Category Archives: Christian Community Development Association

Receiving Applications for Office Administrator

Tall Turf Ministries, a non-denominational urban youth ministry with a mission of equipping youth for lives of reconciliation in God’s world, is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time Office Administrator. Applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on December 20, … Continue reading

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Tall Turf Program Leader Sought

If you know of someone who might be a good fit to lead and oversee all of Tall Turf’s programs–both at camp and in Grand Rapids–throughout the year, please share the position posting with them found at this link:director of … Continue reading

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CCDA Provides Explanation for Cancelling Appearance of Dr. Cornel West

CCDA publishes explanation about uninviting Dr. Cornel West to speak at their national conference. Continue reading

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Chris Rice on Reconciliation

Chris Rice, co-director of the Center for Reconciliation at Duke Divinity School, shares some of his thoughts on one of the other Rs of CCDA, racial reconciliation–shared at last year’s CCDA conference in Cincinnati–what it means and doesn’t mean, where … Continue reading

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Should We Focus on Proximity Instead of Relocation?

I just read this blog post from Neeraj Mehta at sojo.net and am compelled to share it. The CCDA principle of “Relocation” is in my opinion the most problematic and troublesome of all the principles. I think Neeraj and many … Continue reading

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