Resources for Congregations
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Worship Materials
Faithful Earthkeeping: The Church as a Creation Awareness
Center (item EJ 9735, $16.00)
This three-part video, produced by the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America, includes The Biblical Call to Earthkeeping (21 minutes),
Creation's Praise... Creation's Cry (27 minutes) and Earthkeeping:
The Church Responds (31 minutes).
Learning & Teaching
Annotated Bibliography of Faith-Based Resources on the
Environment for Children and Youth (item EJ 9715, $2.50)
This bibliography describes a variety of current resources on the
environment for children and youth. It also contains ordering information
for each item. Published by the Eco-Justice Working Group.
One God, One Family, One Earth: Responding to the Gifts
of God's Creation (item EJ 8915PKT, $15.00)
Using this six session adult education curriculum, small discussion
groups can rediscover our relationship with God's creation. This
is a packet.
One God, One Family, One Earth: Responding to the Gifts
of God's Creation Participant's Guide (item EJ 8915P,
$7.50)
Using this six session adult education curriculum, small discussion
groups can rediscover our relationship with God's creation. Participant's
Guide.
One God, One Family, One Earth: Responding to the Gifts
of God's Creation Leader's Guide (item EJ 8915L,
$7.50)
Using this six session adult education curriculum, small discussion
groups can rediscover our relationship with God's creation. Leader's
Guide.
Singing Mountains and Clapping Trees: Let all Creation Praise
(item EJ 9435, $8.95)
This vacation church school program is designed to help children
celebrate and care for God's creation. Each of the ten lessons celebrates
a different gift of creation and includes Bible study, stories,
worship resources, craft activities and action suggestion. Published
by the Reformed Church in America.
Your Health and the Environment: A Christian Perspective
(item EJ 9780, one to three copies $7.50; please call the Environmental
Justice Resource Distribution Center regarding prices for four or
more copies)
This study/action guide has thirteen sessions exploring the impact
of the environment on human health.
Personal Lifestyle
*Fruits of Creation: A Look at Global Sustainability as
Seen Through the Eyes of George Washington Carver (item
EJ 5200, $8.95)
This book contains the insights of George Washington Carver, the
African-American Christian & scientist, on how sustainable development
might occur in the developing world.
Just and Proper Use: Issues in Environmental Stewardship
(item EJ 8920, $3.00)
How can we arrange our lives, our economics, and our social order
to do a better job in relying upon and sustaining God's creation?
Published by the Episcopal Church.
Just and Sustainable Community: A Conference on Environmental
Values (June, 1995) (item EJ 8910, $1.50)
The proceedings of this conference include extensive remarks by
Dieter Hessel, James Nash, Vernice Miller and several others. Published
by the Episcopal Church.
101 Ways to Help Save the Earth (item EJ 9420,
$5.00)
This resource contains 101 things to do in the home, garden, market,
office and on the road and 52 weeks of congregational activities
to help save the earth. Published by the Eco-Justice Working Group.
Simpler Living, Compassionate Life: A Christian Perspective
(item EJ 0010, $14.95)
This collection of essays, an expanded revision of Simplicity as
Compassion, provides resources for both individual and group study.
Trek: Venture into a World of Enough by David Schrock-Shenk
and Julie Kaufman (item EJ 9915, $5.00)
A 28-day exploration of the values underlying over-consumption and
simplicity.
Congregational Lifestyle
Energy Stewardship Congregations Brochure (item
EJ 9925, free of charge)
This brochure describes the help that is available to your congregation
to consume less energy.
Environmental Justice Covenant Congregations Program Form
(item EJ 9790, $0.25 each or 100 for $10.00)
This four-page form describes the Environmental Justice Covenant
Congregations Program, through which a governing body makes a promise
that its congregation will be engaged or will continue to be engaged
in environmental justice. The front page of this form is printed
on heavier paper and is suitable for framing (item EJ 1005, $0.50).
*Green Guidance: How to Plan Environmentally Responsible Events
(item EJ 9905, $6.00)
Practical information on green meeting planning; how to evaluate
hotels on environmental criteria.
*The Changing Atmosphere (item EJ 9950, $12.00)
This award-winning book (1992) by atmospheric scientist John Firor
provides a very readable description of the scientific evidence
for global warming, acid rain and ozone depletion.
Global Warming: A Religious Issue (item EJ 9955,
four copies for $1.00)
This four page briefing paper is written in a question and answer
format. A good resource for those making presentations, especially
to skeptical audiences. It is included in the NCCC Global Warming
Information and Strategy Packet listed below.
*The Heat is On: The Climate Crisis, The Cover-up, The Prescription
by Ross Gelbspan (item EJ 0012, $13.00)
Eloquently summarizes the issues surrounding climate change.
Hope for a Global Future: Toward Just and Sustainable Human
Development (item EJ 9620, $2.50)
This comprehensive policy was adopted by the 1996 General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church (USA) addressing global poverty, environmental
degradation, overpopulation, theological and ethical foundations,
and policy recommendations.
*Living Waters: How to Save Your Local Stream (item
EJ 8215, $15.00)
Twenty years of work to restore and preserve cold water streams
is a case study of what volunteers can do to make Eco-Justice happen.
Includes handbooks on stream restoration and organizing a voluntary
group to get changes in public policy and practice..
Second Creation Story (item EJ 9940, $0.50)
This reprint from Sierra magazine describes how the religious community
is working hard to protect and restore God's creation.
*Toxic Waste and Race Update (EJ 0076, $7.50)
Documentation of continued policies that promote environmental racism
forms the core of this update.
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