To hope and act with creation

Links to resources - or pages which collate resources - for this year's Season of Creation.

Compiled by Dave Gregory, convenor of BUEN, The Baptist Union Environment Network

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Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) - Season of Creation page

Links to lots of resources including denomination resources

Eco Congregation Scotland

Collation of a wide range of resources from across the UK and world, including short video sermons for each week of the Season of Creation set in some beautiful Scottish settings

Methodist Church

I particularly like here the short clips from BBC Spring Watch clips, originally produced during the Covid emergency to encourage reflection and well being – they are only a minute long and could be used as a back ground for prayer for stimulus for people writing their own prayers.

Encourages awareness of creation as part of our daily lives and discipleship rather than a one-off event in the church calendar. Access the page here.

Family Activities – Messy Adventures

Taking Messy Church outside with resources to explore the wonder of creation and the wonder of the creator. You don’t have to do Messy Church to do them and some activities can be adapted to indoor settings.

With each of the 12 settings there is a short video presented by a scientist, some with a Baptist connection, that might be used a part of a service to inspire people to value God’s creation.

World Council of Churches - Season of Creation

The 2024 Ecumenical Global Guide to this year's theme, which is To Hope and Act with Creation.

It has ideas for how churches might celebrate the season of creation through worship, walks, calling for justice. The sample service is set-liturgically based but may have ideas that can be adapted.

Doxecology - album of environment focused worship songs from Resound Worship

Comes with videos with words embedded. I’ve found them helpful in worship and most are easy to pick up.

Access it here

The Revd Dr Dave Gregory is the convenor of BUEN, The Baptist Union Environment Network.

Earlier this year, in partnership with The Fuelcast, BUEN released God Saw That It Was Good, four short films on the themes of coasts, sky, trees and life.

Access them here

Baptist Times, 11/09/2024

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