Posts tagged Climate Change
LWF Report Centers the Human Cost of Climate Displacement

A new study from the Lutheran World Federation examines the human realities of climate-induced displacement in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia, where droughts, floods, and other climate shocks are forcing families from their homes and livelihoods. Based on interviews and focus groups with displaced communities, the report highlights challenges including access to land, water, healthcare, education, and legal recognition—and the resilience and solidarity communities demonstrate in response.

Climate-Induced Displacement: A Human Journey calls for stronger early-warning systems, rights-based and inclusive policies, and meaningful participation by displaced people themselves. It also highlights the important role churches and faith-based organizations can play in fostering care, solidarity, resilience, and climate justice. Read the LWF report and explore its findings.

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Lead on Climate: Start with Worship

Blessed Tomorrow has released a new Worship + Sermon Kit designed to help faith communities connect worship, Scripture, and care for creation. The resource includes suggested Scripture passages, exegetical reflections, prayers, poems, images, children’s moment ideas, and materials that can be used individually or as part of a six-week series.

In Lead on Climate, Start with Worship, the Rev. Carol Devine explores why bringing creation and climate into worship matters—and how faith leaders can help communities see climate action as an expression of our calling to tend and care for God’s creation. Read the full article and explore the resources from Blessed Tomorrow.

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August Good Green News: Creation Care Resources for Lutherans

Lutherans Restoring Creation’s August Good Green News features upcoming opportunities for worship, learning and action, including Nature, Spirituality & Church in the Wild on August 25, Season of Creation resources, the 2026–27 EcoPreacher cohort, an environmental spirituality summit with Bill McKibben, and an ELCA creation-care film series beginning September 2.

Explore these events, new resources and more ways for individuals and congregations to connect Lutheran faith with care for God’s creation.

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Why Wendell Berry Still Matters for People of Faith

Theologian Norman Wirzba reflects on how writer and farmer Wendell Berry reshaped his understanding of faith, Creation, and humanity’s relationship to the land. Drawing on Scripture, Berry’s agrarian vision reminds Christians that caring for people is inseparable from caring for soil, water, food, and the communities that sustain life.

This thoughtful reflection explores a deeply Lutheran understanding of God’s presence in Creation and Christ’s work of reconciliation for all things. Read the original essay from Blessed Tomorrow.

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Water Is Sacred: New Resources and Opportunities from Blessed Tomorrow

Water is at the center of the July Blessed Tomorrow newsletter, which features a new film series on protecting waterways, an upcoming ecumenical clergy retreat, resources from Lutherans Restoring Creation, and stories of faith-based climate action. Explore practical tools and opportunities to connect creation care with your congregation’s ministry.

Read the full newsletter for resources, events, and inspiration to help your community care for God’s creation and the sacred waters that sustain life.

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Good Green News: Climate Justice, Clean Energy, and Faithful Action

The latest Good Green News from Lutherans Restoring Creation includes an upcoming webinar on renewable energy and Lutheran ethics, an update on climate justice resolutions across ELCA synods, a new Faith + Climate Film Series, advocacy opportunities, and upcoming educational events. Read the full newsletter for registration links, resources, and ways your congregation can engage in faithful creation care and climate justice ministry.

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Grieving a Fractured World: A Prayer for Hope and Resilience

In a deeply personal reflection reposted by Blessed Tomorrow, scholar Claire B. Crawford names the grief many feel amid climate anxiety, violence, division, and uncertainty while offering a prayerful call toward resilience, responsibility, and hope. Grounded in lament yet refusing despair, the piece invites readers to grieve what is broken without surrendering the possibility of healing and collective action. Read the original reflection from Blessed Tomorrow.

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A New Ecumenical Feast Day: “Creation in Christ” Comes to the Church Year

ELCA congregations are being encouraged to observe “Creation in Christ” (or “Feast of Creation”) beginning September 1 or the Sunday following. Rooted in ecumenical collaboration and ancient Christian tradition, the observance celebrates Christ’s role in creation while inviting deeper care for the world God has made.

Worship resources, lectionary texts, and planning guidance are beginning to emerge as congregations discern how this observance may fit in their local context. Read More About “Creation in Christ.”

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Faithful Climate Action: Highlights from the June Blessed Tomorrow Newsletter

The June Blessed Tomorrow newsletter offers new creation care resources for congregations, including a new multi-faith film series, climate leadership opportunities, advocacy actions, and practical tools for supporting families and communities in a changing climate. Explore stories of faithful action, new research, and ways your congregation can deepen its care for God’s creation. Read the newsletter in full.

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Watch the 2026 National Faith + Climate Forum and Renew Your Commitment to Creation Care

More than 1,250 people from all 50 states, Washington, DC, Puerto Rico, and 26 countries gathered online and in houses of worship for the 2026 National Faith + Climate Forum, representing 33 faith traditions and 703 congregations. Now, the full recording is available for congregations and leaders seeking to deepen their commitment to faithful climate action and care for creation.

