Becoming Communities of Creation
Becoming Communities of Creation is a one-stop guide for ministry and lay leaders looking to bring their community together in the act of caring for creation.
Bring your community together in caring for God's creation.
Our church communities draw closer to God and one another when we come together to care for creation. But how do you get started? Becoming Communities of Creation is a one-stop guide for ministry and lay leaders looking to bring their community together in the act of caring for creation.
Foster a Community That Cares for God’s Creation
In Genesis, God assigned humanity a clear responsibility: to tend and care for the world he created.
This is not some dull responsibility. When we care for creation, we open up chances to connect with God, one another, and the entire created world.
Becoming Communities of Creation is a roadmap to starting a creation care team at your church. Built on proven practices and real-life examples, it will help you form your team, communicate with church leadership, and identify activities your church can do.
Three Steps: Forming a Community of Creation
Building a creation care team in your church may feel like a massive undertaking. Becoming Communities of Creation breaks it down into three straightforward steps:
Form Your Team
Guidance for building your creation care team and a self-inventory checklist to ensure you’re learning and growing together.
Form Your Team
Guidance for building your creation care team and a self-inventory checklist to ensure you’re learning and growing together.
Make a Plan
Supportive resources to help you build a plan for your creation care team, from your first small acts of care to your long-term goal-setting.
Make a Plan
Supportive resources to help you build a plan for your creation care team, from your first small acts of care to your long-term goal-setting.
Take Action
Examples for taking action that will make a real difference and guidance on how to choose actions that best fit your community.
Take Action
Examples for taking action that will make a real difference and guidance on how to choose actions that best fit your community.
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How Does It Work?
Becoming Communities of Creation is a ready-to-use guide for building a creation care team in your church community. It is built with your busy schedule in mind, as it brings together top takeaways from various experts into a single resource.
Besides giving practical actions, the guide also offers support for leaders navigating how to get buy-in and build enthusiasm in your community. It’s particularly helpful if you are:
- A pastor looking to equip a passionate lay leader
- A lay leader called to creation care, but not sure where to start
- An existing creation care team looking to upgrade your efforts
Outsized Impact
When we care for creation, we are restoring ourselves just as much as we are the rest of creation.
Integrating Becoming Communities of Creation into your community will help your congregation connect:
- Connect with God through a deeper appreciation for his world
- Connect with community by coming together to care for creation
- Connect with the rest of the created world, all of which praises God
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