Creation Care

Episode Overview

This Classroom episode is on Creation Care, a critically important aspect for the global church and mission. Stewardship of God’s creation (creation care) is a clear biblical command and an integral part of what it means to follow Jesus as Lord. “If Jesus is Lord of all the earth, we cannot separate our relationship to Christ from how we act in relation to the earth. For to proclaim the gospel that says ‘Jesus is Lord’ is to proclaim the gospel that includes the earth, since Christ’s Lordship is over all creation. Creation care is thus a gospel issue within the Lordship of Christ.” (The Cape Town Commitment I-7-A). But that’s not all: God’s creation is in the midst of a crisis that is ‘pressing, urgent, and that must be resolved in our generation’ (Jamaica Call to Action). This crisis, of which climate change and massive biodiversity loss are just a part, represents an existential threat to the future of human society. This Global Classroom helps fulfill the goal of engaging the church in various aspects of creation care, and seeks to inspire young leaders, established leaders, churches, organizations, and movements to understand the importance of creation care in all their ventures.

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Episode Outline

1. An Introduction to Creation Care
2. Creation Care as a Gospel Issue
3. The Biblical Foundations of Creation Care
4. The Radical Renewal of Creation and the New Earth
5. Critical Issues Facing Creation Today
6. Climate Change and the Problem of Human Greed
7. What Science and Faith Can Teach Us About Creation Care
8. Creation Care and the God of Hope
9. The Role of the Church in Creation Care
10. Caring for Creation One Church at a Time
11. Creation Care Wherever You Are
12. Caring for Creation for Tomorrow Starts Today