Christian Creation Care Web Resources
(We will add new links as we are able to do so)
Evangelical Sources
- A Global Conversation Article sponsored by the Lausanne Movement and Christianity Today; “Whole Earth Evangelism: Creation Care Is Part and Parcel of the Great Commission and the Great Commandment,” by Scott Sabin with responses. Sabin's book Tending to Eden: Environmental Stewardship for God's People is at Amazon.
- The National Association of Evangelicals includes, “We labor to protect God’s creation,” as one of its seven civic issues in" For the Health of the Nation" (for help in finding it, it is listed last of the seven issues):
- Creation Care for Pastors: Evangelicals and Scientists United to Protect Creation: http://www.creationcareforpastors.com
- The Evangelical Environmental Network, their prayer concerns, their magazine Creation Care, and their blog.
- Nazarene Compassionate Ministries addresses environmental issues under their Act and Awareness pages. Place your cursor over those headings and then select Environment from the drop down menu.
- Southern Baptist: Jonathan Merritt is the youthful founder of the Southern Baptist Environment and Climate Initiative and author of Green Like God Merritt's Christianity Today "Creation Care" article with responses from Al Mohler and Cal Beisner. A review of Merritt’s work by Christview Ministries co-founder, Carissa Turner Smith "An Inconvenient (Biblical) Truth"
- Vineyard Christian Fellowship (a Spirit-Filled, Evangelical Church): Tri Robinson, pastor of Vineyard Boise Church, in Idaho, is a major player in evangelical environmentalism. He operates with a holistic global missions perspective. A website: I-61 (Isaiah 61) Ministries. A report on the Vineyard Boise Church . Robinson's Huffington Post blog entries Amazon’s Tri Robinson page: check on Saving God’s Green Earth and Small Footprint, Big Handprint.
- The Matthew and Nancy Sleeth family are identified several places on the Web as evangelical Christians. From their location in Wilmore, KY, and their connection to Asbury College/University where Nancy has been employed, where son Clark graduated, and where daughter Emma attends, I'd guess that they are evangelicals of the Methodist/Wesleyan/Holiness tradition. They are among the leaders of the Christian environmental movement. Websites: Blessed Earth, Michael Sleeth, MD, Nancy Sleeth, Emma Sleeth Their books and other resources are all available on the "Resources" page of the Blessed Earth website: Blessed Earth DVDs and guide books, Matthew's Serve God, Save the Planet and The Gospel According to the Earth, Nancy's Go Green, $ave Green, and Emma's It's Easy Being Green. They also offer The Green Bible which appears to be as much mainline as evangelical in the names of the contributors.
Middle of the Road Sources
- Mennonite Creation Care Network and Mennonite Central Committee (Since these organizations have websites, they are obviously from the relatively liberal branch of the Mennonites, but still more biblically conservative than most mainline denominations. All branches of Mennonites from one end of the spectrum to the other seem to be interested in creation care and sustainable agriculture).
- Sojourners (of evangelical roots and fairly conservative theologically, but socially and culturally connected to the whole range of the church, and politically liberal on most, but not all issues):
Mainline Sources
National Council of Churches of Christ, U.S. A menu of eco-justice resources
The following sources offer menus of environmental covenants, statements and resolutiuons, resources, programs, and practical steps for congregations and church members within the different denominational traditions. You will usually have to follow further links to see partiuclar resources.
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Reformed Church in America (this site includes links to many other denominations as well)
Roman Catholic (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)