Green Churches
Worship and Education Resources for Green Churches
How to Guides:
- Guidelines for Talking with Pastor's and Boards about Energy Stewardship: Click here if you want to make your House of Worship more energy efficient, but are not sure how to get started or convince others to get on board?
- Bottom Line Ministries That Matter
- Building a Firm Foundation: A creation friendly building toolkit
- Download a selection of green church training and building manuals from Web of Creation
- Growing a Green Church: Evaluate how well you're stewarding resources and get helpful tips. Available for $10.00
Educational:
- Carbon Footprint Quiz! Use this quiz in your Sunday school class or with your youth group to help members of your congregation see how their everyday activities impact God's Creation and discover how to limit their contributions to climate change.
- “God's Creations and Global Warming” This introductory video will help you and your community understand the connection between our actions and their impact on God's Creation.
- United Methodist Church Mandates for Going Green
- Green Church Series
With these books, you can introduce your congregation to a six-week, church-wide study on the care of Creation. Launch it as a sign of resurrection hope for the Creation, or in honor of Earth Day, or as an engaging and interesting summer study. Use it to build bridges to younger generations, and to the community at large Click here to learn more.
- How Many Light Bulbs Does it Take to Change A Christian: A Pocket Guide to Shrinking Your Ecological Footprint by Jan Nunley, Claire Foster, and David Shreeve
- Go Green $ave Green: A Simple guide to saving time, money and GOD'S green earth: By Nancy Sleeth
- Faith & the Common Good: Financing Options for Greening Your Sacred Space
- Faith & the Common Good: Practical Guide to Improving the Energy Efficiency of your Religious Building