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New models of for-profit community development are emerging. There are increased roles for partnerships with businesses in neighborhoods. This workshop will explore the biblical theology for this movement and ways to reclaim the purpose of business beyond profit maximization and demonstrate many small and large models that are working well.

This workshop will help the church to enfold ex-offenders into the church, disciple them and help them to become active in the church. It will help you learn how to help them overcome their problems as they become valuable and contributing members of their community.

This workshop will teach how to draw strength from a Christian identity to advocate for economic justice at the local, state and national levels. Participants will gain a better understanding of the basic principles of advocacy, how to weave advocacy into congregational life, and how to build lasting relationships with elected officials.

We will look at how to develop and mobilize young leaders in our churches, ministries, and organizations.

This workshop will explore the critical need for followers of Jesus Christ in our cities and the power that can be unleashed through them. The presentation will use some examples of how local leadership foundations are building bridges and working relationships with a city's faith leaders, congregations, and ministries as they improve the lives of the poor, vulnerable, and marginalized.

There are many sources of conflict, but how can we transform it into an opportunity for positive change? We will explore how to address conflict constructively in our personal lives, work places and communities in which we minister.

Is Christianity the White man's religion? Has the Bible been corrupted by the White man? Was Jesus only a prophet? Is Christianity a slave religion? Learn the answers to these questions.

Pastoring the “community church” is much different from pastoring at a traditional/suburban model. This workshop will look in-depth at various ways and creative approaches effectively being used to minister in community churches.

Angela and Patrice share about what it was like being a MC and kids in ministry all their lives. Now that they are young adults they find themselves following in their families' footsteps. Patrice is a youth worker for young women at Lawndale Community Church and Angela is an elementary teacher at the Circle Rock Preparatory School.

For seventeen years, Mission Waco has been mobilizing hundreds of middle class students and adults toward more compassionate involvement among the poor through its weekend Poverty Simulations and Out-of-Country Exposure trips. This workshop will describe how carefully designed experiences confront many of the myths about the poor during the guided mining. It will also provide both guidelines from building this experiential training from a Christ perspective and other creative initiatives which stretch Christians who want to be more involved in ministry with the marginalized.

This workshop will provide lessons regarding economic development, gentrification, and reconciliation taken from one of the Bible's first community developers.

Are the pressures of life in ministry overwhelming you? Are you looking for a life that is less SUBS? People in urban ministries often feel overwhelmed by the urgent needs of those they minister to. God does not want us to lead stressed out lives. Take a look at the life of Jesus and discuss the lessons we can learn from how he spent his time on earth. The rhythm of his life has important lessons for our lives today.

This workshop is aimed at helping you develop a strong mentoring program that transforms the lives of youth through life-changing mentor-mentee relationships. This workshop will reveal the proven spices (essentials) needed in developing an effective program.

With the rise of Latino communities increasing across our nation, more people are becoming interested in ministering in the Latino Community. Come and learn the distinctions of working with a very diverse Latino population and some of the keys to effective ministry in the barrio.

CCDA 2002 Friday Morning Bible Study with John Perkins.

The continued increase of the Latino population in our nation and the dynamics between African Americans and Latinos that often live side by side in urban communities are of crucial importance. In this workshop we will explore how our respective church communities can forge an honest dialogue that can lead to authentic partnership, cooperation, and reconciliation for the benefit of our communities, to the Glory of God.

You will learn the 3 G's of organizational development: Get Ready - how to start a CDC, Get Set - strategic planning, and Go - business and legal aspects of running a CDC. If your are raring to begin a CDC, this workshop will help.

What needs to be done to welcome Latino neighbors into a community and the local church? How do you recognize challenges and seize the opportunity to teach and grow as Christian people? Learn how Lake Avenue Church, a mega-church in Pasadena, handled this and how they have prospered in the process.

Friday morning plenary, 6:30 pm

This workshop will focus on a proven strategy of not only where to find major donor prospects but how to get them, cultivate and engage them and effectively follow them up. A website, www.PeopleRaising.com will be introduced for ongoing fundraising training.

Recognizing conflicting core values as the primary obstacle to understanding and reconciliation, From Suburbia to Urbana reveals common leadership struggles that many well-intentioned leaders from a suburban culture often face when initiating community development efforts in urban environments for the first time.

“Emerging Church” has become a phrase symbolizing the quest to understand the cultural shifts of the younger generation as they interact (or don’t interact) with church. What happens when the dialogue of emerging church people meets the 3 R’s vision of CCDA? There are as many questions as answers, but this workshop will be a discussion with 3-4 churches and ministries that reach a largely 20-something audience while trying to instill the values of CCDA.

This interactive workshop will frame out the characteristics of exceptional leadership drawing from the Posner Leadership Challenge materials and look at leadership and servant leadership as impacted by our faith base. We will draw on the participants to look at the leadership challenges of our times out of that framework.

Do kids and teens you work with understand the critical personal finance issues such as budgeting, investing, risk assessment, credit and savy shopping? If not, this workshop will help you design effective programs to inculcate these skills. Come hear why financial literacy is important for youth development and how your ministry can implement interesting, interactive programs to address personal finance.

This is an interactive workshop that explores the possibilities of creating jobs and ventures in the community after clarifying goals (which are impacted by our faith base). This workshop uses real life examples based on experience and provides worksheets and tools for the exploration in one's own setting, as well as the venture creation funnel.

Learn what Christian community development is all about and how it differs from other community development efforts.

Institutional and denominational churches are struggling to grow and impact culture in a growing postmodern environment. Church renewal is desperately needed to live out the claims of Christ and address systemic and personal evils which oppress the poor and marginalized. This workshop will engage the group in meaningful exploration of the theological and practical guidelines needed to create these new wineskins.

This workshop will present Paul's theology of like-mindedness, with a special attention on multi-racial teams. A joint presentation including both African American and Anglo American perspectives will move from the theological basis to cultural observations and judgments guided by a Biblical Theology of Sin, Grace, and the Imago Dei.

Saturday Morning Bible Study talks about justice leaders for the 21st century.

Work together and never give up. No matter what it is you can do it.

