Ideas for your Church Ideas to help you enjoy and care for the natural world Ideas to share with friends and your community Ideas concerning food Ideas to apply at home or to new building projects Things to think about when you're out shopping Reduce, re-use, re-cycle – ideas on the theme of waste Ideas on how to travel ecologically Things to do in the garden How to make your money even greener Tips to enjoy your leisure time with a clearer conscience Ideas on how to take direct action for the world Ideas to apply at work Get into the spirit of helping the environment this season!
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Think on This

Read some good books that will challenge your faith and lifestyle! We’d recommend reading ‘Planetwise’, available through A Rocha orders.

Think on This

Use ‘L is for Lifestyle’ by Ruth Valerio as a study book for your small groups. Available through A Rocha orders.

Think on This

Use back copies of A Rocha’s Environment Sunday materials for teaching ideas, both for main services/meetings and small groups.

Repeating Challenge

Incorporate green features in your church newsletter/parish magazine.

Think on This

The John Ray Initiative has an excellent set of briefing papers that would be a useful basis for a series of discussion evenings.

One-hit Wonder

Invite your local Friends of the Earth rep into a church service/meeting to talk about the issues facing your locality.

Think on This

Ecocongregation have good teaching resources.

Occasional

Look at this workshop outline (Word document, 56Kb), carried out by a church in Devon and use it for your own situation, as is relevant.

Think on This

For an amusing introduction to ecological issues in a church service, use this simple sketch (MS Word document, 47Kb).