{"id":60,"date":"2024-11-12T21:58:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T21:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sejumm.org\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2024-11-12T21:58:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T21:58:29","slug":"creation-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sejumm.org\/?page_id=60","title":{"rendered":"Creation Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-xx-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Christians are called to are responsible to care for the creation of God. Our use of the earth&#8217;s resources is a sacred trust set in the beginning (Genesis 1:26-31). We invite you to grow individually, communally, and as a church.  <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded wp-duotone-unset-2 is-style-rounded--1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/sejumm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20230705_180039-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sejumm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20230705_180039-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sejumm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20230705_180039-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sejumm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20230705_180039-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sejumm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20230705_180039-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sejumm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20230705_180039-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>&#8220;This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">1 Corinthians 4:1-2<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Learn More, Join In<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-ea8b11be wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umc.org\/en\/how-we-serve\/social-issues\/creation-care#:~:text=Creation%20Care%20A%20relationship%20with%20God%27s%20creation%20and,ways%20in%20which%20we%20use%20and%20abuse%20it.\">           Learn More        <\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.resourceumc.org\/en\/content\/starting-a-creation-care-ministry-same-goal-different-approaches\">Join In<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/umcreationjustice.org\/tips\/\">     Start somewhere. Grow from there.  <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/sejumm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Harvest-video-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Without the field, there can be no harvest. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christians are called to are responsible to care for the creation of God. Our use of the earth&#8217;s resources is a sacred trust set in the beginning (Genesis 1:26-31). 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