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
Immigration Advocacy from Charlotte, NC to the Border
By Angelica "Lica" Acosta Garnett I was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia. At age 17, after graduating from high school, I moved to the United States with my parents and two sisters. I left all of the people I had ever known, my culture, my traditions, my language and my home to move to this [...]Read More
Building Bridges of Justice
by Christina Foor “The bridges have closed.” We heard this untimely news at the "Voices from the Desert Conference", our Southwest Border Region’s Conference in February this year. Hours before, the “Remain in Mexico” Policy had been blocked in federal court. The atmosphere at the [...]Read More
Networking Sessions: A Unique & Intimate Experience
by Heather Beaudoin As a CCDA member and staff member of Equal Justice USA, I’ve been incredibly grateful to CCDA for giving us the opportunity to host a networking session during the annual national conference. This will mark the 4th year that we’ve hosted a networking session, and looking back, [...]Read More