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Earth Care & Christian Education

Discover successful models for engaging members of all ages in Earth care & Christian discipleship. Learn from guest leaders and resources for church initiatives. Tips for education included.

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Earth Care & Christian Education

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  1. Earth Care & Christian Education May 2014 webinar Environmental Ministries, Presbyterian Hunger Program

  2. Environmental Ministries, Presbyterian Hunger Program • www.pcusa.org/environment • Resources • Webinars • Reflection/Action Trips • Earth Care Congregation certification • Advent, Lent, Earth Day Sunday

  3. Children, youth, young adults, and adults of all ages… • How have churches been engaging members of all ages around issues of earth care and Christian discipleship? • What models have been most successful? • What challenges have been surmounted? • What resources can be used in other settings (rural, urban, small, large churches)?

  4. Guest Leaders • DAISY RHAU is a preschool teacher, mother of 2, and a member of the Christian Education Committee at Hunter Presbyterian Church in Lexington, KY. • ERIN PRATT is the Program Director at Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light and a youth group leader and co-director of the Creative Arts and Nature Camp at St. Luke Presbyterian Church in Wayzata, MN. • VICKIE MACHADO recently graduated from the University of Florida with her Masters of Arts in Religion and Nature. She is one of the leaders for Eco-Stewards Gainesville. • WILLIAM SEAMAN is an environmental scientist and educator, and leader of the Earth Ministry Team of Montreat Presbyterian Church.

  5. Hunter Presbyterian Church (KY)

  6. Children’s Curriculum Ideas • God’s Creation: Our Health, Taking Action Together • Just Eating? Practicing Our Faith at the Table

  7. Vacation Bible School • Living Waters for the World http://www.livingwatersfortheworld.org/vbs.php • Solar Under the Sun http://www.solarunderthesun.org/vacation-bible-school/ • www.eco-justice.org/CurricReview.asp • www.newcommunityproject.org/pdfs/operation_creation.pdf

  8. St. Luke Presbyterian Church (MN)

  9. Project Homecoming (New Orleans) • Appalachia • Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center • Goodness Grows food justice mission trips Mission Trips for youth National summer trip opportunities for Presbyterian (and other) youth!

  10. Young Adult Eco-Stewards

  11. Montreat Presbyterian Church (NC)

  12. Adult education options • Seasonal commitments: • Lent 4.5 series • Season of Creation • Monthly focus in adult education (PCUSA resources, Ken Burns’ series, Northwest Institute) • Wednesday evening dinner and convo • Presbytery; speaking to other churches

  13. Questions & Answers time

  14. For more information: • Links to the resources mentioned in this slideshow, and presentations from guest speakers will be available at: • http://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/environment/education/ • Email: rebecca.barnes@pcusa.org

  15. Tips for Education • Environmental “education for action:” • Awareness, Knowledge, Values, Action Skills, Action • Celebrate successes • Connect outside your own church for resources and relationships • Learn and use assets (people, skills, natural world) to shape your initiative • Know your audience: • What is your church’s history? What do people get passionate about? How can you connect these pieces? • Provide good earth care information to Christian education team • Use highly skilled, passionate people to lead

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