JustMatters is a program created by JustFaith Ministries. It is a series of modules that allow small faith communities to explore critical current issues such as hunger and migration. The modules are eight weeks and are meant to create an environment that invites personal transformation. To read more, click here.
Classes and Workshops
Evangelical Environmental Network: September Sermon Starters & Devotional Series
EEN has created the Sermon Starters and Devotional Series where they release a new resource monthly. For the month of September, they released Shout it From the Mountaintop. Its theme is meant to show that creation belongs to God and people are called as stewards to testify to His Majesty. To read the entire document, click here.
August Sermon Starters and Devotional Series:
Evangelical Environmental Network Creation Care Sermon Starters and Devotional Series for August
July Sermon Starters and Devotional Series:
Evangelical Environmental Network Creation Care Sermon Starters and Devotional Series for July
JustFaith
JustFaith is an intensive, small-group process from JustFaith Ministries. It is meant for faithful Christians looking to deepen their commitment to care for vulnerable people and the planet. The program uses prayer, study, dialogue, and immersion to explore critical realities. To read more, click here.
Wonderful Wilderness: A Meditation on Laudato Si’
Wonderful Wilderness: A Meditation on Laudato Si’ is a guided mediation from JustFaith Ministries. It is a short meditation read by Joe Grant that is meant to bring Laudato Si’ into the lives of those looking to live Pope Francis’ invitation. To view or participate in this mediation, click here.
Climate and Creation Stewardship Summit
The 5th annual Climate and Creation Stewardship Summit will be held on October 28th from 9:30 to 4:30 at Spring Glen United Church in Hamden, Connecticut. It will be hosted by the Interreligious Eco-Justice Network and will focus on water. To read the entire summary of the event, click here.
GoodLands Climate Change Map
GoodLands has created a map to show the Catholic Church that they have the influence and power to implement environmentally conscious property use in the United States and beyond. This map includes 92% of listed Catholic-affiliate properties in the Official Catholic Directory from 2015. When you click on a point on the map, you can learn about the property and its surrounding land use and habitat. To view the map, click here.
GoodLands: Making Land Work for Good
GoodLands is an organization that provides information, insights, and implementation tools for the Catholic Church to promote caring for creation, serving the poor, and improving the state of the world. Their main goal is to help the Church develop a deeper geospatial understanding of itself and to use this towards the Church’s mission to care for all creation. They are working towards a vision where Catholic conservation and sustainability can become the largest non-governmental global network of its kind, comparable to Catholic healthcare and Catholic education. To view their entire website, click here.
A Matter of Stewardship
A Matter of Stewardship is a six-part eco-justice study from American Baptist Home Mission Societies. The study explores the call to stewardship and for Christians who seek to understand and be faithful within creation. To read A Matter of Stewardship, click here.
If a Tree Falls
If a Tree Falls is a program from the New Community Project based on rain forest preservation. Through this charity program, they are helping restore and preserve forests in Myanmar, South Sudan, and the Ecuadorian Amazon. To read more on each specific project or donate, click here.
Eat Drink and be Wary
Eat Drink and be Wary is a downloadable brochure from the New Community Project. It focuses on food choices that lead to a healthier planet and person. It offers ways to shop smarter and facts about what foods cause the most harm to the earth. To read more or download Eat Drink and be Wary, click here.