What is CCDA?
For 20 years, the Christian Community Development Association has inspired, trained and connected Christians who are restoring under-resourced communities throughout the world. The mission of CCDA is to inspire, train, and connect Christians who seek to bear witness to the Kingdom of God by reclaiming and restoring under-resourced communities.
In order to reach the community of Cy-Fair, Mission Cy-Fair has chosen to strive to implement Christian Community Development concepts in order to develop long-term sustainable relationships and ministries. These concepts are based on a relational approach to serving others rather than a short term relief model of ministry. Although we might provide forms of relief in the community, our desire is to seek relationshisp with those we serve.
To give further insight, here are the 8 concepts of Christian community development…
1) Relocation – living among the people you serve
2) Reconciliation
- Person to God
- Person to person
- People group to people group
3) Redistribution
4) Leadership Development
- Raise up new generation leadership
- From people, for people
- discipleship
5) Church Based
- Christ-centered
- Biblical
- Grass roots people
- Village atmosphere
- Spiritual accountability
6) Felt Need Concept
- Listen to the people
- Ideas from people
- Asset based development
7) Holistic Approach
8) Empowerment
- Design a plan with the person so they won’t need help next year
- Do not do for a person what they can do for themselves
- Do what is appropriate (no more; no less)
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