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Ethan Daly is joined by Ryan Waalkes and Christy Carlin Knetsch to share about how God is moving in their city of Grand Rapids. They reflect on the history of Grand Rapids, what it means to pursue peace and belonging instead of mere civility or niceness, and the power of reconciliation in action. Learn more about the CCDA Conference and make plans to join us in Grand Rapids this November at ccda.org/conference. And discover ways to connect with like-minded people through CCDA's local and affinity networks at ccda.org/connect. With over two decades of experience as a social entrepreneur, Ethan Daly has dedicated his career to empowering community leaders and building ecosystems of opportunity. As co-founder of Sunshine Enterprises in Chicago, he helped grow an entrepreneur support organization that equips hundreds of emerging entrepreneurs each year with the tools to launch and scale businesses. He also served as U.S. Regional Director for Partners Worldwide, a global NGO focused on ending poverty through business. In 2022, Ethan joined Stand Together Foundation, where he currently serves as Senior Director of Bridging Divides. In this role, Ethan leads collaborative initiatives that bring together ideologically diverse leaders to solve community challenges, reduce toxic polarization, and promote a shared American identity. His work reflects a deep commitment to inclusive economic development, civic dialogue, and the transformative power of local leadership.Ryan is the founder and executive director of Bridge Street Ministries, a Christ-centered, urban youth development organization in Grand Rapids, MI.  He and his wife have five beautiful children and have been living out CCD principles for over 20 years.  Ryan is a part of the CCDA national leadership cohort 8, serves on the Local Advisory Team for the 2025 CCDA national conference, and serves as one of the Grand Rapids local network connectors.Inspiring others to know that in Christ, the past does not have to determine the future is the mission statement that has guided the career of Christy Carlin Knetsch (Kah-Net-Ch). Originally from the Pittsburgh area, where she was raised to cheer like a maniac for the Steelers, Christy started her career as a social worker and then spent 18 years as a youth pastor and community organizer at Madison Church, where one of her favorite things was driving a 12-passenger van filled with teenagers. After wrapping up six years of service as an Executive Director at New City Kids, she now serves in Philanthropy as a Program Officer at a local foundation. She is passionate about empowering leaders of all ages, promoting equity, and shaping the systems that influence the trajectory of a young person's life. She lives in Grand Rapids with her husband Brad and their wild and wonderful kiddos, Isaiah, Solomon, and Simone. A graduate of Calvin University with a BA in Psychology/English/Gender Studies, she also holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Leadership from Cornerstone Seminary's Urban Cohort Program.  Connect with CCDA on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Follow CCDA on YouTube. 

Darryl Answer is joined by Eun Strawser, the co-vocational lead pastor of Ma Ke Alo o (which means “Presence” in Hawaiian), non-denominational missional communities multiplying in Honolulu, Hawaii. They discuss the importance of being present in the community and being rooted in a place. Eun also shares about the recovery efforts on the island, three years after the Lāhainā fires.Learn more about the CCDA Conference and make plans to join us at ccda.org/conference. And discover ways to connect with like-minded people through CCDA's local and affinity networks at ccda.org/connect. Eun K. Strawser is the co-vocational lead pastor of Ma Ke Alo o (which means “Presence” in Hawaiian), non-denominational missional communities multiplying in Honolulu, Hawaii, a community physician at Ke Ola Pono, and an executive board member of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) with twenty years in both local and trans-local church planting work at executive levels. Prior to transitioning to Hawaii, she served as adjunct professor of medicine at the Philadelphia College of Medicine and of African Studies at her alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania (where she and her husband served with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship) after finishing her Fulbright Scholarship at the University of Dar es Salaam. She is the author of Centering Discipleship: A Pathway for Multiplying Spectators into Mature Disciples (IVP) and You Were Never Meant to Lead Alone: The Power of Sharing Leadership (IVP). She and Steve have three, seriously, amazing children. Rev. Dr. Strawser has nearly two decades of experience in centering discipleship and making mature missional disciples. She has developed a lay counseling curriculum, discipleship pathways for children's ministries, and discipleship pathways utilized both in established church and church-planting contexts. While her heart is in locally-rooted kingdom work, she also consults and coaches pastors, planters, and marketplace/community leaders worldwide in developing discipleship pathways and structuring their context to center discipleship. Ma Ke Alo o is also part of CCDA's Flourishing Congregations Initiative. Darryl was born in London, England. He is currently co-pastor of New Community Church, and founder of Verge Solutions. Through Verge Solutions, he provides consulting, training, and facilitation for organizations and communities in the areas of entrepreneurial mindset (ELI), and community development through an Asset-Based lens. In addition to serving in a consulting role, Darryl works in neighborhoods as a mobilizer and connector of residents and institutions around their shared vision of power, healing, and abundance. Darryl is a coach for CCDA's Flourishing Congregations Initiative. Connect with CCDA on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Follow CCDA on YouTube. 

