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| Renewal | Building Readiness | Midwest | 8/9/10 |
| Neighbors Uniting | Building Readiness | Midwest | 8/9/10 |
| Community Comes Together to Build a Playground | Community Betterment | Midwest | 8/7/10 |
| Teusink Neighborhood Garden | General Stories | Midwest | 8/7/10 |
| Residents Contribute to Store | Betterment to Development | Midwest | 8/6/10 |
| A Tale of Two Neighborhoods | General Stories | Midwest | 8/5/10 |
| Ministers | General Stories | Midwest | 7/8/10 |
| Inmates
and the Northern Lighthouse | General Stories | Midwest | 7/8/10 |
| Discipleship
at Northern Lighthouse | General Stories | Midwest | 7/8/10 |
| Clusters | General Stories | Midwest | 7/8/10 |
| Ramping
Up to a New Future | Community Betterment | Midwest | 7/8/10 |
| The
Best Thing About Spring: Worms | Betterment to Development | Midwest | 7/5/10 |
| Neighborhood
Works with City for Safer Roads | Community Betterment | Midwest | 6/21/10 |
| West
Core City Holland: A Community Transformation Story | Community Betterment | Midwest | 6/21/10 |
| The
Importance of Being Needed | General Stories | Midwest | 2/17/10 |
| The
Second Annual ATLAS Christmas Store | Betterment to Development | Midwest | 2/17/10 |
| Enhancing
Skills for Life | Betterment to Development | Midwest | 2/16/10 |
| Celebrating Education Together | Building Readiness | Midwest | 12/18/09 |
| Northern Lighthouse September 2009 Update | General Stories | Midwest | 11/30/09 |
| The Bridge Summer 2009 Newsletter | General Stories | Midwest | 11/30/09 |
| Reaching Out: Intentionally and Purposefully | Building Readiness | Midwest | 11/28/09 |
| Who Shows Up Wins | Building Readiness | Midwest | 9/11/09 |
| Becoming the Teacher | General Stories | Midwest | 7/26/09 |
| BreakTime Bakery (Link) | General Stories | Midwest | 6/29/09 |
| Former Car Dealership Becomes New Church | General Stories | Midwest | 6/10/09 |
| Renewed Excitement for Transformation | Building Readiness | Midwest | 5/22/09 |
| Community Discusses Future Development | Developing a Community Vision | Midwest | 5/22/09 |
| Teamwork | General Stories | Midwest | 5/21/09 |
| Community Group Wins Zoning Waiver | Justice | Midwest | 5/21/09 |
| What Do People Know | Justice | Midwest | 5/21/09 |
| Shelter a Bridge to Independence (Link) | Betterment to Development | Midwest | 3/26/09 |
| Setting the Table | Building Readiness | Midwest | 3/23/09 |
| "Put 'em to work!" Youth Employment in McLaughlin | Betterment to Development | Midwest | 2/10/09 |
| Ice Cream Chat | Building Readiness | Midwest | 12/22/08 |
| From Member to Director | Community Organizing | Midwest | 12/22/08 |
| Teen Talents | General Stories | Midwest | 12/19/08 |
| Dream Growth | Developing a Community Vision | Midwest | 12/19/08 |
| From Recipient to Partner | Betterment to Development | Midwest | 10/31/08 |
| How Good Does Your Garden Grow | Community Organizing | Midwest | 6/25/08 |
| Michigan Community Takes Another Step | Developing a Community Vision | Midwest | 6/17/08 |
| Elevator Speech | General Stories | Midwest | 3/15/08 |
| Organizing the Community | Community Organizing | Midwest | 3/11/08 |
| Northern Lighthouse: A Place of Acceptance | General Stories | Midwest | 2/15/08 |
| Training Christians to Serve as Financial, Life Coaches (Link) | Betterment to Development | Midwest | 2/15/08 |
| Horizon CRC | Building Readiness | Midwest | 2/13/08 |
| Pullman CRC | General Stories | Midwest | 2/9/08 |
| The Bridge Offers Transitional Housing (Link) | General Stories | Midwest | 1/30/08 |
| Every Gift is a Blessing | Community Betterment | Midwest | 12/21/07 |
