CCDA Collective: Schedule
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CCDA Collective: A Virtual Gathering
We know you are busy. We've designed this year's online gather to be high-value with maximum flexibility so you can add it to the flow of your daily life. The event has a mixture of on-demand and live elements to give you the ability to pick and choose which is most helpful for you.
Check back often because we know that these details will change often until the start of the Collective.
Overview Schedule
A big picture look at our three days together.
NOTE: All times listed are Central Daylight Time.
Thursday, October 1
Welcome // Cecilia Williams
(On-Demand)
11:00 am // Critical Conversation - Church in the Moment
12:00 pm // Critical Conversation - Practitioner Shift in the Age of COVID
1:00 pm // Centering Voice - Rev. Eugene Cho
2:00 pm // Critical Conversation - Healing Racialized Trauma
3:00 pm // Critical Conversation - Pushing for Change In Protest
Affinity Connections - Rural Networks
4:00 pm // Affinity Connections - AAPI in CCD; Emerging Voices of Color
5:00 pm // After Party - Join us for online fun at the end of day one!
Friday, October 2
Welcome // Wayne "Coach" Gordon
(On-Demand)
10:00 am // Affinity Connections - Environmental Justice; Leader Coaching--Wayne "Coach" Gordon & Rev. Dr. John M. Perkins, Border Southwest Network Gathering
11:00 am // Critical Conversation - Re-Building Neighborhood Capacity
Affinity Connection - Latinx Practitioners
12:00 pm // Critical Conversation - A Theology of Race and Place
Affinity Connection - Global Connections
1:00 pm // Centering Voice - Rev. Dr. Enid Almanzar
2:00 pm // Critical Conversation - On Staying at the Table: Rethinking Reconciliation
3:00 pm // Critical Conversation - Transforming Structures: Building Relationships and Advancing Justice
Affinity Connections - Exhibitor Spaces (multi-room breakout)
4:00 pm // Affinity Connections - Millennials in CCD; GenZ in CCD
5:00 pm // After Party - Join us for online fun at the end of day two!
Saturday, October 3
Welcome // Mayra Macedo-Nolan
(On-Demand)
10:00 am // Affinity Connections - Leader Coaching--Wayne "Coach" Gordon & Rev. Dr. John M. Perkins, Cecilia & Mayra; Gender Equity; Youth Ministry Workers
11:00 am // Critical Conversation - Using Arts, Media & Activism to Ignite the Story
Affinity Connection - CCD Mental Health/Social Work Professionals
12:00 pm // Critical Conversation - Transforming the Market Square
Affinity Connection - Voter Engagement & Support
1:00 pm // Centering Voice - Rev. Dr. Efrem Smith
2:00 pm // Critical Conversation - Influence for Good: CCDA and Civic Engagement
Affinity Connection - Artists Quarter; Community Practitioner Coaching
3:00 pm // Critical Conversation - The Church Beyond the Moment
Affinity Connections - Educational Equity
4:00 pm // Affinity Connections - Women of Color in CCD; Racialized Policing
5:00 pm // Centering Voice - Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III
Masterclasses: Every day you'll get access to 10+ more on-demand masterclasses led by practitioners from across the country.
Centering Voices
Movement defining talks designed to help you center your work in response to the voice of the Holy Spirit.
These scheduled talks will be presented live with a text chat room. This will give you the opportunity to connect with other leaders on the information being presented. The videos will be available on-demand after their initial broadcast. If you happen to miss the live broadcast, you can always come back and view these important talks at a time that is better for you.
Critical Conversations
Participate in stirring conversations around vitally important topics facing our communities today.
These scheduled conversations will be presented live with a text chat room for you to be able to engage with the panel during the conversation. These discussions will be recorded and will be available for viewing on-demand at your convenience.
Thursday, October 1
11:00 am // Church in the Moment
The COVID pandemic, racial unrest, a national election are just a few of the realities that 2020 has held. In a season where the voice of the Spirit is so desperately needing to be heard, how have we as the church pivoted to meet needs and where as the church have we missed the mark altogether? As history looks back on the church, what will be remembered of our actions during this critical moment? What story do we hope history will tell? How do we move forward?
