This resource manual for congregations draws upon Bethesda Lutheran Homes and Services' more than 100 years of Christ-centered services for people with developmental disabilities, as well as the professional expertise of Bethesda's Chief Religious Life Officer, chaplains, and Parish Ministry Consultants. Beginning with a "survey" of the local "landscape," Building a Developmental Disability Ministry guides leadership teams through all the various ministry-building stages: from planning to implementation, evaluation and ongoing ministry development. Written from a Lutheran perspective.