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

  • Leading Through Pain

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    • Four Words that Change Everything - $10.00

    Some pains stay with us and do not get healed. These pains can be physical, mental, spiritual, or emotional. Such chronic pains may take a lifetime to address. Despite our desire to resolve pain quickly, we eventually realize that we may have to find a way to live with chronic pains. Joyce del Rosario teaches […]

  • How to Create a Leadership Pipeline

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    • Four Words that Change Everything - $10.00

    In our era we are facing a tremendous problem. The most important ingredient for community transformation is leadership. Yet most ministries do not have an intentional process to grow leaders. Solid leadership within an urban ministry organization is critical for sustainability. In this course, Alvin Sanders will address the challenges of developing indigenous urban leaders. […]

  • Key Strategies for Developing a Resilient Board

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    • Key Strategies for Developing a Resilient Board - $40.00

    Having a strong board made up of the right people at the right time is one of the strongest indicators of sustainability for any nonprofit organization. Join Daniel Watson, Matthew Best, & Jonathan Haskell to learn. how to develop the board that is going to take your organization into the future and not just survive today.

  • Implementing Equitable Systems Internally & Externally

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    • Implementing Equitable Systems Internally and Externally - $40.00

    Rev. Michelle Williams & Rev. Dr. Michelle Loyd-Paige teach from their Diversity Playbook that helps diversity professionals, CCD ministry and nonprofit organizational leaders examine their current efforts. The why, what, how, and when of implementing equitable organizational systems will be examined and discussed. Learn best practices for implementing equitable systems from the experts and gather tools to examine diversity efforts within your ministry and organization.

  • Radical Imagination : Mutual Aid

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    • Radical Imagination : Mutual Aid - $20.00

    Mutual Aid is a kinship network that has existed for centuries. Come learn from Brandon & Erica Wrencher, from the Wrencher Collaborative & Good Neighbor Movement, ways current communities are living a collective reliance grounded in biblical foundations.

  • Radical Imagination : Using Art for Social Change

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    • Radical Imagination : Using Art for Social Change - $20.00

    Art can illustrate our creativity, imagination, lived experiences and serve as a vehicle for social change. Join artist, activist, and professor Mark Menjivar to learn how creative conduits can foster community connections and impact.

  • Radical Imagination : Food Justice

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    • Radical Imagination : Food Justice - $20.00

    Food justice has a wholistic view of the food system. It views access to nutritious & culturally centric food as essential human rights & fights for equal access to land, technology, farm workers' rights and agroecological practices. Join Micheál Newman-Brooks as she teaches from her expertise within food justice and security.

  • Radical Imagination : Ethical Storytelling

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    • Radical Imagination: Ethical Storytelling - $20.00

    Ethical Storytelling creates and promotes stories that inspire while honoring the life and dignity of people, their experiences, and the storyteller. Join Angelica ‘Lica’ Acosta Garnett and Nate Ledbetter to integrate ethical standards into your practices.