Archive
This page holds material we’ve kept for our records. It’s older than what you’ll find on the rest of our site, but it still holds treasures.
Browse the list below, or search if you’re looking for something specific.
Metro NY Synod Resolution on Energy Stewardship (2010)
A Resolution on Energy Stewardship – Metro NY Synod Whereas, we in the industrialized world are consuming energy and Earth’s ...
Tools for Grassroots Advocacy: Full Spectrum
We have had several Connection Calls which lift up numerous ways we can represent what the ELCA's Creation Care stance ...
Water and Ecotheology: Articles by Benjamin Stewart
Stewart, Benjamin M. “Stream, Flood and Spring: Water Renewing the Earth and the Church.” Living Lutheran, April 2016. (available online) Stewart, Benjamin ...
The Nature of Things: Rediscovering the Spiritual in God’s Creation
Edited by Graham Buxton and Norman Habel Forward by David Rhoads With contributions by David Rhoads, Paul Santmire, Celia-Diane-Drummond, Heather ...
Kristina Johnson, Colleges and Universities Page Student Editor (past)
My name is Kristina Johnson. I am currently a student at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. As I have grown ...
CA – March for Fossil Fuel Freedom 3/16-18
A request from Kim Acker, member at University Lutheran Church in Palo Alto, to be public witness: On March 16-18, ...
17 Ways to be an EcoPreacher
by Rev. Dr. Leah Schade Here are 17 ideas excerpted from my book Creation-Crisis Preaching: Ecology, Theology and the Pulpit (Chalice Press, ...
Primmer Outdoor Learning Center at Capital University
Capital University has established the Merl and Margaret Primmer Outdoor Learning Center. The mission of the Center is to foster ...
Northeastern Pennsylvania to Study Divestment (2015)
The following resolution was passed at the June 2015 Assembly of the Northeastern Pennsylvania: WHEREAS, Jesus calls us as his ...
Wartburg College Offers A New Twist to the Common 3R’s of Sustainable Living
The majority of people have probably heard of the 3R's of Sustainable Living: Reduce, reuse, recycle. Wartburg College has added ...
NE MN Synod Retreat on Creation Care Worship, 2013 Retreat Schedule
Season of Creation Retreat: February 22 and 23 at Camp Hiawatha Northeast Minnesota Synod Friday, Feb 22, 2013 4pm registration 5pm welcome/introductions ...
Last Chance: Preserving Life on Earth
Last Chance: Preserving Life on Earth by Larry Schweiger of the national Wildlife Federation (Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing, 2009). "This is ...
Lenten Devotions with a Creation Care Lens
There are a various times throughout the year these materials can be used, in part or in whole. However, Lent ...
Act of Solidarity in Support of the Earth Charter
An Act of Solidarity -All Synods – All Congregations– Earth Sunday April 24th The NY Metro synod asks all synods ...
EcoPreacher via Patheos
Dr. Rev. Leah Schade has provided us with commentary on the lectionaries for years and recently opened up her audience ...
Rev. Mark Peters
Advisor Rev. Mark Peters is currently serving as pastor at French River Lutheran Church in Duluth, Minnesota. He has served ...
What is Climate Justice? (video playlist)
https://www.youtube.com/embed?listType=playlist&list=PLFPMTinJ7FKmK3gfuKbKtcK7KZ9EQNRzi&v=-QIhizB8wsU&layout=gallery ...
Teaching Environmental Ethics: Feeding “The Good Wolf”
Teaching Environmental Ethics: Feeding “The Good Wolf” by Dr. Leah D. Schade ...
Giving Voice to My Community and Bringing ELCA Advocacy Home
Giving Voice to My Community and Bringing ELCA Advocacy Home Posted on January 26, 2016 by ELCA Advocacy By: Fumi ...
Thanks to Bishop Eaton for her Earth Day Message!
As a grassroots movement, Lutherans Restoring Creation aims to support and advocate Creation Care work throughout ELCA communities. At our ...
The Land is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery (Herald Press, 2021)
White settlers saw land for the taking. They failed to consider the perspective of the people already here. In The ...
Pastor Sandi Olson Decker
Advisor Pastor Sandi Olson Decker serves as Pastor at Grace Lutheran Church in King City, CA. She and her husband, ...
