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Good stewardship starts with you, and it doesn’t have to be complicated. There are three steps you can take right now:
  1. Pray – Ask God to give you and other Christians a heart to take our stewardship responsibility seriously and to care for our fellow man.

  2. Take Action – Sign the WeGetIt.org declaration, and ask your friends to join you.
  3. Get Involved – Educate yourself about what’s at stake, then take some simple steps to make wise stewardship part of your lifestyle.
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Getting Started: Practical steps everyone can take
  • Since poverty prevents many people from taking good care of their local environment, and since the Christian worldview provides a foundation for economic development, support missions work in a developing country, especially organizations that work to improve the living conditions of those in poverty.
  • Keep your lawn free of litter, especially near the road.
  • Recycle items like paper, glass and aluminum instead of just throwing them in the trash.  Make sure to properly dispose of hazardous items that cannot be recycled.
  • Donate used clothes and electronics (computers, cell phones, etc.) to charities that can reuse them.
  • Volunteer to help Habitat for Humanity build housing for the local poor.
  • Make sure the air filter on your heat pump/air conditioning unit is changed regularly to filter out impurities in the air.
  • Turn off (or just unplug) household items which run on electricity when you do not expect to use them over a long period of days.
  • Treat pets and other animals humanely (Deuteronomy 25:4; 22:6).
  • Visit a National Park, zoo, or nature preserve and experience the wonder of God’s creation with your family.
  • Install French drains or barrels to catch rainwater from your gutters, and perform other landscaping to make maximum use of rainwater, lower your use of public drinking water, and protect your neighborhood storm sewers, rivers, lakes, and streams.  And, of course, be sure that your sprinkler systems are not watering your driveways and streets!
  • Reevaluate the vegetation in your yard – and at your church – to ensure that your plants are suitable for the soils; plant trees and shrubs that prevent erosion, and plant grasses that grow well in your local environment and do not require over-watering.  Water conservation is critical to ensuring sufficient water for others who might live downstream, as well as for animals that live in lakes, bays and estuaries.
  • Make sure your home’s insulation conforms to legal standards to maximize heating and cooling efficiency.

- READING LIST -

These books will keep your your thoughts informed and your hope alive.

Climate Confusion: How Global Warming Hysteria Leads to Bad Science, Pandering Politicians and Misguided Policies that Hurt the Poor (Spencer)

Unstoppable Global Warming: Every 1,500 Years (Singer & Avery)

The Improving State of the World (Goklany)

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Global Warming and Environmentalism (Horner)

Eco-Imperialism (Driessen)

Energy Keepers, Energy Killers: The New Civil Rights Battle (Innis)

Deb and Seby's Real Deal on Global Warming (Schmidt)
Wondering how your church or small group can make a difference?
  • Bring in a speaker to teach your congregation about sound Biblical stewardship.
  • Conduct a Bible study examining scriptures which concern stewardship.
  • Organize a group from your church to partner with people in lower income communities to remove trash and debris from their neighborhoods where children live and play – and work to ensure that the areas once cleaned stay clean.
  • Participate in a missions project to help bring development to impoverished communities overseas, and encourage your church to undertake long-term relationships that include economic development.
  • Establish a collection center at your church for old computers and other electronic equipment, which can then be recycled and refurbished for reuse.
  • Partner with organizations such as the Boy Scouts, Adopt a Highway, Adopt a River, Keep America Beautiful or other local civic organizations to take part in local trash and litter pickup campaigns.
  • Construct bird houses in partnership with organizations such as the North American Bluebird Society or Hummingbird Society.
  • Help plant and restore threatened tree species with the Elm Research Institute, American Chestnut Foundation or Arbor Day Foundation.
  • Participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count to help wildlife officials monitor and track bird species.
  • Partner with organizations such as Ducks Unlimited to restore wetland habitats for migratory fowl, or with the Mule Deer Foundation or Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to assist with emergency winter feeds of mule deer and elk.
  • Recruit members of your church to volunteer to work with organizations such as Emergency Animal Rescue to save animals caught in natural disasters and other life threatening situations.
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