Earth Care Congregations is a new program to encourage churches to care for God’s earth and to honor churches that have committed to this important mission. The goal of the program is to inspire churches to care for God’s earth…
Read more »The 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), which met in Minneapolis in early July, approved four environmental-related business items. An overture from the Presbytery of Charlotte entitled “On Lifting Up the ‘Call to Restore’ Creation” reaffirms the Call…
Read more »David Sholin, Stewardship of Creation Enabler from Grand Canyon Presbytery, sent the following reflection on the “Water and a Baptismal Life” seminar at Ghost Ranch. This seminar, which took place in June, is part of a ten-year “Earth-Honoring faith: A…
Read more »Environmental Ministries is introducing the Earth Care Congregations program to encourage churches to care for God’s earth and to honor churches that have committed to this important mission. The goal of the program is to inspire churches to care for…
Read more »McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago is going to offer a Certificate in Environmental Ministry and Leadership, through a partnership with Faith in Place, a Chicago-based organization educating faith communities about clean energy and sustainable farming. The program is designed for…
Read more »Below is the June edition of the Environmental Ministries e-newsletter “Eco-Notes.” Sign up to receive the monthly e-newsletter. Read about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill As the oil continues to flow into the Gulf of Mexico after the April…
Read more »On Monday I listened to Dr. Ellen Davis talk about reading the bible from an agrarian perspective. She was in Louisville to provide theological grounding for the Heaven on Earth Road Trip (HEART) to the US Social Forum. HEART is…
Read more »Rev. Neddy Astudillo shared the following litany in response to the Oil Spill. A LITANY FOR THE SEA AND ALL ITS CREATURES Inspired in Psalm 136 & Mark 16:15 We give you thanks, oh LORD, for you are good. …
Read more »The following post is appearing as part of the series “Reflecting on Restoring Creation for Ecology and Justice.” In 1990 the 202nd General Assembly approved Restoring Creation for Ecology and Justice, which affirms that God calls the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)…
Read more »The following post is appearing as part of the series “Reflecting on Restoring Creation for Ecology and Justice.” In 1990 the 202nd General Assembly approved Restoring Creation for Ecology and Justice, which affirms that God calls the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)…
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