This year, we are thrilled to host the CCDA National Conference in Cincinnati. In a world where divisions seem to grow wider every day, the Cincinnati community stands as a shining example of how bridges can bring people together, fostering a sense of place, belonging, and neighborliness. This year, [...]Read More
2023 Workshops to Look Out For!
I’ve been coming to CCDA workshops since 2003 at the CCDA National Conference in New Orleans. I remember learning how I could participate in CCD in my own backyard and it changed my way of life. I have since co-taught workshops in Atlanta, Minneapolis, and LA. Workshops help us consider our personal [...]Read More
Embracing our Journey with Disability, Neurodivergence, and CCD
by Stephanie Answer About 12 years ago my husband and I got connected to the CCD philosophy when we attended CCDA’s first Immersion in 2011. We knew, at that moment, we had found our people. It was encouraging to be in a room of folks who were embodying and practicing this philosophy of [...]Read More
CCDA 2023 Conference Theme: Embrace
Love and Truth meet in the street,Right Living and Whole Living embrace… Psalm 85:10(a) MSG In Cincinnati, bridges connect the historic north and south. In this place, where the underground railroad once served as a bridge to freedom across the Ohio River, bridges now connect people [...]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
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
Pastor Will shares about Wellbeing & Community Development
In this ministry highlight, I sat down with Pastor Will, who is part of World Impact, a CCDA organizational member. He shared about the World Impact ministries in Charlotte, NC (our Conference City) and on what wellbeing looks like for him and the organization. William “Will'' Francis is the [...]Read More