{"id":23945,"date":"2026-05-21T16:29:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=23945"},"modified":"2026-05-21T16:29:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:29:45","slug":"ecopreacher-navigating-pushback-in-climate-preaching-creation-justice-ministries","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/event\/ecopreacher-navigating-pushback-in-climate-preaching-creation-justice-ministries\/","title":{"rendered":"$ EcoPreacher: Navigating Pushback in Climate Preaching (Creation Justice Ministries)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tJune 25\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t1:00 pm\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t4:00 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You\u2019re taking up the prophetic call.&nbsp;You\u2019re telling the necessary truth.&nbsp;But you\u2019re met with skepticism, discomfort, and sometimes outright resistance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bThe EcoPreacher Initiative invites you to a hands-on workshop where you\u2019ll gain skills and sensibilities so that you can stay open, relational, and resilient with your community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bThrough a blend of teaching, storytelling, and shared reflection, Rev. Dr. Leah Schade and Rev. Dr. Xavier Johnson will offer insights from their own experiences of facing sermon pushback. Participants will engage in scenario planning and role-playing exercises to practice responding with compassion, clarity, courage, and care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creationjustice.org\/ecopreacherworkshop.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Register Now<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__event-price\" >\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-block__event-price__cost\"> $50 <\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__organizer__details tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<div class=\"tribe-block__organizer__title\">\n\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/organizer\/creation-justice-ministries\/\" title=\"Creation Justice Ministries\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\">Creation Justice Ministries<\/a><\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"tribe-block__organizer__website\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.creationjustice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Organizer Website<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__venue tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t\n\t\n<div class=\"tribe-block__venue__meta\">\n\t<div class=\"tribe-block__venue__name\">\n\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/venue\/online\/\" title=\"Online\">Online<\/a><\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div  class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__events-link\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"tribe-events tribe-common\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tribe-common-c-btn-border tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg\n\t class=\"tribe-common-c-svgicon tribe-common-c-svgicon--cal-export tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__export-icon\" \taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\tviewBox=\"0 0 23 17\"\n\txmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n>\n\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M.128.896V16.13c0 .211.145.383.323.383h15.354c.179 0 .323-.172.323-.383V.896c0-.212-.144-.383-.323-.383H.451C.273.513.128.684.128.896Zm16 6.742h-.901V4.679H1.009v10.729h14.218v-3.336h.901V7.638ZM1.01 1.614h14.218v2.058H1.009V1.614Z\" \/>\n\t<path d=\"M20.5 9.846H8.312M18.524 6.953l2.89 2.909-2.855 2.855\" stroke-width=\"1.2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__button-text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"tribe-events-subscribe-dropdown-content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"View links to add events to your calendar\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdd to calendar\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg\n\t class=\"tribe-common-c-svgicon tribe-common-c-svgicon--caret-down tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__button-icon\" \taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\tviewBox=\"0 0 10 7\"\n\txmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n>\n\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M1.008.609L5 4.6 8.992.61l.958.958L5 6.517.05 1.566l.958-.958z\" class=\"tribe-common-c-svgicon__svg-fill\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"tribe-events-subscribe-dropdown-content\" class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item--gcal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/event?action=TEMPLATE&#038;dates=20260625T130000\/20260625T160000&#038;text=%24%20EcoPreacher%3A%20Navigating%20Pushback%20in%20Climate%20Preaching%20%28Creation%20Justice%20Ministries%29&#038;details=%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EYou%E2%80%99re+taking+up+the+prophetic+call.%26nbsp%3BYou%E2%80%99re+telling+the+necessary+truth.%26nbsp%3BBut+you%E2%80%99re+met+with+skepticism%2C+discomfort%2C+and+sometimes+outright+resistance.%3C%2Fstrong%3E%3C%2Fp%3E+%3Cp%3E%E2%80%8BThe+EcoPreacher+Initiative+invites+you+to+a+hands-on+workshop+where+you%E2%80%99ll+gain+skills+and+sensibilities+so+that+you+can+stay+open%2C+relational%2C+and+resilient+with+your+community.%3C%2Fp%3E+%3Cp%3E%E2%80%8BThrough+a+blend+of+teaching%2C+storytelling%2C+and+shared+reflection%2C+Rev.+Dr.+Leah+Schade+and+Rev.+Dr.+Xavier+Johnson+will+offer+insights+from+their+own+experiences+of+facing+sermon+pushback.+Participants+will+engage+in+scenario+planning+and+role-playing+exercises+to+practice+responding+with+compassion%2C+clarity%2C+courage%2C+and+care.