“…a problem exists as real and meaningful as a sinking ship with billions of people on board. The earth is our ship, an ark for everything that lives. It is the only vessel available to carry humans through the ocean of space, and it is rapidly becoming unseaworthy.”
— Matthew Sleeth, Serve God, Save The Planet: A Call to Christian Action, 2006, page 16
The environment is likely to be the defining issue of the 21st century. How should Christians respond?
Seminars and Workshops
These workshops include teaching followed by time for discussion and questions. Choose just one or string 2–3 together for a full-day, half-day or evening. Ideal for training courses, church retreats, and camps!
- An Ecological Crisis?
(explores the current situation in New Zealand and/or around the world) - Why On Earth Should We Care?
(explores the biblical basis/mandate for looking after what God had made, and why this planet matters to God) - Objections, Excuses and Eco-Myths
(addresses the reasons commonly given by Christians to avoid creation care) - A Christian Response to Climate Change
(sorts fact from fiction, delineates the extent and impact, explores how Christians might respond) - The Future of Planet Earth: Renewed or Replaced?
(explores the obliteration and transformation options in the light of Scripture) - Saving Souls and Saving Seals?
(explores the scope of God’s redeeming and reconciling work through Christ and its practical implications) - Creation Care: A Matter of Morality?
(explores whether caring for creation is a moral imperative and has ethical connotations) - Nature as Spiritual Practice
(explores how delighting in the natural world can help us be attentive to God and enhance Christian life) - Creation Care as Mission
(explores how caring for creation proclaims the Good News and can be utilised by churches to impact the community and draw people towards the Creator) - Eco-friendly Living
(explores how to translate environmental stewardship from theory into practice – at both the individual and collective level) - Eco-Poetry
(explores the natural world and creation care through the inspired works of poets, including some of our own NCNZ facilitators!) - The Other Great Commission
(An exploration of Genesis 2:15 and its implications) - Agents of Liberation
(an exploration of Romans 8:19–25 and its implications)
Sermons and Talks
- 20–30 minutes of inspirational, Bible-based teaching on a creation-related theme, leading listeners to an application which is personal, practical, and specific.
- Presentations of any duration which point to the need for creation care (with or without referring to the Bible, depending on the audience).
We also facilitate contemplative walks, prayer retreats and camps, and conversation cafés.
Details
- Ages – We cater for all ages: children, young people, and adults
- Cost – All these opportunities operate on a koha basis
- Facilitators – Rev. Phillip Donnell M.A., M.Theol, Dip.Tchg., CELTA
Rev. Warren Prestidge M.A., B.D (Hons)
Dr. Wesley Webb Ph.D
Enquiries