Blog from Lutheran Restoring Creation: Michael Ochs
This blog by Michael Ochs began in March 2011, and is adopted from his Creation Corner Column, appearing since 1997 ...
Extended Growing Season at Concordia Moorhead (2015)
Concordia has extended their growing season through the installation of a high tunnel, or hoop house, warmed by a solar ...
Renewal: Stories from America’s Religious Environmental Movement
www.renewalproject.net (Eight feature stories from a variety of faith traditions) ...
“We Speak from a Sacred Core” – Reflections on an Advocacy Training
Reflections on Attending Pennsylvania Interfaith Power and Light Advocacy Training, August 26, 2015 by Pastor Inge Williams, Friedens Lutheran Church, Shartlesville, Pennsylvania ...
Pastor Jeff Schlesinger
Advisor Pastor, Heart of Illinois Lutheran Parish (First Lutheran, Lee, IL and Immanuel Lutheran, Compton, IL) Creation Care has been ...
Youth Volunteers Improve Energy Efficiency at Koinonia (2016)
By Maggie Hutchison Metropolitan New York Synod, ELCA How many young people does it take to screw in a light ...
Southeastern Synod’s Green Task Force
What a wonderful story of regional advocacy! The Southeastern Synod decided to enlist a caring for creation "task force" at ...
Wartburg College Offers Graduating Seniors the Opportunity to Make a Sustainability Graduation Pledge
Wartburg College offers their graduating senior students the opportunity to sign a sustainability pledge. This is a pledge that Wartburg ...
Storm water management for congregations
Vimeo slideshow with narration by Kyle Warfield, Outreach coordinator at Saint Luke Lutheran Church, Silver Spring, MD ...
Russ Senti
Advisor Russ Senti served as the inaugural Board of Directors President of Lutherans Restoring Creation from 2016-2021. Russ has been ...
Alex Egertson
Advisor Alex Egertson is the Director of Sustainability for Lutheran Retreats, Camps & Conferences, an outdoor ministry in Southern California ...
What Does A Strike for Climate Look Like?
The Global Climate Strike (9/20 thru 27) was an opportunity for many people of faith to lift up their voices ...
10-Minute Energy Saving Secrets: 250 Easy Ways to Save Big Bucks Year Round
10-Minute Energy Saving Secrets: 250 Easy Ways to Save Big Bucks Year Round, by Jerri Farris (Gloucester: Fair Winds, 2005) ...
The Second Sunday in the Season of Creation, Year A: Land Sunday
Two sermons for the second Sunday in the Season of Creation, Year A, Land Sunday: "The Right to Love the ...
Memorial for Transition to Clean, Renewable Energy; Upper Susquenanna Synod Assembly (2015)
WHEREAS, God created heaven and earth and everything therein and proclaimed it good (Gen 1:1ff); and God has entrusted humankind ...
Oceans: Vast & Fragile
This past fall, Lutherans Restoring Creation helped facilitate an Ocean Leadership Training event at the New England Aquarium along with ...
Valparaiso University shares tips about how to reuse plastic bags!
When one ton of plastic bags is reused or recycled, the energy equivalent of 11 barrels of oil is saved! ...
NorthEastern Iowa’s Eco-Reformation (2015)
Submitted/Approved at the June 2015 Northeastern Iowa's Synod Assembly: Eco-Reformation in the Context of the Northeastern Iowa Synod WHEREAS, in ...
Mary Minette
Advisor Mary has been engaged with LRC throughout its formation. Mary was director of environmental education and advocacy for the ...
Augustana College Working Landscapes
Augustana College's Sustainable Working Landscapes Initiative (SWLI) has expanded its program and will partner with the cities of Davenport, Geneseo, ...
Retreat in S. Carolina – November 2019
Communion with Creation at the beautiful Atlantic coastline with other stewards of God’s good creation. Be empowered for creation care ...
Pacific Lutheran University: The Fred L. Tobiason Outdoor Learning Center – A Habitat Restoration Project
The Habitat Restoration Project is a student-led project that seeks to restore habitat south of the University Center and on ...
The Green Foundation of Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
Geothermal Comes to the Battlefield By Delaney Schlake (M. Div Middler, Trinity Lutheran Seminary) 150 years ago, the Lutheran Theological Seminary ...
50 Covenants for 50 Years of Earth Day
Some Lutherans Restoring Creation have decided to take on a challenge of inviting at least 50 Congregations in their synod ...
