Blog
Thought Leadership, Current Events, and Resources for Climate Communicators
-
Building Thriving Congregations: Faith in Action
There has never been a more important time for the faith community to lead. Congregations that actively live out their faith have a ripple effect on the world with the greatest impact on local communities…
Blog
"*" indicates required fields
-
Mosques Encouraged to Go Green
God has appointed humanity as trustees of Earth. Unfortunately, humanity’s increasing footprint is causing unprecedented resource depletion and environmental degradation…
-
Apply for the Adamah Climate Action Fund!
So much feels out of our control, like rising temperatures. According to NASA, the summer of 2023 was the hottest on record for our planet and just recently (July 22, 2024) the globe reached the hottest daily temperature ever measured (and may even have been surpassed by the time this is published)…
All Blogs
-
Can Faith Leaders Transform Climate Education Through Missionary Work?
If asked, most Americans would likely know something about climate change. Which made the recent news that 40% of the global population has never heard of climate change all the more shocking. And, as a strange twist of irony, those people unaware of climate change will most likely be the greatest impacted by it. While…
-
Bill McKibben Turns Toward Faith Leaders for Climate Hope
Climate action hero, Bill Mckibben penned an article for the Boston Globe – a compelling look at the long history of climate action in Ameican religious traditions. Noting Blessed Tomorrow leaders, Mary Evalyn Tucker and Jim Antal, Mckibben's reflection dispells misinterpretations that Pope Francis' Encyclical was the first instance in which faith leaders worked for climate action.…
-
Will Pope Francis Answer the Climate Call of Health Leaders?
Nurses around the world are reminded daily of the devastating effect climate change is having on our health. As Asthma and other respiratory problems increase, health care officials are determined to act on climate change, and they are calling on everyone to join them. Global Nurses United, an international coalition of nurses, requested an audience…
-
Religious Leaders Offer Theological Guidance at Summit of Conscience for Climate
With COP21 just five months away, organizations are attempting to preemptively address many of the issues scheduled to be addressed in September. While US mayors were at the Vatican, hashing out climate issues with the Pope, faith leaders from around the world met in Paris for the “Summit of Conscience for Climate”, hosted by Nicolas…
-
Sisters of Loretto Vote Unanimously to Divest from Fossil Fuels
For over 50 years, the Sisters of Loretto (Loretto Community), a Catholic coalition of ordained sisters and laypeople have maintained creation care as one of their core tenants. So, it came as no surprise when they decided to divest their financial holdings from fossil fuels, as so many other religious communities are starting to do. What…
-
Evangelical Climate Leader Preaches Gospel Through Climate Action
Why should an Evangelical Christian care about climate change? Put simply, "because climate action is about defending human life," a calling that many Christians believe is at the heart of the gospel. For Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN) President, Mitch Hescox, the cornerstone of his evangelism is hinged on caring for the 'least of these' (Matthew 25). But,…
-
Green Chalice & Blessed Tomorrow Care for ‘Holy Ground’ With Collaborative Video
The entire earth is holy ground, making it is our sacred duty as stewards of His creation to care for every piece of it. Which is why Blessed Tomorrow's founding partner, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), have joined us in producing a new video explaining our call to care for creation, highlighting Disciples of Christ's…
-
Blessed Tomorrow Leader Rev. Gerald Durley Honored at White House for Climate Action
The White House took the time on Monday afternoon to honor some of America's 'faith champions' making an impact on climate action. The list of those being honored (below) demonstrates a shared moral imperative with a tremendous ability to bring a diverse panel of religious traditions together for a common cause, or as Pope Francis…
-
Hispanic-Americans Lead Climate Concern, but Pew Poll Suggests New Outreach Potential
A new Pew Research poll examines popular concern over climate change around the globe. Forty-two percent of Americans polled agree that climate change is a grave concern, with a much higher number of Hispanic-Americans expressing concern (61%). Yale Climate Connection attributes this phenomenon to many Hispanic-Americans having industry jobs reliant on a healthy climate, in…
-
An Eid al-Fitr Reflection on Caring for the Climate
Eid Mubarak my Muslim brothers and sisters! Eid al-Fitr is here and Ramadan has come to a close. Now, that the fast is complete, we have extra energy to reflect on what it means to be a Muslim. Out of the 6,000+ verses that adorn the pages of the Holy Qur'an, nearly 500 discuss nature…
-
4 Things We Learned from Faith Leaders at Momentus 2015 Leadership Summit
Momentus Path to Positive 2015 Leadership Summit was a major success, but before we begin planning next year's event, let’s pause to reflect on the astounding leadership from our faith community at these proceedings. We were so honored to welcome members of Blessed Tomorrow leadership circle: Rev. Dr. Joel Hunter: Panelist Senior Pastor of Northland,…