Stage II creates new opportunities for CCDA artists and musicians to share their artistry with the association by means of an art gallery and a new performance stage. If you are interested in submitting artwork for the gallery or performing on the stage, download the Stage II Guidelines and [...]Read More
Now is the Time for Urban Education Reform
Memphis Teacher Residency (MTR) believes reform starts with the teacher. A teacher is the key to a child’s future for they can have the most positive impact on a child’s life, other than a parent. They also believe teachers are professionals that should be trained as such. A commitment to [...]Read More
The Family Bond of CCDA
This past week I received word from one of our longtime board members, Jimmy Dorrell, that his 32-year-old son, Seth, had died of a heart attack while on a missions trip in Mexico City. Seth had a difficult bout with cancer over the last few years, but that did not keep him or his wife Sarah and [...]Read More
Changing Lives Over Coffee (and Soap)
Harvest Hands ministry, founded by Courtney and Brian Hicks, has discovered a way to teach teenagers job skills and responsibility through coffee and soap. It all began in a renovated old church in an under-resourced neighborhood in South Nashville with the goal of establishing after-school programs [...]Read More
When the River Runs Dry
Reflections from Malawi and LaVillita on Caring for Creation Recently, I watched a segment of Piers Morgan Live on the topic of global warming. Much of the discussion was focused on the science of what experts believe to be the causes of the planet's continual climate disruption and its possible [...]Read More
Bringing Health Restoration to Your Community
The vision of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) is to see wholistically restored communities with Christians fully engaged in the process of transformation. We believe that God wants to restore us not only to a right relationship with Himself but also [...]Read More
Reflections on the Boston Bombing
Where were you when the explosions took place during the Boston Marathon? I was in Washington DC having just completed speaking at a conference and getting ready for a full week of meetings on immigration. Like most Americans, I was devastated to hear the news and to see the TV coverage of the bombs [...]Read More
An Historical Day for our Nation
Wednesday, April 17th was the Evangelical Day of Prayer and Action for Immigration Reform. Hundreds of people gathered in Washington for a morning of worship and prayer. The afternoon was spent visiting legislators and asking them to vote for the recently introduced [...]Read More