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The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · 1d

Are you on Substack? We're new around that town, and we'd love to connect with you. Show us what you're creating, or tell us who else we should be reading.

First up, we're eager to share with you a taxonomy of hope by Debra Rienstra, PhD.

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What is Mature Hope?

Mature hope, in other words, requires a steely-eyed reality check about the present, a vision for the future, action in the present toward that future—and friends to work alongside us and keep us propped up when we feel weak.

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The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · 1d

#ClimateJustice #ecospirituality #CreationCare #FaithAndClimate #SpiritualEcology #EarthWisdom #SacredEarth #ClimateAction #Sustainability #EnvironmentalJustice #Interconnectedness #LoveTheEarth #Regeneration #ClimateHope #TogetherForOurPlanet

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The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · 1d

Here, you can learn more about the EcoPreacher Initiative – a bold undertaking by The BTS Center, Lexington Theological Seminary, and Creation Justice Ministries: thebtscenter.org/ecopreacher-...

EcoPreacher | The BTS Center

One of the most urgent features of our changing world is the accelerating reality of climate change, manifested ever more concretely in the form of extreme weather events, biodiversity loss, warming…

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The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · 1d

The EcoPreacher Cohort program was well represented at the Hartford Institute for Religion Research's recent gathering of the Pastoral Innovation Network of New England!

Rev. Nicole Diroff (The BTS Center) and Rev. Dr. Leah Schade (Lexington Theological Seminary) shared recent research findings.

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The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · 3d

The 2025-2026 cycle of Lament with Earth begins next Wednesday, October 22, at 7:30pm ET | 4:30pm PT.

Lament in community, as a ritual practice, has the power to alchemize our grief. So, we invite you into this practice with us.

Learn more and register here: thebtscenter.org/lament-with-...

The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · 3d

Indigenous justice requires ecological justice. Ecological justice requires indigenous justice. On this Indigenous Peoples' Day, may we cultivate a spirit of friendship – a walking-with, working-with posture respecting the dynamic modernity and alive-ness of humans and other created beings alike.

a wheel of four quadrants w. photos of white sage, tobacco, sweetgrass flowers, and cedar branches; the following text in front: indigenous justice requires ecological justice requires (wrapped in a circle)

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Georgia Interfaith Power & Light (GIPL) @georgiaipl.bsky.social · Aug 20

SAVE THE DATE!🌲 Join us for our 2026 Green Team Summit on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, from 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. This year’s theme: Let Justice Grow. 🗓 Download calendar links today: gipl.org/gts26 #FaithInAction

Green Team Summit — Georgia Interfaith Power and Light

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The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · Aug 21

Guided by faith and a shared responsibility to care for creation, we join leaders across sectors in urging federal action that puts health and safety first and builds a clean energy future. ecoamerica.org/an-america-t...

#climatechange #creationcare #climatecrisis #hope

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An America That Rises to Meet Its Challenges - ecoAmerica

Health, Faith, and Civic Leaders Unite on the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina On the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, national leaders across the health, faith, and civic sectors have come...

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The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · Aug 13

How do we honor the questions without answers? 🌱
In this Behind the Scenes episode, Madeline Bugeau-Heartt leads a meditation for tending to your “impossible questions” as holy, not solvable.

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#climatechange #podcast #meditation #ecospirituality #hope #contemplative

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The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · Aug 6

Applications for the 2025–2026 EcoPreacher Cohort are due by August 11!

Now more than ever, Creation needs thoughtful, prophetic preaching. And #preaching needs a deep, grounded relationship with the natural world.

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#climatecrisis #creationcare #clergy #church

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The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · Jul 13

🌿✨ Do you have a story of transformation, courage, or community connected to our climate-changed world? We're inviting 6 storytellers to share their experience at Convocation 2025 — October 16–17 in Hallowell, Maine (and online).

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#ecospirituality #creationcare

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The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · Jul 5

📣 We're Hiring an Intern! 📣
The BTS Center is seeking a Climate Conscious Chaplaincy Intern to play a vital role in providing support to this initiative for this evolving aspect of spiritual care. Remote. Part-time, flexible hours, approximately 8-10 hours per week.
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The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · Jun 21

Feeling grief about the climate crisis? You're not alone. Join us as we explore ecological grief and the power of collective lament in our latest episode. 🎧🌍
#EcologicalGrief #ClimateAction #creationcare thebtscenter.org/climate-chan...