CCDA 2006 conference hosts Rev. Herbert Lusk 2 during the Thursday Morning Plenary Session which talks about challenges for youth and how to avoid them.

CCDA 2006 conference hosts Dr. Alyn Waller durings the Wednesday Evening Plenary Session.

CCDA 2006 hosts guess speaker Dr. Virgilio Elizondo for its Saturday Evening Plenary.

John Perkins gives the Thursday morning Bible study at the 2006 CCDA conference on neighborhood community development.

How Local First Campaigns Revitalize Communities:  Research shows that money spent at locally-owned, independent businesses has three times the economic impact of dollars spent at retail chains, yet many economic development plans focus on luring chain stores to struggling neighborhoods.  Learn about a grassroots campaign to keep money in Philadelphia neighborhoods:  Buy Local Philly.

Gentrification is a new national norm.  Like the rising tide, it cannot be stopped.  Nor should we want to stop it.  We need to harness it for the benefit of the poor.  This workship explores how to do just that.    

Shelton Mercer holds this training workshop at CCDA conference 2006.

Doug Logan holds a training workshop at CCDA 2006 conference for children, families and communities to come together to heal.

This workshop focuses on efforts by Christians to catalyze a global civil rights movement.  Governments who oppress their citizens are the primary human source of injustice on our planet.  Democratic governments often collude with tyrannies by doing the political bidding of unjust corporations who cater to uncaring global consumers.  As a result over two billion people-the poorest of the poor-are impoverished economically and politically by this global system that crushes their development.  Come hear about developing plans for the nonviolent abolition of tyranny, terrorism, war, uncaring

This workshop equips ministry entrepreneurs with the knowledge and practical resources necessary to create a nonprofit, tax-exempt entity poised to effect positive change in their community.  You will gain an understanding of the increasingly complex environment in which you must operate and will be guided through a step-by-step process enabling you to organize for excellence.

The world's communities, its peoples and ecosystems, are caught in a spiral of disintegration. The Camden House is experimenting with ways to integrate lives through hospitality, gardening, redeeming land, and creating healthy rhythms of neighborhood life.

CCDA 2006 conference hosts Shawn Sanderson at his Youth Ministry, Relationships & the Gospel workshop.

For 21 years, Mission Waco has been mobilizing hundreds of middle-class students and adults toward more compassionate involvement among the poor through its weekend Poverty Simulations and Out-of-Country Exposure trips.  The workshop describes how carefully designed experiences confront many of the myths about the poor during the guided training.  It will also provide both guidelines for building this experiential training from a Christian perspective and other creative initiatives which stretch Christians who want to become more involved in ministry with the marginalized.          

CCDA 2006 conference hosts Tyrone Holland at his Organizing Your Ministry from Chaos to Clarity workshop.

CCDA 2006 conference hosts Sharon Tan at her Churches Impact Communities workshop.

CCDA 2006 conference hosts Dr. Dean Trulear at his You, the Ministry & the Kingdom workshop.

The United States outspends every other country in the world on health care for its residents and provides the best health care in the world for those who can afford it.  Unfortunately, 46 million Americans are medically uninsured and suffer from lack of access to health care services.  Why is the United States the only industrialized country without universal medical insurance and what system should we advocate for to correct this?

CCDA 2006 conference hosts K.J. & Jim Swearingen at their City Vision: Multiplying Christian Community development to a Whole City.

Discussion about the big picture of Community Development. Many churches and community development organizations do a few good programs in their community. Their impact on the total system of life in a community seems limited. What has to happen in a community to bring about community transformation?

"Why try to redeem communities if heaven is our real home?" Isn't Evangelism more important than community development? These Evangelical misnomers are rooted ia a distorted view of creation, which leads to an individualistic, narrow gospel. Hear how the doctrine of creation broadens the scope of the gospel and forms a foundation for living out the eight components of CCD.

Wholistic ministry demands that we have a concern for the whole person. One of the most deadly diseases that affect the poor is diabetes. Listen and find out more information about this important issue.

"Embezzlement, The Sin of Contemporary Christianity"- An Examination of how local congregations in the early church spent their money and the implications for us today. Our Lord has created an economy of abundace and intends for no one to be in need. There must be alternative economic structures within our world to ensure that the poor are among us (and not simply objectified) and are cared for (and not merely dismissed with cash).

CCDA 2006 conference hosts Ms. Marian Wright Edelman at her Friday Evening Plenary session.

Movements and organizations, such as Leadership Foundations of America (LFA), are in the end as good as the leadership that undergirds them. "Leader as servant" had been the historical posture by which local leadership foundation seek to love and serve their cities. This session will look at how God is developing our eyesight and enlarging our view of the poor in cities we serve. It will also explore how servant leadership is shaped and its influence on organizations. Participants will be able to understnd the biblical foundation of servant leadership and see how historical leadership examples can be integrated within their organization.

The process for Christian self-healing developed by Dr. Rick McKinney is called REST(Rational Emotive Spiritual Therapy) and is verified by recent funded studies as an effective tool for self-healing. More than 600 faith believers in philadelphia have completed the REST 13 lesson program, and more 1400 inmates have also graduated.

This workshop will focus on the impact pornography (particularly from the Internet) has on children, adults, families, and the church. We will cover practical steps one can take to protect your own children, keep yourself pure, and minister to those caught in the porn trap.

Does your church leadership support CCD? Do you want to help leadership value CCD greatly, but need the tools and know- how to make changes happen? This workshop provides theory and practice for taking your church's
leadership to higher leadership levels.

Barriers exist that prevent people from receiving quality health care. This workshop will look at the barriers people face to gain access to primary health care. Then we will examine models of providing health care in medically underserved areas to the underserved and uninsured.

This workshop will explore the issues impeding the use of technology and how to effectively integrate technology within our own CDCs. We will discuss challenges and recommendations with respect to technical expertise and financial responsibilities to ensure effective implementation of technology in church misson and ministry programs.

This workshop is designed to offer insights and practical application for mobilizing your church to serve the under-resourced in your city through partnerships or connecting with a church through partnership help mobilize their congregation.

