We bring you a longer piece than usual: news of a blessing and celebration event of LWCCN’s LWCCN’s Korean Invitation: Good News for All the Earth, written by Laura Meitzner Yoder. Laura is the John Stott Chair and Director for the Program in Human Needs and Global Resources at Wheaton […]
Welcome to The Pollinator! Here you will find items of interest submitted by members of the Lausanne/WEA Creation Care Network who are scattered across 130 countries. This material will fall into several categories:
- Reports (events, initiatives, projects that have happened already).
- Announcements and prayer (events etc. that are planned in the near future).
- Opportunities (conferences, materials, resources that others may find helpful).
- Resources (books, curriculum, tools that may be useful to you in your own work).
- News (items from the general media related to creation care and the environment).
All of this material comes from people like you. Please send us your items – reports on what you have done, requests for prayer about upcoming activities, events you would like to invite people to attend. We will post everything we receive here that is related to creation care and will publish a selection in the Pollinator newsletter each month. Click here for guidelines and how to submit a news item. If you are new to our community, click here to see our past monthly newsletters.
Recent news stories:
By: Jocabed R Solano Miselis There is no climate justice without justice for all creation. Every year, thousands of people from all over the world gather at the COP on climate change. COP29 is the Conference of the Parties, an annual meeting of countries that have ratified the United Nations […]
In our last Pollinator issue, we drew your attention to critical reflections on COP29—the 29th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, the key global summit addressing challenges and issues of climate change of our time, by climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe and a statement from the World Council of Churches […]
Dear friends, we draw your attention to a new book written by Phillip Donnell, leader of New Creation New Zealand, a Christian environmental organisation specialising in a Kiwi perspective. Having been involved in the conversation movement for most of his life, Phillip weaves together the hundreds of poems, studies, essays, […]
Climate Intercessors is a global network “of people whose prayers are as real and urgent as the climate crisis.” Across six continents, we began gathering online since November 2020 during the week that the important COP26 climate summit was postponed due to the pandemic. It genuinely felt like we were […]
Dear readers, see https://www.philmpark.com/copy-of-article for the work of Joonhee Elliot Park in highlighting this critical issue of plastic recycling. He writes, “The pandemic has given us the indulgence of unlimited use of single-use waste for public health. Humanity will eventually overcome the pandemic, but the disposable masks and plastic containers […]
HAPPENING SOON!! Mark your calendars! The 4th Lausanne Congress and the Global Creation Care Forum (GCCF) were both important for the future of creation care globally. Don’t miss this update from those who were there! Leaders from around the world will share their reflections on both these events. We will also introduce […]
We are excited to feature Dr. Katharine Hayhoe’s plenary talk at the 4th Lausanne Congress in Korea, now available on YouTube. Do give her session on Faith and the Future of Creation a listen! She insightfully outlines the integration of faith and climate science in this talk, explores the biblical […]
In our last Pollinator issue, Dave Bookless wrote about COP16, the 16th global gathering on biodiversity. Now COP29—the 29th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference – has just finished. It was an important meeting, thought disappointing and disturbing in many ways. Here are two immediate and thought-provoking pieces. We will […]
Dive into Dr Robert Sluka’s new book, Connected by Water—an exploration of his many underwater adventures, connecting with God and the ocean. This book is available athttps://www.amazon.com/Connected-Water-Robert-D-Sluka/dp/B0DGF74MT2 Bob writes, Early memories of family vacations to Daytona Beach and the Florida Keys sparked a desire to learn more and experience the […]