Faithful Christians Cooling the Climate: Resources for Christian Education and Action
FAITH-BASED CURRICULA
Just Climate: Study Guide for Adult Christian Education
Climate change is a hot topic today, but not everyone understands the issue. This activity is designed to help your group better understand how our atmosphere works, why it’s heating up, and what impacts global warming is having on the planet. Click here to download.
Climate and Church: How Global Climate Change Will Impact Core Church Ministries
Few understand the impacts that climate change will have on core church ministries such as refugee resettlement, feeding the hungry, and disaster relief. The Climate and Church report outlines how these core church ministries will be impacted. Click here to download.
Bottom Line Ministries that Matter: Congregational Stewardship with Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Technologies
God calls us to care for creation, and the climate system that maintains our varied landscapes and seascapes, and sustains all of God’s people. Click here to download.
Cry of Creation: A Call for Climate Justice
"Welcome to the Interfaith Climate and Energy Campaign's (ICEC) study guide on global warming! The ICEC is excited to offer this resource, and hopes it inspires faith-based communities to take action to curtail climate change." Click here to download.
"It's God's World: Christians, Care
for Creation and Global Warming"
A five-session study guide on global warming that interweaves
information on Climate Change with relevant biblical passages. (This
is a pdf file and you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to
view it.)
Energy Stewardship Guide for Congregations
Energy Stewardship Guide for Congregations - brochure contains
suggestions to help congregations use less energy by making their
buildings more energy efficient.
Unitarian
Universalist Ministry for Earth (Global Warming Action Kit)
This resource consists of useful materials for educating your congregation
about global warming. Contents include a play entitled "Mother Earth
vs. World's People" and production notes on how to produce this for
your congregation, a green power pledge, extensive quotations on
global warming, and more.
VIDEOS
- "God's Creation and Global Warming" Video
The 12 minute video describes the threats of climate change and the reasons why it is a profoundly religious issue. (youth-adult: $10) To order, contact info@nccecojustice.org - Click here to view the PBS Documentary "God and Global Warming"
- Watch this video from the UCC:
ECUMENICAL CLIMATE JUSTICE PROGRAMS
- Youth
Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL) Project
"A Bright Idea" is the name of a project for youth groups in congregations to sell compact fluorescent light bulbs. Compact fluorescent bulbs enable congregations and individuals to reduce greatly their greenhouse gas emissions. - "Enough for All" initiative. Church World Service has launched an focusing on climate change. Click here to learn more!
RELIGIOUS STATEMENTS
- Read the WCC's statement on acting in solidarity with those affected by climate change.
- Click here to view the Supreme Court amicus brief on global warming filed by the NCC
- Denominational Statements on Climate Change. Statements and resolutions by faith groups on the issue of climate change. They reflect the beliefs and theology of the particular denomination or faith groups.
LINKS
- The National Academy of Sciences
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- Climate Solutions
- Global Warming - Early Warning Signs
- Florida Solar Energy Center
- Global Climate Campaign
- Climate USA
- Scientific American: U.S. Stabilization Wedges
- Redefining Progress
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