| Volunteering at The Bridge | Community Betterment | Midwest | 12/21/07 |
| Back on Her Feet | General Stories | Midwest | 12/11/07 |
| What is the Problem With Your Neighborhood | Developing a Community Vision | Midwest | 8/6/07 |
| Build It | Building Readiness | Midwest | 6/11/07 |
| School Greenhouse | General Stories | Midwest | 6/1/07 |
| Going Deep In Partnership | Building Readiness | Northeast | 8/7/10 |
| Common
Grace Helping to Organize Grange Revitalization | General Stories | Northeast | 6/21/10 |
| NECT News Briefs Fall 2009 | General Stories | Northeast | 11/27/09 |
| Neighbors Supporting Neighbors in Germantown | Community Organizing | Northeast | 11/27/09 |
| Working for Justice | Justice | Northeast | 11/27/09 |
| An Immigrant's Pathway of Hope | Justice | Northeast | 11/27/09 |
| Community Spirit Grows in Athens (Link) | General Stories | Northeast | 7/13/09 |
| Strong Citizens and Effective Ministry | General Stories | Northeast | 5/26/09 |
| Touched by Christ Touching Her Community | General Stories | Northeast | 5/23/09 |
| The Power of the Resurrection: The Power of 'WITH' | General Stories | Northeast | 4/15/09 |
| Diaconal Network ESL | General Stories | Northeast | 12/18/08 |
| From Recipient to Participant: New Hope Women's Group | Betterment to Development | Northeast | 12/18/08 |
| Justice Education: Walking the Micah Road | Justice | Northeast | 12/18/08 |
| On the Election, Civic Duty, and the Kingdom | Essays | Northeast | 12/18/08 |
| Look Before You Leap | Building Readiness | Northeast | 8/26/08 |
| An Open Door for Shalom in Harlem | Developing a Community Vision | Northeast | 8/11/08 |
| Capturing Wind in Hunting Park | Community Organizing | Northeast | 8/11/08 |
| The Redemption of the Social Canvas of Hunting Park | Community Betterment | Northeast | 6/18/08 |
| To the Least of These | Justice | Northeast | 4/15/08 |
| Accepting God's Challenge at Unity CRC | Betterment to Development | Northeast | 2/15/08 |
| Single Moms, Unique Challenges | Betterment to Development | Northeast | 2/15/08 |
| Community Development is Heart Work | General Stories | Northeast | 12/21/07 |
| Pascale-Sykes Foundation Grant Approved | General Stories | Northeast | 12/21/07 |
| New Hampshire Immigration Forum | Justice | Northeast | 11/21/07 |
| New City Support Group | General Stories | Northeast | 11/16/07 |
| Building Community Block by Block | Community Organizing | Northeast | 11/15/07 |
| On Justice, Oppression, and Suffering | Justice | Northeast | 10/15/07 |
| On Justice, Oppression, and Suffering | Essays | Northeast | 10/15/07 |
| Discovering Gifts | Community Organizing | Northeast | 6/13/07 |
| Deacons Helping People on the Path to Shalom | Betterment to Development | Northeast | 6/10/07 |
| The Dance of Diversity | Justice | Northeast | 4/15/07 |
| Everything You Need is Already There | General Stories | Northwest | 8/5/10 |
| Community
Organizer Honors Motel Hero | General Stories | Northwest | 7/8/10 |
| Holy
Scribbles | Building Readiness | Northwest | 2/17/10 |
| Green Bean Coffee House Burns Down | General Stories | Northwest | 12/5/09 |
| Bank Sues Nooksack Tribe for Defaulting on Casino Loan (Link) | Justice | Northwest | 12/5/09 |
| Groundswell for Community Garden | General Stories | Northwest | 4/25/09 |
| Community Garden Draws People Together | Community Organizing | Northwest | 4/8/09 |
| Down and Dirty Service Sunday | General Stories | Northwest | 3/23/09 |
| Five Loaves Farm | General Stories | Northwest | 3/23/09 |
| A New Kind of Expression | Building Readiness | Northwest | 3/23/09 |
| Community Toy Store 2008: Roosevelt Community Church | Betterment to Development | Northwest | 3/23/09 |
