10 Principios para la Predicación Medioambiental: Cómo Elaborar Sermones Ecológicos
Reverenda Dra. Leah D. Schade Comencé mi labor como «ecopredicadora» hace veinticinco años, cuando creé un comité de ministerio ecológico en la iglesia luterana en la que prestaba servicio, a las afueras de Filadelfia, Pensilvania. Creía que era importante que las personas conectaran su fe con los problemas climáticos y de justicia medioambiental que afectan a nuestro mundo y a nuestras comunidades locales. Un domingo de abril, prediqué un sermón con motivo del Día de la Tierra y me centré en la necesidad de preservar los espacios naturales. Destacé una hermosa reserva natural local como ejemplo de los seres humanos que obedecen el mandato de Dios en el Jardín del Edén: hasta aquí y no más allá. Al final del sermón, dije lo siguiente: A veces, establecer límites y protegerlos supone una gran bendición. A veces, los beneficios de cambiar tu estilo de vida o tus prácticas empresariales para reducir…
Advent and Environmental Repentance: Psalm 72 and Matthew 3:1-12
What is “environmental repentance,” and how can preachers encourage congregations to envision the kind of transformation that brings about health and restoration for people and the planet?
COP30 – Solidarity and Endurance for Climate Justice: Malachi 4 and Luke 21
As world leaders and climate activists meet in November for the U.N.’s COP30 climate conference in Belem, Brazil between November 10th and 21st, 2025, preachers and congregations can add their voices to the calls for climate justice.
Be Persistent! Wrestling a Blessing for Eco-Justice: Genesis 32 and Luke 18
Can we wrestle a blessing from our struggles for environmental justice? Two stories from Scripture encourage us to be persistent.
How to Love God in the Land Flowing with Milk and Honey: Preaching Deuteronomy 6:1-9
EcoPreacher 1-2-3 ideas for reading and preaching Deuteronomy 6:1-9 from a perspective of Earth care.
Beware the Mob of Insatiable Appetites: Preaching Numbers 11 Through a Green Lens
EcoPreacher 1-2-3 sermon helps for preaching Numbers 11:4-35 using a green lens.
Learning from the Animals: Preaching Genesis 2:18-24 Through a Green Lens
EcoPreacher 1-2-3 sermon helps for preaching Genesis 2:18-24 using a green lens.
Thanksgiving, Manna, and the Lesson of “Just Enough”
Ideas for reading and preaching Exodus 16:31-21 for a Thanksgiving sermon or reflection. This is part of the EcoPreacher 1-2-3 series to equip pastors and church members to engage the Bible through an ecological lens.
Choose Life for Earth, Choose Earth for Life
Here are ideas for reading and preaching Deut. 30:15-20. This text is assigned for Sept. 4th, 2022, the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost in the Revised Common Lectionary. This is part of the EcoPreacher 1-2-3 series to equip preachers and congregations for engaging the Bible through an ecological lens.