A Texas CCDA Network is Forming

Texas, in the house!!  Over 2,100 Ministry Practitioners attended this years’ CCDA Miami Conference.  135 of these were from Texas representing 32 organizations (churches, ministries, institutions) across the state.  The Local Transformational Missions office of the BGCT supported 21 church leaders from across the state in attending this Kingdom focused conference.  Certainly Texas was well represented which indicates that CCDA is spreading across Texas.  It’s my hope that this representation will form into a CCDA Texas Network that’s focused on the needs and brokenness of hurting individuals in Texas.  3.9 million Texans live below the poverty rate; 2.6 million people in the state experience shortages of food; 1 million experience hunger based on percentages from a national survey conducted by the US Department of Agriculture.  These just name a few of the social ills of our State.  These ills are too many and too drastic for any one of us to tackle alone.  Together we can do more to expose the ills and injustices and to bring the Shalom of God to our State.  After all, Seeking the Peace of the City is our mandate.

I’m delighted to see the efforts that are taking place in San Antonio to launch a CCDA Institute in 2009.  The date has been set for March 28th & 29th.  What’s so significant about this effort is that the focus is not just on having another conference but the aim is to launch a movement to increase the High School Graduation rate and to alleviate poverty in San Antonio.  It’s so exciting to see this planning group strategize and plan for the 2009 conference.  The group is made up of several grass root ministries and institutions in San Antonio who have pulled together to collaborate, share resources and bring the CCDA Leadership to San Antonio to conduct a CCDA Institute.  More information is forth coming.  In addition to this particular effort, the “No Need Among You” Conference will take place again in Waco.  The date hasn’t been determined but it is projected to be towards the end of July.

I’m hoping that this kind of synergy will continue to take root across our State and more of these kinds of initiatives will spring forth to address the social ills and injustices in Texas.  The BGCT and the Local Transformational Missions Team would love to be a part of these kinds of efforts that are focused on bringing transformation to the brokenness in our communities.   Please feel free to contact our office to let us know how we can become involved – 214 828 5392.

Gerald Davis
Local Transformational Mission – BGCT
CCDA Board

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