The obvious reason for Christians to be involved in the environment is the original creation purpose of God (Gen.1:26, 2:15) ’Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over theRead more…
Creation Care Missiology
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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…
Deeper Ecology
This is a discussion of creation care in the context of a review for the book, “Nation of Rebels” by Heath and Potter. The greater context is as an assignment for my doctoral program in Global Missional Leadership with anRead more…
While Creation Awaits Christ’s Return
Every day I walk, and nearly every day I find something I can pick up and toss out that keeps the environment a tiny bit cleaner. I recycle everything I can, and I reuse or donate everything I can. ChristiansRead more…
Christ, Creation Stewardship and Missions
This paper was presented at a Missions Forum at the Overseas Ministries Study Center in December 2009. Craig Sorley is Director of Care of Creation Kenya, sister organization of Care of Creation Inc. in the US, and committed to ’mobilizingRead more…
Full Session: The Environmental Crisis Multiplex
Directions: Click the play button in the video window above to watch all videos from the session in order. Alternatively, you may advance to a specific part of the session by using the next arrow or by clicking the playlistRead more…
What would a Creation-caring kind of ministry look like?
This is the concluding section of a longer paper called ’Confessions of a Reluctant Environmentalist’ first published at Urbana.org – click here for the original full article. These final remarks seemed most relevant for discussions leading up to Cape TownRead 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…