| Improving Our Serve | Community Betterment | Northwest | 3/23/09 |
| Birchwood Greeters | Community Organizing | Northwest | 2/15/09 |
| East Portland and ABCD | General Stories | Northwest | 12/23/08 |
| Birchwood Candy Walk | General Stories | Northwest | 10/23/08 |
| Nooksack Candidates Want Openness (Link) | Justice | Northwest | 1/6/08 |
| Go Where He's Working | Building Readiness | Northwest | 11/22/07 |
| Town Pulls Off Community Dinner | Community Betterment | Northwest | 8/21/07 |
| AmeriCorp Makes a Difference | General Stories | Northwest | 8/20/07 |
| Delighted to Share With You | Developing a Community Vision | Northwest | 8/20/07 |
| Common Vineyard | Community Betterment | Northwest | 8/20/07 |
| A Blue Collar Pastor | General Stories | Northwest | 8/18/07 |
| A Road Report from Belltown | Building Readiness | Northwest | 8/17/07 |
| ABCD at FCRC | Building Readiness | Northwest | 8/17/07 |
| ABCD at FCRC | Developing a Community Vision | Northwest | 8/17/07 |
| Musings from a Daily Journal | Developing a Community Vision | Northwest | 8/17/07 |
| Do Nothing in Particular | Essays | Northwest | 7/15/07 |
| Brave Ones | Justice | Northwest | 6/11/07 |
| Nooksacks for Hope | Justice | Northwest | 5/15/06 |
| Fight, Flight, or Something Else | Essays | Northwest | 8/15/05 |
| Churches Supporting Churches Builds Its First Deeply Affordable Home | General Stories | South | 8/7/10 |
| Community
Celebrates Grant for Sewer Lines | General Stories | South | 7/8/10 |
| From
ESL to Advocate | Justice | South | 7/8/10 |
| Transformaiton
Through ESL and Financial Literacy | Betterment to Development | South | 2/17/10 |
| Community
Garden Brings a Sense of Pride | General Stories | South | 2/15/10 |
| New Pediatric Clinic Opens in the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans | Community Betterment | South | 12/5/09 |
| Woodmere Community Organizes | Community Organizing | South | 9/11/09 |
| Walker Moore's Story | General Stories | South | 5/23/09 |
| Central City Church & Community Open Transitional House | Betterment to Development | South | 5/22/09 |
| Groups Bring Health Care to New Orleans | Community Betterment | South | 2/5/09 |
| New Orleans Church Intervenes with the Concerns of Community Senior Citizens | General Stories | South | 12/22/08 |
| Gulf Region Training | Building Readiness | South | 12/22/08 |
| Senior Apartments Become a Reality | Community Betterment | South | 12/22/08 |
| Bold Steps for Neighborhood Schools | General Stories | South | 6/17/08 |
| Churches Supporting Churches Hosts Forum | Justice | South | 3/12/08 |
| Rebuilding Gaston Point | General Stories | South | 2/15/08 |
| Transforming the Upper Ninth Ward | Community Betterment | South | 6/10/07 |
| United for Montana Vista | Community Organizing | South | 6/1/07 |
| Partnering for Community Transformation: It Really Can Happen! | Building Readiness | Southeast | 8/9/10 |
| All Nations Church Introduces ABCD to Life Groups | Building Readiness | Southeast | 8/9/10 |
| Ronnie - Maturing Amdist Gangs and Gunfire | General Stories | Southeast | 8/7/10 |
| Sunday
Dinners | General Stories | Southeast | 6/21/10 |
| All
Nations Church Looks to Apply ABCD | Building Readiness | Southeast | 6/21/10 |
| A
"Community" Easter Egg Hunt | General Stories | Southeast | 6/21/10 |
| Not
the Only Story | General Stories | Southeast | 2/17/10 |
| A
Community Comes Together | General Stories | Southeast | 2/17/10 |
| Transforming West Coconut Grove | General Stories | Southeast | 12/5/09 |
| Comeback of a Neighborhood Association | Community Organizing | Southeast | 12/5/09 |
| A Catalyst for Change | General Stories | Southeast | 5/21/09 |
