A few of our co-hosts in select cities are taking care of registration, so you must contact them directly. Otherwise you can register for any of these classes here on our CCDA website.

Please note that we are offering some Saturday classes in Chicago & Pasadena for those of you who are not able to addend classes during the week.

We are offering a 2 day class, April 20-21 in Atlanta, GA with Dr. Bob Lupton for Executive Directors of CDC’s that have a minimum of 5 years experience. Bob will work to craft a fantastic learning experience that will equip you to deal with real life development issues like gentrification in your city.

Important Note: We need a minimum of 15 students registered by March 24th, 2006 to offer this class. The cost of this class is $100 plus travel & lodging. (Lodging options will be provided soon)

Discounts: CCDA organizational membership, students pay only $60 per class.

Our goal in 2006 is to offer classes in 13 cities for your convenience. We also hope to develop and offer other resources that will assist you in your efforts to restore under served communities throughout our nation and world.I hope to see you at an Institute class in 2006!

Los Angeles- 16-17th (USC School of Religion/West Angeles CDC)

• Wholistic Ministry- Dr. Jimmy Dorrell
• Starting a Community Health Ministry- Bruce Jackson

Chicago- Saturday 25th ( Bethel New Life)

• Economic Development- Dr. Mary Nelson

Seattle- 2-3rd (J. Perkins Center at SPU)

• Economic Development- Dr. Mary Nelson
• Leadership Development- Dr. Wayne Gordon & Dr. John Perkins

For registration contact Tali Hairston, director of Seattle Pacific University ’s Perkins Center at http://www.spu.edu/depts/jperkins/ or Tali@spu.edu

Houston- 9-10th (El Tabernaculo Church)

• La Mission Integral- Robert Guerrero (En Español)
• Developmental Youth Ministry- Noel Castellanos

Chicago- Saturday 18th (Lawndale Community Church)

Pasadena - 6th – 7th (Harambee Christian Family Center in Pasadena, CA)

• Developmental Youth Ministry- Noel Castellanos & Team

Atlanta- 20th & 21st (National Class for Executive Directors at FCS Urban Ministries)

• Creating Healthy Communities- Dr. Bob Lupton

Chicago- Saturday 22nd (Lawndale Community Church)

• Church-Based Community Development- Dr. Wayne Gordon

Memphis - 27th - 28th (Memphis Leadership Foundation) - To be determined

Oakland - 4th - 5th ( Patten University & Northern California Urban Development Corporation) - To be determined

Dallas (LINC & Baptist Convention) 12-13th

• Leadership Development- Dr. Wayne Gordon
• Overview of the 8 Components of CCDA - Noel Castellanos

Philadelphia- September 27th (2006 CCDA Conference)

The U.S. Department of Education will conduct a series of regional technical assistance workshops for the upcoming Parental Info rmation and Resource Centers (PI RC ) and the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) grant competitions. These are the only dates and locations for these free technical assistance workshops.

February 16, 2006 DENVER , COLORADO
Register by February 14

February 22, 2006 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Register by February 20

March 2, 2006 DALLAS , TEXAS
Register by February 28

March 8, 2006 WASHINTON, DC
Register by March 6

March 10, 2006 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Register by March 8

March 16, 2006 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Register by March 14

Register online to attend one of these free regional workshops, please click here. If you are not able to register online, please call (202) 219-1746 or 1-800-USA-LEARN to have a registration form faxed to you.

Monday, February 13, 2006, 11:30 - 1:00

For the past two years, YPN has partnered with Lifeway Resources to bring the Urban Connexx project to our ministry partners in Chicago. Several of our ministry partners have participated in this event and benefited from the volunteers who have provided resources and hours of work at their ministry sites. It has been a great success!

Join YPN and Lifeway to learn more about Urban Connexx 2006, meet the new YPN Chicago Networker, and learn how a local ministry partner network will benefit your ministry! You too can join the YPN Network of Ministry Partners!

