Sunday July 3-9 in Year B (Ormseth12)
Congregations who embrace care for creation will find joy in the initiatives they undertake. – Dennis Ormseth reflects on becoming faithful caretakers of the prophetic critique and vision. Care for Creation Commentary on the Revised Common Lectionary Readings for Sunday July 3 – July 9, Year B (2012, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2024, 2027) Ezekiel 2:1-5 Psalm […]
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 steps to live into that calling. Ask your Church Council to consider how Creation Care can fit into the context of your church community. This Convenant is an easy way to do that, with background […]
Sample Outreach to/for Churches (video playlist)
Connections Call: What is Our Response?
As part of our Connections Calls, we get to hear feedback from representatives who work in various expressions of the ELCA. (Click here to listen.) During the January 2020 call, after a group devotional, Katrina Martich shared what she took away from the 2019 Lutheran Disaster Response Convening. Listen here to the whole call (she […]
Creation Care Ambassador Program
Since 2020 ELCA and ecoAmerica’s Blessed Tomorrow have trained over 300 members to reach out to their faith community in order to activate congregations to work towards climate solutions in their areas. There are dozens of certified Ambassadors ready to share their new skills and resources with your church and community. All “Certified Ambassadors” who […]
Energy Stewardship & Solar
Want to reduce your congregation’s energy usage and save money? You’re in good company! Lutherans have had a tremendous history of being good energy stewards. There are a range of actions we can take– big and small– to make our houses of worship beacons of sustainability and respond to the call to “touch the Earth […]
Congregational Covenant and Organizing Kit: An Overview
A step-by-step kit to help your congregation organize for creation care — worship, education, buildings and grounds, advocacy, and personal discipleship — plus a downloadable PDF.
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 to Los Angeles in 2014 to start a church that connected people with food, the earth, each other, and God, I envisioned a sanctuary created around the table. It would not be built out of […]
Creation reorientation: Liturgy to Reconcile People and Planet
(Click here to download this document.) For updated Worship Materials explore our Season of Creation post – click here. Created by Bridget Jones in 2018 as part of her Masters of Divinity program at Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (Environmental Emphasis) Introduction As the climate warms, sea levels rise, forests are decimated, and numerous species […]