Participants: Joyce Del Rosario, Jonathan Brooks, Mayra Macedo-Nolan, Daniel Hill
12:00 pm // Practitioner Shift in the Age of COVID
The work of CCD has never been a fast or shallow work. We know that regardless of what else is moving in the fast-paced dynamic of the modern world, we are going to remain rooted, resilient and committed to God’s redemptive, reconciling work in the world. Yet, we are in unprecedented times. Business as usual is not possible. How do we as practitioners remain committed to the every day work of CCD in an age of COVID?
Participants: Joe Tucker, Terence Lester, Sherdren Burnside, Bethany Rivera Molinar, Terrance Hawkins
2:00 pm // Healing Racialized Trauma
Our eyes have seen, our ears have heard, our hearts have broken and continue to break for all that is not right in the world. Our Kingdom focus keeps us moving forward but how do we navigate in the midst of so much personal and collective trauma? How do we as practitioners ensure that we are caring for the health of our soul, mind and body, all the while caring for others who are also in need of healing? How do we begin to tell the truth about the racialized constructs that compound trauma. What are our opportunities for Collective healing?
Participants: Mary Beth Meadows, Angela Sedeño & More!
3:00 pm // Pushing for Change In Protest
Despite potential exposure to COVID, millions of people took to the streets - some for the very first time - to march in solidarity & protest with Black lives. For many, this was not our first march and it will not be our last. How do we as practitioners push for lasting change that dismantles the systems of oppression and brings justice that flows like a river and righteousness like a never ending stream?
Participants: Catherine Gilliard, Holly Duncan, Erina Kim-Eubanks, Michael McBride , Quincy Shannon
Friday, October 2
11:00 am // Re-Building Neighborhood Capacity
This spring, we saw protests, riots, the burning of buildings, and neighborhood upheaval as a result of people being senselessly killed and harmed. Community development practitioners have long concerned themselves with building neighborhood capacity. How, in this moment, can we listen and respond well, connecting and working collaboratively toward renaissance and renewal? There is no going back to the way things were but how can we imagine a way forward that is rooted in striving together toward the Beloved Community?
Participants: Laura Hoy, Rudy Carrasco, Jerome Garciano, Phil Skei, Rici Skei
12:00 pm // A Theology of Race and Place
Where we locate ourselves is a foundational tenet of the philosophy of CCD. We know proximity matters but beyond personal life choices, how do we as “theologians on a journey” consider the theological underpinnings of place and loving our neighbors well? How do the cultural and historical dynamics of a community affect how we view and therefore serve in the world?
Participants: Marie Moy, Sandra Van Opstal, Leroy Barber, Dominique Gilliard, David W. Swanson
2:00 pm // On Staying at the Table: Rethinking Reconciliation
We are a tired people. We have been stewarding this Spirit-ordained, Christ-given ministry of reconciliation since the earliest days of the Church. Reconciliation is central to the DNA of Christian Community Development, and yet most days, it frankly seems unattainable. Skeptics and naysayers assert that it cannot be fully achieved, with plenty of evidence which seems to validate their suspicions. What is our call today? How do we as Christians, people who live by faith - belief in the unseen - steward the ministry of reconciliation and stay at the table in this moment?
Participants: Steve Park, Brandon Wrencher, Dina González-Piña, Michelle Ferrigno Warren
3:00 pm // Transforming Structures: Building Relationships and Advancing Justice
Speaking truth to power is easily stated, but how is it achieved and how is our truth heard? From the days of Esther using her access to relationships in power to save the lives of her people, how can we also work to advance justice and change systems in such a time as this?
Participants: Kit Danley, Alexia Salvatierra, Adam Taylor, Michael-Ray Mathews
Saturday, October 3
11:00 am // Using Arts, Media & Activism to Ignite the Story
Novelist Toni Morrison has written that ‘times like these’ are precisely when artists go to work. ‘They speak, they write, they do languages’, they do art - and ‘this is how civilizations heal.’ Hashtags, handles, fake news accusations and social “influencing” can make you want to back away from all forms of media. But the healing power of art can ignite our stories and help us cut a pathway forward. Sharing your story to ignite the greater story takes courage, creativity and a willingness to craft a deeper more artistic message. How can we learn to use art and media to move Kingdom work forward?