North Park University Magnuson Campus Center, 3rd Floor,

Want to learn how to help transform a neighborhood with the whole gospel? Come learn from someone who really knows how! February 17-18

Dr. Mary Nelson, the founder and recently retired director of Bethel New Life, a 24-year old urban ministry on the west side of Chicago, will be leading our community organizing workshop at Mission Waco (and preaching at Church Under the Bridge on Sunday, Feb 19).

The workshop will be held on Friday and Saturday. The location will be announced soon. You are welcome to come learn about the importance of rebuilding neighborhoods with the residents in the forefront!

Contact Janet Dorrell missions@missionwaco.org for more information.

2006 Redevelopment Conference, March 1-3, 2006

• Affordable Housing-The importance of affordable housing in distressed communities.
• Economic Development and Attracting Local Investments– Strategies for attracting investors to redevelopment areas and finding funding for redevelopment projects.
• Bridging the Barriers that Inhibit Successful Redevelopment– How to overcome obstacles associated with redevelopment and how to work with socio-economic challenges
• Small Business Development and Maintenance: “Cultivating Sound Business Practices”- How to craft a viable business plan and monitor business investments.
• Workforce Training, Education and Development– Developing workforce skills and creating employment opportunities  

The Rosen Centre Hotel 9840 International Drive Orlando, FL 32819 Transforming Florida's Communities. For more information, please visit: www.floridacommunitydevelopment.org Florida Department of Community Affairs Thaddeus L. Cohen, Secretary Office of Urban Opportunity 2555 Shumard Oaks Boulevard Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001

Christian Community Development Conference Sponsored by City Vision will be Friday & Saturday, March 10-11, 2006 At the YFC City Life Center, 40 Chicago Ave, Columbus, Ohio .

Pastors/Ministers Lunch (Friday 11-1:00). Hear Pastors from suburban, multi-cultural and inner city congregations and a strategy for transforming the city.

*Friday Evening Rally 7:00 Bring everyone out for incredible testimonials, musical performances and a vision to reach the city by Jim Swearingen.

Effective Urban Ministry Practices Workshops & Tours Saturday 9-5:00

$40 includes workshops, lunch and tours. Info and registration at www.City-Vision.org or call Jim at (614) 580-1769

Over $60,000 in Cash Awards - Are you on the scene of disasters? Are you there after everyone else has left? Or, are you severing in places long neglected? If so, tell us how your faith-based nonprofit or congregation has partnered with an organization(s) outside the faith community (e.g. schools, police, government agencies, secular foundations, etc.) to achieve positive, demonstrable results. Show you are successfully collaborating with others and solving real problems.

The Faith and Service Technical Education Network announces its second-annual, ten-state Partners in Transformation Contest. This year, the competition will focus on three categories of service: (1) Emergency Disaster Response (short-term relief efforts); (2) Community Recovery/Rebuilding Efforts (long-term developmental efforts, e.g., jobs and housing); and (3) Services Addressing Deep Pockets of Poverty Over $60,000 in cash awards will be awarded. Effective collaborations operating in AL, CA, FL, LA, MS, NY, NC, OK, TX, or VA with an annual budget of less than $5 million are eligible to apply.  Apply on-line or by mail by March 1, 2006. Click here for the more information.

“What is love? Imagine how much easier it would be for us to learn how to love if we began with a shared definition.”

Bell Hooks, Writer and Critic

Gentrification affects all of us is urban ministry, either now or in the very near future. In many of our communities it is stampeding us like a runaway herd of cattle.

CCDA is sponsoring a working seminar with Bob Lupton on the challenges of gentrification. The symposium will be on Tuesday, 28 th February, 9 AM until 2 PM at Lawndale Community Church, 3827 W. Ogden, Chicago, IL. The seminar is free to CCDA members and lunch is provided. Non-CCDA members are invited and will be charged the cost of the lunch.

Dr. Robert Lupton is Executive Director of FCS Urban Ministries; he has been engaged in Christian Community Development for more than three decades in his native Atlanta. Bob has lived in the inner-city neighborhoods, he has worked so diligently, faithfully and tirelessly to help redevelop communities to bring about diversity, both racial and economic. He has championed the cause of developing communities that would reflect the kingdom of God. Bob is one of the co-founders of CCDA.

