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Sermon Resources
At earthsermons.org we are constantly searching for resources to help inspire those who preach and teach on environmental issues. Below are links to documents, Web sites and other resources to help you prepare your message. Have a resource that we don’t? Please tell us about it.
Climate Change and Mission Impact
A brief review of the theology of environmental stewardship, linking global poverty and global warming with mission and outreach.
Earth Day, Passover and the Climate Crisis
A Jewish perspective on the climate crisis and incorporating environmental issues into the Passover seder and
The Green Menorah Covenant
http://www.shalomctr.org/taxonomy_menu/1/1
The National Council of Churches
http://www.nccecojustice.org//index.htm
Church of the Resurrection (UMC)
http://www.cor.org/catalyst/earthday
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
IPCC is a group of more than 2000 leading climatologists, and is sponsored by the World Meteorological Organization, an agency of the United Nations. The IPCC was assigned the responsibility of analyzing and reporting the scientific conclusions of climatologists and related researchers from all over the world. The IPCC began its work in1988, and in November of 2007 released the fourth of its Assessment Reports. The reports are available at http://www.ipcc.ch/.
A Response to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
By Archie Abaire
Virginia Interfaith Power and Light
Climate Change or Global Warming?
People tend to use the terms “climate change” and “global warming” interchangeably. The IPCC has chosen to use “climate change” in its four assessment reports (http://www.ipcc.ch/). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has chosen “global warming,” based on market studies finding that term more compelling to most people. There are those who feel that both of these terms are too benign. For instance, John Holdren, Director of the Woods Hole Research Center and Professor of Environmental Policy at Harvard University, said, “‘Global warming’ is a misnomer because it implies something gradual, uniform, & benign, none of which is true; ‘global climatic disruption’ is a more accurate description.
Links of Interest
www.env-steward.com/lectnry.htm
Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota: lectionary readings and commentaries, environmental reflections
www.webofcreation.org
how to become a green congregation, information on ecological problems and possible solutions; offers a book called Earth and Word, a collection of sermons edited by David Rhoads
www.earthministry.org
Earth Ministry: an organization dedicated to inspiring and mobilizing Christian communities to heal God’s creation
www.creationcare.org
sponsored by the Evangelical Environmental Network: educational materials, advocacy resources, and Scripture
www.seasonofcreation.com
liturgies, sermons, and reflections for a “Season of Creation” from the United Church of Australia
www.shalomctr.org/taxonomy_menu/1/1
“Green Menorah”: a blog of environmental issues by Jewish rabbis and leaders
www.prcweb.org
Presbyterians for Restoring Creation: a national grassroots organization
www.quakerearthcare.org
Quaker articles and reflections on a “right relationship” with creation
www.coejl.org
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life: policy response from a Jewish perspective, and information on greening synagogues
www.earthcareonline.org
contains resource guides about God the Creator and his creation
www.islam.about.com/od/activism/a/earth_day.htm
articles articulating the intersection of Islamic faith and environmental issues
www.quakerearthcare.org
Quakers to Quaker Earthcare Witness
http://www.jacksonville.com/apnews/stories/112507/D8T4UBDO1.shtml
Green sermons taking root throughout the Southeast:
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