Christian Community Development Association
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A lifestyle of redistribution confronts the unjust distribution of our economic, social, educational, and relational resources. It breaks down our systems of poverty & oppression and decreases the economic disparity in our communities. Our communities are then able to flourish. Join Charles Cheek to learn more about redistribution.
The principle of empowerment affirms a person’s God-given dignity and agency for that person to use their giftings to contribute to the flourishing of the community. Join Adriana Gomez-Schelhaas to learn more about the principle of Empowerment.
Christian Community Development desires to see Christ’s love & the Church integrated into every aspect of life— the spiritual, social, economic, political, cultural, emotional, physical, moral, educational, and family dynamics of an individual and community in order to bring about community flourish. Join us to learn more about Wholistic Approach.
Christian Community Development restores, empowers, develops, and creates opportunities for leadership. The core of leadership development is identifying, mentoring, retaining, and getting out of the way of leaders already in our communities. Join Turan Rush and Jeff Biddle to learn more about the principle of Leadership Development.
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 and hearing their dreams, ideas and thoughts. By actively listening, we can identify community assets, opportunities, and needs and then cultivate, implement and benefit from a shared vision for our community.
Join the Radical Imagination panel for a virtual conversation about what peace is and how we can advocate for it. Together, we will contemplate expressions of peace within our current socio-politico-cultural landscape. Let’s consider what it means for faith to lead with peace, equitable mutuality, and authentic justice for flourishing communities.
Many Christian and faith-based organizations are rooted in the community, answering the call to serve their neighbors in need. However, when it concerns funding, they often find they must abandon their Christian ideals in order to design programs that appeal to funders and grant-making agencies. Join this class with Ashlie James from AtlantaGLOW.
We’ll spend time brainstorming various models based on audience examples, questions, and contexts. We’ll map our models to leadership principles from Simon Sinek’s popular work Know Your Why. We’ll examine the concept of collective impact in CCD work and how to incorporate more collaborative models to strengthen our organizations.
Community Care & Safety honors life and its sanctity by creating community safety and spaces for second chances within the substance use recovery community. Join Kenny House in exploring unique ways we can offer care and safety for our community & neighbors.
The most important ingredient for an organization to succeed is leadership, yet many do not have an intentional process to grow leaders. Join Dr. Alvin Sanders to learn a model that creates & maintains a leadership “pipeline” to guarantee a supply of skilled leadership within the organization.
Creating a Culture that Changes You and Others
