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As someone born and raised in Los Angeles County, my experiences with ‘small’ and ‘rural’ are far and few. Furthermore, when I read books on sustainability and agriculture, I typically pick up books written in universities by professors who…
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Category: CCA in the News, Congregational Stories, Educational Resources, Latest News
Tags: Boone, Creation Care, Duke Divinity School, food security, gardens, High Country, love your neighbor, Rebirth, Solar, United Methodist Church
As we witness and experience impacts on our health, livelihoods, and communities, we are increasingly looking for guidance on solutions from leaders in our daily lives — health, faith, and community. Blessed Tomorrow’s work aims to support major faith institutions and faith leaders with…
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Category: Congregational Stories, Educational Resources, Latest News, Prayers & Meditation Practices, Presentations & Webinars
Tags: 100% renewable, clean energy, climate activism, climate change, Creation Care, Energy Efficiency, faith, food security, inspiration, meditation, racism, science, social justice, Solar, spirit, Spirituality
The Creation Care Regional Retreat Feb. 7-8, 2020 offered powerful connections and resources. The group that gathered on Friday received care, conversation, good food, and intellectual nourishment. With the clergy, we explored ways of collectively offering hope and dancing with…
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Category: Congregational Stories, Educational Resources, Latest News, Prayers & Meditation Practices, Presentations & Webinars
Tags: 100% renewable, catholic, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), clean energy, climate activism, climate change, compassion, Creation Care, Energy Efficiency, episcopal, Food and faith, food security, gratitude, inspiration, Lutheran, meditation, peace, Presbyterian, science, social justice, Solar, Spirituality, United Church of Christ, United Methodist Church
70 Middle School and High School aged youth & adults from seven local congregations (Grace Covenant Presbyterian, Circle of Mercy, First Congregational, Grace Baptist, First Presbyterian Church, the Cathedral of All Souls, and Land of the Sky UCC) came together…
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Category: CCA in the News, Congregational Stories, Educational Resources, Latest News, Presentations & Webinars, Reflections
Tags: agriculture, climate activism, climate change, community gardens, faith, farms, Food, food security, food waste, Forestkeepers, forests, greta thunberg, inspiration, justice, peace, science, social justice, wetlands, youth
Ehret, a 12th grader from Loveland, Colorado who is a youth group member of Heart of the Rockies Christian Church where I served years ago called me last week to tell me about how his faith had driven him to help organize…
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Category: Congregational Stories, Presentations & Webinars, Public Comments & Testimony
Tags: 100% renewable, children, clean energy, climate activism, climate change, compassion, Creation Care, Energy Efficiency, faith, food security, justice, science, social justice, Spirituality, students, us climate strike, youth
Farmers, faith leaders and scientists came together at the Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina‘s clergy retreat in January. They explored how the damage the Dust Bowl caused a climate scientist’s family farm affected his outlook, the connection between climate…
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Category: CCA in the News, Educational Resources, Presentations & Webinars, Reflections
Tags: 100% renewable, Christmount, clean energy, climate activism, climate change, contemplation, Creation Care, Deke Arndt, faith, food security, fossil free PCUSA, justice, Laura Legnick, Norman Wirzba, prayer, Presbyterian, racism, scientific consensus, social justice, Spirituality
Build hope and possibility for a sustainable climate: Join Creation Care Alliance and Mountaintrue at First Congregational Church to play a climate solutions game! This will be a great opportunity for you, your green team/creation care team, and congregational leadership…
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Category: Educational Resources, Presentations & Webinars, Uncategorized
Tags: 100% renewable, climate activism, climate change, Climate City Expo, Climate Interactive, compassion, Creation Care, evidence, faith, food security, inspiration, Katharine Wilkinson, racism, Roleplaying, science, scientific consensus, social justice, spirit, Spirituality
Join the 21-Day Eco-Challenge- CCA Registration is open. In his book Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, Chip Heath suggests that leaders who are seeking organizational change may slip into ideas about others like “Why are these…
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Category: CCA in the News, Congregational Stories, Educational Resources, Latest News, Uncategorized
Tags: 100% renewable, activism, Church, climate activism, climate change, Ecochallenge, Energy Efficiency, faith, food security, inspiration, justice, peace, social justice, Solar, Spirituality, youth
Creation Care Alliance of Western North Carolina
Youth: Listening to those who stand to lose so much
Posted on by Karim Olaechea
Ehret, a 12th grader from Loveland, Colorado who is a youth group member of Heart of the Rockies Christian Church where I served years ago called me last week to tell me about how his faith had driven him to help organize…
Read MoreCategory: Congregational Stories, Presentations & Webinars, Public Comments & Testimony Tags: 100% renewable, children, clean energy, climate activism, climate change, compassion, Creation Care, Energy Efficiency, faith, food security, justice, science, social justice, Spirituality, students, us climate strike, youth