Jose Humphreys

Yes, I’ve returned from blog flakiness….

Our church is planning to do a series on stewardship in October. As I prepare I’ll be using some material provided by the Acton Institute (Environmental Stewardship: Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant Wisdom on the Environment). Our conference, The Evangelical Covenant Church also has some great material on stewardship as well. I want to look at stewardship beyond the typical stuff-though we’ll be covering the typical too (finances, spiritual gifts, etc.). My interest in particular is how we can care for the planet in practical ways. Of course this stuff aint new, environmentalists have been saying this for years. The church is just beginning to catch up. I guess its okay. When you’re in the urban world it seems as if you need to pick a cause (any cause), because they’re so many ways you can go.

I’m not being cynical, just truthful. We just need to support the people in our churches who have a concern for distinct causes. This might be one way to begin. We’re looking to partner with Urban Go Green, a group in the city that deals with environmental causes. They’ll be visiting us one Sunday in October to educate us all. Here’s an excerpt from their site.

Being green. It’s about making a choice, here and now. There’s a culture war going on around us, and we’ve got to pick being sustainable over being wasteful, having a healthier lifestyle over never thinking of the future. The Urban Go Green expo will provide better options for how you chose to live, bringing together those already working to improve our environment, our lives and our communities, with people new to the movement.

Further, in response to some of the health issue in our area, East Harlem produced a cookbook called Go Green East Harlem. It contains a list of restaurant in our area that produce healthy specialty dishes.