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Friendship Safety Guidelines

Friendship groups need a detailed safety procedure that is adopted by the congregation. This procedure should offer a Biblical foundation along with procedures for reducing the risk of abuse,...

Topic 9 – Safety and Administration

This topic will cover the administrative and safety procedures needed to create a safe environment for friends with disabilities, volunteers, and congregations. It is important for disability...

Topic 8 – Companion Training

This topic will have seven initial episodes for training volunteer companions who will be building meaningful relationships with friends with intellectual disabilities. These episodes help equip...

New Episodes Available

Connection Ministries continues to add new Bible study lessons to our video Bible series, “To Whom Shall We Go”. In our most recent study, “The Parables of Jesus”, we now...

Topic 7 – Effective Teaching

Sharing the Good News is vital and the time spent preparing is essential. In this topic we will explain the dynamics of a Friendship group meeting, share ideas on lesson preparation and...

Indispensable Volunteer Training

“Indispensable” is a video training series intended for the staff and volunteers in churches involved in or considering ministries that build Christian communities with adults with intellectual...

Parables of Jesus

“The Parables of Jesus” A new study available in the “To Whom Shall We Go” Video Bible Series As we launched our new website, we also began releasing our newest study...

Parables of Jesus

In this study, “The Parables of Jesus,” we will learn about some of the parables Jesus taught, and the lessons we can apply to our everyday lives. This study will be presented as...

Topic 6 – Awareness and Networking

A strategy is needed for recruiting friends with intellectual disabilities and volunteers for your Friendship group. This process requires both networking with those who are in the lives of people...

“To Whom Shall We Go?” Video Bible Series

A video Bible series produced by Connection Ministries. This series is developed for adults with intellectual disabilities. It can be used for churches with disability ministries, small groups, or...

Stories & News from Connection Ministries

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