Christian Community Development Association
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Reconciliation is the essence of shalom—restoring relationships where nothing is missing and nothing is broken. Christian Community Development is committed to seeing people and communities experience God’s shalom. Join Sam Heath and Rev Dr. Hanna Broome to learn more about the CCD component of Reconciliation.
Reconciliation is the essence of shalom—restoring relationships where nothing is missing and nothing is broken. CCD is committed to seeing people and communities experience God’s shalom. Join Sam Heath and Erica Washington from Equal Justice USA to learn more about the principle of Reconciliation.
Christian Community Development practitioners are committed to listening to their neighbors, living in community, and hearing their dreams, ideas and thoughts. By actively listening, together we can identify community assets, opportunities, and needs. Together we then cultivate, implement and benefit from a shared vision for our community.
The work of reconciliation begins by understanding that all of humanity has been created in the image of God. Furthermore, being made in the image of God means that humanity has the responsibility to care for God’s creation. Harper helps us recognize this responsibility and teaches us that when we declare war on our neighbors […]
This lesson takes us through the need for unity as a body in Christ, with a focus on native communities. The role of the Church in the oppression and brokenness of Native American peoples is examined. We also explore how to enter into reconciliation while being mindful of historical contexts for fragmentation and dissonance.
This course explores the often missing role of Asian Americans in American racial reconciliation, a narrative that has largely been black and white. The model minority, the glass ceiling, and the Asian American struggle for equality are also covered.