Bob’s work in Atlanta has been a model of how Christians can react to gentrification which is inevitable according to Bob. And while it might be inevitable, Bob encourages us to seek gentrification with justice. The working seminar is entitled “Harnessing the Forces of Gentrification for the Kingdom.”

Please contact Jimmy Gaither at the CCDA office to advise us that you will be attending the Bob Lupton seminar. Jimmy’s email is Jimmy@CCDA.org or you may call him at 773.762.0994. We need to know if you are attending so that we have lunch for all.

The seminar is being co-sponsored by World Vision in Chicago, Extension Ministries at Willow Creek Community Church and Lawndale Community Church.

Ministry Opportunity at New Hope Church in Pittsburgh - Pastoral Assistant for Discipleship and Outreach

New Hope is an inter-racial urban congregation committed to Christian community development. We are looking for a Pastoral Assistant for Discipleship and Outreach who is responsible for helping the church to grow in the grace of God through Bible teaching, evangelism training and reaching the felt needs of our neighbors. This position helps church attendees, through classes, small groups, one to one discipleship and initiating outreach events, become committed disciples and core leaders who in turn give grace to community seekers. A bachelor’s degree with at least two years of ministry experience is preferred and the position will be shaped to fit a candidate’s specific passion and gifts such as youth, music or athletics. Contact pastor@newhopeneighbor.org for a fuller job description and personal profile.

Title of Position: Assistant/Associate Pastor of Youth and Family - Full time

Purpose of Position: 1. To build a strong youth ministry that is unified to bring glory to God and to build up His church; 2. To prepare NCF youth to be the church of today and leaders in Christ’s church tomorrow. 3. To train and mentor youth in ministries; 4. To bring youth of different races living outside the church into NCF’s youth group, 5. To provide for NCF youth a shepherd of their own who will seek to listen and meet their special needs.

Salary: $30,000-$45,000 plus benefits based on education and experience.

Title of Position: Community Development Director - Type of Position: Part-time (with the possibility of making it fulltime)

Responsibilities: 1. Receive training to run Summer Youth Workers Program and car ministry (these will be explained further orally). 2. Help open car ministry. 3. Begin to build support for ministry through governmental grants and area churches and businesses so director position can be moved to fulltime and Open Hand can move into other ministries. 4. Run summer work program for youth. 5. Meet with board every other month and be in constant contact with Chairman of the Board about ministry issues.

Salary: $15 an hour for a maximum of 20 hours a week.

Contact: Pastor Bob Becker New City Fellowship 540-760-6193 (cell) 540-899-5349 (church); 540-899-2291 (fax) bobbecker@newcityfellowship.org, 200 Prince Edward StreetFredericksburg, VA 22401

Title: Meyer Center Director

Responsible to: Executive Director and President

Salary Range: $33,000-$35,000

Prefer: College Degree in Non-profit Management, Social Work, Theological Training, or Related Field. Three years experience in non-profit management, supervising other employees, and work among the poor and marginalized. Christian worldview and ethical lifestyle, consistent with Christian values.

Job Responsibilities: 1. To oversee, manage and increase efficiency in all activities at the Meyer Center for Urban Ministries facilities, including, but not limited to, the “Walk-In/Social Services” program, “My Brother’s Keeper” Homeless Shelter, Clothing Voucher program, the Free Clinic, the M-Powerment Program (including G.E.D. classes), the kitchen/dining hall, the sanctuary, building/grounds and special events. In most cases this means working directly with the Directors of each of those programs. 2. To help create “one-stop” opportunities for the poor and marginalized to access at the Meyer Center. Includes involvement in local collaborations (e.g. HOT Homeless Coalition, non-profits, local churches, civic groups, etc.). Coordinate office and Center space for groups renting or using Meyer Center. 3. To help develop and manage a working budget for all programs and usage. 4. To provide required and requested reports from various funding agencies. 5.To provide public communication in the community and surrounding areas through public speaking, newsletters, electronic information, media and other methods to be sure the public and other providers are aware of services at the Meyer Center. 6. Anything else requested by the President, Executive Director, Assistant Director or Board of Directors.