%3C%2Fp%3E+%3Cp%3E%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.creationjustice.org%2Fecopreacherworkshop.html%22+target%3D%22_blank%22+rel%3D%22noreferrer+noopener%22%3ERegister+Now%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fp%3E+&#038;location=Online&#038;trp=false&#038;ctz=America\/New_York&#038;sprop=website:https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noindex\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGoogle Calendar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item--ical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noindex\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tiCalendar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item--outlook-365\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noindex\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOutlook 365\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item--outlook-live\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"tribe-events-c-subscribe-dropdown__list-item-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow noindex\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOutlook Live\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"tribe-block__related-events__title\">Related Events<\/h2>\n\n<ul  class=\"tribe-related-events tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t\t\t<li>\n\t\n<div class=\"tribe-related-events-thumbnail\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/event\/justice-in-everyday-life\/\" class=\"url\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/04\/Justice-in-Everyday-Life-1-YIvUg1-cJtAKx.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tribe-related-event-info\">\n\t<h3 class=\"tribe-related-events-title\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/laity\/event\/justice-in-everyday-life\/\" class=\"tribe-event-url\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\tJustice in Everyday Life\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<span class=\"tribe-event-date-start\">June 6 @ 8:30 am<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"tribe-event-time\">5:00 pm<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>\n\t\n<div class=\"tribe-related-events-thumbnail\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/event\/lets-talk-ministering-through-your-spiritual-gifts-beadisciple-com\/\" class=\"url\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/plugins\/events-calendar-pro\/src\/resources\/images\/tribe-related-events-placeholder.png\" alt=\"$ Let\u2019s Talk: Ministering Through Your Spiritual Gifts (BeADisciple.com)\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tribe-related-event-info\">\n\t<h3 class=\"tribe-related-events-title\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/event\/lets-talk-ministering-through-your-spiritual-gifts-beadisciple-com\/\" class=\"tribe-event-url\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t$ Let\u2019s Talk: Ministering Through Your Spiritual Gifts (BeADisciple.com)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<span class=\"tribe-event-date-start\">June 8<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li>\n\t\n<div class=\"tribe-related-events-thumbnail\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/event\/the-heart-of-mindfulness-resource-center-for-women-ministry-in-the-south\/\" class=\"url\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-content\/plugins\/events-calendar-pro\/src\/resources\/images\/tribe-related-events-placeholder.png\" alt=\"$ The Heart of Mindfulness (Resource Center for Women &amp; Ministry in the South)\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tribe-related-event-info\">\n\t<h3 class=\"tribe-related-events-title\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/event\/the-heart-of-mindfulness-resource-center-for-women-ministry-in-the-south\/\" class=\"tribe-event-url\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n\t\t\t$ The Heart of Mindfulness (Resource Center for Women &amp; Ministry in the South)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<span class=\"tribe-event-date-start\">June 10 @ 12:00 pm<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"tribe-event-time\">1:30 pm<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019re taking up the prophetic call.&nbsp;You\u2019re telling the necessary truth.&nbsp;But you\u2019re met with skepticism, discomfort, and sometimes outright resistance. \u200bThe EcoPreacher Initiative invites you to a hands-on workshop where you\u2019ll [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"America\/New_York","_EventStartDate":"2026-06-25 13:00:00","_EventEndDate":"2026-06-25 16:00:00","_EventStartDateUTC":"2026-06-25 17:00:00","_EventEndDateUTC":"2026-06-25 20:00:00","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"50","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"$","_EventCurrencyCode":"USD","_EventCurrencyPosition":"prefix","_EventDateTimeSeparator":" @ ","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":" - ","_EventOrganizerID":[17407],"_EventVenueID":[8455],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[25],"tribe_events_cat":[222],"class_list":["post-23945","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tag-creation-care","tribe_events_cat-online","cat_online"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>$ EcoPreacher: Navigating Pushback in Climate Preaching (Creation Justice Ministries) | Media Center | North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/event\/ecopreacher-navigating-pushback-in-climate-preaching-creation-justice-ministries\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"$ EcoPreacher: Navigating Pushback in Climate Preaching (Creation Justice Ministries) | Media Center | North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You\u2019re taking up the prophetic call.&nbsp;You\u2019re telling the necessary truth.