Playing, Dancing, Singing, Acting, and...Learning? How Collaborative Arts Education Can Make a Difference in a Child's Life

Is it really possible for kids to learn while having an inordinate amount of fun? Join Yes! And....CAMP (Collaborative Arts iMagination Programming) for a lively discussion and playtime where we'll discuss how CAE creates life-long learners and increases self-esteem and facilities cooperation.

This workshop will focus on a proven 12-step personal solicitation program based on the popular Moody Press book People Raising: A Practical Guide to Raising Support. Also a 6-hour DVD/video curriculum and web site www.PeopleRaising.com will be introduced for ongoing fund raising training.

CCDA 2006 conference has Dr. Virgilio Elizondo give a sermon on Saturday evening.

If you hav lived in an underserved community for any length of time, you have probably experienced both great joy and extreme challenges as you have worked to be a good neighbor to those around you. In this workshop/Panel Discussion with Noel and Marianne Castellanos, Joe and Stacy Atkins, and Wayne and Anne Gordon, we will have an honest dialogue about our experience with living in the community.

Sharing from the personal experience at Bethel New Life in leadership succession and the literature in the field from a founding leader to a next generation community leader the possibilities and pitfalls and the neccessity of having a plan and planning ahead. The opportunity for organizational growth in the process.

Throughout the workshop college and seminary students will better understand why one should and how one can develop a strong foundation for urban ministry through their time at college or seminary.

Our purpose for this study of Isaiah is to introduce workers and pastors to a deeper understanding of the prophet's life, ministry, and vision of God and to equip people for future study and teaching of God's Word in out communities of need.

Donors are demanding to know whether their charitable giving is making a difference. Nonprofits are stuggling to provide "proof of impact" in a timely, meaningful way. In this session you'll discover the key to engaging your donors, reducing donor attrition and increasing your fundraising effectiveness.

This workshop will introduce you to the necessities and realities of entrepreneurship training for urban youth. Participants will learn steps to lead an interactive, hands-on, and fun entrepreneurship course with ideas and resources on developing an entrepreneurship program.

Learn how to recognize "the tyranny of the urgent" and other manipulative means some people us to con us. Develop the skills to prioritize demands made on you and learn how to say "NO" without feeling guilty. Don't reinvent the wheel. Avoid burnout. Work smarter.

This workshop will help you prepare to meet the needs of our youth. This will not be a lecture but a workshop where we work together. Many of our youth have incredible abilities. Yet we often give limited tasks such as selling cakes and sodas after church. What can we do to bring out their leadership abilities, talents, and skills? Youth need to possess a basic knowledge of God's work and the contributions of Christian leaders in our own country and around the world in order to become informed, productive Christian leaders.

There is a growing movement toward multicultural churches, in light of the changing demographics of our cities. Yet, there appears to be much misunderstanding as to what exactly constitutes a "multicultural congregation"- race, ethnicity, language, class, culture? What happens when styles of worship conflict? Is Sunday morning still "the most segregated hour in America"? Come find out what makes a church...multicultural.

Inmigrantes mexicanos y Centro Americanos enriquecen nuestra cultura y están ayudando a dale forma a nuestro país en siglo 20. Octavio Paz ganador del Premio Nóbel, una vez dijo que no había dos países vecinos (México y USA) que tuvieran tanta información el uno sobre el otro pero que se entendieran tan poco. Esta sesión proveerá información crítica sobre la cultura latina, sus constumbres y necesidades además del reciente debate sobre la reforma migratoria.

If we are crazy it is because we refuse to be crazy in the same way the world has gone crazy. This workshop will explore Christianity as a peculiar way of living, looking to the early Christians for wisdom, and to the prophetic imagination of contemporary urban communities of theological pranksters, ghetto poets, geurilla gardeners, and ordinary radical.

CCDA's third "R" (Redistribution) refers to the economic empowerment and justice that can result from creative, accountable stewardship. The workshop explores the Biblical foundations of stewardship that brings economic transformation and gives an overview of the value and relevance of the ELE:VATE project for CCDA ministries.

Institutional and denominational churches are struggling to grow and impact the culture in a growing postmodern environment. Church renewal is desperately needed to live out the claims of Christ and address systemic and personal evil which oppress the poor and marginalized. This workshop will engage the group in meaningful exploration of the theological and practical guidelines to creating these new wineskins.

How To Help Couples In Crisis: Individuals and couples usually wait until crisis hits before asking for help, and often people will seek the counsel of a minister or pastor first. This workshop will present a three tier model in order to respond to couples in crisis. The model includes questions that help couples set goals for improvement, understand core issues, and work towards conflict resolutions.

To identify viable leadership qualities, and develop strategies of implementation in an effort to effort and, subsequently, induce personal behavioral change, increase organizational effectiveness and establish a framework that supports the needs of those they lead within their communities.

Come hear about lessons learned in bringing the faith community together around aging issues. This workshop will present information on how a project "to do just that" was planned and implemented. Workshop outlines, group activities, tools and forms, and the process used to develop a volunteer program will be shared.

The Making Housing Happen workshop provides an overview of how ten churches across the country have created affordable housing, each using a different model. Others are using the legislative process to create affordable housing. Each participants will consider which models might be appropriate for their church and community.

African American and Latino communities are experiencing the most poverty and blight in urban America. Traditional explanations, all focused on external factors, fail to get to the heart of the problem. The prophet says that the reason why "my people are destroyed" is "lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6). This workshop addresses one of the most crucial factors to turn Black and Latino communities around economically - the importance of education.

Ever felt like you were carrying a burden too heavy for you? Want to build a ministry that exceeds your own potential? What happens to "your" kids if you "move on"? This workshop discusses a community-based youth development model that attaches young people to a significiant netowrk of leaders rather than one or two primary leaders.

A call to ministry is beyond developing skills to perform tasks. The purpose of this workshop is to teach participants the method of surrendering their heart to God's refining process. A surrendering heart glorifies God and depicts servant leadership characteristics. A transformation of the mind, body and soul occurs.