For more information visit www.missionwaco.or

Position Title: Data Entry Clerk Responsibilities : and be responsible for maintaining and updating the agency’s client and service data information system using the Track-It program. Duties include data entry, communicating with agency staff to obtain information and address data concerns, filing, and answering phones.

Requirements: Previous data entry experience; strong organizational skills and a high level of attention to detail. A commitment to Outreach Community Ministries’ Statement of Mission and Faith is required.

Status: Part-time, 20 hours per week. Daytime hours with flexible scheduling. Salary Range : Salary for this position falls between $10.00 and $13.00 per hour based on skills and experience

Position Title: Office Manager (Bi-lingual Spanish/English preferred)

The Outreach Community Center in Carol Stream is a multi-purpose, neighborhood resource center serving a low-income, ethnically diverse neighborhood. Services include counseling, casework, mentoring, community development and after-school programs for children and youth.

Responsibilities: secretarial support for the Center’s staff; supervise office staff and volunteers; assist staff with the writing and editing of reports and correspondence; handle fee receipts and share responsibility for the main desk as receptionist and answer phones.

Requirements: Secretarial experience, organizational and computer skills (proficiency in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Office required). Ability to coordinate multiple tasks. Strong relational skills and sensitivity to the privacy needs of a social service agency. Self-starter. Proficiency in Spanish strongly preferred. A commitment to Outreach Community Ministries’ Statement of Mission and Faith is required.

Status: Full-time, M-F. Daytime hours with one or two evenings per week.

Salary Range: Salary for this position falls between $28,300 and $36,000 based on education, skills and experience.

Position Title: Jubilee Village Program Director

Jubilee Village, located at 395 Executive Drive in Carol Stream, is a transitional housing facility for young single mothers and their children under the supervision of live-in house parents. Jubilee Village is a program of Wheaton Youth Outreach which is a service site providing transitional housing as well as crisis intervention and counseling for youth and their families.

Job The Jubilee Village Program Director will be responsible to oversee all aspects

Responsibilities: of the transitional living program for single moms including the development of program policies and procedures; setting program goals and outcome measures; fiscal management; facility management; tenant relations; and staff, houseparent, foster parent and intern hiring, training and supervision. The Jubilee Village Program Director will also manage a caseload of 3 to 5 residents/clients.

Requirements: Master’s Degree in Social Work or Clinical; licensure preferred; 2-3 years program administration experience; at least 5 years direct service experience; extensive knowledge of casework resources, experience with residential services preferred; sensitivity to the needs of a low-income, culturally diverse population. Valid IL driver’s license, insurance and good driving record required. Must live within 30 minutes of Carol Stream to respond to crisis calls. A commitment to Outreach Community Ministries’ Statement of Mission and Faith is required. Bi-lingual (Spanish/ English) a plus.

Status: Full-time, with one to two evenings per week.

Salary Range: Full-time salary for this position falls between $35,000 and $46,350 based on education, skills and experience. Additional compensation for crisis work and travel related expenses.

Position Title: Volunteer, Live-In, Houseparent Couple

Jubilee Village, located at 395 Executive Drive in Carol Stream, is a transitional housing facility for young single mothers and their children under the supervision of live-in house parents. Jubilee Village is a program of Wheaton Youth Outreach which is a service site providing transitional housing as well as crisis intervention and counseling for youth and their families.

Job A live-in, house parent couple with part-time, on-duty hours similar to those

Responsibilities: of a college dorm resident assistant will provide supervision to young, single mothers, ages 18-25. Duties include house supervision three evenings a week and on rotating weekends, supervision of household rules, management of the night desk receptionist, one-to-one support of the residents, and attendance at weekly staff meetings.

Requirements: A strong calling to be personally involved in helping young women make the transition to independence over a period of 9 to 18 months. Experience or training in the human service field, youth work or dorm resident assistant work required. Applicants are requested to make a minimum one-year commitment; graduate students are encouraged.

