Today is the day I choose to walk out my truth. I am a former offender and I was incarcerated. I have been home for three years and during that time I experienced some of the best and worst moments of my life, specifically carrying feelings of shame and guilt.... The stigma of being labeled a felon [...]Read More
Bringing Health Restoration to Your Community
The vision of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) is to see wholistically restored communities with Christians fully engaged in the process of transformation. We believe that God wants to restore us not only to a right relationship with Himself but also [...]Read More
Life on Life Mentoring
I received an email from a national grantor informing me that our organization would not receive the (critical) funding that we had budgeted and anticipated. I was far away from my office, my team and my Board. I felt like I was keeping a dark secret... I received an email from a national [...]Read More
The Banyan Community
The Banyan Community2647 Bloomington Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407 The Banyan Community is rooted in East Phillips, rising up to develop youth and strengthen families, reaching out to create community. The Banyan is a Christian Community Development organization that began as an idea, when [...]Read More
Not a Marketing Scam
Indiana Resident Wins Ticket to Reconcile 2012 CCDA Conference Coordinator, Sado Park, interviews our 2011 National Conference Survey winner, Mark Daugherty. Mark will be given a round-trip ticket, free lodging and complimentary conference registration to the CCDA 2012 National Conference in [...]Read More
A New Year, a New Vision
Peoples Chapel Church Earth Day Celebration 2011 After years of searching the countryside for best practices in rural ministry, I found in my own little neighborhood the creative genius that is resident in every community of struggle. The genius is forged in the fire of the struggle, and the [...]Read More
A Life of Reconciliation
An Interview with John M. Perkins John M. Perkins, the founder of CCDA, participated in the American Civil Rights Movement over four decades ago. In honor of Black History Month, we wanted to interview him for his unique (and 80-year-old) perspective on racial reconciliation. [Former] CCDA [...]Read More
A Young Family
Laying down roots in Cincinnati's Northside. "Sometimes he's up at four in the morning," marvels Northside resident and community volunteer Valerie Sacko. "Not four o'clock. Five o'clock," Pastor Abe corrects. Either way, it's a busy life for Abe and Joni Brandyberry, founders of [...]Read More