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Ten Ways Pastors Prioritize Wellbeing

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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 [...]
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Charlotte Justice Conference & why you should come to Charlotte

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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 [...]
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Pastor Will shares about Wellbeing & Community Development

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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 [...]
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Immigration Advocacy from Charlotte, NC to the Border

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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 [...]
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Building Bridges of Justice

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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 [...]
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