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Managing Studies

A study is a series of related lessons within a program. For example, a four-week series called "The Good Samaritan" would be a study inside a larger children's ministry program. Studies give your curriculum a logical grouping so churches can pick up a complete series at a time.

Creating a Study​

  1. Navigate to the Admin area and expand the program you want to add a study to.
  2. Click Add Study.
  3. Fill in the following fields:
    • Name -- the display name for the study (e.g., "The Good Samaritan").
    • Slug -- a URL-friendly identifier (e.g., "the-good-samaritan").
    • Description -- a summary of what this study covers and how many lessons it includes.
    • Image -- upload a thumbnail image for the study.
  4. Save the study.

Editing a Study​

  1. Click on the study name in the admin list.
  2. Update any of the fields as needed.
  3. Save your changes.

Assigning a Category​

If the parent program uses study categories, you can assign your study to one:

  1. Open the study in the admin view.
  2. Select a Category from the dropdown.
  3. Save.

Categories help users browse programs that have many studies. For example, you might have categories like "Old Testament", "New Testament", and "Topical".

Managing Lessons Within a Study​

Studies contain one or more lessons. Expand a study in the admin view to see its lessons, or click Add Lesson to create a new one. See Managing Lessons for details on building out lesson content.

Uploading Study-Level Resources​

You can attach downloadable files that apply to the entire study -- for example, a series overview, promotional graphics, or a parent newsletter template.

  1. Open the study in the admin view.
  2. Navigate to the Resources section.
  3. Upload your files.
tip

Write your study description with church leaders in mind. A clear summary of the theme, target age group, and number of lessons helps churches decide whether to use the series.