Advocating and Acting for Reducing Greenhouse Gases (Call-8/17/21)
A Call to Advocate and Act for the Reduction of Greenhouse Gases for the Health of All Thanks to Pastor Jonathan Barker (Pastor at: Grace Lutheran in Kenosha WI and author of: Jesus Would Demand a Green New Deal) for his willingness to teach, preach, and witness! (Listen in to theRead More →
Connections Calls: Ways of Knowing – Western Science, Indigenous Knowledge & Christian Faith
Connections Call from Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Focus: Western Science, Indigenous Knowledge, and Christian Faith: How Can Various Ways of Knowing Find Common Ground? Listen to Johanna Bernu, a scientist (who happens to be in 8th grade) and Descendant of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Minnesota.Read More →
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 to hear stories and ask questions from three very examples of congregation’s who have used their land to grow joy in their midst. Explore the resources we have compiled regardingRead More →
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 does this term mean? How do we discuss these issues in love and faith and move forward together? Check out this resource out of the Advocacy Office: “Just Transition toRead More →
Connections Call: January 2021, Rev. Alyssa Mazzei, Creation Care in the traditional church
Creation Care in the traditional church Hear from Rev. Alyssa Mazzei (First Lutheran in Springfield, Ohio), as she shares her perspective and experiences. What is “dinner church” and learning about how to truly feed each other: click here to listen! Join our monthly call to hear from “Green Shepherds”* acrossRead More →
Native Land Acknowledgment: Processes to Heal, Steps to Restore
Acknowledging the Indigenous peoples on whose land our churches sit has the potential to profoundly shift our relationship to our history, our indigenous neighbors, and the land. How might you lead your church through a process that opens the door to awakening? We are inspired by Vance Blackfox’s call forRead More →
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 about climate and making ripples of action as church in the world: Arctic Scientist, Henry Huntington shared his professional expertise in a new framework of faith during Faith & UnderstandingRead More →
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 moving acknowledging the inevitable grief we experience as humans. Listen in on the call (click here) and see below the various readings, next steps, and tools that were referenced duringRead More →
Food – Faith – Farming
Since there are so many members of our ELCA community who live in agricultural areas and we all depend on food to sustain us; let’s explore how we can deliberately share the spectrum of ways our churches can inform members of opportunities, practice mindful eating, and love the wide arrayRead More →