Communicating for change tear 2012
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This document provides guidance for communicating about climate change within a church setting. It outlines key steps to plan a talk or sermon on climate change, including identifying the audience and their beliefs, framing the issues, presenting the science clearly, and using theological resources. The summary highlights addressing potential barriers like scientific jargon or apathy, emphasizing established science with visuals, and connecting the issues to biblical passages about creation care, justice, and hope.
Communicating for change tear 2012
- 1. Communicating for Change Talking about Climate Change in Church Enough! Being Gods people in a 1 captivated world
- 2. Outcomes Plan a talk/sermon on climate change Audience Key issues Narrative Science & theology resources Change Enough! Being Gods people in a 2 captivated world
- 3. Selling the message What How Why Enough! Being Gods people in a 3 captivated world
- 4. Identifying our Audience Acceptance Concerns/frames Science literacy Socio-economic Age Theology/Tradition Other??? Enough! Being Gods people in a 4 captivated world
- 5. On Belief Nature Nature capricious perverse/tolerant African Soldiers & farmer civil servants Self made Oil barons NGOs Nature Nature benign ephemeral From Mark Maslin, 2004: Global Warming: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press Enough! Being Gods people in a 5 captivated world
- 6. Barriers Jargon, explaining science Tribalism, e.g. Bolt fans Authority who do we believe? Dualism doesnt matter as it will all end Hopelessness what can I do? Apathy whats it got to do with me? Psychological distance not here, not now, not me Enough! Being Gods people in a 6 captivated world
- 7. Frames Mostly natural Market failure Technology hazard Global injustice Overconsumption Tipping points http://mikehulme.org/ Enough! Being Gods people in a 7 captivated world
- 8. Presenting Science KISS but not patronising Visuals graphs well explained Bringing in the expert resources Deal with misconceptions DANGER! Acknowledge uncertainties Stress well established ideas Multiple lines of evidence Ill get back to you Enough! Being Gods people in a 8 captivated world
- 9. Enough! Being Gods people in a 9 captivated world
- 10. Narrative starting with you Enough! Being Gods people in a 10 captivated world
- 11. Narrative - impacts Enough! Being Gods people in a 11 captivated world
- 12. Theology Creational monotheism Not green but biblical Combating evangelical dualism Gospel-creation connection Evangelism & creation care Holism Justice-creation connection Caring for poor Intergenerational Enough! Being Gods people in a 12 captivated world
- 13. Key Passages Gen 1 cosmic temple Gen 2 gardeners by appointment Ps 104 God of biodiversity Rm 8 groaning creation 1 Cor 15 resurrection theology 2 Peter 3 refinement not destruction Jeremiah 29:6-8 living in exile Good Samaritan neighbours in a globalised atmosphere & economy Others.. Enough! Being Gods people in a 13 captivated world
- 14. Moving our Listeners Guilt paralyses but hope energises Personalise Alternate polis beyond left & right Virtues prayer, patience, simplicity Eschatology appealing to hope Evangelism & Ecclesiology being missional Enough! Being Gods people in a 14 captivated world
- 15. Science Resources Enough! Being Gods people in a 15 captivated world
- 16. Bookshelf Science Global Warming: A Very Short Introduction, Mark Maslin The Weather Makers, Tim Flannery (small errors) Theology A Moral Climate Michael Northcott For the Beauty of the Earth Bouma-Prediger The Care of Creation: Focusing Concern and Action RJ Berry (Ed) A Climate for Change Katherine Hayhoe & Andrew Farley Enough! Being Gods people in a 16 captivated world
- 17. Enough! Being Gods people in a 17 captivated world