The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · Jun 17

🎉 Convocation 2025: Registration is Live!
Flipping the Script: Claiming Our Voices, Telling Our Stories
Thursday & Friday, October 16 & 17, 2025
Two days of music, poetry, ritual, plenary sessions, small-group conversation and opportunities to engage with nature.

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The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · Jun 14

JOIN OUR TEAM: We're hiring a STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

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#communicationsdirector #nonprofit #leadership #climatechange #creationcare #churchleaders #hiring #nonprofitjobs

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The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · May 30

🌿 Faith + Climate Action 🌿
Join us June 21 in Freeport, ME for the Green Teams Gathering — a day of workshops, music, farm tours & bold conversations on resilience + climate justice.

🎟️ Register: thebtscenter.org/green-teams-...

#ClimateChange #CreationCare #MaineEvents #church

The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · May 20

🌍 New from the Climate Changed podcast:
Hope: It’s Complicated.

Host Jessica David talks with Ben Yosua-Davis & Madeline Bugeau-Heartt about communal hope, grief, & redefining meaning in uncertain times.

🎧 Listen now - thebtscenter.org/climate-chan...

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The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · May 18

🎤 Convocation 2025: Flipping the Script — Claiming Our Voices, Telling Our Stories

📚 Music, ritual, small-group conversations, nature & contemplative practices.

✨This year, you are the keynote! ✨

🗓️ Oct. 16–17 | 📍 In-Person (Maine) + Online Options
📝 Learn more thebtscenter.org/convocation-...

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The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · May 4

Lately we've been listening to: "The Keep Going Song" by The Bengsons — first released in the early days of the pandemic, the lyrics and spirit still ring true today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs-j...

The Keep Going Song (title track)

YouTube video by thebengsons

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The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · May 4

📚 Join our FREE online Summer Fiction Book Club 2025! 🌎

3 monthly sessions, powerful novels, rich climate conversations + guest reflections. Starts June 26. One-time registration:

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#ClimateChange #BookClub #summerreads

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Leah D. Schade @leahschade.bsky.social · Apr 14

#EarthDay2025: this article offers framing & ideas for ministry amidst #climategrief that requires connection to God, each other & Creation @patheos.bsky.social @thebtscenter.bsky.social @greenchalicedoc.bsky.social @greenfaith.bsky.social @lutheransrc.bsky.social www.patheos.com/blogs/ecopre...

Ministering Through Climate Grief: An Earth Day Reflection

If Earth Day 2025 feels sad and ominous to you, you're not alone. Here’s how pastors can minister through the stages of climate grief.

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The BTS Center @thebtscenter.bsky.social · Apr 16

🎙️ In Ep. 1 of Climate Changed: BTS @ The BTS Center, Rev. Dr. Allen Ewing-Merrill and Debra Coyman talk with intern & @harvarddivinity.bsky.social student Jessica David about spiritual leadership in a time of climate crisis. 🌍💔 thebtscenter.org/climate-chan... #climatechange #creationcare #podcast

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Leah D. Schade @leahschade.bsky.social · Apr 14

Tagging some pastors: you're invited to take this nat. survey on preaching & social issues. Responses are anon; 15 minutes @pastorjim.bsky.social @pastorrichenda.bsky.social @broclen.bsky.social @peternimmo.bsky.social @oldmacharrev.bsky.social www.surveymonkey.com/r/PreachingS...

Ministry, Preaching, and Social Issues Survey, 2024-25

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

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H. Paul Santmire @hpaulsantmire.bsky.social · Apr 4

"The panel highlighted that the wealthiest 10% of the global population generates approximately half of all emissions while controlling more than half of global income and three-quarters of wealth." www.oikoumene.org/news/faith-l... @oikoumenewcc.bsky.social

Faith leaders call for economic reformation to address climate crisis and inequality

At the 6th Meeting of the Ecumenical Panel on a New International Financial and Economic Architecture (NIFEA) held in Geneva from 25-27 March, faith leaders and experts united to call for a radical re...

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · Apr 3

The Common Whitethroat darts into our #SpringArrivalSpotlight today, arriving from Africa throughout April.

Sporting - you guessed it - white throats, these warblers are widespread summer visitors.

Have you ever seen one?

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