programs

What is Creation Care?
How can I be a better steward?
How can I get my congregation involved?

Tennessee Interfaith Power & Light can set up educational programs that will help answer these important questions.  For more information, contact Rev Jim Deming.

current programs

Please Check Back We will update the site when new programs are available. In the meantime, please look at our Ongoing and Seasonal programs to find something that suits your congregation.

ongoing programs

Educational programs led by our Clergy Representatives, Rev. Doug Hunt or Rev. Jim Deming.  From your fellowship dinner to your adult education classes, Rev. Hunt can provide information and lead discussions to fit a variety of programs at your church.  Suggestions of topics that might be of interest in your congregation: mountain top removal, global warming, mercury pollution and its affects on the unborn, childhood asthma.

Film Screenings:
An Inconvenient Truth: This film has been called a must see by Roger Ebert. Though this film does not focus specifically on issues of faith, it is a scientifically accurate film that introduces the major components of global warming in a format that is easy to understand. 1 hour and 40 minutes. Excellent when followed by a brief discussion.

Kilowatt Ours: A Plan to Re-Energize America is a film that discusses the problems related to traditional energy production. It also proposes practical solutions that show viewers how they can save hundreds of dollars annually and use a portion of the savings to purchase renewable energy.  35 or 60 minutes.

Keeping the Earth: Religious and Scientific Perspectives on the Environment is an inspirational video with prominent religious leaders and scientists calling on Americans to protect our environment and the diverse species that share it. 27 minutes..

Lighten Up! A Religious Response to Global Warming helps explain the complex issue of global climate change and offers ideas on what each of us can do to help. 20 minutes. Excellent when followed by a discussion.

God’s Creation and Global Warming is an important video that describes God’s call to be stewards of creation, the threat of global climate change and why this issue is so important to many people of faith. 12 minutes.  Excellent when followed by a discussion.

Treasured Places: Southeast in Peril
Florida Version – 11 minutes
North Carolina Version – 8 minutes
Through personal stories and scientific evidence, these films demonstrate the current and potential effects of global warming on the southeast’s natural environment, tourism sector, and local residents.   These films are excellent when followed by a discussion.

seasonal programs

"Powering Down, A Less is More Proposal." We ask those celebrating Lent to abstain as much as possible from fossil fuel use. The goal of this program is to expand our definition of what it means to love our neighbors by protecting their health from coal plant emissions and to love and protect the Creation that God made and called good. In addition, we suggest that reducing our reliance on so-called “time saving devices” (such as computers, palm pilots, dryers, cars etc), may actually encourage our connection to nature, to each other, and to God by pulling us out of the hustle and bustle of daily life. You can see the brochure and preview the program.  To obtain a copy of the entire program, email us.

"An Interfaith Celebration of Earth Day" Join with other people of faith in celebrating Earth Day. Let’s protect our heritage, protect creation, and protect our fellow humans. Use this program in your congregation, or celebrate on your own or with family. We hope you will take the time to learn more about Mountain Top Removal Mining (MTR) and then take action to help stop it by educating others, reducing your energy use, and utilizing clean energy. Preview the program here.  To obtain a copy of the entire program, email us.

"Preparing for a New Light: Caring for God’s Creation During Advent." A study guide.  We can prepare the Earth - God’s Creation - for Christ’s coming, just as we prepare our homes and spirits. Exchange one incandescent light bulb for one energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) in your home for the five times you light an Advent Candle. Preview the program here.

"One for Each Night: A Hanukkah Study Guide for a Brighter Future."  Celebrate the eight nights of Hanukkah by installing a compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) each night.  In the Hanukkah story, the small miracle of the oil that burned for eight days stands for the miracle of Judaism surviving from generation to generation.  In the same way, the small “miracle” of a CFL can stand for the greater miracle of changing our use of energy and other resources so that future generations will be able to enjoy the blessings we have.  Preview the program here.  To obtain a copy of the entire program, email us.

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