Care of creation and regenerative acts are practiced in all workplaces, whether in rural, suburban or city locations. The witness of this careful, loving stewardship encourages community members to honor the Creator.

WORKPLACE & COMMUNITY ACTIONSSS

The articles below feature members of Mennonite Creation Care Network's Creation Care Council:

Neufeld Sees Long-term Planning as Key to Sustainable Communities

David Neufeld, Winnipeg, MB, has a long history with Mennonite efforts to address environmental issues. He has served on the Creation Care Council of the Mennonite Creation Care Network since its inception. He was also part of the Mennonite Church’s Environmental Task Force that existed from1991 through 2001 and assisted with the ad hoc committee that designed MCCN. Heidi Martin conducted this interview.

Describe your job responsibilities as the Director of Community Planning for the Government of Manitoba. I have worked for the government in the area of land and water policy for 25 years. At present, I manage regional offices across Manitoba that provide advisory and technical services to cities, towns and rural municipalities. Our job is to help communities put together long range plans for managing growth (housing, industry, commercial, recreational, institutional). read more

Moyer Pursues Tough Questions in Kenya

How do you get people to care about the environment? How do you get them to change their behavior? How do you change a society?

These are the kinds of questions that intrigue Joanne Moyer, who has served on the MCCN Creation Care Council since its inception. Moyer lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is currently a Ph.D. student in Natural Resources in Environment and Environmental Management at the University of Manitoba.

“I get fired up thinking about what drives people to care and to act,” Moyer says. “This touches on philosophy and religion and culture and psychology and education and lots of other things as well.” read more

More stories about people caring for creation on the job and in local communities.

FEATURED RESOURCES

Re:Vision: Protecting Creation at Work This web page helps you think through the questions you ought to be asking on the job, such as, "Does my company have a sustainable purchasing policy?

Also visit our web-searchable Creation Care Resource Library.

SEND US YOUR STORIES

Mennonite Creation Care Network seeks examples of people practicing environmental stewardship on the job and in the communities where they live. Send stories to lukeag@goshen.edu or jenniferhs@goshen.edu.

"The biblical concept of peace embraces personal peace with God,d,
peace in human relations, peace among nations,
and peace with God's creation...""
Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective, 1995

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