Roslyn Hernández is joined by Carol Bremer-Bennett, the U.S. Executive Director of World Renew. Together, they discuss asset-based community development around the world, the process of connecting with their Indigenous heritage, and the importance of listening to the wisdom of elders. They also reflect on what shalom means in the lives of individuals and communities. Learn more about the CCDA Conference and make plans to join us at ccda.org/conference. And learn more about CCDA's Indigenous Peoples network at ccda.org/indigenous. Carol Bremer-Bennett is World Renew's U.S. Executive Director. As director, she oversees their work in 30 countries around the globe in poverty & hunger alleviation as well as disaster response. Learn more about World Renew at worldrenew.net. She is born to the To'aheedliinii (Waters Flow Together) Clan and born for the Todich'iinii (Bitter Water) Clan of the Navajo Nation. Bremer-Bennett is an educator by training, with a B.A. from Calvin College and M.A. from Western New Mexico University. Her extensive experience in Christian ministry spans more than 25 years of organizational leadership, leadership development, and administration. Carol believes in the power of community and shares her passion and gifts with her church, school, and like-minded international organizations. She has served on multiple boards, including Calvin University, the Christian Alliance for Inclusive Development, Integral Alliance, and Growing Hope Globally. Roslyn is a Latina public theologian, content producer, creative strategist, and spiritual director passionate about resourcing emerging adults as they navigate faith, identity, and justice. Her work integrates socio-cultural awareness, spirituality, and activism to decolonize and cultivate holistic healing, liberation, and formation. Roslyn's content often explores the intersections of theology and culture, offering thought-provoking reflections with clarity and depth. She brings a multidisciplinary lens to everything she does, curating safe spaces where emerging generations can cultivate their development and faithfully engage the world around them. Roslyn's creative practice is shaped by her lived experiences and a desire to hold space for the sacred in everyday life. When she's not ideating or writing, you'll likely find her in nature, immersed in ancestral stories and culinary traditions, or savoring moments of solitude with a cup of herbal tea.Connect with CCDA on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Follow CCDA on YouTube.

Recorded live from the CCDA Conference in Portland, Oregon, we are joined by three educators equipping students globally to think biblically and pursue justice. On the show today we have Dr. Karen Fancher and Dr. Greg Burch from the Multnomah Campus of William Jessup University alongside Ernesto Duke who is the President at Eternity Bible College. They join Brandon Stiver for a conversation around the trajectory of Christian higher education, balancing ethics and philosophy with skill set development and what it looks like to prioritize spiritual formation as we develop theory and practice. Resources and Links from the show Click here to learn more and enroll in the Protective Behaviours Course Camino Quest Online Global Development and Justice Master's Program (Jessup University) Eternity Bible College Online Blessed Are The Peacemakers with Dr. Karen Fancher Conversation Notes 3:40 - The things that have been most remarkable about being at CCDA 9:20 - The complexity of teaching history where victors tell the stories 13:40 - Updates from OneAccord and the Lausanne Congress 17:20 - The model of making a biblically focused education available and affordable internationally 24:40 - The trajectory of higher education for global studies 30:00 - Balancing the development of skill sets with understanding the philosophy, ethic and theology underneath what we do 37:10 - The priority of slowing down and connecting with God before “doing” the work 40:40 - Pilgrimage as a spiritual practice to experience God

Today's conversation is with Elizabeth Cronlund from the 2021 CCDA Conference.

Noel Castellanos joins me to talk about what Christian community development is and his journey into it, what Ezra and Nehemiah teach us about neighborhood leadership and rebuilding neighborhoods, why planting Sunday-centered churches isn’t enough, what his greatest concerns are for young leaders who care about justice, and how his Chicago neighborhood and the Camino de Santiago opened his eyes to the struggle of immigrants. *Originally posted at theV3movement.org *Learn from 30 neighborhoods in 30 days by following the RePlacing Church #NeighborhoodsForDays Odyssey* Noel Castellanos is the Chief Executive Officer of the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA). He has lived in the Little Village in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood for 25 years. He is the author of Where the Cross Meets the Street: What happens to the neighborhood when God is at the center. -CCDA Conference in LA, August 31 - September 3 -El Camino del Inmigrante   SUBSCRIBE and REVIEW The RePLACING CHURCH Podcast on iTunes or listen on Google Play and Podbean.  Sign up for RePLACING CHURCH updates at www.replacingchurch.org. Like on Facebook, Follow on Instagram.    

I had the chance to talk with Christ Smith, author of Slow Church, at the recent CCDA Conference in Memphis, Tennessee.  Chris is the editor of the Englewood Review of Books and member of the Englewood Christian Church community in Indianapolis, IN.  Check his website out at http://www.slowchurch.com and look for his latest book, Reading […] The post #049: Chris Smith, Author of Slow Church appeared first on Missional Discipleship.

Dustin Wilson and Anthony Smith joined me at the CCDA Conference in Memphis to talk about Mission House, reaching their community, and the great things God is doing in Salisbury, NC. Find them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/missionhousenc/?pnref=lhc. Their website is http://missionhousenc.com/. We would love your feedback by commenting on the blog, joining our Facebook group, […] The post #046: Dustin Wilson and Anthony Smith from the 2015 CCDA Conference appeared first on Missional Discipleship.

Dr. Jo Anne Lyon is the General Superintendent of our denomination, serving to guide the vision, key message, and missional priorities of The Wesleyan Church, which is transforming lives, churches, and communities with the hope and holiness of Jesus Christ. We would love your feedback by commenting on the blog, joining our Facebook group, or […] The post #045: Dr. Jo Anne Lyon at the CCDA Conference appeared first on Missional Discipleship.

Matt and Emily Miller are pastor’s at the Greenville Multicultural Church in Greenville, SC.  They met while attending Southern Wesleyan University and have served in various ministries around the country.  I am thankful for what God is doing in and through their life in their community in Greenville. We would love your feedback by commenting […] The post #044: Matt and Emily Miller at the CCDA Conference appeared first on Missional Discipleship.

Pastor Daniel recaps the 2011 CCDA Conference held in Indianapolis