Earth Care & Christian EducationMay 2014 webinar Environmental Ministries,Presbyterian Hunger Program

Environmental Ministries, Presbyterian Hunger Program www.pcusa.org/environment Resources Webinars Reflection/Action Trips Earth Care Congregation certification Advent, Lent, Earth Day Sunday

Children, youth, young adults, and adults of all ages… How have churches been engaging

members of all ages around issues of earth care and Christian discipleship?

What models have been most successful? What challenges have been surmounted? What resources can be used in other

settings (rural, urban, small, large churches)?

Guest Leaders DAISY RHAU is a preschool teacher, mother of 2, and a

member of the Christian Education Committee at Hunter Presbyterian Church in Lexington, KY.

ERIN PRATT is the Program Director at Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light and a youth group leader and co-director of the Creative Arts and Nature Camp at St. Luke Presbyterian Church in Wayzata, MN.

VICKIE MACHADO recently graduated from the University of Florida with her Masters of Arts in Religion and Nature. She is one of the leaders for Eco-Stewards Gainesville.

WILLIAM SEAMAN is an environmental scientist and educator, and leader of the Earth Ministry Team of Montreat Presbyterian Church.

Hunter Presbyterian Church (KY)

Children’s Curriculum Ideas God’s Creation:

Our Health, Taking Action Together

Just Eating? Practicing Our Faith at the Table

Vacation Bible School Living Waters

for the World http://www.livingwatersfortheworld.org/vbs.php

Solar Under the Sun http://www.solarunderthesun.org/vacation-bible-school/

www.eco-justice.org/CurricReview.asp

www.newcommunityproject.org/pdfs/operation_creation.pdf

St. Luke Presbyterian Church (MN)

Project Homecoming (New Orleans)

Appalachia Ferncliff Camp

and Conference Center

Goodness Grows

food justice mission trips

Mission Trips for youthNational summer trip opportunities for Presbyterian (and other) youth!

Young Adult Eco-Stewards

Montreat Presbyterian Church (NC)

Adult education options Seasonal commitments:

Lent 4.5 series Season of Creation

Monthly focus in adult education (PCUSA resources, Ken Burns’ series, Northwest Institute)

Wednesday evening dinner and convo Presbytery; speaking to other churches

Questions & Answers time

For more information: Links to the resources mentioned in this

slideshow, and presentations from guest speakers will be available at:

http://www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/environment/education/

Email: rebecca.barnes@pcusa.org

Tips for Education Environmental “education

for action:” Awareness, Knowledge,

Values, Action Skills, Action

Celebrate successes Connect outside your own

church for resources and relationships

Learn and use assets (people, skills, natural world) to shape your initiative

Know your audience: What is your church’s

history? What do people get passionate about? How can you connect these pieces?

Provide good earth care information to Christian education team

Use highly skilled, passionate people to lead