Search: Christian Community Development Association (CCDA), 2004

God has uniquely equipped his people to exercise their time and talents to restore our communities in Jesus' name. However this great asset, the contribution of lay volunteers, has continuously been overlooked. This workshop is designed to offer insights and practical application for rediscovering the lost art of leading a volunteer driven ministry.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.