Participants: Q Nellum, Jeremy Del Rio, Monica Curca, Tamice Spencer
12:00 pm // Transforming the Market Square
Holistic, transformational, cross-sector community engagement and development has been a foundational approach in CCD work. Markets however, are often founded upon and rooted in systems which were not built for the success and flourishing of all persons. How are we as CCD practitioners called to challenge such systems? How do we transform the market square so that those who are contributing are able to find life and livelihood which makes use of their ideas, talent and skills, but does not degrade their dignity?
Participants: Michael Mata, Helen Hayes, Randy White, L. Brian Jenkins
2:00 pm // Influence for Good: CCDA and Civic Engagement
Civic engagement was never meant to be a sideline sport. Public service and influencing the public square are not topics that should be avoided in the church yet so often have been kept out. How do we steward what we have to influence for lasting good in the public square on behalf of the community?
Participants: Terrance McKinley, Alicia Contreras, Troy Jackson, Ruth Anna Buffalo
3:00 pm // The Church Beyond the Moment
What is the work of the Spirit now? What has to die so we might live? How do we pick up the threads of an old life and move forward? What should move forward? What should remain behind? How do we keep living a life of hope, by faith and with joy? What must the work of the missional church be beyond this moment?
Participants: Robert Chao Romero, Alvin Sanders & more details coming soon!
Join us for these critical conversations.
More participants will be announced in the days leading up to our time together!
Affinity Connections
Your chance to connect with other CCDA practitioners and leaders from around the country. These live conversations will give you relationships to help your work now and in the future.
CCDA has always been about connecting with others. Our gatherings are like a big family reunion—a reunion with family members from all across the country looking to bear witness to the Kingdom of God in their community. At Collective, the reunion continues. You will have opportunities to connect through live video chats with people from around the country based on affinity. Choose the affinity connections that best fit you to find others who share your passion!
These live video chats will not be recorded. You must be in the room to be a part of the conversation.
Thursday, October 1
3:00 pm // Rural Networks
This connection will provide space for rural CCDA practitioners to come together and connect around issues specific to rural ministry contexts.
Facilitators: Stephanie Vance, Laura Byrch
4:00 pm // AAPI in CCD
Join AAPI CCDA practitioners as we share the stories of our neighborhoods and the work God is doing through our communities.
Facilitators: Joyce Del Rosario, Steve Park
4:00 pm // Emerging Voices of Color
A space for young CCD leaders of color to network with one another.
Facilitators: Leroy & Donna Barber
Friday, October 2
10:00 am // Environmental Justice
Environmental injustice is a barrier to just community development. Connect with others working to cultivate justice and shalom by confronting the impacts of climate change, energy inequity, and environmental racism.
Facilitator: Michelle Warren
10:00 am // Leader Coaching--Coach & JP
This is a member only event.
Facilitator: Lorenzo Watson
10:00 am // Border Southwest Network Gathering
Open invitation to gather together for attendees who reside along the Southern border in Arizona, New Mexico, El Paso, Southern California, the border region of Texas, Southern Colorado, & Southern Nevada
Facilitator: Gary Enge
11:00 am // Latinx Practitioners
Come dream with other Latinx people of faith around cultivating a brown theology that catalyzes brave spaces, understands social identity, enacts activism, and builds intersectional bridges.
Facilitator: Sandy Ovalle
12:00 pm // Global Connections
Come meet other friends from all over the world who are at the CCDA Collective! A gathering for our international attendees
Facilitators: Michael Mata, Sami DiPasquale
3:00 pm // Exhibitor Space
Jump in on great conversations with organizations designed to help you including:
IVP Author MeetUp featuring Terence Lester
IVP Author MeetUp featuring David W. Swanson
DeVos Urban Leadership Institute Alumni Connection
Connect with Prison Fellowship Ministry.
