Climate Change & Christianity: A Lecture by Dr. Gary VanderPol

687 Arastradero Road,Palo Alto CA 94306

23 April, 2023

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Are you feeling overwhelmed by the climate crisis? Do you ever wonder why environmental concerns seem so disconnected from Christian faith? Are you curious about the most effective & practical ways to protect the planet? If you resonate with any of these questions, please consider joining us on Earth Day weekend. We will explore how doing creation care together as communities can empower us to: more deeply worship God by awakening our love for our Creator through the creation, protect the well-being of our kids and grandkids and our own futures, and embody biblical justice at a crucial moment in history, following in the footsteps of Christians who abolished slavery and campaigned for civil rights. No prior knowledge, experience, or political orientation is necessary. Gary VanderPol is a professor, pastor, and activist. He has taught at seminaries in Costa Rica and Denver, and pastored Evangelical Covenant churches in Oakland, Berkeley, and Boston. With Soong-Chan Rah he co-wrote Return to Justice: Six Movements that Ignited our Contemporary Evangelical Conscience. He holds a doctorate in the history of global Christianity from Boston University. He is currently coaching and cheering on churches that want to do creation care together.