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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

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, multiethnic

You don’t want to miss #ccdaCincinnati!

by soverpeck on May 17, 2023

As a community development practitioner, attending the Christian Community Development Association's (CCDA) annual conference is an opportunity you don't want to miss! For over 30 years, the CCDA conference has been a gathering place for CCD practitioners from across the country to come together and [...]
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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

Doing Asian American Theology: Contextuality & Particularity

by CCDA Guest on April 28, 2023

by Dr. Daniel D. Lee "At an Asian American conference, after presenting a survey of current scholarship on Asian American theology, the speaker asked the attendees, mostly Asian American pastors, Is this helpful? Do we need this? While the speaker phrased the question as one of usefulness, [...]
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Filed Under: Book Reviews, CCDA Tagged With: AAPI, asian american, author meetup, book, context, theology

Peace in the Storm: Reflections on the 2023 Border Southwest Conference

by CCDA Guest on April 4, 2023

Reflections by: Reflections by Nancy Lam Ciudad Nueva Community Outreach, Abara Borderland Connections in El Paso “Do not try to save the whole world or do anything grandiose,” the quote by Martha Postlethwaite, a United Methodist pastor, spiritual director, and counselor for addiction [...]
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Filed Under: CCDA, Immigration, Local Network, Membership Tagged With: border southwest, local network, peace, reflections, regional conference, self care, spiritual practices, wellbeing

The Life and Legacy of Mama Moses: Saying Her Name and Seeing Ourselves

by CCDA Guest on March 13, 2023

by Dr. Vatreisha Nyemba Her plight is ours The waters from the rivers and the streams must have been cold beyond description. Her journey is ours. She led over 70 human lives (men, women, and children) made in the image of God, through swamps full of mud, blood-sucking slugs, horrid smells, [...]
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Embodying the Truth of God’s Loving Care

by CCDA Guest on March 6, 2023

by Sylvia Kamande Over the last few months, I have been asking the Lord what care looks like, particularly his care for us. In a couple of months, I will be going on sabbatical for 3 months, something I have never done before in my 13 years in ministry. Intentionally taking time away to [...]
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Filed Under: Affinity Networks, CCDA, Membership Tagged With: devotional, embodiment, spiritual discipline, spiritual formation, truth, women, Women of color, women's history month

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Half Half

By CCDA Guest

by Dr. Sunny Sue Chang Jonas In 1992, May was officially designated as Asian Pacific [...]
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Worship As Resistance And Renewal

By soverpeck

Episode Summary Sandra Van Opstal, 2020 Conference, Masterclass Episode Notes Excerpts from [...]
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Communal Stories for Community Thriving

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by Chandra Crane As a Mixed Thai-American minister working with InterVarsity Christian [...]
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