&nbsp;But you\u2019re met with skepticism, discomfort, and sometimes outright resistance. \u200bThe EcoPreacher Initiative invites you to a hands-on workshop where you\u2019ll [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/event\/ecopreacher-navigating-pushback-in-climate-preaching-creation-justice-ministries\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Media Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/nccumc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-21T20:29:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@nccumc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nccumc.org\\\/media-center\\\/event\\\/ecopreacher-navigating-pushback-in-climate-preaching-creation-justice-ministries\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nccumc.org\\\/media-center\\\/event\\\/ecopreacher-navigating-pushback-in-climate-preaching-creation-justice-ministries\\\/\",\"name\":\"$ EcoPreacher: Navigating Pushback in Climate Preaching (Creation Justice Ministries) | Media Center | North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nccumc.org\\\/media-center\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-21T20:29:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-21T20:29:45+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nccumc.org\\\/media-center\\\/event\\\/ecopreacher-navigating-pushback-in-climate-preaching-creation-justice-ministries\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/nccumc.org\\\/media-center\\\/event\\\/ecopreacher-navigating-pushback-in-climate-preaching-creation-justice-ministries\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nccumc.org\\\/media-center\\\/event\\\/ecopreacher-navigating-pushback-in-climate-preaching-creation-justice-ministries\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nccumc.org\\\/media-center\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Events\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nccumc.org\\\/media-center\\\/events\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"$ EcoPreacher: Navigating Pushback in Climate Preaching (Creation Justice Ministries)\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nccumc.org\\\/media-center\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nccumc.org\\\/media-center\\\/\",\"name\":\"Media Center\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nccumc.org\\\/media-center\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nccumc.org\\\/media-center\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nccumc.org\\\/media-center\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nccumc.org\\\/media-center\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nccumc.org\\\/media-center\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\",\"caption\":\"North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nccumc.org\\\/media-center\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/facebook.com\\\/nccumc\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/nccumc\",\"https:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/nccumc\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"$ EcoPreacher: Navigating Pushback in Climate Preaching (Creation Justice Ministries) | Media Center | North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/event\/ecopreacher-navigating-pushback-in-climate-preaching-creation-justice-ministries\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"$ EcoPreacher: Navigating Pushback in Climate Preaching (Creation Justice Ministries) | Media Center | North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church","og_description":"You\u2019re taking up the prophetic call.&nbsp;You\u2019re telling the necessary truth.&nbsp;But you\u2019re met with skepticism, discomfort, and sometimes outright resistance. \u200bThe EcoPreacher Initiative invites you to a hands-on workshop where you\u2019ll [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/event\/ecopreacher-navigating-pushback-in-climate-preaching-creation-justice-ministries\/","og_site_name":"Media Center","article_publisher":"https:\/\/facebook.com\/nccumc","article_modified_time":"2026-05-21T20:29:45+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@nccumc","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/event\/ecopreacher-navigating-pushback-in-climate-preaching-creation-justice-ministries\/","url":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/event\/ecopreacher-navigating-pushback-in-climate-preaching-creation-justice-ministries\/","name":"$ EcoPreacher: Navigating Pushback in Climate Preaching (Creation Justice Ministries) | Media Center | North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-05-21T20:29:44+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-21T20:29:45+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/event\/ecopreacher-navigating-pushback-in-climate-preaching-creation-justice-ministries\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/event\/ecopreacher-navigating-pushback-in-climate-preaching-creation-justice-ministries\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/event\/ecopreacher-navigating-pushback-in-climate-preaching-creation-justice-ministries\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Events","item":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/events\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"$ EcoPreacher: Navigating Pushback in Climate Preaching (Creation Justice Ministries)"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/","name":"Media Center","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/#organization","name":"North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church","url":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"North Carolina Conference of The United Methodist Church"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/facebook.com\/nccumc","https:\/\/x.com\/nccumc","https:\/\/instagram.com\/nccumc"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/23945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/23945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23946,"href":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/23945\/revisions\/23946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23945"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/media-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=23945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}