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Saving Energy Costs Through Careful Planning
The Christian Reformed denomination undertook some recent renovations that involved implementing new energy-saving technology.
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November 7, 2010
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Energy Efficiency Project (Pilot Churches Needed)
The Evangelical Environmental Network, the National Association of Evangelicals and the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference have the exciting opportunity to select up to 60 churches to receive support and funding to make their buildings' energy efficient.
March 19, 2012
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Good Seed Sunday — Resources for Churches
Greetings from Houston, B.C. I am excited to share news with you about Good Seed Sunday. I have been praying for national resources for churches for years and it is finally here!
November 15, 2010
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A Christian’s Perspective on Caring for Creation?
What do you think should be a Christian's perspective on caring for Creation?
October 26, 2011
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How does a church successfully implement a Community Garden?
I would like to hear from churches that have successfully implemented a Community Garden. How does it work, how much work is it, etc. Thx!
September 11, 2014
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Creation Care at Meadowlands Fellowship CRC (Ancaster, ON)
In 2004, our congregation, embarked on a building program to acquire our own facilities. In addition to the usual building committee, council also appointed a Creation Stewardship Committee tasked with minimizing our impact on the creation.
September 16, 2014
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Sovereignty Matters
I invited two parishioners to present their opposing views on creational care; one naming the sickness we see in creation and our responsibility care for the earth; the other naming the insignificance of man's contribution to climate change...
September 23, 2014
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Grace Valley CRC and Conserving Energy in Las Vegas
I am not an environmentalist. I believe there are many worse things in this world happening that are a bigger priority than being energy efficient. But I can’t help being practical and smart either. My Reformed Dutch upbringing screams at inefficiency and waste.
October 17, 2014
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Churches Go Green by Shedding Fossil Fuel Holdings
This New York Times article highlights what some churches are doing to cut their ties to fossil fuel.
February 11, 2015
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Lenten Reflections — Ash and Oil: Remembering We Are Dust, Leaning Toward the New Creation
Looking for Lenten reflections with a focus on creation care and a justice accent? Check out Ash and Oil, a Lenten reflection series from the Office of Social Justice.
April 2, 2015
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To Steward or Subdue? Think Christian Explores Creation Care for Earth Day
"To Steward or Subdue" is a collection of Think Christian posts on the cultural mandate of stewardship and creation care. As Earth Day draws near, let's explore God’s command to care for His creation.
May 11, 2015
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Climate Conversation: Kenya
"Climate Conversation: Kenya" is a four-part video series featuring on-the-ground footage and interviews from Kenya. Use the videos to engage your church in discussion about climate change and the church.
June 1, 2015
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Let’s Partner Toward COP 21
If this campaign is going to happen, we’ll need to partner with others who believe the church has an opportunity to speak prophetically and to hope boldly -- people like you.
June 18, 2015
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Christian Reformed Church Celebrates Pope’s Call to Climate Action
For too long the church has been silent about the moral travesty of climate change. Today, the Pope has said, “Enough is enough,” and the Christian Reformed Church welcomes his voice.
June 19, 2015
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Praise be to You!
Dr. Calvin DeWitt, author of Earthwise: A Guide to Hopeful Creation Care, responds to Pope Francis's encyclical, saying "It is a letter that brings substantial hope..."
July 7, 2015
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The Climate Witness Project - Christian Reformed Church in North America
The Paris meetings will likely provide a once-in-a-decade opportunity for the CRCNA to further implement Synod 2012’s powerful statement on climate change, calling for involvement and advocacy at all levels.
November 5, 2015
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COP 21: A Crash Course
In a few weeks, the nations of the world will gather in Paris to try and reach a global agreement in response to the challenge of climate change. How do we, as Christians, engage in this process?
December 10, 2015
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CRC Delegation Reports on Paris Climate Talks
View the video recording from the CRC delegation attending the Paris Climate Change Talks (COP 21). Get updated on how this group is bringing a Christian witness to this global event.
February 18, 2016
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Think Globally, Push Back Locally
Back in the late 1990s shortly after I published a little book called Remember Creation, I was invited to give five morning lectures on creation stewardship at a Christian Bible camp north of Seattle.
February 16, 2016
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Gloryland: The Christian Case on Climate Change
We can envision a solution to the worst of climate change, a sustainable future for the world. And we can envision the alternative, a world ravaged by rising temperatures. But we're never very clear about how we’ll end up at either end...
February 23, 2016
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After Paris, It's Time for Christians to Take on Climate Change
As we move beyond this historic agreement it is the responsibility of Christians and religious communities of all kinds to hold their governments to the commitments made in Paris.
March 2, 2016
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Time to Take Action: Post-COP21
Witnessing the effects of climate change on Bangladesh where I grew up, I came to realize that the risks of climate change are not a fear for the future, but rather, risks we take today.
March 10, 2016
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Alberta’s Christians Must Act on Climate Change
After the Paris Agreement, I know that I need to make hard choices: from what I buy at the grocery store; to choosing to bike or walk rather than hop in the car; to reducing my consumption.
March 16, 2016
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Time for the Hard Work: Critical Time for Climate Policy
My Christian tradition puts me, a creature, as a part of creation. Indeed, I have wisdom and power to cultivate and create, but I also have the power to harm. We have made a commitment in Paris, and now we need to act on it.
August 8, 2016
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Climate Change Film Screenings
Join the Office of Social Justice for two upcoming educational film screenings on climate change in the Grand Rapids area.