Resources for Caring For Creation

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Creation care isn’t a trend. It’s part of our gospel calling.

As Christians, we believe in a God who called the world “very good” and who invites us into the sacred work of tending, protecting, and renewing creation. That work includes spiritual reflection, practical action, and prophetic witness. Below are a few resources from our Resource Hub that we think might be especially helpful right now as you explore climate justice and faithful living in God’s creation.

Also out this week:

Creative Ways to engage the topic of Creation with your Church

Podcasts covering the topic of Climate Justice and Creation

Climate and Creation Resources

Resources Index
Do Justice Podcast: It All Starts in a Garden
Do Justice Podcast: It All Starts in a Garden

This episode of the Do Justice podcast explores the intersection of faith, ecology, and justice through the lens of Scripture and sustainable farming. Dr. Sylvia Keesmaat shares her lived theology of creation care and how biblical narratives inspire daily acts of ecological and communal renewal.

Season of Creation Workshop: What’s in a Worldview?
Season of Creation Workshop: What’s in a Worldview?

This online workshop bridges Indigenous and Christian worldviews through storytelling and theological reflection. Presented by Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux with response by Dr. Sylvia Keesmaat, it explores creation stories, environmental justice, and the implications of worldview for spiritual formation and reconciliation.

Hope for Children Through Climate Justice
Hope for Children Through Climate Justice

Hope for Children Through Climate Justice is a resource designed to equip Christians and faith communities with legal strategies to hold financial institutions accountable for financing fossil fuels, a major driver of climate change. Developed by the World Council of Churches, it provides practical tools to advocate for children's rights and future generations' well-being through climate litigation.

Wild Lectionary
Wild Lectionary

Wild Lectionary helps preachers explore climate justice through scripture. Each week, a different contributor offers reflections on the lectionary readings, connecting biblical themes of creation and transformation to the realities of the climate crisis. The resource includes preaching insights and links to additional materials, encouraging engagement with the wisdom of the natural world.

The Week
The Week

The Week is a nonprofit project that creates space for people to explore their responses to the climate crisis, encouraging personal reflection and action.

Season of Creation
Season of Creation

Season of Creation fosters ecumenical unity among Christians by inviting 2.2 billion believers worldwide to collectively reflect on their relationship with the Creator and the natural world. Held from September 1st to October 4th, this period serves as a time for spiritual renewal and encourages participants to engage in environmental action, reinforcing the importance of stewardship for our planet.

Kairos
Kairos

KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, is an organization that unites Canadian churches and religious organizations in an ecumenical response to the biblical call for justice, kindness, and humility, as outlined in Micah 6:8. Through a deep-rooted Christian identity, KAIROS works with partners worldwide, including Indigenous, migrant, and diaspora communities, to advocate for social and ecological justice.

For The Love of Creation
For The Love of Creation

For the Love of Creation is a Canadian national initiative that unites faith communities and organizations to promote climate justice through education, reflection, action, and advocacy. This collaborative effort emphasizes Indigenous self-determination and youth empowerment, aiming to mobilize faith-based responses to the climate crisis.

Upcoming Events

Events
Eco-Justice in the Congregation: Creating Ministries for People and Planet
Apr 9
Eco-Justice in the Congregation: Creating Ministries for People and Planet

Join us as Rev. Konnie Vissers shares about the emerging ministry Rooted: Centre for Theology and Eco-Justice. What started as dissertation research into eco-anxiety and spiritual care for children, has emerged into an organization that seeks to build resilience for people and planet through theologically rooted and eco-justice focused environmental education. Konnie will share some of her research findings around eco-anxiety in young people, and how congregations can use gardening as a spiritual practice to bolster resilience in children who experience eco-anxiety. Specifically, Konnie will demonstrate how Rooted teaches young people how to grow their own food sustainably and ethically, and shares the food with participants, local families, and the food bank, to promote food security and eco-justice. Links: Find Rooted on Facebook, Instagram (@rootedcte), and on our website at rootedcentre.ca (please note that the website will not go live until next week most likely).

Eden's Orchard: Turning Church Land into a Living Ministry and Mission, Building Community and Feeding the Hungry
May 21
Eden's Orchard: Turning Church Land into a Living Ministry and Mission, Building Community and Feeding the Hungry

Many churches today face a challenging combination of food insecurity in their communities, declining church attendance, and underused land on their properties. Eden’s Orchard, the missional expression of Eden’s Refuge, offers a compelling solution: transforming unused church grounds into thriving, low-maintenance orchards that feed the hungry and open new doors for local ministry. In this inspiring and practical webinar, JD Van Allen, certified permaculture designer and founder of Eden’s Refuge, will share how churches can plan, install, and maintain a community orchard with limited ongoing resources and volunteer hours. Drawing on real-world examples, including an orchard planted in the parking lot of C*Road Church, JD will show how a well-designed system becomes a sustainable ministry opportunity for decades to come. 

The Ministry Forum Resource Hub is filled with practical tools for a diverse set of ministry needs. Whether you’re involved in preaching, pastoral care, youth ministry, or any other aspect of church ministry, we hope this collection of tools, articles, and guides is helpful in your context. We endeavour to keep this space updated, if there is a resource you think should be included here please let us know!

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