Climate Change Resources for Spiritual Communities
- Eco Worship Resources — A collection of liturgies, prayers, poems, and music from different traditions.
- Blessed Tomorrow — A coalition of diverse religious partners working to advance climate solutions, which offers trainings, guides, and events.
- Creation Justice Ministries — An ecumenical Christian ministry serving individuals, congregations, denominations, and communions, including an eco-preacher resource hub.
- GreenFaith — A global interfaith effort to guarantee a livable future for all people, with a comprehensive resource page organized by faith tradition and language.
- BTS Center — Successor to the Bangor Theological Seminary in Maine, the BTS Center offers educational and spiritual formation programs “with an intention to cultivate and nurture spiritual leadership for a climate-changed world.”
- Meditation Cards for Different Religions — Readings and meditation prompts for different religions that were developed for the Faith Pavilion at COP28.
- One Home One Future — A multi-faith climate campaign of faith groups, which includes a Resource Hub.
- The Work That Reconnects Network — A global community devoted to the late Joanna Macy’s process for healing action. See our Events page for TAF’s next bi-monthly WTR session.
- World Council of Churches Ecumenical Decade of Climate Action (2025-2034) — Resources for worship, prayer, divestment campaigns, eco-theology, education, and various trainings.
- Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology — An international multi-religious project bringing together scholarship and religious environmental action.
Sun Day Resources for Spiritual Communities
Designed or gathered for Sun Day (September 2025), these resources are relevant to climate action at any time.
- Sun Day Liturgy — This 30-minute service includes poetry, music, a guided meditation, and a brief reflection and draws from Celtic, Sufi, and other traditions.
- Elements of Sun Day Liturgy — Readings and music from our recorded Sun Day Liturgy.
- Sun and Light in Spiritual Traditions — Metaphors, images, and poems about sun and light.
- Our Time to Rise — Religious resources for Sun Day, compiled by GreenFaith.
- Season of Creation (Sep. 1-Oct. 4) — Ecumenical Christian liturgical season observed by many churches to focus on creation.
- Sun Day and the Jewish New Year — Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin offers a creative idea for a Sun Day themed Rosh Hashanah meal.
- Music about the Sun — Songs from our General Meetings, hymns, and other music about the sun.
- Soular Powered Playlist — A 137-song Spotify playlist compiled and shared by Mike Mulberry, a GreenFaith leader from Michigan.
- You Are “Our” Sunshine — A climate change parody by Pat Scanlon and friends.
- Cool Tunes for a Hot Planet — A podcast started by musicians in Third Act Creatives to inspire action for justice and a cooler planet
Storytelling Resources
Storytelling can be a powerful way to motivate climate action.
- Storytelling Resources — A folder of resources collected by Third Act Upstate NY for Sun Day.
- TA Upstate NY Storytelling — View videos of TA members sharing their climate stories.
- Climate Storytelling: A Quick Guide — From American Public Health Association’s Center for Climate, Health and Equity workshop, “Making Climate Change Personal for Effective Communication.”
- The Power of Climate Storytelling — From the White Paper “A New Era in Climate Communications” that proposes a novel strategy for effective climate change communications across institutions and sectors.
- Climate Change and God’s Abundance — UM minister Jenny Phillips talks about how and why Christians should be involved in climate action.
- Imagining the Future Exercise — In this short video, Sean Dague helps us imagine what a future without fossil fuels looks, smells, sounds, and feels like.
- Energy Detectives — Free books and online resources for families and schools (and churches!) to invite children into climate action.
- Climate Change Conversations Card Game — A card game designed to facilitate conversations about climate change.
Denominational Links
Find out how to connect with others in your denomination or faith group who are committed to climate justice.
- Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL)
- Dayenu: A Jewish Call for Climate Action
- Disciples of Christ Green Chalice
- Eco Jesuits (Catholic)
- EcoSikh
- Episcopal Church Creation Care
- Evangelical Environmental Network
- Green Muslims (Washington DC area)
- Indigenous Environmental Network
- Jewish Earth Alliance
- Lutherans Restoring Creation (ELCA)
- One Earth Sangha (Buddhism)
- Presbyterians for Earth Care
- Quaker Earthcare Witness
- UCC Environmental Justice Ministries
- UMC Creation Justice Network
- UU Ministry for the Earth
