We are a grassroots movement promoting care for creation in the full life and mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
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FEATURE STORIES
 "Dan Gapinski knows how to make an entrance. When he was asked to make a presentation in front of colleagues at Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, he walked on stage wearing a 'costume' of 200 plastic bags."
[Full story]  "Several years ago in SeaTac, Washington, Lutheran Community Services Northwest decided to build a new central office building. Early in the planning, planners worked with architects to design a building that would meet LEED specifications."
SPOTLIGHT ON SMOs - The above stories and more about social ministry organizations (as highlighed in the January issue of The Lutheran magazine) can be found in our Stories section. Tell us your story about what you or your congregation has done to care for creation. WHAT'S AHEAD? Lent, Earth Day, and More
ELCA World Hunger links: It is critical to see the connections between ecological degradation and the pervasive problems worldwide with poverty and hunger. The ELCA has a mission to address hunger and poverty at home and abroad. Our congregations need to know about these connections and to mobilize to address them. Check out these links to the ELCA educational resouces for congregations related to poverty and hunger.
Worshiping with Creation. With a few brief additions to your worship, you can transform every service into an experience that encompasses our human relationship with all creation. Structure your worship from beginning to end with references to God the creaor, to creation, and to our role in creation. For more resources for care for creation worship, visit www.letallcreationpraise.org.
 Personal Covenant with Creation: Checklist for Green Lutherans. Download and copy this checklist for your personal commitment to care for creation. Measure your actions and make new decisions to be an Earthkeeper. For more ideas that support your lifestyle, click on the "Individual" section of the sidebar on this site. Greening Your Office. If you want to green your church office, or your office at home and work, check out this link for sources and resources.    |
FROM THE DIRECTOR What's New? Check here for what has recently been added to the site.
Why We Don't and How We Can: Reason #6: How We (Mistakenly) Read the Bible Archive of Reasons
by Dr. Dennis Ormseth, Robert Saler, and Tom Mundahl
The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany in Year B: God calls us to to what is right, not what we have the right to do. By Robert Saler.
HIGHLIGHTS "Lutheran Social Services Go Green" article in The Lutheran magazine.
United Nations International Climate Conference in December in Durban, South Africa. In preparation for this conference, read "Climate Change and Poverty" by Brian Konkol, who currently serves in South Africa as ELCA Country Coordinator of the Young Adults in Global Mission program. Brian will be attending the Durban Conference and giving us updates to post on this site. To urge President Obama to attend and support this conference, send an electronic postcard as part of the National Council of Churches/Eco-Justice campaign called "Do iT in Durban:Christians for Climate Justice."
Now see the mid-conference report by Brian Konkol: Youth for Eco-Justice.
Here is a post-Durban Reflection by Isaac Wittman, an ELCA Young Adult in Global Mission: COP17.
New Lutheran Resources! Excellent new resources from Lutherans in Madison, WI. A "Garden Curriculum" and A course to enhance your congregation's "Sense of Place." Check out the new website: www.yourplacematters.net.
Find out about an environmental summit for high school students on "Redesigning our Future!" |