Compensation: House Parents receive free housing (including utilities). Outside employment or schooling is permitted on a full or part-time basis as long as it does not interfere with on-duty hours. Supervision will be provided at least weekly. House Parents have no financial or custodial responsibility for the clients.

To Apply, Send Heather Smith Resume To : Outreach Community Ministries 122 West Liberty Drive Wheaton, IL 60187 hsmith@outreachcommin.org

Construction Manager - The Construction Manager is responsible for all facets of the home construction process, from site development, up to and including the completion of the punch list items. This includes, but is not limited to, obtaining construction sponsors, coordinating site volunteers, sub-contractors and materials necessary in the rehabilitation of homes for Rebuilding the Wall families.

Objectives are to provide a pleasant volunteer experience and a quality home with the active involvement of Rebuilding the Wall family and supporting groups within the established time frame. Within the parameters of this job description is the requirement of the project manager to become involved and work with diverse individuals, groups, organizations and entities. This must be carried out within the spirit of the principles and policies of Rebuilding the Wall. Please send resume to: 2401 Guilford Ave. Indianapolis, IN   46205 or email Chris@rebuildingthewall.org

TechMission assists organizations in using technology in urban ministry to help address injustice and develop at-risk communities. TechMission is currently recruiting for Deputy Director, which is a senior management position that will serve as the “number 2” position in the organization supervising staff and managing grants.  Salary: $40,000-50,000 depending on experience.  TechMission is also recruiting a National AC4 Technology Program Director and a Grant Writing Intern and many other urban ministry internship positions.  Full job descriptions are available at: http://www.techmission.org/jobs/

To apply send your resume to christine@techmission.org or contact Christine Tan at 617-282-9798 Ext. 108.

115 religious leaders were arrested in front of the Cannon House Office Building while kneeling in prayer to protest the immoral budget and tax agenda which slashes spending on the poor to finance tax breaks for the rich. Led by Jim Wallis of Call to Renewal, national faith leaders, clergy and faith-based providers of services to the poor held a press conference. For more information and to see pictures go to www.sojo.org.

Trinity Christian Community has space for 90 AmeriCorps members who are interested in the unique opportunity to rebuild New Orleans, engage in Christian Community Development and serve those devastated by the twin storms Katrina and Rita. While New Orleans is currently in shambles, we have the special privilege of serving this once great city. The ideal person would probably be young, with a minimum high school diploma, adventurous, desiring to serve Jesus by serving the poor, and willing to serve for a year with a minimal stipend in a tough situation. It is truly an adventure!

Specifically we will be gutting houses, serving as case workers, surveying those returning to the city in affected neighborhoods to uncover needs, and working with a variety of agencies to help rebuild the non-profit capacity of New Orleans.

Kevin Brown, Trinity Christian Community, I can be reached by cell phone at 504-343-7822. RSVP to Lorie Lee by February 7, 2006 (615/251-5950) or lorie.lee@lifeway.com) Shelley Wallen Operations Manager

THE SECOND CHANCE, starring MICHAEL W. SMITH, JEFF OBAFEMI CARR and directed by STEVE TAYLOR is a new movie from Sony Pictures opening in 35 cities nationwide on February 17, 2006. . The film tells the story of a white church in a wealthy suburb that discovers its "outreach" to an inner-city black congregation is creating resentment and distrust. This is the story of how a rebellious son and a street-smart pastor attempt to bridge the gap between their churches and their cultures.

Watch the trailer at www.thesecondchancemovie.com

Urban Verses by Alexis Spencer-Byers discovers beauty in the Inner City. It is a collection of poetry and fiction that explores such topics as inner-city living, reconciliation, parenthood, love, theology and more. It offers comtemplative glimpses into the mind and heart of a young woman of faith seeking to understand and live out God’s deep concern for the city, the poor, and reconciliation. It is unflinching in its honesty. Urban Verses is available at www.urban-verses.com or by calling 601-209-2211