Climate Intercessors is a global network “of people whose prayers are as real and urgent as the climate crisis.” Across six continents, we began gathering online since November 2020 during the week that the important COP26 climate summit was postponed due to the pandemic. It genuinely felt like we were […]
Welcome to The Pollinator! Here you will find items of interest submitted by members of the Lausanne/WEA Creation Care Network who are scattered across 130 countries. This material will fall into several categories:
- Reports (events, initiatives, projects that have happened already).
- Announcements and prayer (events etc. that are planned in the near future).
- Opportunities (conferences, materials, resources that others may find helpful).
- Resources (books, curriculum, tools that may be useful to you in your own work).
- News (items from the general media related to creation care and the environment).
All of this material comes from people like you. Please send us your items – reports on what you have done, requests for prayer about upcoming activities, events you would like to invite people to attend. We will post everything we receive here that is related to creation care and will publish a selection in the Pollinator newsletter each month. Click here for guidelines and how to submit a news item. If you are new to our community, click here to see our past monthly newsletters.
Recent news stories:
Join us for our upcoming conversation on Creation Care & Churches! We are delighted to have Kuki Rokhum—A Rocha International Director of Church Engagement, to share her insight on this, alongside other voices from Peru, the UK, and the Philippines. This quarterly webinar is part of a series exploring theological […]
On March 27, Tearfund launched Abundant Community Theology. This 90-min webinar celebrated the conclusion of a research project on environmental and economic sustainability. Maria Ale Andrade V and Clark Buys began by presenting Tearfund’s Abundant Community Theology (ACT). They talked about cultivating an abundant community mindset over that of a scarcity […]
This special global gathering will be held on 28th Sept – 2nd Oct. 2024, following the Lausanne 4 congress, bringing together our global creation care movement to: If you’re interested in attending please fill in the form here before 30th April (this doesn’t commit you to attending or paying, but helps us plan). The GCCF will […]
You are welcome to the launch of Tearfund’s Abundant Community Theology! Celebrate the culmination of an extensive global theology research project on environmental and economic sustainability, explore transformative ideas proposed in Abundant Community Theology, and hear from global thought leaders about the future of creation care theology in this 90-minute […]
We’re planning a LWCCN Global Creation Care Forum for 29th Sept – 2nd Oct 2024. It will be in Seoul, South Korea, immediately following the Lausanne 4 Congress. Plans and costs are still being finalised, but we’re aiming for less than $100 a day for full board and conference costs. Who is […]
We bring you the latest happenings from the Faith for Cities initiative, launched by WEA Sustainability Center’s co-director, Dr. Chris Elisara. Here is an invitation to join their convenings—specialised gatherings for collaboration and innovation. To find out more, click here.
This is a gentle reminder of our upcoming LWCCN webinar on February 6th, 2024 at 14.00pm GMT! In this webinar, we will hear brief reports from major partner creation care organisations, and a keynote presentation from Tearfund on the UN Plastics Treaty. Organisations include: Join us as we prayerfully learn […]
We want to share an encouraging testimony the Pollinator received: Josephine Kijabe is a missionary serving amongst communities who rely on livestock and small-scale agriculture as their livelihood. She shares with us about Community Health Evangelism—integrating disciple and evangelism with community based development. She writes, “Most of their livelihoods have […]
First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu (FPC) currently stewards the 246 acres of conservation land formerly known as Koʻolau Golf Course in Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu. The church strongly believes it is time to reimagine other uses for the land that are more aligned with the service mission of the church and the […]