The following is an excerpt from Amy Kenny's forthcoming book, My Disability is Divine. Everywhere I turn, I marvel at nature displaying radiant disability. Crooked bushes— real name— are hunched, sprawling their limbs outward in every which direction. Their branches are like my “crooked” body, …
A Day on Immigration & Community Care
CCDA’s Pacific Northwest Network held their annual gathering on April 21, 2026, at Seattle Pacific University. It was a day of continuing in the work and formation of the Perkins legacy and a poignant time of reconnection in the PNW. After a year-long pause, we resumed our annual CCDA PNW …
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Thank You, Mary Beth!
Mary Beth Meadows, CCDA's Director of Education and Equipping, is stepping down from the CCDA staff team. We are grateful for her leadership and are thrilled that she will remain part of the CCDA family. We asked her to reflect on her time with CCDA, some things she's learned, and what she's …
Holy Work Needs Whole People
Christian community development is beautiful work. It is also costly work. It asks us to pay attention to people and places others have overlooked. It calls us to listen deeply, build trust slowly, confront injustice honestly, and stay rooted when quick fixes would be easier. It invites us to …
Celebrations of Empire Are Not New; We Must Choose Who We Will Worship
A local real estate agent put American flags in our yard last week. We found them after a quick trip to the grocery store. My daughter pulled them up after words that communicated a mix of wonder and disgust. Things that I have said and done taught her to do this. She is a living mirror of my …
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Exploring the CCD Philosophy With the Next Generation
For nearly 40 years, CCDA has been loving God and loving our neighbors. During this time, a philosophy emerged that was grounded in the Christian faith and intended to be practical and contextual. The CCD philosophy is not a concept developed in a classroom or formulated by people foreign to …
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When Proximity Is Not Enough: What Listening Is Teaching Me About Belonging
There is a tension I have been carrying: Proximity does not automatically produce belonging. In Christian Community Development (CCD), we are invited to draw near – to move closer to our neighbors, our communities, and the places we serve. But proximity alone is not enough. Without listening, …
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A Thousand Cups of Coffee: How Strangely Normal Encounters Can Shape You For the Coming Kingdom
“Pursuing commitment over convenience, building bridges not just boundaries, and demonstrating tenacity in the face of relational challenges are countercultural preconditions for the life of togetherness Jesus invites us into.” From The Way Back to One Another by Jeff Galley and Phillip …