| A Visit to Overtown | Building Readiness | Southeast | 5/21/09 |
| Mrs. Stewart | Community Betterment | Southeast | 3/23/09 |
| Central Alliance Church | General Stories | Southeast | 2/19/09 |
| Fraternidad de Fe | General Stories | Southeast | 2/14/09 |
| Touching Miami with Love | General Stories | Southeast | 2/14/09 |
| The Internal-Eternal Benefits of an External Focus | General Stories | Southeast | 2/5/09 |
| Urban Resurrection | General Stories | Southeast | 2/5/09 |
| Vida Nueva | General Stories | Southeast | 2/5/09 |
| South Kendall CRC | Building Readiness | Southeast | 2/5/09 |
| Miss Rose's Gift | General Stories | Southeast | 9/1/08 |
| Community First Barbecue | General Stories | Southeast | 2/15/08 |
| Weaving Threads | Building Readiness | Southeast | 2/15/08 |
| Boaz & Ruth, Inc: Matching Gifts with Needs | Betterment to Development | Southeast | 11/21/07 |
| A Community Stone Soup | Building Readiness | Southeast | 10/25/07 |
| It's Called an ESL Class, but it Feels Like a Party | Betterment to Development | Southeast | 8/31/07 |
| ABCD Training | Building Readiness | Southeast | 6/1/07 |
| Living Faith Anglican Church Moves Towards ABCD | Betterment to Development | Southwest | 8/5/10 |
| Neighborhood
Association Leaders Social | Building Readiness | Southwest | 7/8/10 |
| Living
Faith Church Catches the Vision | General Stories | Southwest | 7/8/10 |
| A Road Trip | General Stories | Southwest | 3/23/09 |
| General Stories | Southwest | 12/24/08 | |
| Pictures of Transformation | Building Readiness | Southwest | 2/7/08 |
| Meadows Mural | Community Betterment | West | 8/16/10 |
| Two Crosses | General Stories | West | 8/6/10 |
| Tokers Town | General Stories | West | 8/6/10 |
| The Perfect Organization | General Stories | West | 8/6/10 |
| Making Changes in the Community | General Stories | West | 8/6/10 |
| Shalimar Community Garden | General Stories | West | 8/6/10 |
| Hoops | General Stories | West | 8/6/10 |
| Costa Mesa 'Hoods Bridge Immigration Gap | General Stories | West | 8/6/10 |
| My Neighbor Is My Youth Group | General Stories | West | 8/5/10 |
| MIKA's ESL at Maple | Betterment to Development | West | 8/5/10 |
| Meet Good Soil's New Employee | General Stories | West | 8/5/10 |
| Let's Partner Traveling Conversation | General Stories | West | 8/5/10 |
| Block Parties Galore | General Stories | West | 8/5/10 |
| Birthday Cake | General Stories | West | 8/5/10 |
| It's
Working! | General Stories | West | 2/21/10 |
| Que
Dramatico! | Justice | West | 2/21/10 |
| Reflection
on "Missional" Living | Building Readiness | West | 2/21/10 |
| Prayer
Garden Walk Reflection | General Stories | West | 2/21/10 |
| Oak
Street Neighbor Meeting | Developing a Community Vision | West | 2/21/10 |
| A
Look Into Solidarity's Spiritual Formation Nights | General Stories | West | 2/21/10 |
| Space
to Care | General Stories | West | 2/21/10 |
| Community
in the Truest Sense | General Stories | West | 2/21/10 |
| Applying
Community Development | Community Organizing | West | 2/17/10 |
| When
Worlds Need to Collide | Betterment to Development | West | 2/17/10 |
| Cold
Eggs and Reconciliation | General Stories | West | 2/17/10 |
| Community
Building Intergenerationally | General Stories | West | 2/17/10 |
| LifeLine Christmas 2009 | Essays | West | 12/19/09 |
| Mobilizing People Around Key Kingdom Issues | General Stories | West | 12/16/09 |
| Connecting the Church and Engaging the Church & City | General Stories | West | 12/16/09 |
| Why Rejoice About Tearing Families Apart? | Justice | West | 12/16/09 |
| The Miracle Baby | General Stories | West | 12/16/09 |
