Immerse | Church Based » Christian Community Development Association

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This course provides you and your team with insightful readings, biblical reflections, and thought-provoking discussions on the essence, challenges, and questions concerning the CCD practice of being church based.

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A bibliography for the Immerse course series is also available for download as a reference.

Lessons

Overview of Church Based

Length: 20 minutesComplexity: Standard

The goal of this segment if for you to understand the importance of CCD being church based. Historically, the church has been the heartbeat of CCD, and for practitioners today the church continues to [...]
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Biblical Foundations Related to Church Based

Length: 30 minutesComplexity: Standard

What differentiates CCD from other types of development work is the insistence that our practice be church based. In this lesson, we will explore some expressions from Scripture about what it means to [...]
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Fresh Perspectives (A Practitioner’s Story with Sandra Van Opstal)

Length: 35 minutesComplexity: Standard

This lesson contains a short video segment of a CCD practitioner. As you see it and listen to the content, pay attention to the way she talks about being church based. Be prepared to respond to [...]
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Next Steps Related to Church Based

Length: 30 minutesComplexity: Standard

Being church based means that CCD bases its philosophy and practice on the belief that the neighborhood’s faith community is the most likely sustainable entity to contribute towards God’s redemptive [...]
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