Embracing Kingdom Hope for a Broken World
Q & A
Q & A: What in the World Does Creation Hope Do?
Apr 16th
Q & A: a series which answers your questions about all aspects of creation care and the work of Creation Hope.
Question: I know about your blog, but what in the world does Creation Hope actually do?
Answer:
We have noticed that some of our followers who were introduced to Creation Hope via the blog, Facebook, or Twitter have had at times misunderstood what Creation Hope actually does. So, we are glad for the opportunity to clear that up a bit.
While the blog is a key part of our ministry, Creation Hope offers much more than the blog interactions. In fact, there are a variety of services which we offer to you, your church, or your organization to help you better care for God’s creation. Our goal is to help you understand how and why to care for creation and to help mobilize you into action. At the same time we seek to highlight the great hope that we have as Christians through the redeeming work of Jesus Christ.
So, how do we do this? Though we offer a variety of services, let me just point out two core things we do:
1. Speaking & Seminars. In addition to informing and mobilizing via the blog, we also offer to come speak to or hold a seminar for your church, organization, school, ministry, Bible study, etc. We will work with you to determine the best format for your context. Furthermore, we do not charge for these services (although we ask that you cover any travel or printing expenses).
2. Consulting Services. Creation Hope will help your church or organization to develop and execute a plan to better care for God’s creation. We will assess your context, help you develop a comprehensive plan of action which outlines how your group can better care for creation (via its facilities, message, ministries, etc), and will encourage and assist you along the way. Again, aside from travel expenses, Creation Hope offers this service at no charge.
You might be wondering why we do not charge for these services. Simply put: our mission is to serve you. We do not want any barriers, such as limited budgets, to prevent you from fulfilling your call to care for God’s creation. God has called us to serve you, your church, and your organization. We believe that so strongly that we trust that He will bring along the necessary donors to support that calling.
We hope this helps you to understand what our ministry does. Still want to know more? Please check out the What We Do page of our website. Or feel free to contact us anytime to discuss how we can serve you.
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Q & A: What if I don’t believe in global warming?
Mar 31st
Q & A: a series which answers your questions about all aspects of creation care and the work of Creation Hope.
Question: I’m not convinced of this whole global warming thing. In fact, I’m quite skeptical. Where does that leave me?
Answer:
We understand that some people do not agree with the science on global warming. Let us first say that we encourage critical thinking with regards to this and other issues. Regardless of where you stand, please think through the issues, including what we at Creation Hope have to say.
Let us note that the Bible itself acknowledges the brokenness and decay of creation. Consider Romans 8:19-23 for example. There is also a sense in which we can see brokenness throughout our world, creation included. Whether you buy into the science that supports global warming or not, there is some level of brokenness.
Now, our call to care for God’s creation is not dependent on the science of global warming, climate change, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, etc. Our call is founded firmly in scripture.
So, even those Christians who do not believe in the science have a call to care for God’s creation. Therefore, we believe that our message and services are beneficial to those who believe that God’s creation is broken at the macro level AND to those who disagree with the science.
Let me be totally clear about this: our call to care for God’s creation is not rooted in science but in the Word of God.
Do you have any questions surrounding creation care (be it theology, practice, or otherwise)? Others are surely wondering about the same thing. Please ask us, and we will be happy to respond.
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