CCDA National Conference workshops are an amazing space for individuals and teams to learn and grow personally and professionally. This year may be our best workshop year yet! We are hosting the most workshops we’ve ever had and we are adding a new workshop track: Rural Christian Community [...]Read More
CCDA 2024 Conference Theme: Home
Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food they produce.Jeremiah 29:5 NLTWhat comes to mind when you think of home? What does home really mean? Every day we consider what home means for us and our neighbors. For many in our communities, home is quite literal. People need [...]Read More
3 Ways to Learn from Locals at #ccdaCincinnati
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
CCDA 2023 Conference Theme: Embrace
Love and Truth meet in the street,Right Living and Whole Living embrace…Psalm 85:10(a) MSGIn 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
“Teach me Lord, to wait…”
When I saw that Isaiah 40:29-31 would be the theme Scripture for the CCDA Conference this year, something within me resounded. The Scripture took me back to the days of my childhood, when during our nightly prayer times with my parents, my dad would sing this Scripture over us. I distinctly [...]Read More