LSTC:
The Seminary as a Green Zone

LSTC is the Green Zone:
From students initiating an ink cartridge recycling program to professors requesting assignments on recycled paper, everyone participates creating a place dedicated to practicing care for the earth in its geographical space and its communal life.

A committee comprised of students, faculty, and staff meets regularly to carry out projects relating to the care for creation. The goal of the seminary as a Green Zone is to transform this community's life through the following areas:

The seminary graduates students who know that care for creation is an integral part of their Christian commitment that the church is called to be responsible partners in earth-keeping, and who also have training and resources to give leadership in their parish settings.

| Read our Seminary Green Zone Report, 2007 (PDF) |

| Download "LSTC as a Green Zone" brochure (PDF) |

IN THE MEDIA:

Listen for David Rhoads on Public Radio

Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ 91.5FM) aired a piece by Monique Parsons about the environment and faith on Dec. 9 during "Morning Edition" and again during "848" (airs at 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.). It featured David Rhoads and Chicago's Irving Park Lutheran Church, where alum, Brooke Peterson, and her congregation are going green.

The feature is available as a podcast on
chicagopublicradio.org/chicagomatters

Read about the environmental emphasis in action
Two LSTC alumni, Margaret Schoewe and Steve Jerbi,  contributed to the article “Congregational Creation Care Stories” in the January/February Lutheran Partners magazine.  Both have been involved in David Rhoads’ recent environmental initiatives in the Greater Milwaukee Synod and were part of the Green Zone and environmental emphasis at LSTC.

Sojourners Magazine
Sept-Oct 2007 issue for the article by Katherine Preston:

"Will Seminaries equip church leaders for an age of environmental
crisis?"

| Download the PDF |

David Rhoads has a sidebar to accompany the article, “ECO-Theology: What every seminarian should learn about caring for creation”

His article, “Greening Our Churches: what congregations can do to restore creation”, written with Andrea Orcutt, appeared in the July 2007 issue of Sojourners.

| News Release: Elonda Clay Named Greenfaith Fellow |

Follow the links at the left for more information about the Green Zone.