The Arts can be a key to unlock the soul. Paul knew this well as he quoted the poets in his address at Mars Hills. This workshop is designed to train you and your ministry to teach the Word of God with cultural relevance. The Word with no cultural handles is unintelligible to the unchurched. Culture without the Word bears no lasting fruit. Come and learn principles for effective evangelism to the hip hop community.

Jobs for LifeTM (jfL), Formerly National Jobs Partnership, offers a unique solution to poverty and joblessness in communities and for individuals across the country. Through a proven strategy that combines work readiness traing, Biblical principles and volunteer mentoring, jfL fully equips and enables individual Christ-centered churches and organizations to become jobs for LifeTM sites that provide hope, job training and ongoing assistance to unemployed and underemployed individuals who struggle with finding and keeping employment.

How do we practice social justice and multicultural ministry in a homogenous environment? What does it mean to develop advocates oppressed in the suburban church?

As gentrification gains momentum, urban ministires face the challenge of helping longtime neighbors remain in the community. This workshop explores the gentrification issue and offers practical methods for ministries to make the necessary paradigm shift into real estate development.

In a world economy dominated by globalism, consumerism, and corporate capitalism, are there any meaningful alternatives? Does our Christian faith have any resources to help us respond? This Workshop will explore the core economic values, teachings, and practices of biblical economics, particularly as they are found in the story of Manna and the Covenant Code. We will reflect on how these biblical economic values seek to nurture a human community of reverence, abundance, equity, and care for creation. We will touch on the implications of these biblical teachings for our own economic practices- as individuals, communities, congregations, and citizens of a global economy.

Most youth workers are trained to lead but not develop leaders, to lead youth but not empower youth to lead. Discover how to unleash the leadership potential of youth within your ministry as Ted Travis explores the principles, goals, challenges, joys and how-to's of forging among inner-city youth to help them become tomorrow's leaders today.

How do you develop a Christian community development minstry? Learn the key elements needed to have a successful ministry.

It is important to listen to the people being served, hear their ideas, and to develop assets.

Sharing our lives, skills, and resources in a way that enables people to become all that God intended them to be.

Urban Family Council exists to build healthy families by providing education about, and advocating for, life, marriage and family. Unfortunately, out American society seems to have deviated from these traditional values. The purpose of the workshop is to explore today's current societal trends relating to sexual behavior, family cohesion, and what community builders can do to address those concerns from a Christian perspective. Workshop participants will engage in discussion on the topic of why Americans do not see the need for sexual self-control and why their choices could be destructive as well as review innovative ways to help rebuild healthier families.

Organizing on campus for strategic and sustainable work for social change.

This workshop will focus on developing a community vision using an ABCD (Asset Based Community Development) process. The workshop will be very participatory and the attendees will be part of a role play/simulation that will begin with conducting community surveys and move through a process ending with a community vision. We used this approach in a large assembly in Colorado earlier this year and there was a lot of enthusiasm for the methodology. This workshop is one in a series based on the new materials released by CRWRC and endorsed by Dr. Amy Sherman. This is an excellent methodology to help churches and/or CCDO's to connect to the assets and the desires of the communities they are serving.

In this CCDA 2006 workshop, Dr. Larry Acosta discusses how to create a fundraising strategy for the early stages of program development.

Andy Bales, utilizing over 20 years of experience working alongside the homeless, will share how Union Rescue Mission has worked to overcome NIMBYism and provide opportunites for homeless men, women and children. His work, as it relates to hospitals, law enforcement and other agencies "dumping" homeless people in the Skid Row area, has been featured in national and local news. Andy Bales and Leo Hurtado will share strategies on how to use local media in meeting the opposition.

CCDA's third "R" (redistribution) refers to the economic empowerment and justice that can result from creative, accountable stewardship. This workshop explores the Biblical foundations and give an overview of the value and releveance of the ELE:VATE project for CCDA ministries.

Do you wonder what the impact of living in the hood will be on your children? In this workshop, Angela Gordon and friends will share their own experiences of growing up in urban communities. Both parents and children will benefit from this opportunity to discuss the joys and challenges of doing ministry in the hood.

Sustaining a vibrant ministry in the city requires cultivating a balance of loving God and man (Micah 6:8). This workshop focuses on the spiritual life of the urban worker, encouraging a prosperous and passionate walk with the Lord characterized by holiness, humility and compassion.

• Self-As-Instrument - the critical nature of understanding our personal tendencies and capacities, as we grow and change, while working with our communities
• Accountability - Peeling the onion layers
• Your passion for your life's work - Are you pursuing your potential?

Mentoring is the best back-up plan to broken families. This workshop clearly lays out the principles that will ensure your mentoring ministry is successful and impactful in the lives of your ministry kids.

CCDA 2006 conference hosts Alvin Bibbs in a training workshop on developing urban/suburban partnerships.

2006 CCDA conference held by Yvonne Sawyer and Team touch base about Developmental Youth Ministry.

2006 CCDA conference held by Mary Nelson on Economic Development.

The Faith Base Enterprise Strategic Sourcing Tool (FaithBEST) is intended to guide and FBE though a process to develop an operations strategy (OS) using biblical economic principle principles. An OS is the set of choices that an FEBs makes, that enable it to perform or acquire the goods and services required to achieve its vision.

On August 29, 2005 a devastating hurricane wiped out most of a city: 80% of the housing stock gone, most of the population evacuated, the infrastructure a shambles. In this session you will learn how one CCDA ministry reshaped its mission and began unique work to bring hope from chaos.

This workshop will examine the basic beliefs of Islam in order to help Community Development workers better serve those from a Muslim background. We will also examine ways that Christians can share their faith with Muslims and build communities that will reach out of them.

This workshop helps you discover various aspects of your leadership style, integrate them into a more authentic style and more fully connect your voice with your touch. You will discover, refine and begin to develop the inner resources that exist within each leader. Several leadership assessment tools are included.

This interactive session explores opportunities and challenges confronting urban communities seeking to foster community partnerships across the street and around the region. Learn how six Cincinnati neighborhoods have accessed and leveraged institutional resources from major employers to meet both community and institutional needs resulting in $500 million in real estate projects.

