Why are so many Christian leaders reluctant to talk about climate change when the problem is both apparent and dire? Theologian and preacher Leah Schade weighs in on the pulpit politics of environmentalism — and how to overcome the barriers. (Photo © Dmitry Rukhlenko – Fotolia.com)
Today’s youth will inherit the climate mess created by their elders, but they need to be equipped to do so. In this essay, Rachel Schade, 16-year-old daughter of pastor and environmental activist Leah Schade, calls for schools to teach about the crisis. (Photo: garryknight, Creative Commons)
Because of the coronavirus, pollution levels have been dropping worldwide. This might be the first time since the beginning of the Industrial Age that Earth is finally getting a break from the relentless activity and growth of human industrial production, writes environmental theologian Leah D. Schade. (Photo: NASA, public domain)
As the environmental crisis deepens, many Christian leaders would like to say more about the environment in their preaching, but they don’t know how. In this post, Pastor Leah Schade of Lexington Theological Seminary has some creative ideas for kickstarting your preaching! (Photo: Stephen O, Creative Commons)
Hurricane Sandy should have been a “Pearl Harbor” moment to enter the war on climate change, but we ignored it, argues Christian activist Leah Schade. Mother Nature responded with more fury from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Now we have no choice but to surrender. (Photo: rambojan iphoneography, Creative Commons)
Here are 17 ideas excerpted from the Rev. Dr. Leah Schade’s book Creation-Crisis Preaching: Ecology, Theology and the Pulpit (Chalice Press, 2015) for helping you become an ecopreacher in 2017. (Photo: aussiegall, Creative Commons)
In this blog post, Lutheran college professor and “ecopreacher” the Rev. Leah Schade describes how she helped students to see hopeful possibilities and to embrace ideas, make choices and undertake practices that will help lead us to a cleaner, sustainable planet. What can your Christian education program learn? (Photo (c) Alx – Fotolia)
Ash Wednesday is a perfect opportunity to remind people that God created us from the earth, suggests “ecopreacher” Rev. Leah Schade. “Finding ways to reconnect with the earth from which you were created is so essential to finding wholeness and being at rest in God.” (Photo by Josh Larios, used by Creative Commons license.)
