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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 …
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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 …
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 for …
Dear CCDA familia,I hope you are doing well in light of the ongoing supports and strictures of the coronavirus pandemic we are experiencing. As an educator, mom of a fifth and third grader, and wife of a professor, the Jonas family purviews of e-learning have been varied and intersecting. I feel …
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By Robert Chao RomeroRosa was excited about attending her first college lecture. She was valedictorian, the star student of her local CCDA youth development program, and the first of her family to attend college. Rosa’s Mom and Dad were deacons in their local church and had brought her up to …
By Mayra Macedo-Nolan, CCDA Board ChairThe majestic crown of the City of Roses, otherwise known as Pasadena City Hall, was the backdrop for two protests that drew significantly diverse crowds in support of the #blacklivesmatter movement. Dozens of faith leaders and their congregations, a couple …
This week has been a challenging one as we have dealt with the reality of what is required to prevent a devastating COVID-19 outbreak in our country. What does Christian courage look like in these challenging times? How do we help ensure that the most vulnerable in our communities are …
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Lord Lead Me in the Way of Repentance As we focus on repentance, we remember that in Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness. There he spent 40 days and 40 nights and was tested by the devil. I find it interesting that the Holy Spirit is the person leading Jesus. Somehow, …
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