Amazing Time at CCDA 2006

I wish you all could have been at our CCDA conference this past week. It was an amazing time of inspiration, instruction, and interconnection with men and women of faith who are working with the poor. There were 2000 of us...and it was amazing. Here are a few of the highlights:

• Over 150 people started the conference taking a 7 hour CCDA Institute class to equip themselves for ministry back home
• We got reports from our CCDA ministries in New Orleans
• We had fantastic worship
• Dr. Juan Hernandez challenged us to take up the cause of 13 million undocumented immigrants
• Dr. Jim Wallis gave us a fresh understanding of the alter call, as a call to sign up to confront the social ills of our nation
• Richard Townsell from Lawndale ministries gave a powerful admonition of how we have to deal with our poor communities
• Dr. Ray Bakke gave an amazing talk called, 'The Gospel from Iran and Iraq". He proceeded to show us how Abraham, Daniel, and Jonah are Biblical figures who come to us from these present day nations
• We had over 100 workshops
• Over 200 people attended RELOAD, which we held in connection to our CCDA event
• Kit Danley and Skip Long were elected new CCDA Board members
• We had a group of Native American leaders present at CCDA and we began a fruitful process of responding to our brothers and sisters who have not been present in CCDA
• We brought together 25 young leaders to express to them that CCDA needs their input, leadership, and experience

As I write this, I am listening to Dr. John Perkins' Thursday morning Bible Study. It is amazing, and I encourage you to get your copy at our CCDA website. I'll post some photos in the next few days.

Peace.