By Nic Caddell My EcoFaith internship took place during a period of massive destabilization, change, confusion, wounding, and transformation at the personal, interpersonal, communal, and public levels. I became part of the core EcoFaith team just after moving to a
Acting Together to Rekindle our Hope: by EcoFaith leader Rev. Dr. Janet Parker, Senior Minister of First Congregational United Church of Christ, Portland, Oregon
There is no single way to be a leader in EcoFaith Recovery. Different leaders from different contexts living in different parts of the country choose to live out their faith in the public arena in different ways. Rev. Janet Parker,
EcoFaith Recovery Weekend Institute – June 16-19, 2016 by Victoria (Vikki) Marie
The first ever EcoFaith Institute organized by EcoFaith Intern Coordinator Dave Pritchett of the Wilderness Way Community, drew participation from as far as Vancouver, BC, Minnesota and Wisconsin. One of our three participants from Vancouver, B.C., Vikki Marie, offered this
EcoFaith Intern Haylie Isaacson Returning to the Rhythms of God Retreat reflections
EcoFaith Intern Haylie Isaacson is working and collaborating with our other high school interns Michelle Piscitelli and Chase Isaacson on the Returning to the Rhythms of God retreats offered throughout 2016. Returning to the Rhythms of God by Listening for God’s Heartbeat
Museum of Science & Industry Poem by (EcoFaith Leader Glee Lumb)
Today on the EcoFaith Recovery blog is a poem by leader Glee Lumb. The inspiration for the poem is: I wrote it all at once as I followed my children through OMSI last week. Having spent the summer visiting and
Missing Millennials (by Intern Vicky Hart)
Editor’s note: Vicky is our newest EcoFaith Recovery intern. Vicky recently graduated from the University of Idaho and hopes to build a career in non-profit communication. A native of the Pacific Northwest, Vicky enjoys reading second-hand books, baking, and generally being
sHellNo Kayak Flotilla Reflection by EcoFaith Leader Cheryl Lohrmann
Below is EcoFaith Leader Cheryl Lohrmann’s reflections on the sHellNo Kayak Flotilla on July 25th in Portland, OR. More photos here. Dustin, Leo and I went with another family just to see the kayaks get in the water
Ecofaith Recovery featured on “Brethren Voices”
Interested in knowing more about Beyond Fossil Fuels Grounding for Action meetings? Want to share what they do with your congregation or community? Ecofaith Recovery’s Beyond Fossil Fuels Initiative is featured on “Brethren Voices” May program. Ed Groff and Brent
“There is no later.” (by EcoFaith Intern Karin Hatch)
“There is no later.” This was the phrase of my first tattoo. I got it shortly after the death of my grandmother. It was to be a reminder of the fragility of life and how there are no guarantees. I
EcoFaith Recovery Featured in The Lutheran Magazine
EcoFaith Recovery is featured in the cover story “Restoring Creation with Faith” of the April issue in The Lutheran magazine. Below is the opening of the article. Read the entirety of the article here, EcoFaith is the 7th group featured. Hope,