Care of Creation @ Urbana09

Here’s the place to post your questions, comments, thoughts about Urbana09, Environmental Missions or anything else somewhat related… If it’s a question, one of us in the Care of Creation office will try to get back to you here (or direct to your email) within a day or two.

“Like drinking out of a fire-hose” is how the Urbana experience has been described.  There will be a *lot* to experience in 5 days of Bible studies, plenary sessions, and seminars not to mention the hundreds of exhibits to browse during the afternoons.

And we know you’ll be wanting to experience a lot more than just environmental topics.  So to help you plan your time, here are the environmental offerings for each day.  Full seminar descriptions are here. At this time, all environmental seminars are scheduled in the Marriott Union Station hotel.

Sunday, Dec 27:  [Urbana09 begins with the evening plenary session.]

Monday, Dec 28:

• 2 pm
  
  • “The Green Gospel: Christians Caring for Creation” - Laurie and Mark Russell [Grand Ballroom A-D, repeated at 4 pm]
• 4 pm
  
  • “The Green Gospel” [repeat from 2 pm]
  • “Creation Stewardship and Missions” [Grand Ballroom E]

Tuesday, Dec 29:

• 2 pm
  • “Creation Care and God’s Redemptive Plan” - Ed Brown [Grand Ballroom A-D, repeated on Thursday at 2 pm]
  • “Missions Meets Climate Change” - Lowell Bliss [Grand Ballroom E]
• 4 pm
  • “Creation Care on Your Campus” - Ben Lowe [Regency Ballroom, repeated Thursday at 4 pm]
  • “The Perfect Storm” - Lowell Bliss [Grand Ballroom A-D]

Wednesday, Dec 30

• No seminars today, but…
• 5:30 pm
  
  • Book Signing in the Urbana Bookstore with Ben Lowe (“Green Revolution” – the book of the Day today) and Ed Brown (“Our Father’s World”).
• Evening Plenary Session
  
  • Denise-Margaret Thompson on Environment as a critical issue in the world today.

Thursday, Dec 31 (LAST DAY!)

• 2 pm
  • “Creation Care and God’s Redemptive Plan” – Ed Brown [Grand Ballroom A-D, repeated from Tuesday at 2 pm]
  • “Organizing Communities for Environmental Justice” - Lisa Harper and Rachel Anderson [Grand Ballroom F]
• 4 pm
  • “Creation Care on your Campus” – Ben Lowe [Regency Ballroom, repeated from Tuesday at 4 pm]
  • “Mobilizing your Church for Creation Care” – Ed Brown [Grand Ballroom A-D]