Environmental Stewardship

The first stewardship responsibility God gave to humanity was to care for the created world. In this section, we offer some links to practical advice for families and churches on sensible steps that you can take to make a real difference in your community.

Sharing God’s Planet (pdf) is a helpful report from the Archbishops’ Council explaining the background to many of the environmental and ecological challenges facing our global community. Includes lots of practical ideas for local churches and what we can do as individual citizens in our communities.

Eco-Congregation

An ecumenical environmental toolkit with:
  • Resources 
  • Support 
  • An award scheme

The ecocongregation site encourages churches to weave creation care into their life and mission. The site includes twelve modules which can be downloaded for free, including :

  • Churches' Environmental Check-up
  • Celebrating creation! – designed for worship groups and worship leaders
  • Acorn to oaks - ideas and activities for children's work/clubs in church, with uniformed organisations and schools.
  • Tread gently - go green - ideas and activities for youth groups.