Coronavirus Response

  • Home
  • A-Z List
  • About
    • About the NCC
    • Connectional Table
    • Staff
  • Calendar
    • Events
    • Google Calendar
    • Past Events
  • Churches
  • Contact
    • Find Us
  • Districts
    • District Office
    • Beacon
    • Capital
    • Corridor
    • Fairway
    • Gateway
    • Harbor
    • Heritage
    • Sound
  • Employment
  • Search

NC Conference

Healthy Congregations and Effective Leaders in Every Place Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World

  • Discipleship
    Developing Disciples
    • Christian Formation
      • Children
      • Church & Society
      • College
      • Creation Care
      • Differently Abled Persons
      • Older Adults
      • Spiritual Formation
      • Status & Role of Women
      • Young Adults
      • Youth
    • Church Revitalization
      • Coaching
      • Disciple Making Way
      • Evangelism
      • Grants
      • MissionInsite
      • Shift
    • From the Bishop
      • Church Transformation
      • Conflict Transformation
    • Multicultural
      • Anti-Racism
      • Asian
      • Hispanic-Latinx
      • Native American
      • Strengthening the Black Church
    • Stewardship
      • Apportionments
      • District Remittances
      • Financial Discipleship
      • Grants
      • Insurance
      • Mission & Service
      • Pension
      • Treasurer Training
  • Leadership
    Strengthening Leaders
    • Bishop’s Office
      • Appointment Book
      • Church Transformation
      • Conflict Transformation
    • Office of Clergy Life
      • Board of Ordained Ministry
      • Called to Ministry?
      • Extension Ministries
    • Board of Laity
      • Certified Lay Minister
      • Lay Servant Ministries
      • Local Church Lay Leaders
      • United Methodist Men
      • United Methodist Women
      • United Methodist Youth
    • New Faith Comm.
      • New Room Society
      • Our Communities
    • Conference Offices
      • Center for Leadership Excellence
      • Christian Formation
      • Communications
      • Conference Secretary
      • Connectional Ministries
      • Information Technology
      • Multicultural Ministries
      • Outreach Ministry
      • Treasurer’s Office
  • Service
    Ministering To The World
    • Local Outreach
      • Afghan Refugees
      • Church Construction
      • Church Loans
      • Congregations for Children (C4C)
      • Creation Care
      • Cross & Key Prision Ministries
      • Health Ministry
      • Restorative Justice and Mercy
      • Seed Funds
      • Mission Projects
    • Global Outreach
      • Love for Liberia
      • Missionaries
      • NCC UMVIM
      • Project AGAPE
      • Sierra Leone: Mission of Hope
      • ZOE
    • Disaster Ministries
      • Donate to Storm Response
      • MERCI
      • Response Plan
      • Response Team
      • Training
      • UMCOR Kits
    • Giving
      • 2021 District Christmas Offering
      • Advance/Rainbow Covenant
      • Apportionments
      • Give to Storm Response
      • Mission & Service
      • The Gary Wayne Locklear Mission Endowment
      • New Room Society
      • Special Sundays
    • Ministry Partners
      • Boy Scouts of America (BSA)
      • Camps & Retreats
      • NC Institute for Spiritual Direction and Formation
      • Partners In Ministry
      • Robeson Co. Church & CC
      • UMF
  • Resources
    Supporting Ministry
    • Conferences
      • Annual Conference 2021
      • Annual Conference 2022
      • Charge Conference 2021
      • General Conference
      • Pilgrimage
      • SEJ Conference 2016
    • Media Center
      • Catalog
      • Labyrinth
      • Ministry Tools
      • Online Resources
      • Weekly Newsletter
    • Online Resources
      • Anti-Racism
      • Archives & History
      • #BeUMC
      • Church Lookup
      • Disaffiliation Information
      • Green Church Initiative
      • Online Data Collection
      • Online Learning
      • Pastor Lookup
      • Ramus: Web Hosting
      • Video (Vimeo)
    • Publications
      • Appointment Book
      • Bible Study
      • Conference Directory
      • Conference Journal
      • Every Day Grace
      • Lenten Reflections
      • Mission & Service
      • Podcasts (NCCUMC.FM)
    • From UMC.org
      • Agencies
      • Communications
      • Discipleship
      • Finance & Administration
      • Global Ministries
      • Graphics Library
      • Relief
      • Status & Role of Women
  • Creation Care
  • Become a Green Church
  • Upcoming Events
    • Video Archive
    • Introduction to Creation Care
    • Zero Waste and Becoming Good Soil
    • Hospitable Planet
    • Energy Usage
    • Creation Care: A Youth Perspective
    • Environmental Injustice: A History
    • Drawdown
  • Latest Posts
  • Resources
  • Season of Creation
  • Regenerative Agriculture Toolkit

Easter and Earth Day: Redeeming Creation 2022

April 18, 2022 Leave a Comment

In Revelation 21, John witnesses that earth and heaven pass away, and a new earth and heaven are begun. The one seated on the throne tells John, “Behold! I make all things new.” (Rev. 21:5)

Unfortunately, some Christians have taken these verses as license to do what they will to the earth, as it will pass away. To my mind, you might as well say that you can do whatever you like to your body, as it will also pass away. Maybe you can, but there will be consequences.

The fact that post-resurrection Jesus still bore the marks of his crucifixion makes me believe that the things that happen here on earth truly matter in eternity. None of us will make it out of this world without a cadre of scars on our bodies, hearts and spirits; I believe that we will bear our scars in resurrection, not in pain, but glorified, as markers of what we ourselves have been through and shaped by, and as testimonies to what God has done in and for us.

In the same way, the heavens and the earth are not being created once again from nothing, as God did in Genesis 1, but resurrected, as we ourselves will be. John uses the same language in Revelation 21 that Paul uses in 2 Corinthians 5:17, “So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!”

This is the impetus behind Redeeming Creation, the NC Conference’s annual virtual event. We believe that God not only redeems human lives, but all of creation. Not only that, we believe that the Church is called to work alongside God in God’s redemptive mission.

It is appropriate, then, that Earth Day follows so closely behind Easter this year. As we continue to celebrate Christ’s resurrection, let us look for places of resurrection in creation around us.

Redeeming Creation is this upcoming Saturday, April 23, from 9:30-12:30 (EST) via Zoom. Our theme is Hope and Healing, and our keynote speaker is Rev. Dr. Michelle Lewis. We will also be joined by Bishop Hope Morgan Ward, Rev. Jenny Phillips, and Dr. Daniel Joranko. Each presentation will be recorded and made available to those who registered, so if you cannot attend live, you can still participate at your convenience.

Please fill out the form below to register.

Redeeming Creation Conference 2022

Registration for the Redeeming Creation Conference
  • $0.00
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Filed Under: General

Contact Us

Questions about Creation Care? Contact Rev. Jarrod Davis at jdavis@nccumc.org.

NC Conference of The United Methodist Church · 700 Waterfield Ridge Place · Garner, NC 27529
Phone: 919.779.6115 · Toll-free: 800.849.4433 · Fax: 919.773.2308

Copyright © 2022 · Privacy Policy · Powered by WordPress · Site Admin