{"id":88,"date":"2018-09-26T22:33:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T22:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/peacebuilding\/creationcare-faith-resources\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T22:36:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T22:36:06","slug":"faith-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/peacebuilding\/creationcare\/faith-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/peacebuilding\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/prayer-in-the-woods.jpg\" alt=\"Woman rejoicing in the woods\" width=\"900\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/peacebuilding\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/prayer-in-the-woods.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/peacebuilding\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/prayer-in-the-woods-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/peacebuilding\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2018\/09\/prayer-in-the-woods-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">www.pixabay.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Creation care and climate change are moral and ethical issues, and church communities are a great place to connect on this topic in a way that is based on values rather than politics. Below are resources for integrating creation care into the worship service and Christian education.<\/p>\n<h2>Sermon examples and suggestions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.interfaithpowerandlight.org\/clergy-corner\/sample-sermons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sample sermons from IPL<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Prayers, poems, liturgy, and worship service resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.interfaithpowerandlight.org\/clergy-corner\/prayers-poetry-and-other-worship-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prayers, poems and other worship resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Sacred texts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.interfaithpowerandlight.org\/clergy-corner\/sacred-texts-with-creation-care-themes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Links to sites listing Biblical text with creation care themes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Music<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Links to a variety of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.interfaithpowerandlight.org\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creation Care themed songs and hymns<\/a>. Appropriate for worship, Sunday School, or singing around the campfire!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Study guides and Christian education<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/peacebuilding\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/02\/McBride-Jamie-Brethren-Creation-Care-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/peacebuilding\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/02\/Creation-Care-Study-resource.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>(Click the image for a five-part study guide).<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Links to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.interfaithpowerandlight.org\/study-guides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">variety of study guides<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Links to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.interfaithpowerandlight.org\/resources\/youth-climate-lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">youth climate lessons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mennocreationcare.org\/\/every-creature-singing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Every Creature Singing<\/a>: &#8220;A curriculum for followers of Jesus who want to connect their faith with their place&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uua.org\/environment\/climate\/curriculum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Change Religious Education Curriculum<\/a> from the Unitarian Universalist<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/peacebuilding\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2021\/11\/climate-change-study-resource.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brethren climate change study resource<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=9439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Keeping the Garden: A Faith Response to God\u2019s Creation<\/a>, Tim Wiebe-Neufeld and Donita Wiebe-Neufeld. Available from Brethren Press<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=8534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gardening for the Earth and Soul: A Practical for Family and Community Gardening<\/a>, Heather Dean &amp; Tom Benevento. Available from Brethren Press, with additional resources available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/peacebuilding\/going-to-the-garden-resources\">http:\/\/https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/peacebuilding\/going-to-the-garden-resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Basic Trek: Venture Into a World of Enough: The Original 28-Day Journey, Dave Schrock-Shenk (Mennonite)<\/li>\n<li>Living More With Less, Doris Janzen Longacre, 1980 (Mennonite)<\/li>\n<li>Living More With Less Study Action Guide, Delores Friesen , 1981<\/li>\n<li>The Simple Life: The Christian Stance Toward Possessions, Vernard Eller, 1973 (book study)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Seasonal resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.interfaithpowerandlight.org\/carbon-fast-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lenten carbon fast resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><em>Messenger<\/em> magazine articles<\/h2>\n<div class=\"feedzy-6c624169201a0bed658f50502ffbd256 feedzy-rss\"><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/climate-change\/a-mountaintop-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"A mountaintop moment\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/03\/acadia-national-park-mountaintop-150x150.jpg\" title=\"A mountaintop moment\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/climate-change\/a-mountaintop-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">A mountaintop moment<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>This is a mountaintop moment. It is time for all of us to answer the call.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/climate-change\/a-square-for-care-of-creation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"A square for care (of creation)\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/03\/Climate-Care-Bingo-2024-150x150.jpg\" title=\"A square for care (of creation)\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/climate-change\/a-square-for-care-of-creation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">A square for care (of creation)<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>Use the Brethren creation care BINGO card in April as a way to focus on Earth Day and Faith Climate Action Week.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/potluck\/a-flourishing-opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"A flourishing opportunity\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/daniel-peters-forest-unsplash-150x150.jpg\" title=\"A flourishing opportunity\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/potluck\/a-flourishing-opportunity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">A flourishing opportunity<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>We, as sojourners with God\u2019s creation, bear a responsibility to cherish our relationship with the earth<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/bible-study\/god-foretells-destruction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"God foretells destruction\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/05\/Babylon-wall-David-Radcliff-150x150.jpg\" title=\"God foretells destruction\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/bible-study\/god-foretells-destruction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">God foretells destruction<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>Empires come and go with regularity. Are there common traits that seem to lead to downfall?<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/from-the-publisher\/our-global-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Our global home\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/10\/giuseppe-bandiera-lighthouse-unsplash-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Our global home\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/from-the-publisher\/our-global-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Our global home<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>We cannot ignore the warnings about the potential demise of the place we live.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/climate-change\/who-is-my-neighbor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Who is my neighbor when it comes to climate change?\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/spiderweb-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Who is my neighbor when it comes to climate change?\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/climate-change\/who-is-my-neighbor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Who is my neighbor when it comes to climate change?<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>What if our understanding of 'neighborhood' expanded beyond our street address, church friends, or professional affiliations?<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/climate-change\/no-time-for-denial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"No time for denial\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/communion-bread-150x150.jpg\" title=\"No time for denial\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/climate-change\/no-time-for-denial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">No time for denial<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>We are in a wide-ranging, multi-faceted emergency, requiring an immediate global change--but as Brethren, we have the ability to make a difference<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/climate-change\/changing-the-climate-with-justice-mercy-and-humility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Changing the climate with justice, mercy, and humility\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/solar-panels-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Changing the climate with justice, mercy, and humility\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/messenger\/climate-change\/changing-the-climate-with-justice-mercy-and-humility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Changing the climate with justice, mercy, and humility<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>What if, in choosing to consume less stuff, we got greater clarity about where true sources of contentment may be found?<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Contact us<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:BrethrenCreationCareNetwork@brethren.org\">Brethren Creation Care Network<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:nhosler@brethren.org\">nhosler@brethren.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creation care and climate change are moral and ethical issues, and church communities are a great place to connect on this topic in a way that is based on values rather than politics. Below are resources for integrating creation care into the worship service and Christian education. 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