| Composed of both individuals
and organizations, the Evangelical Environmental
Network
(EEN) is a non-denominational Christian organization
dedicated to creation-care. Through its publications
and outreach projects, EEN aims to provide resources
and support for Christian people, churches, and
organizations concerned about pollution and environmental
degradation. This evangelical environmental ministry
approaches ecological issues from a biblical perspective
and works with a wide array of Christian organizations
to realize care for creation. EEN provides a number
of resources for biblically-based environmentalism,
including a guiding statement signed by nearly
500 evangelical leaders, Evangelical Declaration
on the Care of Creation, and the quarterly Creation
Care magazine. For the past decade, EEN has
provided evangelical creation-care resources—such
as congregational resource kits, sample sermons,
mission manuals, devotional literature, and Christian
camping information—to more than 35,000 churches.
Working with evangelical seminaries and universities,
EEN has sponsored leadership development initiatives
in the areas of Christian environmental stewardship
in the United States and abroad. In addition to
organizing major conferences on creation-care from
an evangelical perspective, EEN has supported local
eco-justice initiatives, most notably in Mexico
and Los Angeles. Specific campaigns, such as “What
Would Jesus Drive?” and “Healthy Families,
Healthy Environment,” focus on the implications
of lifestyle choices. Linking Christian pop culture
with creation-care, EEN has established the “Creation
Festival Recycling Program” to encourage
environmentalism at the largest evangelical rock
festival in the United States. EEN is funded by
member contributions; its major projects are made
possible by grants from philanthropic organizations. |
| Christianity |
| North America |
| 1993–Present |
Perceiving a need
for an organized, continuous and collaborative
effort to educate evangelicals
about the biblical mandate to care for God’s
creation, Ron Sider of Evangelicals for Social
Action (ESA) and Robert Sieple (former president
of World Vision) founded the Evangelical Environmental
Network in 1993. Established in order to provide
a basis of connection and support for individuals
and organizations committed to biblically-based
environmentalism, EEN has now grown to include
twenty-three partner organizations. In 1995–1996,
EEN helped to facilitate a collaborative discussion
about
environmental stewardship with the Coalition
of Christian Colleges and Universities and gathered
representatives from seven prominent evangelical
seminaries to discuss the implementation of earth-care
training in institutions of higher and religious
education. In 1998, it helped to organize an
American
Scientific Affiliation conference about evangelicalism
and environmental science. The following year,
EEN helped coordinate the first conference on
creation-care sponsored by the National Association
of Evangelicals.
The Healthy Families, Healthy Environment campaign
and the Creation Care Recycling Program were
initiated in 2001, and EEN launched the “What
Would Jesus Drive” campaign in 2002. Although
it has been functioning under the Board of Directors
for Evangelicals for Social Action since its
founding,
EEN is currently in the process of becoming an
independent 501(c)(3) organization with its own
Board.
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| The Environmental Network is a fellowship of
believers who declare the Lordship of Christ over
all creation. |
The American Scientific Affiliation
Association
of Evangelical Relief and Development Organizations
Au Sable Institute
Baptist General Convention
of Texas
Christian Camping International
Christian
Reformed World Relief Committee
Council for Christian
Colleges and Universities
Evangelicals for Social
Action
Floresta
Habitat for Humanity International
International Bible Society
InterVarsity Christian
Fellowship
Los Angeles Metropolitan Churches
Marah International
MAP International
The Mission Society for United
Methodists
Mission Training
International
National Association of Evangelicals
Restoring Eden
TargetEarth
World Vision
World
Relief
Youth With a Mission
Zhaniser Institute |
| None Listed |
| None Listed |
| None Listed |
Evangelical Environmental Network
10 E. Lancaster Ave.
Wynnewood, PA 19096-3495
Ph: 202.554.1955
800.650.6600
(for materials)
Email: een@creationcare.org
Other
EEN Initiatives
Healthy
Families Now
Recent EEN Campaign
What Would Jesus Drive? |