Explore the recording, participant guide, and practical resources to continue conversations and ministry in your congregation—from climate leadership training to faith-based creation care initiatives. Read more and watch the recording.

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From Film Series to Faithful Action: Climate Justice Resources for ELCA Lutherans

Lutherans Restoring Creation’s latest Good Green News includes new climate justice resources, a Faith + Climate Film Series, advocacy around a proposed Decade of Climate Justice resolution, and upcoming events including Coffee with Christine and a renewables ethics conversation. Learn how your congregation can engage faithful care for creation and explore the full newsletter for links, dates, and action opportunities.

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ELCA Leaders Share Faith and Climate Stories in New Film Series

A new seven-part film series, Caring for the Earth: Stories From Faith Communities, premieres April 25 as part of the National Faith + Climate Forum. Featuring ELCA leaders alongside interfaith partners, the series explores how faith shapes commitment to creation care, with free study guides for congregational use.

The forum gathers over 2,000 participants across 80+ locations, offering resources and conversation tools for faith-based climate action. Read more and access the series and resources.

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From Transition to Transformation: A Faith-Based Call Beyond Fossil Fuels

A global gathering in Santa Marta, Colombia (April 25–29) is bringing together governments, Indigenous leaders, and faith communities to accelerate a just transition away from fossil fuels. But participants are clear: shifting energy sources is not enough. True transformation must address deeper systems of inequality, consumption, and ecological harm.

Faith leaders are calling for a holistic response—one that centers justice, community, and the sacredness of creation. This moment invites communities of faith, including ours, to engage not only in climate action but in reimagining our relationship with the Earth and one another. Read more.

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National Faith + Climate Forum Invites People of Faith to Act for Creation

People of faith across the country are invited to participate in the National Faith + Climate Forum 2026 on Saturday, April 25, 2026 (9:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. PT / 12:00–5:30 p.m. ET). This free gathering will bring communities together to deepen understanding, inspire hope, and equip congregations with practical ways to respond to climate change as an expression of faith and care for creation.

Participants may attend a local host site, join virtually from anywhere, or organize a local gathering in their own community. Host congregations receive resources and potential funding support to help make local events possible. Learn more, explore the speaker lineup, and register today through the official event page. Read more and find registration details.

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April “Good Green News”: Stay Connected, Take Action, and Celebrate Earth Day

Lutherans Restoring Creation’s April “Good Green News” highlights upcoming opportunities to stay engaged in climate justice, including the April 28 “Afterglow” Connections Call, the April 25 National Faith + Climate Forum, and new resources for congregational action. With invitations to submit synod resolutions, apply for leadership programs, and celebrate Earth Day through giving, this month’s update offers practical ways to carry forward the church’s call to care for creation.

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Protecting What We Love: A Faith-Based Call to Care for Water in the Age of AI

During Ramadan, Muslim leader Huda Alkaff reflects on the sacred role of water in faith and daily life, calling attention to a growing threat: the environmental impact of AI-driven data centers. Across Michigan and the Great Lakes region, communities and lawmakers are responding—proposing pauses on new data center construction while faith groups lead efforts to restore and protect local ecosystems.

This timely reflection invites people of all faiths to consider their relationship to water and to act in care for creation. As Lutherans rooted in God’s story, we are reminded that tending the earth is both a spiritual calling and a shared responsibility. Read more at Blessed Tomorrow.

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When the World Feels on Fire: A Devotional on Hope and Action

In the face of climate crisis and widespread discouragement, this devotional reflects on how faith calls us not to despair, but to become “the light of the world.” Drawing from experiences at the global COP30 climate conference, it names both the weight of inaction and the hope found in collective advocacy.

As Lutherans, we are reminded that advocacy is part of discipleship—equipping others, illuminating pathways forward, and working toward justice together. Read more for reflection questions and encouragement for faithful action.

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March Good Green News: Join the Movement for Climate Justice

New opportunities for climate action are unfolding across the ELCA—from the launch of a global Decade of Climate Justice to hosting the 2026 National Faith + Climate Forum and preparing for Earth Day. This month’s Good Green Newshighlights upcoming events, funding opportunities, and practical resources for congregations ready to lead in creation care.

Read the full newsletter for registration links, downloadable resources, and ways your congregation can participate.

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ELCA Voices Profound Concern Over EPA Repeal of Climate “Endangerment Finding”

On February 12, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it would rescind the 2009 “Endangerment Finding,” the legal foundation for regulating greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. The ELCA, which previously testified in support of upholding the finding, has expressed profound concern and disappointment, calling this a “Kairos moment” for urgent climate action grounded in faith and science.

In its official statement, the ELCA affirms that caring for creation is a sacred responsibility and urges the EPA to restore protections that safeguard public health and future generations. Read the full ELCA statement and learn more about the church’s advocacy response here.

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