Resources for “God’s Renewed Creation”

Thank you for attending the workshop on God’s Renewed Creation.  Below are a number of resources, divided into categories, for you to use in presenting the letter to young people, or to your congregation.  Also, if you have any ideas or questions, feel free to use the comment system below.

Hope and Action

• Links to the Bishops letters.
• Links to studies based on the letter.

Environmental Audit Resources

• Cool congregations.
• More Audit Resources from hopeandaction.org.

Worship, Theological, and Devotional Resources

• The United Methodist Book of Worship prayers for creation (p. 507)
• National Council of Churches Resources
• 40 Day Lenten Challenge (Presbyterian Church USA)
• Stewardship of Creation: A Thirty Day Devotional
• Seven Weeks for Water: Water, Conflict, and Just Peace – A seven week devotional on water justice.
• A New Climate for Theology by Sallie McFague

Global Board of Church and Society Resources

• Environmental Justice Resources
• Seminar Programs
• Climate and Energy Resources
• Faith and Facts Downloadable Resources

Websites

• “Capsules” – A newsletter of the NCC Eco-Justice Programs
• An Ecumenical Declaration on Just Peace
• Environmental Ministries of the Episcopal Church
• American Community Gardening Association

Links for Educating People on Environmental Issues

• “Fewer Americans See Solid Evidence of Global Warming”
• “Is Climate Change Hysteria Bad for the Environment?”
• Why even skeptics should tackle climate change”