Christian Community Development Association
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Memphis Teacher Residency (MTR) believes reform starts with the teacher. A teacher is the key to a child’s future for they can have the most positive impact on a child’s life, other than a parent. They also believe teachers are professionals that should be trained as such. A commitment to …
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This past week I received word from one of our longtime board members, Jimmy Dorrell, that his 32-year-old son, Seth, had died of a heart attack while on a missions trip in Mexico City. Seth had a difficult bout with cancer over the last few years, but that did not keep him or his wife Sarah and …
Harvest Hands ministry, founded by Courtney and Brian Hicks, has discovered a way to teach teenagers job skills and responsibility through coffee and soap. It all began in a renovated old church in an under-resourced neighborhood in South Nashville with the goal of establishing after-school programs …
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Reflections from Malawi and LaVillita on Caring for Creation Recently, I watched a segment of Piers Morgan Live on the topic of global warming. Much of the discussion was focused on the science of what experts believe to be the causes of the planet's continual climate disruption and its possible …
The vision of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) is to see wholistically restored communities with Christians fully engaged in the process of transformation. We believe that God wants to restore us not only to a right relationship with Himself but also …
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Where were you when the explosions took place during the Boston Marathon? I was in Washington DC having just completed speaking at a conference and getting ready for a full week of meetings on immigration. Like most Americans, I was devastated to hear the news and to see the TV coverage of the bombs …
Wednesday, April 17th was the Evangelical Day of Prayer and Action for Immigration Reform. Hundreds of people gathered in Washington for a morning of worship and prayer. The afternoon was spent visiting legislators and asking them to vote for the recently introduced …
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 …
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