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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…
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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…
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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)…
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25 Years of Catholic Ecology – More Powerful Than Ever
Pope Francis' highly anticipated climate encyclical is considered to be the Catholic Church's most profound statement on the environment; and while it is no doubt monumental, the Catholic Church has actually been working on climate education for over two decades. From Pope John Paul's, 1990 World Day of Peace Message, to Blessed Tomorrow's partner, Catholic Climate…
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How to Implement Energy Saving Technology at Your Church
With church attendance dropping across the US, many faith leaders are having difficulty 'keeping the lights on' (which may be the actual problem). The overhead for running a religious facility can be high, with energy cost topping the list. While many faith leaders make it a point shut off the lights when leaving a room,…
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A Daughter’s Plea for Creation Care Graces Rolling Stone Magazine
Never has a more poignant representation of creation care discourse been displayed than when Anna Jane Joyner penned a compelling open letter to her Evangelical superstar father, Rick Joyner. Her earnest plea, “Daddy, I know you are someone who takes stewardship of creation as a moral mandate. I believe ignoring climate change is inconsistent with…
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Unraveling the 3 Layers of Environmental Preaching
Every religious leader holds a sacred duty to guide their congregates on matters of social justice. Faith leaders provide a moral compass that assist us in navigating issues of ethics and communal good, but many religious leaders have trouble determining how to address environmental issues in a meaningful way. Rev. Peter Sawtell, Executive Director, Eco-Justice…
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How to Revitalize the Narrative in Environmental Preaching
The induction of Post Modern thought has allowed counter narratives to thrive in a seemingly blissful land of pluralism. This newfound subtlety of truth has opened our eyes to an astounding level of analyses. Alas, how is a faith leader supposed to speak about Truth if our construction of that theory has dissolved? In short, how do our…
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Pope Francis Joins UN Assembly to Counsel On Climate Action
Pope Francis has become a momentous advisory for the climate since his election in March 2013. From the announcement of an encyclical designed to instruct 1.2 billion Roman Catholics on climate action, to his meeting with UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres, Pope Francis has taken creation care discourse to unprecedented levels. And, with his scheduled September participation in the…
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Green Evangelicals Connect Pro-Life Agenda to Climate Action
When 30 year-old Ben Lowe isn't running for political office, meeting with Presidential advisors or penning a new book, he's busy traversing the US speaking to young Evangelicals about climate action. In accompaniment with Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA), Lowe, a national organizer for the Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN), is shining the ‘green light'…
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7 Eco-Friendly New Year’s Resolutions for a Better Climate
2014 was a great year for the climate with people of all faiths answering the call to climate action. With 2015 just around the corner, it's imperative that we keep this momentum going by resolving to make bigger and more impactful changes in the year to come. That's why Blessed Tomorrow is challenging you to…
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Evangelical Christian Strengthens Faith Through Climate Action
Katharine Hayhoe, a political science professor and climate scientist at Texas Tech University, has worked tirelessly over the years to educate religious communities about climate action through a series relentless speaking engagements. Apart from being a renowned climate scientists, Hayhoe is an Evangelical Christian, leaving many to wonder how she melds two seemingly disparate schools…
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5 Ways to Increase Faith-Based Social Engagement
Faith communities around the world are inextricably linked by a concern for the poor. With 36 million poor people being displaced by climate change in 2009, and an estimated 50 million by 2050, climate action is undeniably an issue of social justice that requires the response of faith leaders. Erin Lothes Biviano explained in her…
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New PRRI Climate Survey Offers Insights into Faith and Climate Attitudes
On Friday, November 21st, the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), in partnership with the American Academy of Religion (AAR), released the results of a 3,000-person national survey in a report entitled “Believers, Sympathizers, and Skeptics.” This is a second blog examining this report. Whereas the first blog focused on insights related to the general public,…