This highly practical workshop delves into the unique and often confusing compensation options available in the church/ministry arena. Attendees will acquire the knowledge and resources necessary to develop and administer comprehensive compensation solutions that minimize tax bite and maximum spendable income. Special attention will be given to clergy compensation issues.

From race and class in America to sectarian divisions in Northern Ireland and genocide in Rwanda, Christians across the world often mirror society's conflicts rather than offer an alternative witness. Hear from leaders from America, Africa, and No. Ireland: stories of pain and hope, pursuing the journey of peace building and reconciliation as a gift and vision from God, and hard lessons learned.

Despite a desire to share God's love in their communities, many churches stumble along the path from intention to action. To become a change agent, a church must itself undergo transformation, on two levels: leadership development and mission realignment. This workshop identifies the necessary components for this change process.

Jeremy Del Rio and Neil Cox discuss the power of blogging to connect communities and ministry leaders, enabling them to organize events and share resources simply and effectively.

Jeremy Del Rio & Rudy Carrasco facilitate a conversation on youth ministry and emergent church leadership.

Can urban/suburban partnerships be used to strengthen urban communities and create lasting change for all involved? Using CityLights as a model for reflection, this interactive experience allows participants to consider the benefits, barriers, and blessings of partnership and offers practical suggestions for making important connections.

If you are starting a ministry or need to get your tax-exempt status, you will eventually need to complete your 501(c)3 paperwork. This workshop will walk you through all the things necessary, helping you to understand what the IRS questions mean - so you can sail through the processing time.

This workshop is designed for church and community development ministries seeking to develop affordable rental housing. This overview of the Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program, currently the largest government program for affordable housing in the U.S., will give technical training to help access this important financial resource.

Learn how the FASTEN website can equip you with hundreds of free, practical, relevant resources for your ministry. We offer toolkits, curricula, program models, tutorials, and more to strengthen your organization (i.e., Board development, strategic planning, volunteer recruiting and management, fundraising) and your programs (e.g., jobs, mentoring, youth & more).

Scripture mandates that churches be prepared to meet both the physical and spiritual needs of their communities. MAD churches develop a balance of evangelism and social outreach. This workshop draws upon extensive experience and research that presents the life-changing vision and Biblical mandate for living the whole Gospel as MAD churches.

This workshop will be on the techniques (biblically, socially, and contextually) necessary to formulate one's theological and doctrinal stance on the GLBT community in a non-threatening and bridge-building fashion that promotes intellectual dialog and mutual understanding in leveling the current disconnect between the broader religious and GLBT communities.

Fact: One out of 3 girls will get pregnant by the age of 20. Yet, the church has few ideas and programs to help teen moms. In this workshop, you will explore ideas to connect with the teen mom at a time she needs help the most. You will cover the key issues facing teen moms, from forgiveness to planning for her future; current statistics (teen moms and poverty/education/MIA dads); and Bible lessons that will enable you to connect with the teen mom.

Is New Urbanism a blessing or a curse for the city and its residents? This session will seek to answer this question by exploring issues involving traditional neighborhood form, gentrification, and public life within a context of Christian ministry and witness.

What is the Church? Most Americans (Christan or not) seem inclined to describe the Church in terms of what it does or doesn't do, particularly in terms of growth and social impact. The question then becomes, "how is the Church distinct from any other human organization?" We Christians are quick to act but do we know why, and to what end? If we are unclear about our ecclesial identity and mission, we risk being at best charitable or even "radical" without bearing witness to anything different than what the world can already produce. Craig Wong (Grace Fellowship Community Church), Shane Claiborne (the Simple Way), and Jimmy Dorrell (The Church Under the Bridge) each represent very different congregations yet share a common insistence on taking theology of Church seriously.

In this workshop, John and Vera Mae Perkins will help leaders heading into the second half of their life and ministry to think about leaving a legacy as faithful servants of Christ, and finishing well.

Where can we find more volunteers? How can suburban and urban communities partner through volunteering? Volunteers can be a powerful resource for your ministry. This workshop will explore ways to recruit new volunteers; and we will present the website www.christianvolunteering.org, which is a strong tool for connecting organizations to volunteers.

Youth & family enrichment is a common goal for both the faith community and secular social service organizations. This workshop provides information that will help develop effective collaborations and partnerships between churches, other faith-based organizations, and "secular" social service organizations.

To understand CCD ministries, we need a theology of society. We will examine four biblical concepts of social evil: principalities and powers, cosmos, ethnocentrism, and oppression. We will also examine four concepts of social righteousness: justice, shalom, reconciliation, and the Kingdom of God.

CCDA hosts Dr. Luis Carlos & Dr. Raymond Rivera in a discussion of the theological theme of redemption from captivity, and its application today.

Dr. John Perkins leads the Friday morning Bible study at CCDA 2005.

Shane Claiborne discusses how to partner with those who do not share Christian faith commitments in the work of your ministry.

The leadership role of the board of directors in a faith-based nonprofit is a crucial component to ensure organizational health and vitality. This workshop will explore the vital leadership role of the board, and engage the participants according to their organization's needs and stages of board development.

The shorter of two workshops on indigenous leadership development Dr. Wayne Gordon gives for CCDA 2005.

Some of the most committed Christians community developers live and minister in poor communities in Africa. Come and learn from some amazing international leaders as they share their perspective of CCD in their context.

Andrew Sears of TechMission leads a workshop on how to encourage reconciliation across social class.

Paul Bertelson offers participants in this CCDA 2005 workshop advice drawn from his own personal experience on how to start a nonprofit CCD ministry.

Charles Marsh gives a lecture going over the history of the civil right movement and Dr. John Perkins' involvement in it.

This is the longer of two workshops Rev. Dr. Wayne Gordon gave on indigenous leadership development for CCDA 2005.

Dr. Jimmy Dorrell speaks at CCDA 2005 on how to run a ministry that addresses the needs of the whole person.

In this CCDA 2005 workshop, Richard Townsell describes how to implement an asset-based approach to community development.

Dr. Mary Nelson speaks at the CCDA 2005 conference on how to create economic development opportunities in the inner city.

Dr. Bob Lupton speaks at the CCDA 2005 conference on empowerment.

