Lorenzo A. Watson, M.Div. will lead the future vision of the 30+ year-old national non-profit CHICAGO, Illinois — The Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) has named Lorenzo A. Watson as its new President and CEO. The over 30-year-old grassroots organization, whose members share a [...]Read More
Connecting Kingdom to Community
by Lydia Lucas, in collaboration with Chasing Justice I am from El Barrio of New York City, and am of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent. Though I have been in the nonprofit field my entire career, I never imagined that I would be at a faith-based organization that served people experiencing [...]Read More
Unity is God’s Dream
"Jesus has this super eloquent prayer to God the Father and is praying for unity. And we really believe that - that that's the dream of God." -Bryson Davis, Akron CCDA Local Network Watch today's highlight as CCDA member Bryson Davis shares insights on how the theme of unity has ignited the Akron [...]Read More
The Ministry of Speaking up
by Steve Park The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern. Proverbs 29:7 (NIV) I don’t like conflict. I also don’t like asking for things. Perhaps it’s my personality or my Korean family background that values politeness, but advocacy work is not [...]Read More
Half Half
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 [...]Read More
Communal Stories for Community Thriving
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 [...]Read More
You don’t want to miss #ccdaCincinnati!
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 [...]Read More
From Despair to Hope: My Journey Navigating Grief and Trauma Following a Car Accident
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, [...]Read More