Start Here

So you’ve looked around you one Sunday and wondered why all these people around you in church don’t seem to be energized about things like recycling, cutting down their use of fossil fuels and caring for the land.  As your mind wanders, you may also be asking yourself how energy efficient and green is the building you are sitting in. We care about God, we care about others, we certainly care about ourselves so why don’t we care about where we live?

Before you start with the “weeping and gnashing of teeth”, think about the process that you went through to change your lifestyle from one of consumption to caring. It probably was a long, gradual process, a bit painful at times and is still going on. What you saw around you in your community that Sunday was simply a group of people who aren’t as far along as you are.

That’s where the opportunity comes in. WIth your knowledge and experience, you and perhaps a few more people who are thinking like you, have the opportunity to change the way your congregation sees and uses the gifts that God gave us — the gift called Creation.

Your journey is not going to be an easy one. There are people who will resist you (“the earth is going to be distroyed anyhow, why should we care”) and those who can’t quite figure out how this “ecology stuff” goes along with what be believe about the creator, creation and the earth.

If you are ready to start a change at the grass roots (parden the pun), then read on. Hopefully, this information will help you find some like minded thinkers, identify some “starter” projects and show your church community (and un-churched commununity) how God meant us to steward (take care of) the earth that we live on.

The longest journey starts with a single step.

Fred