Rev. Alvin Bibbs presents a workshop at the CCDA 2005 conference on establishing urban-suburban partnerships.

At CCDA 2005, Rev. Dr. Barbara Williams Skinner & Rev. Noel Castellanos discuss the prospects for reconciliation in the new millennium.

Rev. Carey Casey leads Sunday morning worship at CCDA 2005.

Nika Skeels & Jeffrey Trask present at CCDA 2005 on the steps necessary to start a Christian health center.

At CCDA 2005, Donna Broughton & Barbara Schneider present on how to educate urban youth in the basics of practical economics.

In this CCDA 2005 workshop, Allan & Andi Tauber share stories from their experience in urban ministry.

Dr. Carl F. Ellis presents at CCDA 2005 on the challenge Islam presents to Christian ministry, with particular reference to global mission and to the African-American experience in the U.S.

Jeri Warner presents at CCDA 2005 on how to cope with change in the community you aim to serve, as well as how to bring change into individuals' lives.

Scott Arnold presents at CCDA 2005 on how economic literacy can actually help develop the next generation of individuals spiritually.

Does your church leadership support CCD? Do you want to help leadership value CCD greatly, but need the tools and know-how to make changes happen? This workshop provides theory and practice for taking your church's leadership to higher leadership levels.

Dr. Sharron Underwood gives Wednesday evening's plenary talk at CCDA 2005.

Drs. DeYoung, Emerson, Chai Kim, and Yancey leads Friday morning's panel discussion at CCDA 2005.

Richard Townsell gives the Saturday morning plenary talk at CCDA 2005.

CCDA 2005 presents a hip-hop concert.

Dr. John Perkins leads Thursday morning Bible study at CCDA 2005.

Dr. John Perkins leads Saturday morning Bible study at CCDA 2005.

Dr. John Perkins leads Sunday morning Bible study at CCDA 2005, looking at Psalm 90 in a discussion about preparing for death.

Alicia LaHoz & Debbie Speck present at CCDA 2005 on the provisions of the Federal Healthy Marriage Initiative.

Lariosa presents the CCDA 2005 discussion on developing the next generation of youth leaders.

Dr. Larry Acosta speaks at CCDA 2005 on how to be a leader who remains true to his or her core values.

Rev. Noel Castellanos presents a model for developmental urban youth ministry at CCDA 2005.

At CCDA 2005, Rev. Phil Jackson gives a workshop on how to teach urban youth about sexuality.

Charles Ware presents at CCDA 2005 on counseling urban youth.

Daniels presents at CCDA 2005 on how to mentor urban youth in such a way as to encourage life change.

Michael Mata presents at CCDA 2005 on conflict-resolution techniques.

Charles Ware presents at CCDA 2005 on how to promote the cause of social justice in your city.

Lewis presents for CCDA 2005 on strategies to enhance your youth ministry.

Whitfield leads Saturday's general session at the CCDA 2005 Reload conference.

Mark Joeckel speaks at CCDA 2005 on how denominational churches can partner to plant new churches and ministries in the city.

Jonathan Bradford & Roberta Ahmanson present at CCDA 2005 on how to build structures that promote peace and community well-being.

This CCDA 2004 presents the efforts of the Technology for Teens Program, based in Montreal, as a case study.

This CCDA 2004 workshop presented by Andrew Sears addresses TechMission's three core values of Jesus, justice, and technology.

This CCDA 2004 presents basic principles of accounting, as applied in a church context.

Tom Sine, Christine Sine, and Shane Claiborne present a workshop entitled "Unleash Your Imagination" at CCDA 2004 in which they discuss innovative ways in which churches and ministries can get people involved in their work.

Rev. Dr. Jimmy Dorrell presents at CCDA 2004 on mobilizing middle-class Christians to address poverty in their communities.

Lowell Noble of Lenox presents on the Kingdom of God at CCDA 2004.

Joe Miller leads a workshop at CCDA 2005 on legal issues relevant to executive staff and board members.

En este CCDA 2005 taller, el Pastor Robert Guerrero discute una teología del ministerio holístico. In this CCDA 2005 workshop (in Spanish), Pastor Robert Guerrero discusses a theology of holistic ministry.

Eric Howard presents at CCDA 2005 on how to create a street outreach program to homeless youth.

Dr. Caleb Rosado presents at CCDA 2005 on how to minister effectively in your particular context.

Rev. William Dillon presents at CCDA 2005 on how to raise funds for your ministry through personal solicitation.

Bill Clark & Pam Jenkins present "Using History and Place to Build Community Capacity" for CCDA 2005.

Rev. Andy Bales & Ava Steaffens present at CCDA 2005 on the need for immigration reform.

At CCDA 2005, Paulina Kim & LeRene Miller present on how the Christian Community Health Alliance successfully addresses health issues holistically in New Haven.

Rev. Dr. C. E. McElveen presents at CCDA 2005 on the challenge gentrification poses to the urban ministry community.

Lowell Noble presents on the theological concept of the Kingdom of God at CCDA 2005.

Rev. Joel Pullis, in this CCDA 2005 workshop, discusses how Christians can minister effectively to mentally ill people.

Rick Sawyer presents at CCDA 2005 on how to build an effective ministry coalition.

In this bilingual CCDA 2005 workshop, Rev. Danny Cortes presents on "The Emerging Face of Hispanic Christian Community Development."

In this CCDA 2005 workshop, Jay Van Groningen presents a model for approaching the task of community transformation.

For CCDA 2005, Dana Adams & Kathy Sweeney present their experience at City Mission, discussing how one can keep youth off the streets.

Bryan Orander presents on "Executive Transition Management and Succession Planning" at CCDA 2005.

Gerald Twombly presents the "Funding Your Vision" workshop at CCDA 2005.

Dr. Lester Meriwether presents on running a literacy ministry at CCDA 2005.

K. Scott Enns speaks on neighborhood partnerships at CCDA 2005.

Two generations of the Gordon family lead a workshop on "Raising a Family in the Hood" for CCDA 2005.

Rev. Anthony & Dr. Edith Davis present on the topic of women in leadership at CCDA 2005.