| Servant Leadership: Developing Students During the Lunch Hour | General Stories | West | 12/16/09 |
| The Risen Christ Got There Ahead of Me | General Stories | West | 12/16/09 |
| Meeting with the Mayor | General Stories | West | 12/5/09 |
| Learning to Treasure Hunt in the Neighborhood | Building Readiness | West | 12/5/09 |
| Dealing with the Darkness | General Stories | West | 7/21/09 |
| Of Homeless and Hummingbirds | General Stories | West | 7/21/09 |
| Depth of Good Soil | Betterment to Development | West | 7/21/09 |
| How Far Does Compassion Go | Justice | West | 7/21/09 |
| Wednesday Night Youth Group | General Stories | West | 6/23/09 |
| Servant Leadership | General Stories | West | 5/21/09 |
| The Most Unlikely Totem Pole | General Stories | West | 5/21/09 |
| Organizing Center St.in Costa Mesa, CA | Community Organizing | West | 5/21/09 |
| Kevin's Solidarity Update May 09 | General Stories | West | 5/9/09 |
| All for One, One for Hamilton | General Stories | West | 5/7/09 |
| Mentoring Karen | General Stories | West | 5/1/09 |
| Solidarity Directors Update April 09 | Essays | West | 4/15/09 |
| Churches Keep Bellflower Easter Alive (Link) | General Stories | West | 4/10/09 |
| Another Crazy Making Irony | Justice | West | 4/10/09 |
| Crazy Making Ironies | Justice | West | 4/1/09 |
| Kingdom Causes Receives Letter of Appreciation | General Stories | West | 3/24/09 |
| Marriage Turn Around | General Stories | West | 3/24/09 |
| Hablame Class | General Stories | West | 3/23/09 |
| Neighbor Has Changed Perspective on Church | General Stories | West | 3/23/09 |
| Solid House for Boys | General Stories | West | 3/23/09 |
| A Story of Transformation | Betterment to Development | West | 3/23/09 |
| Bellflower Churches Acknowledged by Caring Connections | General Stories | West | 3/3/09 |
| A Different Kind of Memorial Service | General Stories | West | 2/25/09 |
| The Right Tool | General Stories | West | 2/24/09 |
| How Do We Help | General Stories | West | 2/23/09 |
| Christmas Carols Cocoa | General Stories | West | 12/25/08 |
| Northern CA Pastors Search for Keys to Community | General Stories | West | 12/23/08 |
| Maple Mothers Care | Building Readiness | West | 12/22/08 |
| Members Use System for Community Changes | Community Organizing | West | 12/22/08 |
| Winton Community Pride Day | General Stories | West | 12/20/08 |
| Wrapping Tea and Apples | General Stories | West | 12/20/08 |
| Thanksgiving Block Party | Community Betterment | West | 11/25/08 |
| Alleys, Scars, and Day Laborers | Essays | West | 10/15/08 |
| Praise for the Good | General Stories | West | 5/6/08 |
| Delhi's Dream Park | General Stories | West | 2/7/08 |
| Building a Community Vision | Developing a Community Vision | West | 2/7/08 |
| Delhi's Dream Park | Developing a Community Vision | West | 1/26/08 |
| Connecting Neighbors, Identifying Leaders | Building Readiness | West | 11/15/07 |
| An Un-Expected Worker | General Stories | West | 9/14/07 |
| Fruitfulness in Northern California | General Stories | West | 8/15/07 |
| Rocking Crosstown | General Stories | West | 8/15/07 |
| Judgment | General Stories | West | 8/9/07 |
| CFA
Newsletter Summer 2010 (pdf) | Newsletters | N/A | 7/13/10 |
| Great
Neighbors | General Stories | N/A | 6/18/10 |
| CFA
Newsletter Spring 2010 (pdf) | Newsletters | N/A | 4/18/10 |
| CFA Newsletter Winter 2009 (pdf) | Newsletters | N/A | 12/19/09 |
| CFA Newsletter Fall 2009 (pdf) | Newsletters | N/A | 9/15/09 |
| Compound Growth | General Stories | N/A | 11/28/09 |
| Building the Church's Readiness (pdf) | Essays | N/A | 8/11/08 |
| Biblical Reflections (pdf) | Essays | N/A | 4/10/08 |
| The Church as a Community Asset (pdf) | Essays | N/A | 12/14/07 |