Evangelicalism is changing! It is taking Environmental stewardship seriously! Check out this self-proclaimed grassroots movement within the church called Restoring Eden: Christian for Environmental Stewardship.
Restoring Eden makes hearts bigger, hands dirtier, and voices stronger by encouraging Christians to learn to love, serve, and protect God’s creation. Restoring Eden is not a traditional ministry - we are less about membership and programs, and more about a conversation and a community that lives out the biblical mandate to “speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves” (Proverbs 31:8) as advocates for natural habitats, wild species and indigenous subsistence cultures.
Restoring Eden’s mission to proclaim God’s love for creation includes a speaking tour that covers dozens of college campuses every year and an annual creation-care lobbying conference that lasts a week.
You can sign up to receive CreationVoice, Restoring Eden’s Newsletter, and join the Yahoo! Group to participate in the online community.
I have said it before and I’ll say it again: the continued rise of this new evangelical expression will fill a vacuum left by the spiritual chasm created by the dichotomy that is liberal (postmodern) and conservative (modern) expressions of Christianity and the Church. Many, many individuals are looking for an expression and place wherein they can embrace a solidly biblical expression of Christianity and - AND - spirit infused social action that surpasses that of the old evangelical guard and the new relativism and consequently changes culture rather than becoming just another mirror image of it.
Things are moving … and it is time for a bigger Gospel. Pray for the folk at Restoring Eden and get involved!
Final Note: Check the video here: Inconvenient Christians - Evangelical Youth Climate Initiative
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Cool org. You should support them. I used to work with them. When I knew them they had a focus on environmental issues that effected indigenous peoples as well. So, they spent a good bit of effort on Papua New Guinea and the Alaska National Wildlife Reserve.