Pastor Matt currently serves as one of the CCDA Economic Empowerment Network Connectors. I love to joke when I introduce Star of Hope Ministries that we’ve been around for 110 years...but I haven’t been there that long. My kids roll their eyes and groan, but it gets a chuckle from the audience [...]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
Reflections on the Theology of CCD Principles
CCDA's local network in the Pacific Northwest recently organized a compelling training session for their network members, focusing on the theology of CCD principles. The event featured Rev. Dominique Gilliard, and was held in conjunction with the highly anticipated 2023 Perkins Lecture Series. Part [...]Read More
Peace in the Storm: Reflections on the 2023 Border Southwest Conference
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 [...]Read More
Kaaleah believes in local networks…
Scott interviews Kaaleah Jones, a 19 year old student, organizer and gun violence activist about her involvement with her CCDA local network in Hampton Roads, VA. She shares her experience of their regional conference, the importance of giving the platform to young leaders and why regional networks [...]Read More
5 AAPI leaders in CCDA you need to know
AAPI month invites us to witness, celebrate, and connect with our Asian and Pacific Islander family. Meet the core group of leaders from our AAPIs in CCDA affinity network; they are committed to bridging and engaging in multilayered contexts. I hope you enjoy reading through these highlights and [...]Read More
Medicina on the Move
On Friday March 18, 2022, the CCDA Southwest Border Local Network, familia and community convened at the Tijuana-San Diego border to walk and talk through how God’s healing work has continually flowed even in the midst of a pandemic. The event's theme was, Rivers of Living Water: God's Healing Work [...]Read More
Ministry Spotlight: New Community Church
After years of doing urban ministry, a 2010 conversation with gang-affiliated teens led Darryl and Stephanie Answer to contemplate what it would look like to live in a neighborhood, follow Jesus, get to know their neighbors, join what’s already going on, and see what the Spirit does. In 2011, they [...]Read More