Watershed Discipleship Resources.

Curricula


25/75/100 Bioregional Food Covenant by Todd Wynward

Children’s Curriculum Boxes by Laurel Dykstra and Salal + Cedar

GreenFaith: Water Shield, Energy Shield

Congregational Watershed Discipleship Manual (Christian edition, Interreligious edition), by Rev. Dr. Nancy Wright and Richard Butz in collaboration with Vermont Interfaith Power & Light, available for Christian and interreligious settings

Environmental Justice with Indigenous Peoples, Creation Justice Ministries, available tailored to various denominations

Every Creature Singing (Canadian version) by Jennifer Halteman Schrock and Mennonite Creation Care Network

Study Guide and Bible Reflection Guide on Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery from The Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery, a movement of people from the Anabaptist faith tradition

Water, Holy Water, Earth Day information and sermon starters from Creation Justice Ministries

Toolkit: Our Watershed Moment, an initiative of the EcoFaith Network, Minneapolis Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America

Sermons


Place-Based Resurrection, Luke 24:13-35, James Perkinson

Watershed Discipleship, John 4:5-14, Ross Smillie

Pentecost, Ruth 1:11-18, Acts 2:1-12, Sarah Thompson

Creation Groans: In the snow, the seeds, and our breath, Isaiah 55:10-11, Psalm 65, Romans 8:18-23, Matthew 13: 1-9, Lydia Wylie-Kellermann

Creation Care 2.0, Romans 8.18-25, Genesis 2.4b-9, 9.8-16, Michael Poulos

“Repenting of Our Consumerism & Ecological Destruction,” Ched Myers, Hollywood Seventh-day Adventist Church, Five Deadly Sins Series, March 16, 2013.

Prayers and Liturgies


Liturgy for Water-Focused Service, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America

Songs for Creation, John Pitney

Seven Weeks for Water, Lenten reflections from the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Water Network, written by Latin American and Caribbean theologians and environmentalists.

Denominational Statements:


Resolution Urging Stewardship of the Gift of Water, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America

Wild Lectionary


Wild Lectionary, curated by Laurel Dykstra: each week, author-practitioners meditate on the week’s lectionary passage in relation to watershed discipleship.

Posts are available on RadicalDiscipleship.net

Books on Watershed Discipleship