Youth Gather and We All Grow!
Back in the summer of 2018 hundreds of youth and group leaders visited our Lutherans Restoring Creation space in the ...
Food – Faith – Farming
Since there are so many members of our ELCA community who live in agricultural areas and we all depend on ...
Perspectives on Animals as Food
July 2021 Connections Call Recording & Related Resources: Hear as Sarah & Brandon Bowers describe their methods of raising animals ...
What does church have to do with it?
As many faith-based organizations are struggling with their place in relation to people's daily lives, so does the Evangelical Lutheran ...
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 ...
Living Earth Reflections from the ELCA Advocacy Office
ELCA Advocacy Office Relections Living Earth Reflections from ELCA Advocacy offers writing from staff and guest writers on a variety ...
Consider Caring for Creation Coaching
What is ELCA Coaching? Click here for a Ministry Description Why would you need a Creation Care Coach for your Synod ...
Church Bulletin and Newsletter Input
There is plenty of information "out there" on how we can make steps to live a life with less of ...
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 ...
Earth Examen (Youth & Adult versions)
The Earth Examen practice does not require any special place or expertise. This is just a method for truly taking ...
Recycled Crafts (video playlist)
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Profiles for Inspiration (video playlist)
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Endangered Species Day
Creation Justice Ministries has a toolkit to help your faith community celebrate Endangered Species Day and accompanying faith-based resources. If you can donate to ...
Know trash? No trash! Try this youth program!
Put on a youth program about Trash! How well do you know your trash? How can your youth group become ...
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, ...
Healthy Pastor, Healthy Congregation, Healthier Planet
by Leah D. Schade Clergy have such high instances of stress, weight problems, hypertension, depression and heart problems that poor ...
Creation Care: Faith to Action May 19th, 2018
MAY 19th, 8-12 at the Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center Come and join us at Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center for a day ...
Teaching Environmental Ethics: Feeding “The Good Wolf”
Teaching Environmental Ethics: Feeding “The Good Wolf” by Dr. Leah D. Schade ...
Companion Sites
Lutherans Restoring Creation greatly appreciates the volunteers who keep the following resources updated. We are also blessed to have a ...
Checklist for Energy Savings Room by Room
Overall Home Energy Saving Measures Efficiency Heat/ AC: Install high efficiency ENERGY STAR-rated furnace and air conditioner, at least at ...
Sustainability in Action: Tips for Going Green from Texas Lutheran University
Buy local produce, and services whenever possible. Set up a recycling station in your kitchen Invest in mason jars. (Although ...
Growing a garden church from food scraps and compost
We turned an empty lot in L.A. into an edible sanctuary. by Anna Woofenden (shared from Christian Century magazine) When I moved ...
Living the Change: A Tool Connected to Many Faiths
GreenFaith has helped pull together leaders from various religions across the globe to recognize our common concern for the planet ...
So We Can Restore Creation
While caring for the environment can feel overwhelming, it’s when we stand together, each doing our part, that we find ...
Ideas for Reducing your Impact as a Church or Individually
The fruit of one of our Connections Calls, we thank our friends from New Hope Lutheran Church in Columbia, MD ...
Impact Reduction: Reusable mesh produce bags
Thanks to our friends from New Hope Lutheran Church in Columbia, MD via Charlie Bailey. If you have updates or ...
Impact Reduction: Reduce/eliminate junk mail.
Thanks to our friends from New Hope Lutheran Church in Columbia, MD via Charlie Bailey. If you have updates or ...