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The vision of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) is to see wholistically restored communities with Christians fully engaged in the process of transformation.  We believe that God wants to restore us not only to a right relationship with Himself but also emotionally, economically, socially and physically.  With the rise in heart disease, diabetes, and obesity, access to health care is more important than ever...

Where were you when the explosions took place during the Boston Marathon?

I was in Washington DC having just completed speaking at a conference and getting ready for a full week of meetings on immigration. Like most Americans, I was devastated to hear the news and to see the TV coverage of the bombs exploding and the horrible damage that took the lives of three participants and injured hundreds more.

Wednesday, April 17th was the Evangelical Day of Prayer and Action for Immigration Reform.  Hundreds of people gathered in Washington for a morning of worship and prayer.  The afternoon was spent visiting legislators and asking them to vote for the recently introduced bipartisan...

As Christians around the world gathered for Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday celebrations this past weekend, it caused me to reflect a great deal about the connection between the suffering and passion of Christ and the plight of the undocumented in our nation.  This past year, an amazing surge of activity and concern has emerged among believers in general, and Evangelicals in particular, focused on passing a new immigration policy in our country.  This development is quite a surprise and change. In fact, ten years ago it was almost impossible to find a recognized evangelical leader who was knowledgeable about immigration, let alone one who was willing to speak out on this issue.

CCDA is seeking nominations for qualified individuals to serve on the CCDA Board of Directors, responsible for determining and supporting the mission of the organization.  Individuals must have a solid understanding of CCD and be either a leader of an active organizational member or an individual member. 

Dear CCDA Familia,

As most of you know by now, our dear brother Richard Twiss left this life after suffering a massive heart attack while attending the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC on February 6th.  A memory I will forever treasure is the opportunity I had to pray for Richard, his wife Katherine, and family and friends over the phone just hours before he went to be with the Lord later that weekend.

In light of Black History month, I want to take the time to provide a tangible example of how racism in the U.S. has evolved from what we’ve recognized it to be in the past--- an overt individual act of discrimination---into a more elusive existence in the present, a systemic injustice that disproportionately affects certain populations. While these two things have always been intrinsically connected, we haven’t thought, or even taught, about them as such.

In our country, there is a growing recognition of the importance of health in the physical, emotional, and even spiritual aspect of our lives. Yet, even with this heightened awareness, many are not accessing the appropriate services available to them. In fact, there are more than five million low-income children who are eligible for health care coverage today but are not accessing these services.