Our very own Dave Bookless brings us some sobering tidings and an invitation to pray – “There is increasing evidence we’ve now entered a period of global climate and ecological instability, just as scientists have been predicting for years. A few recent examples: As Christians, we need to respond first […]
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At the upcoming LWCCN webinar on July 9th entitled Placemaking and Creation Care: A Christian Perspective, several important questions, at least from my perspective, will be put on the table for consideration by the creation care community. If we align and agree on their significance, how we respond to these […]
From 3 to 13 June, the World Conference Center in Bonn, Germany, (just 3 minutes from our World Evangelical Alliance Sustainability Center offices) will host the UN’s 2024 interim climate conference with the technical title ‘SB60’. This UN climate meeting builds on the numerous mandates that emerged at COP28 in […]
We want to share an encouraging testimony the Pollinator received: Josephine Kijabe is a missionary serving amongst communities who rely on livestock and small-scale agriculture as their livelihood. She shares with us about Community Health Evangelism—integrating disciple and evangelism with community based development. She writes, “Most of their livelihoods have […]
The WEA Sustainability Center’s co-director, Dr. Chris Elisara, has launched a new initiative entitled Faith for Cities. This groundbreaking initiative, funded by the Templeton Religion Trust (TRT), is poised to harness the transformative potential of diverse faith traditions, collaborating with secular partners to champion urban development that fosters thriving communities for […]
The World Economic Forum (WEF) will release a report entitled “Faith in Action” in January 2024 at Davos. This report focuses on how faith and business can collaborate to help in solving our global polycrises. WEA Secretary General Thomas Schirrmacher is a member of the report’s advisory committee while Dr. […]
In Germany, congregations and groups from the Evangelical Alliance are showing an increasing concern for creation care. The awareness of ecological crises, and Christian publications on the topic provided an impetus for this. Among the publications was the 2022 book “FROMM + GRÜN” (pious + green), published by Thomas Kröck […]
Only three people have ever received honorary citizenship in Nepal. One of these was Sir Edmund Hillary, who (with Tenzing Sherpa) was the first to scale Mount Everest. The third was Colin Smith who devoted six decades to recording and describing the butterflies of this Himalayan country. Arriving from Britain […]
Are you curious and concerned about the global issue of plastic? Join the Lausanne / WEA Creation Care network (LWCCN) for a public webinar on this! The webinar is part of a series exploring theological and practical aspects of creation care. Join the conversation on “Plastics: Blessings or Curse?” Time: 14.00 […]
We bring some tidings from our friend Craig Sorley at the Creation Stewards International. CSI has been doing good work in responding to global food issues, hunger, and poverty—thereby also addressing and introducing climate change issues into the conversation. Craig Sorley has served with Creation Stewards International (CSI) as the […]