Climate Pastoral Care Course
Faith communities are equipped with their own traditions and tools that can help us face the climate emergency. Learn more about the physical, emotional, mental health, and spiritual impacts of the climate crisis and how to address them through the practice of pastoral care in this new thirteen-module course.
This course was created by Blair Nelsen (Waterspirit - US) and Jessica Morthorpe (AUS).
ENROLL TODAY
Enrolled students have access to learning community drop-in sessions and a Facebook group for sharing with other students and alumni. Stay tuned to this page for more information about the next climate pastoral care learning community drop-in session on:
Friday, November 29 at 6:30 p.m. (EST)//Saturday, November 30 at 10:30 a.m. (AEDT).
Theme: Advent
What does it mean to sing O Tanenbaum when the forests are burning? When the snow and ice of winter are diminishing with global heating?
“Congratulations on this terrific piece of work, you have done a great job of distilling literature from many sources to produce a well constructed and thoughtful course.”
“What an amazing amount of research and gathering you did to put this course together. I’ve done a couple other groups and this has a feel of real expertise and depth.”
LAUNCH EVENT
This course was officially launched at a virtual webinar featuring a panel of experts in the field, including Dr. Sally Gillespie, Rev. Talitha Amadea Aho, and Rev. Douglas Kaufman, featuring a special message from Rev. James Bhagwan. Deepen your understanding of the emotional states that the climate crisis can provoke (including eco-anxiety, climate grief, and more), and how to help your church communities navigate those feelings sensitively and effectively.