Bulletins

ACTinG Bulletin #11 (22/5/2025)

Email us: acting@gippslandanglicans.org.au

  1. Katharine Hayhoe: Christian climate scientist: https://katharinehayhoe.com/

Katharine’s website has a wealth of information on the science of climate change and on what we can do, including ideas for churches: https://katharinehayhoe.com/faqs/#church-footprint

Katharine also has an excellent fortnightly e-bulletin.

See also: The Tearfund’s ‘Christianity and Climate Change’ 9 part film series with Katharine Hayhoe: https://www.tearfund.org.au/resources/christianity-and-climate-change-film-series

The films are short (around 5 minutes each) and there is a leader’s guide to download for group study. Topics include: ‘What the Bible says about the natural world’; ‘Climate change is a poverty issue’; ‘What can we do as a church?’; ‘Grateful for fossil fuels but time to move on’ and more.

  1. Reducing consumption, living more simply and sustainably

Listen to a podcast (38 minutes) MannaCast Ep.18 – Towards a Downshifting Economy Jonathan Cornford, economist and theologian

‘Australians are amongst the wealthiest people on the planet, but very few people feel that way. Not only have high levels of consumption failed to translate into a sense of wellbeing, we are increasingly confronted with the fact that they cannot be sustained. This podcast is an exercise in new political imagination, arguing that downshifting the Australian economy to a lower consumption, higher wellbeing model is not only desirable but also well within reach: https://mannagum.podbean.com/e/towards-a-downshifting-economy/

Peace be with you,

From the ACTinG team

Let’s Talk Climate e-book Previous Bulletins of ACTinG #9-10 Previous Bulletins of ACTinG #6-8 Previous Bulletins of ACTinG #5 Previous Bulletins of ACTinG #4 Previous Bulletins of ACTinG #3 Previous Bulletins of ACTinG #1-2
Let’s talk climate: a how-to guide. 5 simple tips to help friends and family start talking about climate change. Because we can’t fix what we don’t talk about. The Nature Conservancy. 2023.
A Climate of Hope: Church and Mission in a Warming World by Mick Pope and Claire Dawson, UNOH Publishing, 2014.

ACTinG Bulletin #3 (6/6/2024)

Read:

E-book (ten pages): Let’s talk climate: a how-to guide. 5 simple tips to help friends and family start talking about climate change. Because we can’t fix what we don’t talk about. The Nature Conservancy. 2023. DOWNLOAD using the link below…

Visit The Nature Conservancy Australia website.

Watch:

A brief introduction (4:33 min) to the world-wide Anglican Communion Forest, a global initiative of local activities: forest protection, tree growing and eco-system restoration. Find out what’s happening and how you can join in.

Visit the Anglican Communion Forest website.