Creation Hope resources

The resources here aim to link God’s Word with ministry, preaching and activities in God’s creation: bringing hope in climate chaos.

Creation Hope Webinar: catch up HERE

Hear from Dave Bookless, Director of Theology at A Rocha International; Caroline Pomeroy, Director of Climate Stewards, speaking LIVE from COP; and all about the Eco Church programme from Helen Stephens and Polly Eaton in this Creation Hope webinar (held on 2 November. You’ll find out more about COP26, the theology of creation care, and actions we can take. Hosted by Jo Swinney and Louisa Lockwood. Watch/listen on the Preach YouTube channel HERE

Preach magazine: Creation Hope

FREE download of Preach magazine Creation Hope, published 2021 in partnership with A Rocha International, co-edited by Louisa Lockwood and Jo Swinney. Contents include: interview with Jasmine Kwong; Q&A with Simon Stuart; reflections on hope in creation by Peter Harris; preaching texts by Dave Bookless; theology of Creation by Chris Wright; book reviews; ideas for action from Christian Climate Action; Eco Church, Climate Stewards and more! A resource to equip your ministry and your preaching.

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A Rocha: COP26

Find out the latest news from COP26, join us in prayer, and sign the Climate Coalition petition [A Rocha at COP26 includes A Rocha International, A Rocha Canada, A Rocha France, A Rocha Ghana and Climate Stewards.]

Act now for COP26

Eco Church

Join over 4000 other UK churches! Our free online survey and supporting resources are designed to equip your church to express your care for God’s world in your worship and teaching; in how you look after your buildings and land; in how you engage with your local community and in global campaigns, and in the personal lifestyles of your congregation.

BECOME AN Eco Church

Climate Stewards

Climate Stewards believes that we are all called to be good stewards of God's earth. We help organisations and individuals to measure, reduce and offset their carbon footprint, by providing easy-to use carbon footprint calculators for individuals and churches, and carbon footprint audits for charities and businesses. Our offsetting projects (tree planting, water filters and cookstoves) in Ghana, Uganda, Nepal, Kenya, Peru and Tanzania bring benefits to health, family finances and the local environment alongside carbon mitigation.

Calculate your carbon footprint

TEARFUND: COP26

Three campaign streams for COP26 include events and prayer. Find out more HERE

CHRISTIAN AID: COP26

Find climate justice resources HERE

CLIMATE SUNDAY

A huge success across the UK, so far over 1000 churches have taken part. Hold a service before or during COP26. A fun and easy way to join the conversation, find out more HERE

CofE ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME

Extensive resources give overviews and insights into the issues, challenges and myriad actions that can be taken. Up-to-date and relevant. RECOMMENDED. Check it out HERE

FAITH FOR THE CLIMATE

Great stuff about how to organise interfaith vigils and actions taken by faith groups in putting pressure on MPs. Take a look HERE. PLUS faith-inspired resources for those at Glasgow and elsewhere: Make COP Count HERE

Recommended books:

Bible and Ecology: Recovering the Community of Creation by Richard Bauckham (London DLT, 2010)
Planetwise: Dare to Care for God’s World by Dave Bookless (Nottingham, IVP, 2008)
Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s case for hope and healing in a divided world by Katharine Hayhoe (London, Simon & Shuster, 2021)
Theology of Hope: for the 21st Century by Jurgen Moltmann (new expanded edition, SCM, 2021)
Creation Care: A biblical theology of the natural world by Jonathan and Douglas Moo (Grand Rapids, MI, Zondervan, 2018)
Cuttlefish, Clones and Cluster Bombs: Preaching, Politics and Ecology by Michael Northcott (London DLT, 2011)
Saying Yes to Life by Ruth Valerio (London, SPCK, 2019)