Connect with World Renew
Connect with Westmont College
Connect with Maggie's Place
4:00 pm // Millennials in CCD
Facilitators: Scott Overpeck, Christina Foor
4:00 pm // GenZ in CCD
Zoomers unite! Come meet other Gen Zers committed to learning and living out CCD
Facilitators: Anna Castellanos
Saturday, October 3
10:00 am // Leader Coaching (Members Only)
This is a members only Affinity Connection.
Facilitator: Mary Beth Meadows
10:00 am // Gender Equity
Mutuality in leadership between women and men in churches and faith-based organizations rarely comes easy, but is critical to the empowerment and development of communities. Join us as we connect around gender equity.
Facilitator: Dina González-Piña
10:00 am // Youth Ministry Workers
Do you work with youth in your church or neighborhood? We would love to connect, pray and share best practices with each other around what it means to be a youth ministry worker.
Facilitator: Jeff Biddle
11:00 am // CCD Mental Health/Social Work Professionals
Join licensed mental health & social work practitioners for a supportive network with honest dialogue alongside those who have been working to integrate their CCD calling & mission into their profession.
Facilitators: Kenny House, Mary Beth Meadows
12:00 pm // Voter Engagement & Support
In a time that is so critical for us to civically engage, how can we best support our communities to vote this election? Come ready to share and ask questions of other practitioners asking these questions.
Facilitator: Kit Danley
2:00 pm // Artists Quarter
A gathering of artists who are looking to integrate CCD with their art.
Facilitators: Jeremy Del Rio, Monica Curca
2:00 pm // Community Practitioner Coaching (Members)
(members only) An opportunity to talk with seasoned practitioners to connect, learn & be coached around integrating CCD philosophy in your church and/or nonprofit.
Facilitator: David Warren & Vatreisha Nyemba
3:00 pm // Educational Equity
Join CCDA's Education Equity network -#transformED - get to know like-minded practitioners & help shape our national education equity agenda for all students.
Facilitators: Sherdren Burnside, Lorenzo Watson
4:00 pm // Racialized Policing
Join CCDA practitioners who want to help learn about and build connections that support Christian leaders as they lead their communities in racially polarizing times.
Facilitators: Terrance McKinley
4:00 pm // Women of Color in CCD
A space for women of color CCDA practitioners to gather and share together.
Facilitators: Donna Barber, Mayra Macedo-Nolan
4:00 pm // Exhibitor Space
Jump in on great conversations with organizations designed to help you including: IVP Author MeetUp featuring Robert Chao Romero
IVP Author MeetUp featuring Alvin Sanders
Masterclasses
Every day you'll get access to 10+ more on-demand masterclasses lead by practitioners from across the country.
Each day of Collective, we will release a collection of helpful seminar-style videos from people across the country. We have gathered a group of practitioners and leaders who will share best practices and helpful next steps to seeing more positive change in your community!
These talks will be presented on-demand, and you will have the opportunity to view these videos at whatever time works best for you.
Reconciliation 1 & 2
CCD in Rural Spaces
Immerse Curriculum
Market Solutions for Community Development
Impact Investing
Workforce Development
Social Entrepreneurship
Educational Equity in the Now
Bridging Generational Divides in Justice for Immigrants
Racialized Policing
Voting Rights and Representation
"The Matrix": Advocacy on the Ground
Using Media, Art, & Activism to Ignite the Story
Energizing and Engaging Youth for Community Change
The Mystic Activist and Social Change
Gender Equity
Rediscipling the White Church: From Cheap Diversity to True Solidarity
Exposing and Resisting Racial Systems
Intercultural Competence
Transforming the Church & World through Alternative Communities
A Theology from the Border
Worship as Resistance and Renewal
Brown Church
The Uncommon Church
Leading Youth Through This Critical Moment
A Spirituality for the Long Haul
Healing Trauma - Self and Soul Care
Marching Toward the Beloved Community
We're thankful for these practitioners and leaders helping us all to be better neighbors!
Keep an eye out for more details being added in the days leading up to Collective!
After Parties
A chance to connect with friends and relax at the end of the day. Enjoy some fun on the journey!
October 1 - 2 at 4:00 pm