{"id":25216,"date":"2025-05-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=25216"},"modified":"2025-05-12T23:25:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T23:25:09","slug":"new-bible-study-curriculum-from-adn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/new-bible-study-curriculum-from-adn\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bible study curriculum for adults with intellectual disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A release from the Anabaptist Disabilities Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Anabaptist Disabilities Network (ADN) has published <em>The Story of God\u2019s First People: Bible Stories from the Old Testament<\/em>, a Bible study curriculum for youth and adults with intellectual disabilities. Written by Jeanne Davies, ADN executive director, this Bible study fills the need for faith formation resources written from an Anabaptist perspective specifically for youth and adults with intellectual disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congregations who seek to include people with disabilities in their faith communities can use this Bible study in group or individual settings to foster spiritual growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Originally released as a part of the Believing and Belonging accessible Anabaptist membership curriculum, these Bible studies are dedicated to Peter Graber in recognition of his many years of service to the ADN board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This study includes six lessons covering key figures in the Old Testament. Each story features a captivating illustration by Dona Park that incorporates people of various genders and races, as well as people with visible disabilities, so readers can see themselves in God\u2019s story. Lessons also involve a &#8220;do&#8221; portion, with action items that provide a \u201clearning through doing\u201d approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bible study is available for purchase from Brethren Press at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/product_p\/9798988573432.htm\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethrenpress.com\/product_p\/9798988573432.htm\">www.brethrenpress.com\/product_p\/9798988573432.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/TheStoryOfGodsFirstPeople-600px-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/TheStoryOfGodsFirstPeople-600px-copy.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/TheStoryOfGodsFirstPeople-600px-copy-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/annual-conference-moderator-theme\/\">Annual Conference moderator shares theme statement for 2027<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/conferencia-anual-declaracion-tematica\/\">El moderador de la Conferencia Anual comparte la declaraci\u00f3n tem\u00e1tica para 2027.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/konferans-deklarasyon-tem-2027\/\">Moderat\u00e8 konferans any\u00e8l la pataje deklarasyon t\u00e8m pou 2027 la<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/what-faithful-witness-asks\/\">What faithful witness asks of churches today: CCT\u2019s 20th anniversary forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/sa-temwen-fidel-yo-mande\/\">Sa temwen fid\u00e8l yo mande legliz yo jodi a: fow\u00f2m 20y\u00e8m aniv\u00e8s\u00e8 CCT a<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Anabaptist Disabilities Network (ADN) has published The Story of God\u2019s First People: Bible Stories from the Old Testament, a Bible study curriculum for youth and adults with intellectual disabilities. 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