Sustainability institute hosts mid-week service for National Day of Prayer for Creation Care

Janel Shoun | 

Lipscomb University and its Institute for Sustainable Practice is supporting the National Day of Prayer led by the Evangelical Environmental Network with an informal mid-week service of prayer and Bible readings focusing on Christian responsibilities to care for the earth and all life forms.
 
National Day of Prayer for Creation Care Informal Service
Today, May 26, 2010
6 p.m., reception and fellowship
7 p.m., service including prayer and Bible reading
Doris Swang Chapel in the Ezell Center.
Those interested should contact 615.812.6546 for more information.
 
Log on to prayerforcreationcare.creationcare.org/ for more information on the National Day of Prayer for Creation Care.
 
 
In addition, to honor the intent of the National Day of Prayer for Creation Care, Lipscomb’s Institute for Sustainable Practice invites the public to a panel discussion at the 2010 Christian Scholars’ Conference, Friday, June 4 at 10:30 a.m., exploring the intersections between faith and creation care or environmental sustainability.
 
Faith and Sustainability: An Eternal Partnership?
Friday, June 4, 10:30 a.m.-Noon
Ezell Center, Room 232
 
A panel discussion on the roles of faith and science disciplines in Lipscomb’s growing sustainability programs, featuring:
  • G. Dodd Galbreath, director of the Institute for Sustainable Practice, Lipscomb University
  • Mark Barry, Lipscomb University
  • Kent Gallaher, Lipscomb University
  • William (Bill) Carroll, Abilene Christian University
  • Chris Farrell, Trevecca Nazarene University
  • Chris Doran, Pepperdine University
 
The public is also invited to observe one of Lipscomb’s first graduate classes in “Creation Care and Spiritual Formation” at 1:30 p.m., Friday, June 4, in the Institute for Sustainable Practice conference room in the A.M. Burton Health Sciences Building.
 
Please call 615.966.1771 if you are interested in attending the June 4 events on faith and creation care.
 
 
 
Evangelical Environmental Network (EEN)
 
EEN is a non-profit organization that seeks to educate, inspire and mobilize Christians in their effort to care for God's creation, to be faithful stewards of God's provision, and to advocate for actions and policies that honor God and protect the environment.
 
Lipscomb Institute for Sustainable Practice

The Lipscomb University Institute for Sustainable Practice's mission is to develop and advance the practice of sustainability in Tennessee and the world by training the next generation of green professionals succeeding in a new clean green economy. Lipscomb ISP enables students to use their passion for sustainability to forge a career path that guides others to leave positive footprints on the world.