In this on-demand webinar, five PC(USA) congregations share stories and photos of their solar panels at church, including how they made the decision to invest in solar, how they financed their project, what benefits they’ve experienced, and what other energy efficiency measures they completed. Watch this on-demand webinar. Disclaimer: Sacred Read more
Tax-advantaged plans use the tax code ― Sections 125, 105, and 106 ― to allow employees to pay for certain expenses with pretax dollars. These plans need to be established and sponsored by employers and permit employees to use voluntary, pretax deductions from their paychecks to reimburse certain eligible expenses Read more
A feature of Section 125, new to many churches, permits employers to set up plans that allow employees to use pretax dollars to pay any amount they contribute toward medical dues. Learn more about this religious on-demand webinar on taxes and healthcare from Board of Pensions (PCUSA) Adobe Flash required Read more
Call to Health is a website that encourages you to take specific steps to improve your health and well-being. And, when you complete Call to Health from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016, your 2017 deductibles – both individual and family – will be reduced. This year, resolve to Read more
Lynna Kaucheck from Food & Water Watch and Bobby King from the Land Stewardship Project explore this critical topic of how modern drilling and fracking impacts food, farmers, ranchers and land use in the United States. Hear about how people and communities are resisting. Watch the recording. Disclaimer: Sacred Space Read more
Governments, transnational corporations, and investors are “grabbing land” to secure food, water, energy and factors of production abroad, and to boost economic activity through development projects. The March webinar looked at specific cases of land grabbing in Cameroon, Honduras and the Gran Chaco Region of South America and explored ways Read more
The Trade Simulation Game is designed to bring these issues to life through stories from our global partners. Each participant assumes a character in four trade stories loosely based on real scenarios. Characters share their realities with others and work together to understand the role of trade agreements and the people they Read more
Ched Myers is an activist theologian and author who has worked in social change movements for almost 40 years. He and his partner Elaine Enns, a restorative justice practitioner, live in the Ventura River watershed in southern California and co-direct Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries. Todd Wynward lives in a yurt with Read more
How have children, youth, young adults, and adults of all ages been learning, teaching, and exploring around issues of earth care? This webinar explored programs, curriculum, and experiences of earth care education as well as best practices and helpful hints to “try this at (your) home (church)!” Watch the recording. Read more
Each will describe the birth of the idea (seed), challenges and best practices along the way (growth & ramification), and the tangible and intangible results (fruit). Join us to be inspired and equipped! Watch the recording. Disclaimer: Sacred Space Online Learning (SSOL) seeks to provide individuals with information about religious, spiritual, Read more