EPISODE SUMMARYChristian Community Development Association (CCDA) is a network of Christians committed to seeing people and communities experience God’s shalom. This podcast features teaching from our annual conference, interviews, and training courses.EPISODE NOTESChristian Community Development [...]Read More
“Teach me Lord, to wait…”
When I saw that Isaiah 40:29-31 would be the theme Scripture for the CCDA Conference this year, something within me resounded. The Scripture took me back to the days of my childhood, when during our nightly prayer times with my parents, my dad would sing this Scripture over us. I distinctly [...]Read More
Creating Space for Wellbeing
Although the weather patterns here in Los Angeles, CA are struggling to fall below triple digits, the fall season has arrived! Recently, I had the privilege of sitting down with CCDA member, Angela Lee, Executive Director of Harambee Ministries to talk about the new season she has entered for 2022. [...]Read More
Building Long Term Organizational Success
by CCDA member, Lisa EllisLisa Ellis is part of the CCDA Pacific Northwest Local Network & participated in CCDA's organizational development series this summer. Our "Strengthening Your Organization" Series is designed to support, educate and equip organizations on current and best organizational [...]Read More
Ten Ways Pastors Prioritize Wellbeing
The 2022 National Conference is just around the corner, so it’s a great time to start thinking more about our theme, wellbeing. We thought this would be a great opportunity to hear from some of the shepherds among us. I asked a simple question of them-What are 5 ways you prioritize wellbeing? As I [...]Read More
Charlotte Justice Conference & why you should come to Charlotte
Keyona Osborne-Pannell & Tim Nicodemus are an integral part of the Charlotte Justice Conference, that was inspired in part by the CCDA National Conference. They wanted to take their call to justice past lip service. So, they created a conference that is contextualized, that listens to the needs [...]Read More
Cohort 8 Reflections: “Serve your generation…”
Cohort 8 Reflections with Dr. Vatreisha Nyemba & Vola RanaivosonI (Vola) had the opportunity to be a part of the CCDA Leadership Cohort 8 (Cohort Gr8) for the past 3 years, where I was able to strengthen my personal leadership, gain a national peer relationship network, learn a theological [...]Read More
Join the Resistance: Step Into the Good Work of Kingdom Justice
by Michelle Ferrigno WarrenInjustice doesn’t just happen and it doesn’t repair itself. What are Christians supposed to do to ensure that things do not remain as they are?As practitioners in communities impacted by racial and economic oppression, these are questions that are continuously in the [...]Read More