A Rock in a Weary Land The churches call to action an Era of Mass-Reintegration By. Rev. Dr. Lori E. Banfield Exodus 13:17-18 NLTGod said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” So God led them in a roundabout way through the wilderness [...]Read More
#ccdaAdvent: God dwells
CCDA invites you to explore how the themes in Ezekiel prepare us for the advent of the Messiah. Join us in a communal reflection on the very real ways the birth and incarnation initiated a revival during a season of waiting and darkness. If you have missed the others in this series, read the first [...]Read More
#ccdaAdvent: Love-soaked resurrection
CCDA invites you to consider what the hope of Advent can mean in the midst of a global pandemic, pervasive uncertainty, and agonizing loss. Drawing from Ezekiel 37, we explore life after the Breath of God revives the dry bones. Together let us explore how the themes in Ezekiel prepare us for [...]Read More
#ccdaAdvent: An army rises from the dry bones
Devotional written by: Lorenzo Watson, CCDA Staff "So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army."-Ezekiel 37:10- All at once, the bones in Ezekiel 37 represent the life that has passed and life that is [...]Read More
#ccdaAdvent: The breath of God enters the world
CCDA invites you to consider what the hope of Advent can mean in the midst of a global pandemic, pervasive uncertainty, and agonizing loss. Drawing from Ezekiel 37, we explore life after the Breath of God revives the dry bones. Together let us explore how the themes in Ezekiel prepare us [...]Read More
With deep gratitude & joy
Dear CCDA Family, It is with deep gratitude and joy that I close my season as CCDA’s Advocacy & Strategic Engagement Director. I feel deep gratitude for the opportunity to have served our association from inside the CCDA organization and deep joy that it was a season spent with countless [...]Read More
Reflections on the 2020 CCDA Collective Gathering
By Barbara Fiske | Life Coach, Spiritual Director, CCDA member, CCDA Cohort 6, Fresno CA Will these dry bones live again? This is the question the Lord asks in Ezekiel 37. Remember that field of scattered bleached bones? Ezekiel responded, God, only you know. What an appropriate [...]Read More
Ezekiel and the Story of Dry Bones
CCDA Collective is curated to respond to this year's unique obstacles and opportunities. The story of The Valley of Dry Bones is a fitting narrative to help us recenter our work as Christian Community Development practitioners. Right now, we feel we’ve been led to a place where we are searching [...]Read More