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ALT In the background there is a tree, bird, and cloud. In the forefront are the words "Creation Best Practices for Creation Care. Brooks Berndt Minister fo Environmental Justice at the United Church of Christ."
ALT Text reads "Know your starting point. If one of your core purposes was to care for God's creation, then every ministry could take part. For example, your financial team could change whom your church banks with to a more ethical financial institution."
ALT Text reads "Go beyond the walls of the church. Consider how your place of worship is connected to the wider world. Where is its energy coming from and is someone getting harmed by production? Find a partner who is engaged on the front lines of environmental justice. Lean into their expertise."
ALT Text reads "Know your ending point. Think backwards from a problem so that your actions match your goals. Would a fight a forest fire with a hose and bucket? We need solutions that match the problem. Call on the people who can confront issues large-scale, such as elected officials."
ALT The background is green with three leaves in the upper left-hand corner. Text reads "Climate Change Prevention: 3 New Church Hacks to Follow. From David Bell, Minister for Indigenous Justice, Center for Indigenous Ministries.
ALT The background is green with a leaf in the upper right-hand corner and a yellow circle on the left-hand side with a red 1 in it. Text reads "Be present: Be present in the land. Have your morning coffee outside, below the stars, and before sunrise." Beneath it all is a horizontal white line.
ALT The background is green with a yellow circle and a red 2 in it on the left-hand side. Text reads "1 - Know yourself: Find out your food's origins. If you know the place in which you're in and your place within it, then you can create an ethic of care." At the bottom is a white horizontal line.
ALT The background is green with a leaf in the lower right-hand corner and a yellow circle on the left-hand side with a red 3 in it. Text reads "Honor the ancestors: Reparative work is the work of our time. Begin community meals by inviting everyone to one swallow of water, a resource which our ancestors, neighbors, and others have shared."
ALT In the background are yellow and orange leaves during autumn. In the foreground are the words "Holiday Hours."
