S1 Episode 2: Climate Care and Policy Trends

This conversation explores the intersection of faith and environmental advocacy within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) with the ELCA Program Director for Environment and Energy Policy and additional guests. The dialogue highlights the challenges and opportunities faced by congregations in implementing sustainable practices and the importance of community engagement and storytelling in advocacy efforts, especially in the legislative landscape surrounding clean energy initiatives. Ways are pointed to for individuals and congregations to take action for the well-being of God’s good creation today.Featured Guest:Christine Moffett, ELCA Program Director, Environment & Energy PolicyHistory Segment Host: Joey Chin, ELCA Hunger Advocacy FellowSpecial GuestsDr. Cynthia Moe-Lobeda, Professor of Christian Ethics, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, and Founding Director of the PLTS Center for Climate Justice and FaithThe Rev. Paul Metzloff, Reformation Evangelical Lutheran Church, Reading, Penn. Here I Pod is a production of ELCA Advocacy. Host: Regina Q. BanksProduction: Blake Chastain, Joey Chin, Karen KruegerIntro/Outro Music: "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" arranged in jazz-style, by Steven SeigartAbout the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of “God’s work. Our hands.,” the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA’s roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.Here I Pod is a production of ELCA Advocacy. Join the ELCA Advocacy network: elca.org/advocacy/signup Host: Regina Q. BanksProduction: Blake Chastain, Karen KruegerIntro/Outro Music: "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" arranged in jazz-style, by Steven Seigart About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of “God’s work. Our hands.,” the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA’s roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.