blessing to marriage between Man and Woman. Marriage is also an image of the relationship between Christ and His Bride, the Church.
Marriage Preparation
Marriage preparation is about more than just the wedding. It includes matters of household, Christian conflict management and reconciliation, sexual intimacy, and spiritual growth.
Human Care
By witnessing to the hope of salvation, we offer the answer to life’s biggest questions. In sharing that hope, we should not deny the need for human care.
Life Events/Issues
Witnessing to people experiencing life events or issues means extending the same love and compassion that Jesus extends to us.
Unchurched
“Unchurched” refers to those who have never been connected to the Christian church. We are called to witness to the unchurched people in our lives.
Dechurched
“Dechurched” refers to those who were once connected to the church but are not any longer. We are called to witness to the dechurched people in our lives.
Religious Organizations & Movements
Witnessing to someone who is a member of a religious organization or movement means gaining understanding of their beliefs and worldviews in order to share the Gospel.
World Religions
Witnessing to different world religions means gaining an understanding of those beliefs and worldviews, which inform how witnesses should share the Gospel.
Witnessing in Specific Contexts
As we witness to the people in our everyday lives, we need to be mindful of the specific contexts in which they are living.
Family Altar
Central to every Christian home is the Word of God and the fruit it bears in song, prayer and conversation. God grant that these and other resources help you to find fruitful and joyful patterns for your own household’s “family altar.”
Worship Resources
These resources seek to develop and deepen an understanding and love for the Lutheran heritage in Christian worship, and promotes the Lutheran Service Book as the core worship resource for the LCMS while also identifying and encouraging the many musical treasures and gifts that the Holy Spirit continues to pour upon the church.