SOUL-ar Power: Renewable Energy and Faithful Justice
The Hope of Solar and Renewables At a time where our changing climate demands immediate and sweeping changes to our economy and way of life, renewable energy offers a ray of hope for a “just transition.” Listen to Bill McKibben, founder of orgs like 350.org and ThirdAct! tell us more about the role of renewables […]
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Climate Justice
4/5 Indigenous Women have experienced violence. Indigenous women and girls go missing at a much higher rate than any other group in the United States. Indigenous men also disappear at a higher rate than other males. This is a manifestation of the enduring legacy of trauma and colonization that settlers have wreaked upon their Indigenous […]
June 2025 Connections Calls: Climate Resilience
Church + Climate Resilience June 24th 4pm AK/ 5pm PT/ 6pm MT/ 7pm CT/ 8pm ET We’re in a moment where the climate is changing and there is increased risk of disaster. But with our neighbors and with our communities, we’re connected! This connection gives rise to hope and imagination toward a vision of peace. […]
Taking Time: The Significance of Sabbath in Creation Care
Climate change is a tangled problem and responding to it is an issue of economics and physics, politics and infrastructure. It is also a deeply human problem, working on the scale of culture and interpersonal relationships, personal practices and communal action. It highlights some of the deepest injustices in our society and overwhelms individuals with […]
Doctrine of Discovery’s Role in Climate Injustice
The ELCA has been working to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery. As individuals and institutions continue to reconcile and repair relationships, let’s consider what specific role Creation Care Ministries can offer. One step in the process is to listen to people’s stories and recognize the roots of racism and inequity found throughout our nation and […]
Author, H. Paul Santmire – Connections Call (Sept. 27, 2022)
Thank you to theologian and fellow eco-activist, H. Paul Santmire, who joined the Lutherans Restoring Creation network to offer hope and respite to carry with us in our work. Also consider the challenge Paul Santmire and David Rhoads (LRC founder) offer here (click). EcoActivist Testament: Faith Explorations for Fellow Travelers. This book was written especially […]
Rural and Small Town Conversations re: Creation Care
On June 26, 2022 our Connections Call considered how conversations about Creation Care in Rural & Small Town America are unique and full or opportunities. Listen in below and explore tools and responses below to apply to your context and grow from there! Panelists: Lisa Swanson Faleide (ND): Recent Master of Arts Graduate at Luther […]
Amending the Christian Story: Conversation with Ron Rude (June 2022)
Thanks to Pastor Zach Parris (AKA- The Vinyl Preacher) for welcoming us in to conversation with Pastor Ron Rude about his recent book: Amending Christianity: The Natural Sciences as a Window into Grounded Faith and Sustainable Living. Book Review/Overview: Journal of Lutheran Ethics Review by Adam White Please note that we added captions as Ron’s audio […]
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 the discussion from 8/17/21 below.) The […]
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. She will share her experiences […]
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 regarding Food-Faith-Farming (click here). Also keep […]
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 to a Sustainable Future” Read more about […]
Connections Call: Gayle Boss – Wild Hope
Thanks to Gayle Boss for sharing an hour with us in February of 2021 to consider our relationships with our non-human neighbors. To continue the conversation re: animal welfare check out our resource pages. “In Wild Hope, vivid stories of 25 of these wild ones wake in us wonder—and grief at what they suffer on […]
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”* across the country on a variety […]
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 that we do so on land that was stolen from Indigenous peoples. As we are called to restore creation, we are also called to restore right-relationship with one another. As we join in this holy […]
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: Creation Care Ambassadors are ready across the country to offer digital workshops to your church community about what climate has to do with […]
Finding Ways to Work Alongside Grief and Anguish
How do we handle the grief we experience when we witness the warming of our global climate, the destruction of species, and the impact on our quality of life? Young people are incredibly vulnerable to climate anxiety as they evaluate their future in a changing world. We offer the following resources: TO EXPLORE: WeAdapt […]
Food – Faith – Farming
Food is a great connector; we all eat. Many of our siblings in the ELCA are farmers or live in farming communities sustain us all! How can we make connections between the important work of farmers, the faithful love of land and earth, and the way we consume and distribute food? Learn: Why farming, soil, […]