Building A Movement Among Baptists that Seeks Peace, Justice, and Reconciliation with all of God’s Creation
American Baptist Churches USA (ABCUSA) has long heard God’s call to tend, love and care for God’s creation and all people. We have understood that ecological care and human justice are one, two sides of the same coin. In 2016, the ABC Creation Justice Network, a Taskforce of the ABCUSA Board of General Ministries, was formed to encourage
individuals and congregations to engage in this critical witness and work of the Gospel. The ABCUSA Office of the General Secretary has partnered with the ABC Creation Justice Network, Creation Justice Ministries and ecoAmerica to galvanize the work our churches have been doing on climate solutions and to build visible national leadership.
We encourage you to visit the links below for additional information and resources to get your churches and community to begin talking about climate solutions. If your church is already involved in seeking climate solutions, we hope you will find new ideas and valuable resources below to enhance the work you are doing. And of course, please send us news of the great projects you are doing so we can share it with others.
The ABC Creation Justice Network can offer introductory workshops and training sessions for clergy and congregations.
Resources
Access our NEW On-demand Training The ABCUSA Blessed Tomorrow Ambassador Training is available online and on-demand for you to complete on your own schedule! Access instructions are included below:
- Go to: https://ecoamerica.litmos.com/self-signup
- Enter you information and use the Code ABCUSABTAmbassador22 to register
- Then, check your email for the invitation to set up your profile and get started!
- You will have 6 weeks to complete the training and sign up as a Climate Ambassador. During this time you will receive reminders from us to check-in on your progress.
Become a Creation Justice Congregation
Creation Justice Network Facebook Page
The Holy Spirit is Still Speaking - Will We Listen? by Dr. Rachael Lawrence
November is...Native American Heritage month Check out resources from Creation Justice Ministries Action Center:
- Action Alert - Support the San Carlos Apache Tribe's Right to its Sacred Land here
- Download the Environmental Justice with Indigenous Peoples here
- Read a blogpost on Indigenous Creation Justice here
Weathering the Storm - a resource from Creation Justice Ministries
Environmental Justice is Racial Justice webinar recording
Hopeful Holly - A Creation Justice Network Advent Devotional by Rev. Dr. Don Ng
Creation Justice Network Webinar Series Presented by ABCUSA Office of the General Secretary and the Creation Justice Network:
- Praying with Creation: Sabbath Thursday, July 23 - View a recording of this webinar here.
- Praying with Creation: Lament Thursday, July 30 - View a recording of this webinar here.
- Praying with Creation: Restoration/Resiliency Thursday, August 6 - View a recording of this webinar here.
- Praying with Creation: Resurrection Thursday, August 13 - View a recording of this webinar here.
Eight Lessons from COVID-19 to Guide Our Climate Response - Eos
2020 Creation Justice Ministries Lent Calendar (Download in black and white here.)
Download Earth Day Resource "The Fierce Urgency of Now"
All Ethical Issues Depend on How We Deal with This One Ethics Daily, written by David Wheeler
Now - In Gratitude to Mary Evelyn and John in a Time of Global Pandemic - March 2020
Why Reforming Human Interfaces With Creation Is Vital – Dr. David L. Wheeler, May 2020
Creation Justice Highlighted at February Mid-American Baptist Churches Ministers Council Retreat
The Blessed Tomorrow Moving Forward: A Guide to Climate Action For Your Congregation and Community provides you with information and resources to reduce energy use, to build resilient houses of worship as refuges from a changing climate, and to encourage support for policies that better care for creation.
American Baptist Churches Invited to Partner with ecoAmerica through Carbon Offset Program
Journeying Toward the Summit by the Sea A Pastoral Letter on Environmental Care and Creation Justice in observance of the 48th Anniversary of Earth Day by Rev. Dr. Lee B. Spitzer, former ABCUSA General Secretary
Lets Talk Faith and Climate brochure
A Matter of Stewardship: Eco-Justice in Biblical Perspective Workshop
Creation Justice Network Steering Committee
- Amber Naylor, Program Leader
- Kevin Davis
- Don Ng
- Josh Richardson
- Ruth Rosell
- Paul Schneider
- Betsy Sowers
- David Wheeler
Please contact Amber Naylor at ambern@abcmc.org if you are interested in becoming involved with the Creation Justice Network Steering Committee.
Visit our Partners and Friends
- Creation Justice Ministries Through our participation in Creation Justice Ministries, our ecumenical partner, we have developed working relationships with Baptist partners in the Alliance of Baptists and the Progressive National Baptist Convention.
- Blessed Tomorrow Blessed Tomorrow is a program for faith leaders, from faith leaders, that provides a network of support, guidance, and a robust platform of tools and resources to inspire and empower your climate change leadership. Read more about ABCUSA's partnership with Blessed Tomorrow.
- ecoAmerica ecoAmerica reaches millions of Americans from all walks of life through a rapidly growing network of 200+ mainstream institutions and leaders from outside the traditional environmental movement.
- Interfaith Power and Light An interfaith organization linking various faith traditions engaged in climate change from a faith perspective.
- Eco-Justice Ministries An ecumenical Christian ministry which provides resources for education, “greening your church,” action steps, worship.
- Green Faith A national, interfaith organization. A fabulous website for resources for education, worship, congregational resources, etc.
- Evangelical Envrionmental Network An evangelical network whose purpose is to support and empower evangelical and other Christian communities to care for God’s creation from a biblical perspective.