
Shame, Guilt, Empathy, Lament… Tools or Toxins?
In our work, we often “try not to shame” people to change their ways and encourage just infrastructure change. We ...
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Finding Ways to Work Alongside Grief and Anguish
Thanks to all who joined the August 2020 Connections Call to share experiences with and resources on how to keep ...
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Continuing Ed. & Online Learning Opportunities in Eco-Theology and Environmental Justice
There are a growing number of learning opportunities from seminaries and other trusted institutions (many are online and free). We ...
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Creation Care Ambassador Program
The training and networking opportunities developed between the ELCA and ecoAmerica's Blessed Tomorrow have become even more accessible! There is ...
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Native Land Acknowledgment: Processes to Heal, Steps to Restore
As we live, work, and worship in the land that is now called the United States, Lutherans Restoring Creation recognizes ...
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Rev. H. Paul Santmire writes for the rest of us
Behold the Lilies: Jesus and the Contemplation of Nature: A Primer (2017) Read a chapter: From Lake Wobegon to the ...
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Henry Huntington, Board Secretary
henryphuntington at gmail dot com 23834 The Clearing Dr. Eagle River, AK 99577 (907) 696-3564 Current Position/Vocation/Location Arctic Science Director, ...
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Hosting a Discussion with a Group:
Are you ready to welcome people from your church +/or community to discuss our call to Care for Creation? You ...
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FACT: The Earth is Good – January ’23 Homecoming
FACT: The Earth is Good! (Click) Get the Good News in less than 2 minutes here and share with someone ...
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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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Food – Faith – Farming
Since there are so many members of our ELCA community who live in agricultural areas and we all depend on ...
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Water discipleship tool for Congregations!
Vermont Lutheran Church partners with Interfaith Power & Light to Share the Various Ways to Revere Water: In 2018, Vermont ...
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Tool Kit on Climate Change Connections
Take yourself, your class, or your congregation on a journey that explores the intersections between climate change and hunger with ...
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Awakening to God’s Call to Earthkeeping
Download this free resource for a non-politicized, easy to follow path to help connect faith, eco-theology and the community we ...
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Devotional resources for use with the Bible and nature
EcoBible (2021) Through commentaries on the Hebrew Bible that fit perfectly with your daily study, Eco Bible reveals a spiritually ...
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How do you bring up climate change in church?
There are so many examples from our brothers and sisters across the nation sharing exciting and authentic ways of conversing ...
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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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InfoSharing from Experts (video playlist)
https://www.youtube.com/embed?listType=playlist&list=PLFPMTinJ7FKlJVRqTFp8u2vjQuZsPm4uV&layout=gallery ...
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For Discussion Groups (video playlist)
https://www.youtube.com/embed?listType=playlist&list=PLFPMTinJ7FKkVLP8olQBkDCZ7tNPMBRA8=-QIhizB8wsU&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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H. Paul Santmire videos
On Paul Santmire's website hpaulsantmire.net you will find videos about this octogenarian ecotheologian, including "My Life's Work," "Toward a Cosmic ...
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Five Theses for Earth Day (Rhoads & Santmire)
The Board of Directors of Lutherans Restoring Creation thanks Rev. Dr. David Rhoads and Rev. Dr. H. Paul Santmire for ...
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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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Enchantments of the Mississippi: a contemplative journey of time and place (2022)
Thomas Becknell has taken a deep and lingering look into one of our greatest rivers. Folded into the ripples of ...
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Parable of the Sower (1993)
Octavia E. Butler's dystopian tale offers a wealth to the imagination for any Bible Study/Creation Care team to wrestle with. ...
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Who Are the People in your “Neighborhood”?
Connections Call conversation from October 26, 2021 about all the people in our web of creation care. Listen in to ...
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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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Connections Call: How Church Soil Can Feed the Community
This call (video below) happened on May 18, 2021 Focus: How Church Soil Can Feed the Community We were excited ...
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Eco Bible: An Ecological Commentary on Genesis and Exodus (2020)
What does the Bible say about ecology? As people face huge ecological challenges--including growing hurricanes, floods, forest fires, and plastic ...
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Saving Us, Katharine Hayhoe
We have been grateful for the shared knowledge and experience shared by climate scientist and fellow person of faith, Katharine ...
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