<p><strong>The Essential Guide on How to Start and Sustain a Christian CDC</strong></p><p><em>Extraordinary Ministry in Ordinary Places</em> looks to the Scriptures and ground-level experience to help churches, faith-based institutions, nonprofits, and others breathe life into communities with a stewardship approach to social and economic justice. Through her cofounding of the West Angeles Community Development Corporation, Lula Ballton offers us a two-part, in-depth guide and discussion. Topics include:</p>
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<li>What community development is and is not</li>
<li>Establishing an organization&rsquo;s vision and mission</li>
<li>Seven principal steps to set up a successful CDC</li>
<li>Strategic planning, program and fund development</li>
<li>Forming the required legal components</li>
<li>Selecting and training board members</li>
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