Jim Swearingen presents a workshop entitled "A Proven Strategy for the Suburban Church to Transform the Inner City Through Christian Community Development" at CCDA 2005.

At CCDA 2005, Rev. Alex Gee & Dr. Jon Sharpe lead an interactive workshop on prophetic ministry in the church and community, striving to answer the question: "How can we show people God's power without going on a power trip?"

Amy Sherman and Wayne Hast present on resources for youth entrepreneurship programs at CCDA 2004.

Dr. Luis Carlos and Nancy Murphy present a workshop on domestic violence at CCDA 2004.

Dr. John Perkins presents on the past, present, and future of the CCDA movement at CCDA 2004.

Dr. John Hay, Jr. presents a workshop entitled "Stop Providing Services: Offer Hospitality" at CCDA 2005.

Maryann Bolton & Rev. Lorri Baldwin present a workshop at CCDA 2005 on "Taking Back Your Community Through Prayer."

Julie Divine and Steve Rabey present a workshop entitled "Telling Your Story: A Crash Course in Organizational Identity, Messaging, Community & Public Relations" at CCDA 2005.

Elder D'Jaris Canty & Minister Lois Hall present at CCDA 2005 on churches' need for strong leadership.

Paul Canada presents a workshop at CCDA 2005 on how workers in youth ministry can help young people achieve their full potential.

Stanley Carlton presents a workshop at CCDA 2005 entitled "Your Ministry and the Changing Landscape of the Faith-Based Initiative."

Rev. Guy Pfanz presents a CCDA 2005 workshop on how ministries can partner effectively with businesses.

In this CCDA 2005 workshop, Vicky Andrade, Pastor Marvin Calderon, and Pastor David Penalza address issues facing new immigrants.

Pastor Glenn Bone and Susan Demel present a workshop entitled "Kingdom Connection that Changes Lives" at CCDA 2005.

Abby Kuzma leads a 2005 CCDA workshop on predatory lending.

Bruce Jackson presents on "Providing Health Care in Urban and Rural Communities" at CCDA 2005.

Rev. Jay Height presents at CCDA 2005 on how your organization can change its view of fundraising & go from begging to blessing.

Jamail & Nicole Aikens present at CCDA 2005 on what it's like to live in the city.

Chris Provence presents a CCDA 2005 workshop entitled "Rebuilding the Wall, One Family at a Time."

Marvin Gainer presents at CCDA 2005 on how to select cross-cultural personnel for your ministry.

Maryann Bolton and Rev. Lorri Baldwin present a workshop entitled "Your Community Through Prayer" at CCDA 2004.

This CCDA 2004 workshop presents basic information on nonprofit accounting, as tools for advocacy and community organizing.

Dr. Kimberlee Johnson presents at CCDA 2005 on effective youth development programming.

Rev. Kevin Brown, Rev. Ruston Seaman & Donna Seaman present a CCDA 2005 workshop entitled "Helping Your Family Survive and Thrive While Living and Working in Ministry."

Dr. Gordon Murphy present on truths of organizational development and management at CCDA 2005.

Rev. Tony & Donna Denhelka discuss at CCDA 2005 how groundedness in Christ can help prevent burnout as you struggle with the day-to-day details of community development.

Cecil Murray & the Fame Men's Choir lead worship at Wednesday's plenary session for CCDA 2002.

Tom Sine presents on the future of urban missions at CCDA 2004.

Earl James presents a workshop entitled "Jesus and the Disinherited" at CCDA 2005.

Angela Toussaint discussions predictions for the new millennium at CCDA 2005.

Dr. David Apple presents "Setting Limits in with Homeless Persons" at CCDA 2005.

Edith Yoder discusses responding to God's call to start a new ministry at CCDA 2005.

At CCDA 2005, Rachel Beaver & Pastor Kevin Reynolds present a neighborhood-focused model of Christian community development.

Rev. Phil Jackson presents his experiences with pastoring a hip-hop church at CCDA 2005.

Wilma Collins & Galen Williams present on how to start a job club at CCDA 2005.

Dr. Jean LaCour presents on her experiences in substance abuse ministry at CCDA 2005.

Skip Long & James Oviedo present a workshop entitled "Jobs...Jobs...Jobs..." at CCDA 2005.

Christian Community Development Association's 2005 conference hosts Franklin Ballenger, Joel Hamernick & Aaron Roy at their "Building Staff Like-Mindedness Across Racial Lines" workshop.

Christian Community Development Association's 2006 conference hosts Kemi Ingram at her "How to Create a Sustainable Social Enterprise" workshop.

Christian Community Development Association's 2005 conference hosts Andre Norman for his "Prisoner Re-Entry from an Ex-Prisoner's Perspective" workshop.

At CCDA's 2005 conference, Dr. Wayne Gordon gives his "Indigenous Leadership Development" workshop.

Christian Community Development Association's 1999 Conference Saturday Morning Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1999 Conference Sunday Morning Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1992 Conference Bible Study I with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1996 Conference Friday Morning Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1997 Conference Friday Morning Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1994 Conference Bible Study I with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1999 Conference Friday Morning Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1992 Conference Bible Study II with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1995 Conference Friday Morning Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1998 Conference Friday Morning Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1996 Conference Saturday Morning Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1992 Conference Bible Study III with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1994 Bible Study III with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1995 Conference Saturday Morning Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1998 Conference Saturday Morning Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1996 Sunday Morning Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1997 Conference Sunday Morning Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1995 Conference Sunday Morning Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1998 Conference Sunday Morning Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1998 Conference Wednesday Evening Plenary with Larry Acosta & Don Davis.

Christian Community Development Association's 1994 Conference Plenary with Dr. Mary Nelson & Dr. John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1996 Conference Thursday Evening Plenary with Spencer Perkins & Chris Rice.

Christian Community Development Association's 1997 Conference Thursday Evening Plenary with Mary Nelson.

Christian Community Development Association's 1999 Conference Wednesday Evening Plenary with Leah Gaskin Fitchue.

Christian Community Development Association's 1996 Conference Friday Morning Plenary with Manny Ortiz.

