Christian Community Development Association

Inspire. Train. Connect.

Welcome to the online institute: providing courses to effectively equip you to live out the CCD philosophy and help create wholistic transformation in your community.

CCDA’s mission has always been to inspire, train and connect Christians called to marginalized communities. The CCDA Institute Online provides accessible training through online courses designed to help you be part of the restoring work God is accomplishing in your neighborhood.

Featured Courses

  • Relocation (2026)

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    • Relocation (2026) - Original price was: $5.00.Current price is: $0.00.

    Redistribution means creating equal access to resources, power, and opportunity for all humanity. When God’s people commit to living in marginalized and low-status communities, seek to be good neighbors, exemplify what it means to be a follower of Christ, work for justice for the entire community, and utilize resources to address the problems of the community alongside their neighbors, then redistribution is being practiced. A lifestyle of redistribution confronts the unjust distribution of our economic, social, educational, and relational resources. It breaks down our systems of poverty and oppression and decreases the economic disparity in our communities. As a result, our communities are able to flourish with the resources they need to do so. Join Darryl Answer to learn more about the CCD component of Redistribution.

  • Redistribution (2026)

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    • Redistribution (2026) - Original price was: $5.00.Current price is: $0.00.

    Redistribution means creating equal access to resources, power, and opportunity for all humanity. When God’s people commit to living in marginalized and low-status communities, seek to be good neighbors, exemplify what it means to be a follower of Christ, work for justice for the entire community, and utilize resources to address the problems of the community alongside their neighbors, then redistribution is being practiced. A lifestyle of redistribution confronts the unjust distribution of our economic, social, educational, and relational resources. It breaks down our systems of poverty and oppression and decreases the economic disparity in our communities. As a result, our communities are able to flourish with the resources they need to do so. Join Darryl Answer to learn more about the CCD component of Redistribution.

  • Leadership Development (2026)

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    • Leadership Development (2026) - Original price was: $5.00.Current price is: $0.00.

    Leadership development is vital to thriving communities and neighborhoods. Here you will find definitions and descriptions of leadership development. For CCD, the goal of leadership development has historically been to embolden and develop local leaders where CCD practitioners are present and working with residents to build a thriving community. Join Rev. Sandra María Van Opstal to learn more about the CCD component of Leadership Development.

  • Empowerment (2026)

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    • Empowerment (2026) - Original price was: $5.00.Current price is: $0.00.

    The CCD component of empowerment affirms a person’s God-given dignity and allows that person to use their giftings to contribute to the flourishing of the community. Join Rev. Dr. Jermaine Armour to learn more about the CCD component of Empowerment.  

Courses

  • Crafting an Organizational Message Worth Shouting

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    • Crafting an Organizational Message Worth Shouting Course - $10.00

    In a culture that is ever clamoring for our attention, nonprofits and ministries need a clear, concise, and consistent message that motivates donors, volunteers, and program participants to take action. Effective messaging starts with an understanding of an organization’s purpose and of the target audiences that it exists to impact. This course offers proven insights […]

  • Measuring Community Health Through Kinship

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    • Measuring Community Health Through Kinship - $10.00

    How can we reside in awe of others experiences and what they are carrying, instead of judgement at how they carry it? Fr. Greg Boyle explores measuring the health of community through kinship within a story of one of his “homies”, Jose. Father (Fr.) Greg Boyle is a Jesuit priest and founder of Homeboy Industries. […]

  • Sabbath Keeping

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    • Sabbath Keeping - $10.00

    Our American culture values productivity and the bottom line. Our Christian culture adds to these values the importance of ministry and helping those in need. With all these influences pushing in on us it can be difficult to step back and allow rest to reset our life rhythms. This mirco course focuses on the importance […]

  • Changing the Narrative

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    • Changing the Narrative - $10.00

    We have to begin with the work of the narrative. We must recognize the narrative that we own and the narrative of the people who are there have owned. The narratives we have about the communities we serve and the narratives the residents of the community have greatly impact Christian Community Development. In this course […]

  • Moving From Pain to Action

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    How can we present pain and lament suffering within our communities while fostering action and change? Learn from Christine Brooks Nolf’s experience of John 11 & 12 that teaches us how the experience of pain can be transformed into innovative action. 

  • The Heart of Cultivation

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    • The Heart of Cultivation - $10.00

    Rev. Dr. Leroy Barber teaches how pain can serve as a space for cultivation.

  • Creating Social and Relational Impact

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    • Creating Social and Relational Impact - $10.00
    Creating Social and Relational Impact

    Amy Williams reminds Christians to think soberly about their position in the work of Christian community development. As Christian community developers, we acknowledge that we are joining in work that God started before our arrival and that God will continue after our departure. As a result, we reject the tendency to see people as personal […]

  • The Ministry of Reconciliation

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    • The Ministry of Reconciliation - $10.00

    Too often, our efforts to promote reconciliation in our local community starts with conversations about the types of programs we should begin. Pastor Jin Kim reminds us that the ministry of reconciliation begins with simply viewing others as being made in the image of God. Additionally, the ministry of reconciliation requires each of us to […]