NDPC 2012 “Maymester” Adult Sunday School Class

The Power To Change: Faithful Response to the Global Climate Crisis

Overview

In 2008, the 218^th PCUSA General Assembly adopted a resolution called The Power to Change: U.S. Energy Policy and Global Warming. This resolution sought to “provide a foundation for a stronger witness” in response to the growing threat of climate change. This May we will gather for four weeks to learn together about climate change and effects on Creation and God’s people already underway, as well as ways in which PCUSA and other denominations and faith traditions are engaging in this issue. We will explore a range of options for responding as individuals, discuss ways in which our church community might support us in responding, and work together to discern our vision for NDPC’s response as a Christian community.

Outline

May 6: “The Turnaround Decade” – A climate change overview, led by member Woody Hickcox

May 13: “Restoring Creation as a Central Concern of the Church” – Positions and responses of PCUSA and other faith traditions, led by Alexis Chase of Georgia Interfaith Power and Light

May 20: “A New Faithfulness” – Responding as individuals, led by Rev. Schaap Freeman and Rebecca Watts Hull

May 27: “Covenant Seriousness” – Responding as a church, led by Rev. Kate Mosley and Rebecca Watts Hull