Christian Community Development Association's 1994 Conference Plenary Session with Ray Bakke.

Christian Community Development Association's 1997 Conference Thursday Evening Plenary with Cary Casey.

Christian Community Development Association's CCDA 1999 Conference Thursday Morning Plenary with Joe Stowell.

Intro to Christian Community Development

Christian Community Development Association's 1995 Conference Saturday Evening Plenary with Bill McCartney.

Christian Community Development Association's 1999 Conference Thursday Evening Plenary with Tony Evans.

Christian Community Development Association's 1998 Conference Thursday Evening Plenary with Wayne Gordon.

Christian Community Development Association's 1997 Conference Friday Morning Plenary with Tom Sine.

Christian Community Development Association's1999 Conference Friday Morning Plenary with Jawanza Kunjufu.

Christian Community Development Association's 1996 Conference Saturday Evening Plenary with Joseph Garlington.

Christian Community Development Association's 1997 Conference Friday Evening Plenary with Jesse Miranda.

Christian Community Development Association's 1997 Conference Friday Evening Plenary with Keith Phillips.

Christian Community Development Association's 1998 Conference Saturday Evening Plenary with Lynn Phillips.

Christian Community Development Association's 1999 Conference Saturday Morning Plenary with Ray Bakke.

Christian Community Development Association's 1996 Conference Sunday Morning Worship with James Simms.

Christian Community Development Association's 1997 Conference Saturday Evening Plenary with Noel Castellanos.

Christian Community Development Association's 1997 Conference Saturday Morning Plenary with Robert Smith.

The Christian Community Development Association's 1997 Conference Chairman's Perspective with Dr. John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 2002 Conference Session on Africa with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 2002 Conference Saturday Morning Plenary with Cecil Murray.

Christian Community Development Association's 2004 Conference Wednesday Evening Plenary with Samuel Chand.

Christian Community Development Association's 2002 Conference Thursday Morning Plenary with Wayne Gordon.

Christian Community Development Association's 2004 Conference Thursday Morning Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 2002 Conference Thursday Evening Plenary with Danny DeLeon.

Christian Community Development Association's 2004 Conference Thursday Morning Plenary with Joseph Williams.

Christian Community Development Association's 2002 Conference Friday Morning Plenary with Mary Nelson.

Christian Community Development Association's 2004 Conference Saturday Morning Plenary with Ray Rivera.

Christian Community Development Association's 2004 Conference Friday Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 2002 Conference Saturday Morning Plenary with Don Davis.

Christian Community Development Association's 2004 Conference Friday Morning Plenary with Alvin Bibbs, C. Wong,  B. Williams Skinner and Rudy Carrasco.

Christian Community Development Association's 2002 Conference aturday Evening Plenary Session with Andrae Crouch.

Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil delivers the Friday evening plenary address at CCDA 2004.

Christian Community Development Association's 2004 Conference Saturday Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 2004 Conference Saturday Morning Plenary with Wayne Gordon.

Christian Community Development Association's 2002 Conference Friday Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 2002 Conference Saturday Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 2000 Conference "What Is CCDA?" with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 2000 Conference Thursday Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 2000 Conference Saturday Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 2001 Conference Thursday Morning Bible Study with Tony Evans.

Christian Community Development Association's 2001 Conference Friday Morning Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 2001 Conference Opening Plenary Session with Kathy Dudley, John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 2000 Conference Opening Plenary Session with Mary Nelson.

Christian Community Development Association's 2000 Conference Thursday Afternoon Plenary with Stanley Carlsen-Thies.

Christian Community Development Association's 2001 Conference Thursday Morning Plenary with Wayne Gordon.

Christian Community Development Association's 2001 Conference Thursday Evening Plenary with Mel Martinez and Raymond Rivera.

Christian Community Development Association's 2000 Conference Reconciliation Panel with Leah Fitchure, Craig Wong, Glen Kehrien, and Noel Castellanos.

Christian Community Development Association's 2000 Conference Friday Evening Plenary Session with Young Hee Lee, Wayne Gordon, and Barbara Williams Skinner.

Christian Community Development Association's 2001 Conference Saturday Morning Plenary with Michael Emerson.

Christian Community Development Association's 2001 Conference Friday Evening Plenary with Dr. Brenda Salter-McNeil.

Christian Community Development Association's 2001 Conference Saturday Morning Bible Study with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 2000 Conference Honorary Luncheon with John & Vera Mae Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 2000 Conference Saturday Evening Plenary Session with Bob Lupton.

Christian Community Development Association's 2001 Conference Saturday Evening Plenary Session with Kathy Dudley, John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1990 Conference Evening Session with John Perkins and Glen Kehrein.

Christian Community Development Association's 1991 National Conference with keynote speaker Haman Cross.

Christian Community Development Association's 1991 National Conference with speakers Wayne Gordon and John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1991 Conference Bible Study 1 with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1991 Conference Bible Study 2 with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1991 Conference Bible Study 3 with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 1990 Conference Opening Session with speakers Mary Nelson, Haman Cross, and Pagan.

Christian Community Development Association's 1990 Conference Morning Session with Tom Skinner.

Christian Community Development Association's 1990 Conference Evening Session with Dolphus Weary and Bob Lupton.

The Christian Community Development Association's 1990 Conference Morning Session with John Perkins, Wayne Gordon, and Bob Penton.

Christian Community Development Association's 1990 Conference "Introduction to Christian Development" with John Perkins.

Christian Community Development Association's 2007 Conference Wednesday Evening Plenary with Robert Guerrero.

Christian Community Development Association's 2007 Conference Thursday Morning Plenary "Panel on Kingdom Economics" with Gordon Murphy.

Christian Community Development Association's 2007 Conference Thursday Evening Plenary with Dr. A.R. Bernard.

Christian Community Development Association's 2007 Conference Friday Morning Plenary with Dr. Wayne Gordon.

This workshop equips Leaders with tools to develop relationships with other Churches, Ministries, and Organizations within their City - leading to more effective outcomes!

Effective leaders recognize the importance of "bringing out the best" in others.  Participants learn how to identify others' strengths, vary their leadership style, and implement appropriate strategies to develop the talent of those around them.