REMEMBER: A Panel of CCDA's Founders, facilitated by Barbara Williams-Skinner, Glen Kehrein, Noel Castellanos, Bob Lupton, Wayne Gordon, Mary Nelson & John Perkins Listen 64:49 minutes (59.34 MB)

CCDA presents Mary Nelson holding a special institute workshop on "Listening to the Community". The workshop was held prior to the start of the CCDA 2009 national conference.  Listen 98:25 minutes (90.11 MB)

This workshop, taught by a CCD veteran, focuses on economic development and asset building with some attention to multigenerational cooperation. It acknowledges the current economic struggle, but also seeks to reawaken the spirit of asset-based community development by emphasizing jobs, advocacy and social entrepreneurship. Listen 73:26 minutes (67.23 MB)

Q: How can the church empower the poor? A: Wrong question. This interactive workshop explores how to focus on power transfer, transformation of individuals and communities, and participation in making empowerment happen. It examines successful experiences, tools, including advocacy for justice issues, and resources in the new CCDA Empowerment workbook. Listen 79:10 minutes (72.49 MB)

  Fighting Gentrification: Housing Policy 101 This workshop offers a brief history of U.S. housing policy and examines models of how people of faith have fought gentrification and created affordability through advocacy. Models to be discussed include: Inclusionary Housing Ordinances, Condo Conversion Ordinances, Second Units at city, state and national levels. Participants gain tools to evaluate which models are most appropriate for their community.Read more Listen 75:34 minutes (8 MB)

 Building Beloved Community Sharing Biblical and King’s understandings of “beloved community,” using the examples of the Poor People’s Campaign and current experiences, the workshop helps provide insight and tools for building beloved community in faith-based settings; interactive.Read more Listen 63:36 minutes (10.92 MB)

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Identifying ways in which groups can help individuals, institutions and community build assets through home ownership, small business development, financial education and individual development accounts (IDA's).  Provides resources for moving into action on these efforts, based on experience. Listen 75:24 minutes (8 MB)

Christian Community Development Association's 1990 Conference Opening Session with speakers Mary Nelson, Haman Cross, and Pagan. Listen 128:26 minutes (8 MB)

Christian Community Development Association's 2000 Conference Opening Plenary Session with Mary Nelson. Listen 94:20 minutes (8 MB)