It’s easy to be discouraged about climate change these days. But there are some good things happening. This list from Climate Caretakers is encouraging and worth reviewing: Led by Greta Thunberg, a very inspiring Swedish teenager, a dynamic and widespread youth movement is finally rising to lead the way on climate […]
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science is hosting Katharine Hayhoe and the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, for AAAS’s 2019 Dialogue on Science Ethics and Religion (DoSER) Holiday Lecture. This will be “a discussion on climate change, environmental stewardship, and […]
The World Evangelical Alliance (“WEA”), one of the ‘hosts’ of the Lausanne/WEA Creation Care Network, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Smart Roofs Solar Inc. (“SRS”). The MOU joins together the WEA Creation Care Task Force, the WEA Business Coalition, and the WEA Sustainability Center to work with […]
Over 50 percent of the world’s population now lives in cities, and due to today’s rapid global urbanization it is estimated that 75 percent of the world’s population will live in cities within the next 20-30 years. This is equivalent to building a city of one million people every week […]
Ed Brown and others will be sharing in a webinar on Monday, September 30 on this topic, hosted by the World Evangelical Alliance Sustainability Center. See below for information and to register:
The Resound Worship Team, based in the UK, is conducting a world-wide search for new worship songs on the themes of creation, ecology and Christian hope. They are calling the effort Doxecology. (We love the name!) Peter Harris of A Rocha explains why he believes this is so important: “doxecology […]
Waste is a problem in many of our countries, but TEAR Fund has chosen to draw our attention to the particular challenge of rubbish in Africa. Here’s a recent blog post by Sas Conradie, TEAR Fund’s Theology and Networking Manager for Africa, after a recent trip to Angola:
You’ve seen the pictures of plastic in the ocean? What better way to celebrate the Season of Creation than by finding ways that you can do something about it? Dr. Bob Sluka, A Rocha International’s “ocean guy” (actually, he’s a serious scientist heading up ARI’s Marine and Coastal Conservation Programme) […]
John Stott was not only the ‘evangelical pope’ and one of the fathers of the Lausanne Movement. He was also a passionate advocate for God’s creation and long-time supporter of A Rocha and many other creation care initiatives. Wheaton College is honoring that legacy with a Symposium focusing on Stott’s […]
The Season of Creation is an annual celebration of God’s creation by Christian communities all over the world. We’re encouraging members of the Creation Care Network to join in this year! Read more on the web and comment to let us know what your plans are!