A creation care task force is a great way to make sure the important task of creation care does not get set aside for more (seemingly) urgent tasks. Learn how to start putting together a small group of informed, interested and empowered people to take practical steps to steward the environment at your church.
Cultivating Community
It doesn’t have to be true that the larger your church gets the more waste it produces. There are so many ways to cut down on trash: composting, recycling, changing, light bulbs, offering reusable mugs instead of paper coffee cups. And the list goes on. Get started cutting down your church’s waste with these helpful ideas!
When it comes to creation care, connecting the dots between the theological and the practical can be half the battle. We have a suggestion: do it in a group! Here are outlines for five basic Bible studies and some suggestions for how you can form your own creation care Bible study to help both digest the theology and work to put it into practice in the context of community.
A consolidation a of a few of the best resources from Flourish about working for creation care in churches.
Before you buy that next season of your favorite TV show ask yourself, “Does someone in my community already have this?” Before you throw away those old things that have been sitting untouched in the storage closet for three years ask yourself, “Does someone in my community already have this?” Surprisingly often the answer to those two questions is yes.
Where can you experience a thrilling encounter with God? In a prayer garden. Here’s how your church can create one.
Now that you’ve fixed every leak inside your church’s building, it’s time to turn your attention to the outside–where there’s even more to do!
Well-digging is only half of the equation. To be compassionate stewards of God’s creation, Christians must conserve water at church as well as provide it to the thirsty.
The carpool declined in popularity in the 20th century, but is it having a renaissance? Here are three steps to bringing the carpool to church.
Creation care starts with knowing the place you live. Here are 20 questions to help you think through what you know, what you don’t know, and how to find it out.
How to avoid spending more time on screen-related activities that put us at risk for obesity, depression, and violent behavior.
Does “Save the earth” sound like more than you can handle? Creation care is supposed to be a delight. Take it one month at a time.
What is environmental justice, and how can we pray for it to come quickly?
Looking for opportunities to take care of creation in March? January? June? Find them here.
