This article is a part of the March 2014 Lausanne Global Analysis. See the full issue or download the PDF version. Climate change is having a real impact upon communities in the South Pacific (Oceania) through sea level rise and extreme sea levelRead more…
Creation Care vs. Creation Scare
Ideas have consequences. Our worldview affects our behavior. Our beliefs shape our actions. This also applies to the way we see business, treat staff and customers, and care for the environment. In and through business we want to: serve people, alignRead more…
The Environmental Crisis – Dr John Houghton
Moderator Ken Gnanakan (India), introduces concerns regarding environmental degradation in our world. The first presenter is Dr. John Houghton (UK). Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose “Save as” to download file. Mac users: Command click andRead more…
The Environmental Crisis – Jamaica – Dr Denise Thompson
Description: Professor of entrepreneurship, Dr. Denise Thompson from Jamaica asks, ’How will the Church respond to environmental concerns?’ Download Options PC users: Right click a link and choose “Save as” to download file. Mac users: Command click and “Save linkRead more…
The UN Climate Change talks: Call for Christian prayer and action
There are some excellent articles on the Lausanne website on the environment and climate change. However, I get the impression that many people are still unaware of just how serious the threat of climate change is. For those who continue to be climateRead more…
The Church and the Environmental Crisis: A Call to Respond
I have been posting a Blog Series at http://ourfathersworld.org called ’Countdown to Cape Town” in which I have been exploring the relationship of the environmental crisis, redemption and the church. This is the final post in that series, and summarizesRead more…
A response to The Science of Global Climate Change. Facing the Issues. What are the Issues?
As part of my preparation for attending Cape Town 2010 I’ve been reading the advance papers. The latest is The Science of Global Climate Change. Facing the Issues. What are the Issues? by John Houghton. Below are a few highlightsRead more…
The Science of Global Climate Change. Facing the Issues. What are the Issues?
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by John Houghton as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “The Environmental Crisis, the Gospel and Christian Witness.” Responses to this paperRead more…
How Do You Pray about an Oil Spill?
Though the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is now capped and the world has for the most part moved on, the issue of how we as Christians should respond to such situations remains. I wrote the following articleRead more…
The Challenge Of Environmental Stewardship
Editor’s Note: This Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper has been written by Las Newman and Ken Gnanakan as an overview of the topic to be discussed at the Multiplex session on “The Environmental Crisis, the Gospel and Christian Witness.” ResponsesRead more…