The Eco-Justice Network of the National Council of Churches is hosting two webinars about environmental health, and to learn how we can improve the health of God’s people through healthy, mindful living from the womb through old age.
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Posts Tagged ‘environment’
Children’s Health & Healthy Aging
Posted by Sharon Pearson on April 29th, 2012
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Tags: children's ministry, environment, older adult ministry, parents, resources 
Comments OffAdult Faith Formation Resources from Trinity Institute
Posted by Sharon Pearson on April 17th, 2012
Trinity Institute is a ministry of Trinity Wall Street (Episcopal) in New York City known for its annual conference featuring world renown speakers on timely topics. They have just announced that some of their past offerings are now available, online and free for congregational use.
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Tags: adults, Christian formation, environment, social justice, spirituality, stewardship Comments OffWorld Water Day
Posted by Sharon Pearson on March 17th, 2012
International World Water Day is held annually on March 22nd as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.
|Formational Opps for Nature Throughout the Year
Posted by Sharon Pearson on January 26th, 2012
This is the perfect time of year to include nature in your formation activity plans. Both church and secular occasions already in place in the calendar offer an easy entry point.
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Tags: adults, children's ministry, Christian formation, curriculum, environment, family ministry, God, intergenerational, resources, social justice, spirituality, stewardship, summer, VBS, young adults, youth ministry Comments OffBringing Nature to Church in 2012
Posted by Sharon Pearson on January 12th, 2012
Spiritually and physically, we are one big family, sharing the earth with an array of other species. Yet for many, nature is left behind on the church doorstep, a missing presence in church life.
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Tags: adults, children's ministry, Christian formation, curriculum, environment, family ministry, intergenerational, resources, social justice, young adults, youth ministry Comments OffThe Nature of Advent
Posted by Sharon Pearson on December 8th, 2011
Advent can teach us how to face change – at work, at home and in our lives. It may be difficult to grasp, but in order to move forward, we often need to ‘let things die.’ Advent gives us many symbolic representations of how we can embrace this concept, even in today’s fast paced world of downsizing, new technology and cultural changes.
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Tags: Advent, Christmas, environment, future, God, meditation, spirituality Comments OffGood News from on High
Posted by Sharon Pearson on October 13th, 2011
A visitor from another planet might get the impression that “disasters are us” here on earth, and that we’re in the market for a new planet to call home.
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Tags: environment, future, resources, stewardship Comments Off‘Tis the season for Creation!
Posted by Sharon Pearson on September 29th, 2011
Autumn is around the corner. Most of us are ready for a nip in the air, apple cider, dazzling foliage, pumpkins—and an end to hurricanes and wildfires. For many Christian communities, celebrating the change of seasons are occurring within the church doors as well.
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Tags: Blessing of Animals, creation, environment, resources, St. Francis of Assisi, stewardship Comments OffA Sense of Place
Posted by Sharon Pearson on August 31st, 2011
Spirituality is something we experience through healthy relationships with God and what God has made in the world around us—so indeed this is a spiritual place.
|Somewhere over the border
Posted by Sharon Pearson on August 17th, 2011
In Washington, D.C., there’s abundant talk about scarce resources these days. And there was plenty of talk about scarce resources during the nation’s boom years. Maybe it’s just the American way to complain about scarce resources.
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Tags: environment, meditation, stewardship Comments OffAnimals in the Bible
Posted by Sharon Pearson on August 15th, 2011
Did you know that the Bible notes 80 species of mammals, 25 kinds of birds, 8 reptiles, and 12 insects?
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Tags: animals, children's ministry, environment, resources, St. Francis of Assisi Comments OffThe New Ecology
Posted by Sharon Pearson on August 9th, 2011
Anyone who uses digital technology knows we are in the midst of a reformation of information.
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