Preaching on Creation: Fifth Sunday after Epiphany (February 5) in Year A (Ormseth17)
Meeting the "Creational Need" of Nature - Dennis Ormseth reflects on salt and light. Care for Creation Commentary on the ...
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What Can We Do?
AFFIRM: Personally, with your church council, or entire synod, review our ELCA's 1993 call to action and commit to engaging in ...
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Actions Speak Loudly!
As we seek ways to restore a right relationship with the world around us, we are invited to know and ...
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Creation Care Congregation: Building and Grounds Ideas
Building and Grounds: “The church as an alternative community” Be an Energy Steward. Revere the resources God so graciously gives, ...
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EPA’s Energy Star Congregation’s Guide
This workbook serves as a resource and planning guide for clergy, staff, and laypersons of houses of worship who want ...
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This is Church and You Are Needed Inside & Out
Watch this message from our churchwide leaders and fellow members across the country who recognize the tough, uncomfortable work of ...
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“Cool Congregation” Interfaith Award: Energy & Carbon Reductions
“Cool Congregation” Interfaith Award: Energy & Carbon Reductions ...
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InfoSharing from Experts (video playlist)
https://www.youtube.com/embed?listType=playlist&list=PLFPMTinJ7FKlJVRqTFp8u2vjQuZsPm4uV&layout=gallery ...
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Voices from the ELCA – Caring for Creation Today
Watch God's Work. Our Hands. created in partnership with ecoAmerica's BlessedTomorrow ELCA churches across the country are working to serve ...
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Buildings/Grounds/Facilities (video playlist)
https://www.youtube.com/embed?listType=playlist&list=PLFPMTinJ7FKlKRtasrTS_msJob7ZvfvMp&layout=gallery ...
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Ways to Integrate Creation Care in your Lenten Practices
During the season of Lent (or any other time of introspection), share these resources with your Bible Study group, Worship ...
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Just Transitions Conversation (March 2021)
Listen in to our discussion with Ruth Ivory-Moore, ELCA’s Program Director, Environment and Corporate Social Responsibility Focus: Just Transitions What ...
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Local Electric Cooperatives as Tools for Equity and Healing
EmPOWER your community to communicate with who manages your energy! Hear from Emilie Bouvier, Director of Organizing in the Minneapolis ...
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Where are we off to in ’22 (Dec. 2021 Connections Call)
Chat Log to download For more information regarding the specific materials mentioned during this call also check out this post ...
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Public Witness: from hand-wringing to actively loving neighbor
The 2019 ELCA Advocacy Convening (April 29 - May 1) gathered over 100 lay and rostered leaders to be trained ...
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A New Climate for Theology: God, the World, and Global Warming
A New Climate for Theology: God, the World, and Global Warming by Sallie McFague (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2008). A New Climate ...
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Climate Justice: Ethics, Energy, and Public Policy (Fortress Press, 2009)
Energy issues and climate change have loomed up from issues at the horizon to confront humanity directly and vitally. They ...
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Church Spotlight: St. Philip’s Baltimore, Maryland
There are a variety of ways congregations and individuals are working throughout the Maryland/Delaware Synod to love neighbor by considering ...
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Resolution on Caring for Creation: North/West Lower MI Synod in Assembly 2004
WHEREAS, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America adopted the social statement “Caring for Creation: Vision, Hope, and Justice” by a ...
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Press Release: US Lutherans Vote to Discontinue Fossil-Fuel Investments, to Work Towards a Sustainable Future
Churchwide Votes Towards a Fossil-Free Future US LUTHERANS VOTE TO DISCONTINUE FOSSIL-FUEL INVESTMENTS, TO WORK TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE **FOR ...
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Water Conservation in Your Home
Why conserve water: Fresh water is a precious and scarce commodity in the world. Develop the habit of rationing water, ...
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Energy Efficiency Guide: Save Money on Home Energy Costs
Click here to access links to many resources for energy stewardship from dealhack ...
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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 ...
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Forecast: The Consequences of Global Climate Change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, From Darfur to Napa Valley
Forecast: The Consequences of Global Climate Change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, From Darfur to Napa Valley by Stephen Faris (New York: Henry Holt, 2009) ...
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An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergence of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It
An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergence of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It by Al Gore Emmaus, PA: ...
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Climate Change Begins at Home: Life on the Two-Way Street of Global Warming
Climate Change Begins at Home: Life on the Two-Way Street of Global Warming by David Reay (New York: MacMillan, 2005). Packed ...
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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) ...
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Green Living: The E Magazine Handbook for Living Lightly on the Earth
Green Living: The E Magazine Handbook for Living Lightly on the Earth (New York: Penguin, 2005) Knowledge of environmental issues and ...
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A Moral Climate: The Ethics of Global Warming
A Moral Climate: The Ethics of Global Warming by Michael Northcott (Maryknoll: Orbis, 2005). In this groundbreaking book Northcott examines theological ...
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Christianity, Climate Change, and Sustainable Living
Christianity, Climate Change, and Sustainable Living by Nick Spencer, Robert White, and Virginia Vroblesky (Peabody: Hendrickson, 2009). Amounts and patterns of ...
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