“The environment is not just another issue, but an inescapable challenge to what it means to be religious.”
~ The Very Reverend James P. Morton

The following are the standard programs that we have developed for churches. We are also willing to design a program based on your particular needs, for any audience or group from your church, and in any format, such as Sunday School classes, lectures, retreats or presentations to groups.

For more information or to schedule a program, contact RoseTherese Huelsman at 816-931-6310 or Carol Meyer at 913-677-8672.

1. Green Team Training

   A three-hour workshop to help you get started or be more effective in your congregational ministry of creation care. It is designed for existing green groups or individuals wishing to start a congregational green group of some kind. It includes organizational tips, ideas for green initiatives, practical handouts, and plenty of opportunity for discussion and sharing with other participants. Taught by RoseTherese Huelsman and Carol Meyer, SSC educators with Masters degrees in Theology.

2. Greening Your Church Workshop

   A three-hour program that addresses practical ways churches can develop their environmental ministry. Includes the theology and biblical principles that support such ministry, ideas for worship and education, how to make the facility more sustainable, forming a green team, and how to help the congregation be more serious about earth stewardship. Led by Huelsman and Meyer. Next workshop: May 9 [click here for details]

3. Awakening to the Earth: Spirituality and Ecology

   A three-hour retreat that helps church members be more inspired to care for God’s earth. It helps participants gain a broader spiritual perspective of their place in the cosmos, connect to God in a deeper way through creation, and be motivated to work for the welfare of the earth and its life. Led by Huelsman and Meyer.

4. Presentations on a variety of faith and ecology topics

   Appreciating God’s Amazing Universe, Partnership with Creation, Simple Living, Ecological Values and Food Choices, and Creation-Centered Spirituality and Prayer. Led by Huelsman and Meyer.

5. A Faith-Based Response to Global Climate Change

   A presentation by SSC member Jerry Reese, who attended a 3-day Global Climate Change Training for Faith Communities in October 2008 sponsored by The Climate Project. Includes a PowerPoint slide presentation. For information and scheduling, contact Jerry at ReesVeenstra@aol.com.