It’s inconceivable as well as unbelievable to think that caring wholistically for one another wasn’t so essential for the church or most Christians 50 years or so ago as it is today. But, all praise to God for illuminating minds and guiding hearts over the years and bringing us to where we’re at today in our journey of bringing the gospel and the work of Jesus Christ to others as Christians. The work of caring wholistically for our neighbors, God’s image-bearers has just begun, and God is well and active in it more than ever before. Again, all praise to Him because 50 years ago, there’s rarely 30 churches that openly proclaim and carry out the work of caring wholistically for other humans on this earth. But today, by the grace of God, there
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As of today, many churches, ministries and some individual Christians embrace, practice, and tap into some of the 8 key components of the CCDA in various ways. All who are engaged in the process of transforming communities, whether directly through their affiliation with the CCDA or individually understand that we “are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepare in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10). In the following paragraphs, I will discuss what the 8 key components of the CCDA are, gives an example of a ministry that has been practicing some of these keys components, discern what principles are key to the ministry’s work, and how that ministry goes about successfully applying those principles. I will later offer suggestion, based on my assessment of the ministry as well as my understanding of the mission of CCDA, on ways in which the ministry’s attempt on the work of the Christian Community Development Association can be …show more content…
Perkins and Wayne Gordon as well as other Christians, develop the 8 key components of the CCDA. These 8 key components are Relocation, Reconciliation, Redistribution, Leadership Development, Listening to the Community, Church-Based Development, a Wholistic Approach to Ministry and Empowerment. The first 3 of the 8 key components, Relocation, Reconciliation, Redistribution, are known as the 3RS develop by John Perkins. The meaning of the 3RS can be summarize through a quote by the prominent Chinese philosopher and writer, Lao Tzu, titled Go to the people that
As of today, many churches, ministries and some individual Christians embrace, practice, and tap into some of the 8 key components of the CCDA in various ways. All who are engaged in the process of transforming communities, whether directly through their affiliation with the CCDA or individually understand that we “are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepare in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2:10). In the following paragraphs, I will discuss what the 8 key components of the CCDA are, gives an example of a ministry that has been practicing some of these keys components, discern what principles are key to the ministry’s work, and how that ministry goes about successfully applying those principles. I will later offer suggestion, based on my assessment of the ministry as well as my understanding of the mission of CCDA, on ways in which the ministry’s attempt on the work of the Christian Community Development Association can be …show more content…
Perkins and Wayne Gordon as well as other Christians, develop the 8 key components of the CCDA. These 8 key components are Relocation, Reconciliation, Redistribution, Leadership Development, Listening to the Community, Church-Based Development, a Wholistic Approach to Ministry and Empowerment. The first 3 of the 8 key components, Relocation, Reconciliation, Redistribution, are known as the 3RS develop by John Perkins. The meaning of the 3RS can be summarize through a quote by the prominent Chinese philosopher and writer, Lao Tzu, titled Go to the people that