As Christians around the world gathered for Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday celebrations this past weekend, it caused me to reflect a great deal about the connection between the suffering and passion of Christ and the plight of the undocumented in our nation. This past year, an amazing surge of [...]Read More
In Memory of Richard Twiss
Dear CCDA Familia, As most of you know by now, our dear brother Richard Twiss left this life after suffering a massive heart attack while attending the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC on February 6th. A memory I will forever treasure is the opportunity I had to pray for Richard, his [...]Read More
Bear witness to the truth of the Gospel
In light of Black History month, I want to take the time to provide a tangible example of how racism in the U.S. has evolved from what we’ve recognized it to be in the past--- an overt individual act of discrimination---into a more elusive existence in the present, a systemic injustice that [...]Read More
Community Health Connectors Training
In our country, there is a growing recognition of the importance of health in the physical, emotional, and even spiritual aspect of our lives. Yet, even with this heightened awareness, many are not accessing the appropriate services available to them. In fact, there are more than five million [...]Read More
The Passing of Richard Leo Twiss
Friends, It is with great sadness that we pass this information on to you. Please continue to be in prayer for Richard's family and consider a financial gift to help the Twiss family cover the multitude of expenses - airfares, lodging, meals, and lost income - during this stressful time. You can [...]Read More
Welcoming the Stranger
Have you heard there is a new dialogue among evangelicals today regarding our need to have a compassionate, Biblical response to the often politically polarizing conversation about immigration? Since the recent Presidential election, the press has been buzzing about the Hispanic vote and immigration [...]Read More
Athens From Jerusalem
This year, CCDA released the first edition of a Theological Journal for Christian Community Development workers to better integrate theology into their practice. This month we are featuring an article by Vince Bantu. His article, A View Of Athens From Jerusalem: The Attitude Toward Education [...]Read More
People who “get you”
After my first National Conference in 2009, I had the opportunity to meet Dave Clark at our first National Conference Host Team meeting in Indianapolis. At the beginning of the meeting he mentioned the Leadership Cohort program. Having just enjoyed my first CCDA National Conference, and new to [...]Read More