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“It is finished” is a declaration that injustice does not have the final word. The cross reveals the worst of human systems and a deeper hope: God enters injustice and ultimately dismantles death itself. ✍️: Rebecca Catoe 🖼️: Julius Shumpert #weareccda #goodfriday

Transportation plays a vital role in nearly every aspect of economic empowerment—from accessing jobs to maintaining family stability. Join our Economic Empowerment Network at ccda.org/economic ccda.org/product/econom… #weareccda #economicempowerment

Feel your fatigue, but don’t forget to fix your eyes on the Initiator and Completer of our faith, who will return on the clouds and gather us there too (1 Thess 4:16-17) to finally prove that sin does not win in the end. ✍️: Desiree C. Smith 🖼️: Julius Shumpert #weareccda

We believe and we feel overwhelmed—sometimes it is hard to believe that you actually care about the injustice and suffering. When we don’t see your work. When we sense the apathy from the church... by Sandra Maria Van Opstal from A Rhythm of Prayer #weareccda #ccdaPrays

Finding delight and joy when we’re surrounded by broken systems, communities, and hearts can feel like a futile mission. How can we find childlike delight when we’re watching our world crumble from bombings and threats? ✍️ Neidy Hess 🖼️ Julius Shumpert #weareccda #holyweek

P.S. Get a PDF of this year's Holy Week devotional at ccda.org/holy-week.

Faces Like Flint by Micalah Collins Because we follow in Jesus’ footsteps, we can trust that God is as near to us as our breath. May we call on the One who comes to our defense and who gives us strength as we stand with our neighbors. Art by: Julius Shumpert #weareccda

In this episode, we will share audio from a Bible Study that Dr. Perkins led in 2009 about 1 John 2-3. During this session, he encouraged us to receive the grace of God, to love others, and to count it all joy during trials. zencastr.com/CCDA-Podcast1 #weareccda #drjohnperkins

In this episode, Alvin Sanders teaches us how to develop, empower & release indigenous urban leaders. He shares a model of how a ministry can create a #leadership pipeline to guarantee a stable supply of skilled leaders. ccda.org/creating-a-lea… #weareccda #ccdaPodcast

Do you want to grow in your leadership? Are you looking to connect with other CCD Practitioners? Check out these opportunities to learn and grow with the CCDA family! Learn more at ccda.org/events! #weareccda #leadershipdevelopment

"Together we loved each other... That's the task. That's what CCDA's legacy is." Dr. John M. Perkins Throughout his life Dr. Perkins reminded us of the importance of loving our neighbors. And we carry his legacy forward into our communities today. #weareccda #johnperkins

CCDA Members, have you heard? Conference registration is open! 🎉 You can register today at the lowest price... but prices go up on 3/31, so don't wait! We cannot wait to gather with you this October in Richmond, VA! ccda.org/train-connect/… #weareccda #ccdaRichmond

"Jesus never says to the poor: ‘come find the church’, but he says to those of us in the church: ‘go into the world and find the poor, hungry, homeless, imprisoned.’" - Tony Campolo #weareccda

Dr. John M. Perkins was the co-founder of the Christian Community Development Association and helped shape the movement. Join your CCDA family and friends on Friday, March 27, at 6pm ET for an online moment of prayer and reflection. ccda16.wildapricot.org/event-6626662 #weareccda

"Testifying about Christ’s goodness often means locating the ruptures in life, the breakdowns caused by sin, where Christ meets us." - José Humphreys, Seeing Jesus in East Harlem: What Happens When Churches Show Up and Stay Put #weareccda

"We became the church that was about the community, and from that, people began to reconcile back to God and reconcile with one another." Rev. Dr. Jonathan Brooks ccda.org/product/church… #weareccda #reconciliation #listeningtothecommunity #ccdphilosophy

We confess the ways we have turned away from peace, the times we’ve chosen silence when justice called. Forgive us, O Beloved, for forgetting our belonging—for thinking we are not enough, for thinking we are alone. Kat Armas, Liturgies for Resisting Empire #weareccda #ccdaprays

"Jesus intentionally brought together disciples who were very different - fishermen, tax collectors - not people who would naturally love one another. But he did this to show us what love looks like in practice..." - Dr. John M. Perkins in One Blood #weareccda #johnperkins

At the 2015 CCDA Conference, Dr. John Perkins reminded us of the order of the CCD Philosophy and how it's our joy to live these components out in our communities. #weareccda #johnperkins #ccdphilosophy

"... this is one of my dreams: that my descendants will one day live in a land where people are quick to confess their wrongdoing and forgive the wrongdoing of others and are eager to build something beautiful together." - Dr. John M. Perkins in Dream with Me #weareccda