🎧 Episode 120: Cultivating Eco-Faith with Yonatan Neril and Leah Schade
This podcast explores how faith communities can better engage with climate justice by drawing inspiration from modern social media storytelling trends, such as viral personal videos on platforms like TikTok. The episode asks what it would look like if similar storytelling energy were used to encourage conversation about church life, preaching, and environmental responsibility.
The discussion features Rabbi Yonatan Neril, founder and executive director of the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development, alongside Rev. Dr. Leah Schade, Associate Professor of Preaching and Worship at Lexington Theological Seminary. Together, they examine how religious leaders can be supported and encouraged to address climate change from the pulpit in more consistent and meaningful ways.
A central theme of the conversation is the gap between widespread awareness of climate justice and its limited integration into sermons and faith teachings. The guests discuss practical approaches for helping clergy engage more deeply with environmental issues, including educational resources, theological frameworks, and sermon preparation tools that connect scripture and tradition with ecological responsibility.
Ultimately, the episode highlights the role of storytelling, education, and institutional support in empowering faith leaders to speak confidently about climate change. It frames climate justice not only as a scientific or political concern, but as a spiritual and moral issue that faith communities are uniquely positioned to address.
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