Awaken Global is part of CCDA's Flourishing Congregations Initiative, a comprehensive 4-year program designed to empower church leaders to help their congregations deepen their community engagement, enhance their ministries, and contribute to the flourishing of their neighborhoods. We hope you are …
Celebrating National Good Neighbor Day
CCDA is an association of Christians who partner with God and others to bring shalom to our neighborhoods. We love being good neighbors and providing tools, resources, and opportunities to do so. September 28th is National Good Neighbor Day, and we invite you to celebrate this holiday! Do …
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Stop Grasping for Power – Start Reaching for One Another
On October 13th, after six days of navigating bomb shelters in Jerusalem, I arrived at Logan International Airport. As I shuffled toward customs I watched the sunrise over Boston. I resented its beauty because it increased the weight of privilege: I was relieved to be out of a war zone and ashamed …
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What’s up With the Scars on Jesus’ Resurrected Body?
Jesus does a good job at turning our perspectives upside down, doesn’t He? In the Beatitudes, found in Matthew 5, Jesus says we are blessed if we do things like be poor in spirit, mourn, be merciful, and the like. Throughout the telling of the Good News, Jesus continued to shake up conventional …
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Four Ways to Support Middle Eastern Communities
In September 2017, I discovered a major discrepancy in social justice spaces as a white pastor. I came back from a human rights delegation with Community Peacemaker Teams in Iraqi Kurdistan. This was during a referendum that would’ve given the Kurds their own nation-state. It was voted on and passed …
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5 Ways to Embrace your Community
Looking for inspiration as you finish out 2023? Check out the top 5 most engaged with workshops from #ccdaCincinnati Conference in November. These workshops will help you grow in your relationship with Christ, your identity & theology, and in loving your neighbor. Whether you are a pastor/lay …
Connecting Kingdom to Community
by Lydia Lucas, in collaboration with Chasing JusticeI am from El Barrio of New York City, and am of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent. Though I have been in the nonprofit field my entire career, I never imagined that I would be at a faith-based organization that served people experiencing …
