CCDA strengthens and inspires Christian Community Development practitioners for community transformation. We want to see our communities flourish with Christians (w)holistically engaged. What makes us unique is that we commit to living out the …

Nov 17, 2017 · About CCDA’s National Conference Christian Community Development Association’s annual conference has been inspiring, training, and connecting CCD practitioners for close to 40 years. Join us in Grand Rapids, Michigan, from November 5-8, 2025, for amazing speakers, workshops, worship, networking sessions, and mor e!

The CCD philosophy is not a concept developed in a classroom, or formulated by people foreign to marginalized and low-status communities. Rather, CCDA pioneer, Dr. John Perkins, first developed this philosophy while working with his neighbors in Mississippi.

At CCDA, we want to see wholistically restored communities with Christians fully engaged in the process of transformation. We do this through inspiring, training, and connecting Christians who seek to bear witness to the Kingdom of God by reclaiming …

We prioritize the diverse practitioners of Christian Community Development (CCD) work. To that end, the scope of gatherings, programs, and activities intentionally include, equip, and benefit CCDA members. Biblical Rootedness. We believe that Scripture leads to authentic justice and equity, and to flourishing communities.

Mar 28, 2025 · Lynette McIntosh-Madrigal is joined by Erik Mast-Foss, the Community Life Pastor at On Ramps Covenant Church in Fresno, CA, to discuss how God is moving in his community. On Ramps is part of CCDA’s Flourishing Congregations Initiative, a comprehensive four-year program that empowers church …

Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) is a network of Christians committed to seeing people and communities experience God’s shalom. We believe that God wants to restore a right relationship between us, our families and our communities – spiritually, emotionally, physically, economically and socially.

Many CCDA leaders (some of whom are immigrants) experience and witness firsthand the unnecessary hardships our immigrant neighbors face as a result of a broken immigration system. We recognize the churches and community-based program leaders within our association who remain committed to work alongside immigrants.

Jan 29, 2025 · Living out the gospel means sharing in the joy, suffering, & pain of my neighbors. Sharing life happens through ministry of presence. In other words, sharing life happens when you practice being an active participant in the community in which you work & serve. Join Heather Chapman & Maritza Rebollar to learn more about the principle of Relocation.

At CCDA we want to see wholistically restored communities with Christians fully engaged in the process of transformation. We do this through inspiring, training, and connecting Christians who seek to bear witness to the Kingdom of God by reclaiming …