Objectives for “Orange Intensive”:

1)  Cast a vision for Intentional, strategic discipleship for youth and teenagers.

2)  Facilitate strategic planning for Discipleship (Sunday School) in corps.

3)  Introduce Corps officers and leaders to Orange Strategy and Curriculum.

4)  Answer practical questions related to casting a vision, getting started and problem solving.

5)  Discuss Opportunities for continued development (Schoology, Orange Tour Stops)

Objectives for “Orange Intensive”:

1)  Cast a vision for Intentional, strategic discipleship for youth and teenagers.

2)  Facilitate strategic planning for Discipleship (Sunday School) in corps.

3)  Introduce Corps officers and leaders to Orange Strategy and Curriculum.

4)  Answer practical questions related to casting a vision, getting started and problem solving.

5)  Discuss Opportunities for continued development (Schoology, Orange Tour Stops)

Objectives for “Orange Intensive”:

1)  Cast a vision for Intentional, strategic discipleship for youth and teenagers.

2)  Facilitate strategic planning for Discipleship (Sunday School) in corps.

3)  Introduce Corps officers and leaders to Orange Strategy and Curriculum.

4)  Answer practical questions related to casting a vision, getting started and problem solving.

5)  Discuss Opportunities for continued development (Schoology, Orange Tour Stops)

• The Justice Day will take place at New City South (3502 Grace Ave, St Louis, MO 63118) on March 18th.
• Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Seats are limited, so purchasing tickets in advance is advised. 
• Registration begins at 8:30 AM and the conference will start at 9 AM and end around 4 PM.
• Coffee and light refreshments available in the morning. 
• Please go out and explore the area for lunch. Here is a list of restaurants on South Grand which is a short drive away from New City South. Here is a list of restaurants on Cherokee Street, a favorite place to visit for the Urban Mission Center, and only a five minute drive from New City South. Both options are about a 15 minute walk away from New City South.

The Christian Community Development Association is proud to host a CCDA Café featuring CEO Noel Castellanos’ new book Where the Cross Meets the Street: What Happens to the Neighborhood When God is at the Center.

Proclaiming the gospel and forming the faithful: these are the most practiced disciplines of the evangelical church. As central as these disciplines are, however, they are only part of the story. And as Noel has learned over a lifetime of ministry and mission, the neglect of the gospel's full implications for the world has contributed to the erosion of communities and the languishing of poor and other marginalized people.

In Where the Cross Meets the Street Noel shows the strengths and limitations of a narrowly focused church and broadens our imaginations to embrace a gospel that proclaims Christ and forms disciples. This life-giving gospel also demonstrates compassion, confronts injustice and restores individuals and communities to wholeness. This is the whole work of the cross; this is the privilege of those who follow the Word made flesh.

The Christian Community Development Association

(CCDA) is a network of Christians committed to engaging with people and communities in the process of transformation. For over 25 years, CCDA has aimed to inspire, train, and connect Christians who seek to bear witness to the Kingdom of God by reclaiming and restoring under-resourced communities. CCDA walks alongside local practitioners and partners as they live out Christian Community Development by loving their neighbors.

The Program Department has been invited to attend Reviving Charity By Restoring Dignity at Lindenwood University this September 21-25, 2015 and we would like to extend that invitation to you! 

Budget too tight? Not to worry! This event is free and open to the public. Don't have enough time? That's okay because you can register to attend just for a day! 

The Reviving Charity By Restoring Dignity Symposium would be a great opportunity to network and take advantage of the free training sessions on non-profit administration and community development. Some of the workshop topics include welfare policy and non-profit training by Star Parker, head of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education, and Robert Lupton, author of Toxic Charity and Charity Detox. Attendees (non-profit agencies, social services agencies, churches, and governmental entities) will also have the opportunity to promote volunteer opportunities to Lindenwood University students and employees. 

You definitely have nothing to lose and more to gain by going to this event! For more info and to register, check out the flyer attached or contact rdouchant@lindendwood.edu

Join the Urban Mission Center explore what missional community could look like with special guest, Jon Huckins, author of Thin Places: 6 Postures for Creating and Practicing Missional Community. Together we'll consider the six postures of missional formation: listening, submerging, inventing, contending, imagining, and entrusting. Our hope is that you leave with a deeper understanding of missional community, and will seek to employ these postures in your neighborhood. 

Contact Sara Johnson for more information (314) 606-7794 

Join the Urban Mission Center explore what missional community could look like with special guest, Jon Huckins, author of Thin Places: 6 Postures for Creating and Practicing Missional Community. Together we'll consider the six postures of missional formation: listening, submerging, inventing, contending, imagining, and entrusting. Our hope is that you leave with a deeper understanding of missional community, and will seek to employ these postures in your neighborhood. 

Contact Sara Johnson for more information (314) 606-7794