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The Process and the Product

by Christina Foor on August 16, 2023

by Robbie Watson For the last decade I have been living and working around the world and have experienced a broad spectrum of ministry endeavors. What was perhaps most impactful was my time working alongside community leaders in a camp for Congolese refugees in Rwanda. These dedicated folks were [...]
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Filed Under: Affinity Networks, Membership Tagged With: #transformED, active leadership, advancement, analyzing, application, CCD, community development, Education Equity, transformed

“Do Not Cross”: The Disruption of Gun Violence

by CCDA Guest on July 11, 2023

by Mike Davis, Executive Director, Youth For ChristReducing Gun Violence Network Connector “Do Not Cross” is what the yellow tape reads as we watch as officers’ motion for drivers to redirect or turn around, creating an unexpected detour. In addition to the inconvenience, there is an audience [...]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Affinity Networks Tagged With: affinity networks, disruptive, gun violence, interrupter, Mike Davis, peace, peacemaking, reducing gun violence, violence

Embracing our Journey with Disability, Neurodivergence, and CCD

by CCDA Guest on June 13, 2023

by Stephanie Answer About 12 years ago my husband and I got connected to the CCD philosophy when we attended CCDA’s first Immersion in 2011. We knew, at that moment, we had found our people. It was encouraging to be in a room of folks who were embodying and practicing this philosophy of [...]
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Filed Under: Affinity Networks, Conference Tagged With: church planting, church-based, conference, disability justice, member highlight, member spotlight, networking sessions, neurodiversity

Half Half

by CCDA Guest on June 1, 2023

by Dr. Sunny Sue Chang Jonas In 1992, May was officially designated as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.* As an Asian American, I am grateful to stand on the shoulders of those who identified as such before us and to stand alongside those who currently identify as Asian American. We [...]
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Filed Under: Affinity Networks, CCDA, Listening to the Community Tagged With: AAPI, intersectionality, liminal, member highlight, member spotlight

Communal Stories for Community Thriving

by CCDA Guest on May 30, 2023

by Chandra Crane As a Mixed Thai-American minister working with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in the Jackson Metro area, one of the things that first drew me to the Christian Community Development Association is the emphasis on listening to the community in which we are serving. Healthy [...]
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Filed Under: Affinity Networks, CCDA, Listening to the Community Tagged With: AAPI, community, listening to the community, member highlight, member spotlight, multiethnic

Uvalde: 1 Year Later

by Christina Foor on May 23, 2023

by Christina Foor & Norma Ruiz Read Part 1 of this blog here. It’s been a year since the terrible mass shooting that happened in my hometown of Uvalde. Last year, I reflected on Mark 4 as a way to process the deep despair and hope I was feeling in that moment. This year, the story of the [...]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Affinity Networks, Listening to the Community Tagged With: Advocacy, gun violence, member highlight, member spotlight, mental health, reducing gun violence, uvalde

From Despair to Hope: My Journey Navigating Grief and Trauma Following a Car Accident

by CCDA Guest on May 8, 2023

by Terence Lester, Ph.D. CW: car accident, trauma, depression Saturday, May 14 was one of the hardest nights of my life. It was the day after I received the “Humanitarian of the Year” award from the National Urban League of Greater Atlanta. After celebrating this honor with a few friends, [...]
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Filed Under: Affinity Networks, CCDA Tagged With: behavioral health, despair, grief, hope, mental health, mental health awareness month, Terence Lester, trauma

Listening for Change: From Food Pantry to Co-Op Market

by CCDA Guest on April 23, 2023

HOTEL INC is a community development center located in the Delafield neighborhood of the West End of Bowling Green, KY. We work with neighbors who experience chronic material poverty and with people across our county experiencing homelessness. Our area’s poverty rate can be as high as 44%. In March [...]
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Filed Under: Affinity Networks, Listening to the Community Tagged With: affinity networks, economic empowerment, food pantry, listening, market, member highlight, member spotlight

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Meet Lorenzo, CEO & President

By Christina Foor

Read the full press release about his announcement here. A Little about Lorenzo Tell us [...]
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Christian Community Development Association Announces New President & CEO

By Christina Foor

Lorenzo A. Watson, M.Div. will lead the future vision of the 30+ year-old national [...]
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Connecting Kingdom to Community

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by Lydia Lucas, in collaboration with Chasing Justice I am from El Barrio of New York City, and [...]
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