Christian Community Development Association
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CCDA’s vision of “Wholistically restored communities with Christians fully engaged in the process of transformation” commits us to continually work toward healthy and restored relationships. A few months ago CCDA released a Statement of Repentance. We recognize that statements of repentance need to …
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In 2016, CCDA leadership initiated an internal transformation process as part of a commitment to make the organization a great place to work. The first step was to align CCDA’s values and decision-making processes. CCDA’s management team members each took the lead for one core value to assure that …
As CCDA looks back over the past 30 years we have much to celebrate. We have grown and changed and continue to seek to become all God has planned for us. But as with any organization, we are led by people. And when people work together, strive together, do life together, we will fall short of God’s …
CCDA Global Connections presents: Who is My Neighbor, a six-part blog series recounting stories and impacts from a trip to Central America, written from a CCDA perspective.Part V: Identities of the Mexico/Guatemala Borderby Katie WhiteMexico is a land of two identities. One one hand, you have chaos …
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CCDA is committed to upholding the dignity of women and their contribution to all areas of ministry and leadership within our organization. We acknowledge that throughout our history women have not always been validated as equal ministry partners within our movement. As current leadership and board …
150 people gathered for “Unlocked: An Open Mic Night” at Rosebud Coffee in Pasadena, California to celebrate and amplify the voices, performances, and visual art pieces of communities impacted by mass incarceration. The night included 20 artists who debuted their art publicly, some for the …
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As part of Shaw University’s Religious Emphasis Week, over two hundred undergraduates gathered for a forum on the calling to moral leadership and social justice on Tuesday, February 7, at 11 am. Framed in the context of the Locked in Solidarity focus on ending mass incarceration, Dr. Mikael …
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A few weeks ago, over 3,300 of our CCDA familia came together in Memphis, TN for the CCDA 2015 National Conference. We gathered looking for opportunities to make new friends, receive encouragement for the journey before us and to learn and share practical advice for our communities back home. In …
