Have you heard there is a new dialogue among evangelicals today regarding our need to have a compassionate, Biblical response to the often politically polarizing conversation about immigration? Since the recent Presidential election, the press has been buzzing about the Hispanic vote and immigration …
Athens From Jerusalem
This year, CCDA released the first edition of a Theological Journal for Christian Community Development workers to better integrate theology into their practice. This month we are featuring an article by Vince Bantu. His article, A View Of Athens From Jerusalem: The Attitude Toward Education …
People who “get you”
After my first National Conference in 2009, I had the opportunity to meet Dave Clark at our first National Conference Host Team meeting in Indianapolis. At the beginning of the meeting he mentioned the Leadership Cohort program. Having just enjoyed my first CCDA National Conference, and new to …
Inspired
CCDA has influenced both my personal life as well as our approach to ministry in very big ways. Our urban church in Waterloo, Iowa has many people with lots of different needs. Before we were introduced to Christian Community Development, we had several programs that were charity …
Life on Life Mentoring
I received an email from a national grantor informing me that our organization would not receive the (critical) funding that we had budgeted and anticipated. I was far away from my office, my team and my Board. I felt like I was keeping a dark secret... I received an email from a national …
The Ongoing Scandal
This year CCDA released the first edtion of a Theological Journal designed to for Christian Community Development workers to better integrate theology into their practice. This month we are featuring an Article by Soong-Chan Rah. His article, The Ongoing Scandal of the Evangelical …
Room for Reconciliation
“Who's gonna take back those stories?” The challenge was simple. Who is going to take back the stories that have been entrenched in American culture about Native Americans for so long? Stories of how Native Americans are pagan, how they are less than human, and how "Indian" customs just …
Emerging Leader Finds His Footing at CCDA
I moved to the Madison Square / Garfield Park neighborhood of Grand Rapids when I was 9yrs old. Now, almost 18yrs later, as I survey the area in which I live, I don't see too many of the people I grew up with. Most have moved to other parts of the city, suburbs, or across the country. Those that do …
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