Matthew Sleeth of Blessed Earth to Preach Sunday!

Blessed Earth is an educational nonprofit that inspires and equips people of faith to become better stewards of the earth. Through church, campus, and media outreach, we build bridges that promote measurable environmental change and meaningful spiritual growth. Its founder, Matthew Sleeth, will preach here on Sunday.

BELIEFS

1. Blessed Earth believes that the Bible is the inspired Word of the Lord and holds wisdom for us today.
2. Blessed Earth is motivated by the biblical mandate to care for creation. We recognize that mountains, trees, oceans and wildlife are our inheritance and that they have meaning beyond merely supplying the raw material for human commerce. The earth exists to meet an unknown number of generations’ needs. We must not destroy it to meet this generation’s wants.
3. Blessed Earth promotes individual and group actions that conserve energy and care for the beauty of the world.
4. Blessed Earth builds bridges between faith communities and those who work to solve environmental problems.
5. Blessed Earth believes that science without humanity leads to great harm, and that faith without works is dead.
6. Blessed Earth calls people to action. The time for talk has passed. It is our meaningful actions today that will determine the quality of life for future generations. Blessed Earth promotes measurable change.
7. Blessed Earth believes we are each morally responsible for the poorest among us. We recognize that those with the fewest resources are the most hurt by on-going destruction of the natural world. We who are given much are called to do more. To show true and meaningful love for our neighbors, we are called to give generously of our abundant resources.

METHODS

Blessed Earth develops, promotes and delivers:

1. Earth stewardship films, guidebooks, educational forums, workshops, classes, retreats, sermons, and other live-events.
2. Bridge-building venues between faith-based and environmental groups.
3. Media-based information dissemination through print, radio, TV, webcast and film.
4. A monthly newsletter and informational hub for creation care stories, tools and links.
5. Curricula and educational materials.
6. School-, college- and seminary-based forums for educating and engaging young audiences on earth stewardship issues.
7. Tools for individuals and groups to assess their energy and resource “footprints” and to share inspirational stories.

visit Blessed Earth’s website at www.blessedearth.org