PRESBYTERY EARTH CARE TEAM DIRECTORY OF RESOURCES

Goal 1. Form a Presbytery Earth Care Team

Sample Earth Care Handout for a Meeting of the Presbytery of Tropical Florida
Sample Email Invitation to Earth Care Congregation Pastors to form a Presbytery Earth Care Core Group
Sample Earth Care Survey of Churches from Presbytery of Tropical Florida

Goal 2. Meet as a Presbytery Earth Care Team

Sample Meeting Minutes of a Young Presbytery Earth Care Team
Sample Care of Creation Policy from National Capital Presbytery
Sample Description of an Earth Care Team
Sample Carbon Footprint Fund

Goal 3. Schedule Activities and Events

Considering our Treasure: A Reflection on Embracing God’s Economy
Schedule an All-day Communications Workshop with Presbyterian Mission Agency (Free if scheduled by presbytery and attended by 20 people)
Conversation Guide for Living the Change from GreenFaith Scroll down to Download their Conversation Guide and enter your name and email for the download.
The Doctrine of Discovery: An Introductory Model for Adult Education
Dramatic Youth Reading: ONE VOICE at Earth Sabbath
Video 1
Video 2

Goal 4. Evaluate your efforts

Sample Evaluation Questions for Team Members

Goal 5. Publicize your accomplishments

Sample Newsletter Article for EarthKeepers of Heartland Presbytery
Sample PowerPoint Presentation of Presbytery Earth Care Team
Sample PowerPoint Script for Trinity Presbytery

Earth Care Congregations

Earth Care Congregation PowerPoint and Earth Care Congregation Video
Earth Care Congregation Map and Certification Year
Earth Care Pledge and Application
Sample survey for and Reports of Environmental Actions from All Churches in Presbytery

Earth Care Advocacy

PCUSA Office of Public Witness is the public policy information and advocacy office of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Its task is to advocate, and help the church to advocate, the social witness perspectives and policies of the Presbyterian General Assembly.

PRESBYTERIAN POLICIES AND STATEMENTS 1951-2018 
Policies and statements are listed in chronological order. Click on the link above. 

GA ROCKS! A 4- minute video in the style of “Schoolhouse Rock” about how policy gets passed in the PC(USA) 

Get your Presbytery to Divest (Toolkit) Compiled by Fossil Free PCUSA, this toolkit contains resources covering How to Ask Your Presbytery to Divest, Fossil Free Options and Frequently Asked Questions.

Earth Care Spiritual Resources

Presbyterians for Earth Care Lenten Devotionals
Tread Lightly for Lent 2020 Calendar from Presbyterian Hunger Program
Presbyterians for Earth Care Advent Devotionals

Earth Care Supported by Science

Fourth National Climate Assessment. Volume II: Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States