Eco-Stewards West
July 5-12, 2009

Training begins at Highlands Camp in Allenspark, CO and concludes at Greenwood Farm in Hardin, MT.


Highlands Camp in Allenspark, Colorado


Join us in the beauty of the Rocky Mountains to explore the intersections of ecology, theology, and justice during an intensive hands-on seminar at Highlands Presbyterian Camp and Retreat Center. From all around the country, participants will come together in intentional community to explore how various threads Christian thought have influenced modern American lifestyles. Furthermore, participants will work together as eco-stewards to design and build a solar project to benefit the ministry of Highlands, while being equipped with personal tools to live and share a more faithful personal lifestyle. Surrounded by the mighty majesty of the Colorado Rocky Mountains, we encourage you to come and be transformed by the landscape and intriguing discussion as we learn to live together as a community of faith.

Venturing north from Highlands, the western team of PCC 2009 eco-stewards will travel to Greenwood Farm in Montana. Located in a rural setting adjacent to the Crow Indian Reservation, Greenwood Farm is an experiment in simple living, sustainable building and intentional community. Building on the experience at Highlands, we will learn and apply practical skills of sustainable building and organic gardening through participation in the daily life of the farm. And through talking circles with community members and tribal elders, participants will explore the unique and often turbulent confluence of ecology, theology, poverty and culture that exists in the area. We invite you to join us on this exciting journey of discovery and transformation!

Eco-Stewards Midwest
August 2-9, 2009

Training begins at Stronghold Retreat Center in Oregon, IL and concludes at Lake View Presbyterian Church in Chicago, IL.


The Chicago lakefront


Come explore the woodlands, meadows, and prairie of Illinois at Stronghold Retreat Center as we build a community of Eco-Stewards and examine eco-theology, environmental and social justice, systemic change, spirituality, lifestyle simplification, local watershed issues and consumption. Together we will complete a high ropes course, explore spirituality through the labyrinth, and tour a cooperative organic farm. We will combine this team-building with classes, hands-on workshops, film discussions, and guided self-reflection as we focus on the foundations of environmental stewardship. Join us as we collaborate on a response to the environmental crisis as part of a local and global community.

We will travel to the Lake View neighborhood of Chicago, IL where we will design and implement an eco-project that responds to environmental justice issues facing an urban community. The group will collaborate with the Eco-Justice Task Force of Lake View Presbyterian Church and meet with local green community activists and leaders to learn about how urban neighborhoods are affected by environmental injustice and the ways that city churches can respond. We will tour the neighborhoods affected firsthand by urban pollution as well as the Chicago Center for Green Technology, the Lake View Action Coalition, and the Eco-Justice Collaborative. We will conclude our experience with a community education workshop led by the Eco-Stewards promoting awareness and collective action.


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