Resources
We've compiled a guide to some of the print resources available to help you and your family and church fulfill our biblical calling to care for God's creation. This page includes materials available directly from EEN.
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Evangelical Environmental Network
4485 Tench Road Suite 850
Suwanee, GA 30024
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een@creationcare.org
Direct from EEN's National Office
The Lord's House: A Guide to Creation Careful Management of Church Facilities (Publishers price: $22.00. EEN's price: $7.00) Practical information, checklists, and forms that lead you step by step to better creation-care of your church building, including how to become more energy efficient, how to do landscaping and care for the grounds, and how to construct creation-friendly buildings.
Biblical Roots: A Pastor's Sermon-writing Kit ($5.00) Specifically designed for a busy pastor in mind. Includes brief articles by leading theologians and scholars on the biblical and theological themes associated with creation-care, quotations from major figures in church history (e.g. Augustine, Luther, Edwards), sermon outlines, and more.
Seeds of Worship: Creating Opportunities to Worship God as Creator ($3.00) Includes articles on the biblical relationship between spirituality and creation, ideas for worship (e.g. prayers, bulletin cover art suggestions, sanctuary decorations), and ideas for retreats, outings, and times of meditation.
Caring for God's World ($7.00) Ninety-six pages of learning activities (skits, puzzles, projects, readings) for children and youth.
Down-to-Earth Christianity: Creation-care In Ministry ($15.00) Provides a biblical foundation for and offers insights on how to integrate creation-care into relief and development work, health care, church planting, agriculture, forestry, urban ministry, and more. The book was a project of the Association of Relief and Development Organizations (AERDO), which is comprised of over 40 major relief and development agencies located in North America and is published by EEN.
Primers for Christians on major creation care issues
Is Christianity Responsible for the Ecological Crisis? ($5.00) An essay by Steve Bouma-Prediger, Professor of Religion at Hope College.
Evangelicals, Eschatology, and the Environment ($5.00) An exposition by Thomas Finger, Professor of Systematic Theology at Eastern Mennonite Seminary.
Planting a Tree This Afternoon: Global Warming, Public Theology, and Public Policy ($6.00) A primer by Rev. Jim Ball, Ph.D., Executive Director, EEN.
Assessing the Ark: A Christian Perspective on Non-Human Creatures ($6.00) An essay by Steve Bouma-Prediger and Virginia Vroblesky.
Christian Activism in Environmental Policy: Public Involvement and Professional Training in the Christian Community ($6.00) An essay by Fred Van Dyke, Professor of Biology, Northwestern College
This Land is Your Land, This Land is God's Land ($3.00) A thoughtful discussion of property rights and Judeo-Christian ethics from experts in the field. This booklet attempts to shed biblical light on the claims by corporate and libertarian special interests that environmental regulations violate the right to property in America. Produced by the Christian Environmental Council and EEN.
Global Climate Change: A Guide for Christians ($3.00) A brief introduction from a Christian perspective to the issue of global climate change and how we can address it. Produced by the Christian Environmental Council and EEN.
Let the Earth Be Glad! Church activities kit ($10.00) An essential tool for Christians committed to the biblical mandate for creation care. Staff members from EEN and World Vision have sifted through the many available books, articles and other resources and are happy to present you the "cream of the crop." Use this kit to plan a Sunday worship service devoted to the topic. Or, even better, use little bits and pieces throughout the year to integrate creation care into all aspects of church life. It's divided into four booklets for easy use (Biblical Roots, Seeds of Worship, Supporting Branches, and Fruits of Creation). A comprehensive strategy kit.
The Best Preaching on Earth ($15.00) This collection of sermons comes from members and friends of the Evangelical Environmental Network, an association of committed Christians dedicated to the belief that caring for creation is part of faithful discipleship. Noted evangelical leaders and authors have contributed sermons on topics such as worship of the Creator, sin and environmental degradation, and lessons on discipleship from creation.
Thorns In The Garden Planet: Meditations on the Creator's Care ($10.00) By Vera C. Shaw, a faithful supporter of EEN's work and a wonderful writer. A reflective, biblically-grounded study on the connections between the personal relationship with God and the personal awareness of creation.
While Creation Waits: A Christian Response to the Environmental Challenge ($5.00) Larsen, Dale, and Sandy Larsen. While Creation Waits: A Christian Response to the Environmental Challenge. Wheaton, IL: Harold Shaw Publishers, 1992.