"In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters." Genesis 1:1-2

"Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single cubit to your life's span? And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory did not clothe himself like one of these." Matthew 6:26-29

"We see the despoiling of the environment as nothing less than the degradation of God's gracious gift of creation."

ELCA Statement “Caring for Creation”
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Click on a name of a member of the LRC Steering Committee to see a profile for that person.

 

MEMBERS OF THE LRC STEERING COMMITTEE

 

David Rhoads, Transitional Director

Professor Emeritus of New Testament, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

drhoads@lstc.edu


Alycia Ashburn 

Environmental Issues, Sojourners Magazine

ashburn400@yahoo.com.

 

Peter Bakken
Director of Wisconsin Power and Light
Public Relations Coordinator Wisconsin Council of Churches
Madison, WI
 
Mary Minette 

Director, Environmental Education & Advocacy

ELCA Washington Office

Washington, D. C.

mary.minette@elca.org

 

Keith Mundy 

Director for Stewardship, ELCA

keith.mundy@elca.org

 

Richard Perry
Professor of Church and Society and Urban Ministry
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
 

Mark Peters 

Director, Lutheran Public Policy Office, St. Paul Minnesota.

651-224-5499 (office)    Peters@lcppm.org

 

Russ Senti  

Director Lutheran Outdoor Ministry Center, Oregon, IL

russsenti@lomc.org

 

Kim Winchell

Diaconal Minister

Earthkeeping Ministries, North/West Lower MI Synod 

kwinchelldm@aol.com


LRC WEBSITE MANAGER:
Peter Bakken
Director, Wisconsin Power and Light
Public Relations, WI Council of Churches
 
LRC-GREENFAITH CERTIFICATION COACH
Johan Bergh
Pastor, Mt. Dora, FL
 
ENERGY STEWARDS INITIATIVE: DIRECTORS
Peter Bakken
Madison, WI
 
Warren Gaskill
Rapid Imrovements, Madison, WI
 
LRC POINT PERSONS WITH ELCA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
James Martin Schramm
Professor of Ethics
Luther College
 
Connie Barclay
Luther College
 
LRC POINT PERSONS WITH ELCA SEMINARIES
Lisa Dahill
Spirituality and Worship
Trinity Lutheran Seminary  Columbus, OH
 
Barbara Rossing
Professor of New Testament
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
 
LRC POINT PERSON WITH ELCA SYNODS
Phoebe Morad
New England Synod
 
LRC POINT PERSON WITH ELCA OUTDOOR MINISTRIES
Todd Garcia-Bisch
Environmental Educator, Camp Lutherlyn, PA
 
LRC POINT PERSON FOR ELCA YOUTH MINISTRY
Stephanie Wood, student
Lutheran School of Theology
 
CARE FOR CREATION LECTIONARY REFLECTIONS
Dennis Ormseth
St. Paul, MN
 
Pastor Tom Mundahl
St. Louis Park, MN
 
Robert Saler
Christian Theological Seminary
Indianapolis, IN
 

 

 
 

NOTE: If you would like to share your story of earthkeeping in your ELCA congregation, synod, etc., please send your contact information and a description of your project to drhoads@lstc.edu.