Inspiring, connecting, and equipping for today's issues, Renewal is an excellent resource for college students interested in engaging these topics. Check them out here!
CEL will be hositing another symposium on sustainability in 2012 in Pasadena, immediatey prior to the AASHE conference in Los Angeles (Oct 14-17). More details to follow soon. To learn about the success of last year's inaugural symposium read a report on the outcomes.
CEL is helping to train future generations of environmental leaders through the Creation Care Study Program, an undergraduate environmental study abroad program with campuses in Belize and New Zealand.
CELis hosting a symposium on the built environment for Christian Leaders Oct 25- 26, 2012 in Buffalo, NY! More details coming soon!
CEL is co-hosting with the Duke Center for Reconciliation a symposium on food in conjunction with the center's annual Reconcilers Weekend (which this year focuses on creation care) September 21-23, 2012 at Duke Unversity. More details coming soon!
The Center for Environmental Leadership (CEL), and the Duke Divinity School’s Center for Reconciliation, invites creation care leaders to attend an enthralling seminar led by Dr. Norman Wirzba and Fred Bahnson entitled Making Peace with the Land: God’s Call to Reconcile with Creation from May 28-June 2, 2012 at Duke University. For more information click here.
We’re devoted to two things; helping individuals, institutions, and communities act on their convictions to care for creation, and educating the next generation of Christian environmental leaders.
The dust has settled, and theological debate about environmental stewardship is over. Today’s conundrum isn’t deciding whether or not we should care for creation, but deciding how best to respond to our environmental challenges.
Our goal at the Center for Environmental Leadership is to stop your wheels spinning and to get you moving with good, sound environmental decisions.
We’ll convene strategic gatherings to explore environmental issues and practical responses. For example, in October 2011 the Center hosted a symposium for Christian college sustainability coordinators, faculty and administrators to explore issues of sustainability on Christian higher education campuses. The outcomes of that symposium included the formation of a pracademic journal, and an association of Christian sustainabilty professionals.
We’ll focus on sustainability, food, and the built environment and augment this with partners such as Flourish who specialize in resources for children in nature, environmental health, and poverty alleviation.
We will coordinate scholarly reviews of environmental issues and publish policy papers that cut through the confusion so institutions can make sound environmental policies.
Our website will become the go-to online community and practical resource for environmental solutions.
Additionally, we will offer topical, practical open-enrollment seminars, workshops, and courses. For example, you are invited to attend the Duke Divinity School's Center for Reconciliation's summer institute’s creation care track co-hosted by CEL from May 28-June 2, 2012 at Duke University. This enthralling seminar, led by Dr. Norman Wirzba and Fred Bahnson, is entitled Making Peace with the Land: God’s Call to Reconcile with Creation. To learn more go to this link.
Finally, we will train and educate future generations of Christian environmental leaders through the Creation Care Study Program (CCSP) and Renewal.
The above activities and services will be rolled out over the next several months. If you believe in what we’re doing please join us by signing up for our e-mail newsletter, and we will keep you up to date on the center’s activities.
