Preach
Whether you are clergy, lay leader, or a congregant of any age, preaching on creation care can deepen your connection to the work and inspire those around you. Below are sermon starters and examples, as well as books and other materials to hone your knowledge and message.
Check out this section to find information to preach specifically on Climate Justice.
Sermons
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(Evangelical Lutheran) Creation Care Sermons by Lutherans Restoring Creation
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(Jewish) Environmental Sermons for Rabbis + Spiritual Leaders by Hazon
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(Jewish) How Can I Bear it Alone? by Joelle G. Novey
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(Jewish) Climate and How Its Changes Impact Each of Us by Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz
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(Ecumenical) Do You Want to be Made Well? by United Church of Christ
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(Ecumenical) From Domination to Dominion by Creation Care Alliance of WNC
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(Ecumenical) On the Mountain, In the Community by Creation Care Alliance of WNC
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(Ecumenical) Remembering Who We Are, Becoming Ourselves by Creation Care Alliance of WNC
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(Ecumenical) Praying with Our Feet by Creation Care Alliance of WNC
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(Ecumenical) Earth Stewardship by Rev. Ronald Routledge
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(Ecumenical) I Buy, Therefore I Am by Dennis Preston
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(Ecumenical) The Earth is the Creator's by David K Antieau
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(Ecumenical) Earth Day Sermon 2018 by Amy Meyer
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(Ecumenical) Earth As The Original Spiritual Directors by Meghan Trout
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(Ecumenical) A Living Hope by Avery Davis Lamb
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(Ecumenical) Climate and Community Sermon by Avery Davis Lamb
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(Multi-Faith) God’s Rainbow is a Symbol for Peace with Creation by Leah D. Schade
Examples & Inspiration
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(Ecumenical) We Will Be Part of the Solution by Au Sable Institute
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(Orthodox Christian) Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada, Orthodox Church in America
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(Ecumenical) Bear Fruits Worthy of Repentance: A Reflection by Ched Myers
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(Ecumenical) A Living Hope: Preaching on the Climate Crisis by Creation Justice Ministries
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(Ecumenical) Climate and Community by Creation Justice Ministries
Litany & Hymns
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(Multi-Faith) Litany of Reconciliation with Creation and People by Scott Hardin-Nieri
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(Ecumenical) Call and Response of Good Lives
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(Disciples of Christ) Litany of Reconciliation with Creation and People by Green Chalice
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(Multi-Faith) We Have a Common Calling by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
Materials & Resources
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(Ecumenical) Season of Creation
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(Ecumenical) Liturgies of Restoration by Au Sable Institute
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(Muslim) Quran Green Scriptures by Green Muslims
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(Ecumenical) Community Prayer for the Environment by Metropolitan Community Churches
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(Ecumenical) Weathering the Storm by Creation Justice Ministries
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(Ecumenical) The Fierce Urgency of Now by Creation Justice Ministries
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(Ecumenical) Caring for Gods Creation of Now by Creation Justice Ministries
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(Episcopalian) Liturgial Resource by The Episcopal Church
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(Episcopalian) Materiales Liturgicos by The Episcopal Church
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(Evangelical Lutheran) Christian Preaching Resources by Lutherans Restoring Creation
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(Multi-Faith) Climate and Faith A Call to Stewardship, Creating Refuge, and Bearing Witness by Blessed Tomorrow
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(Multi-Faith) Restoring Nature = Restoring Ourselves by Blessed Tomorrow
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(Multi-Faith) Let's Talk Faith & Climate by Blessed Tomorrow
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(Evangelical) Loving the Least of These by World Relief
Books
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(Christian) Climate Church, Climate World by Jim Antal
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(Christian) Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World by Katharine Hayhoe
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(Christian) The Green Good News: Christ's Path to Sustainable and Joyful Life by Wilson Dickinson
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(Christian) Singing the Psalms with My Son: Praying and Parenting for a Healed Planet by Wilson Dickinson
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(Christian) Creation-Crisis Preaching: Ecology, Theology, and the Pulpit by Leah Schade
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(Christian) Preaching in the Purple Zone: Ministry in the Red-Blue Divide by Leah Schade
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(Multi-Faith) EcoBible, Volume 1: An Ecological Commentary on Genesis and Exodus by Yonatan Neril
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(Multi-Faith) Faith Based Statements on Climate Change by Lynn Whitney
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(Multi-Faith) Rooted and Rising: Voices of Courage in a time of Climate Crisis by Leah Schade & Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
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(Roman Catholic) Laudato Si by Pope Francis
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(Roman Catholic) Laudate Deum by Pope Francis
Songs & Music
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(Multi-Faith) We Have a Common Calling Hymn Lyrics by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
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(Multi-Faith) We Have a Common Calling Hymn Sheet Music by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
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(Multi-Faith) Elegy for a Glacier Hymn Lyrics by Ken Medema and Cathy Chamblee
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(Multi-Faith) Elegy for a Glacier Hymn Sheet Music by Ken Medema and Cathy Chamblee
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(Multi-Faith) Elegy for a Glacier Hymn Audio by Ken Medema and Cathy Chamblee
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(Multi-Faith) Sacred Earth Hymn Lyrics by Ken Medema and Cathy Chamblee
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(Multi-Faith) Sacred Earth Hymn Sheet Music by Ken Medema and Cathy Chamblee
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(Multi-Faith) Sacred Earth Hymn Audio by Ken Medema and Cathy Chamblee
Preach on Climate Justice
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(Ecumenical) From Domination to Dominion by Creation Care Alliance of WNC
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(Ecumenical) Environmental Justice with Indigenous Peoples by Creation Justice Ministries
