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Green Jesus: Embracing a Sustainable Faith

Dr. A.J. Swoboda
Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 10 a.m.
Royal Brougham Pavilion

The day began on Wednesday, October 17, with our public keynote address, by Dr. A.J. Swoboda.

Stewardship of the Earth is not solely a matter of social justice or individual obedience and conviction, stewardship plays an integral role in our discipleship and public witness. Dr. Swoboda will explore how Christians, as people of hope, must reject both despair and skepticism in responding to environmental crisis and instead practice caring for creation in a faithful way, demonstrating how God is at work, redeeming and reconciling not only God’s people, but every part of creation.

Dr. Swoboda is a professor, author, and pastor of Theophilus in urban Portland, Oregon. He is the lead mentor of a Doctor of Ministry program on the Holy Spirit and Leadership at Fuller Seminary, and teaches theology, biblical studies, and Christian history at a number of other universities and Bible colleges. He is the director of Blessed Earth Northwest, an organization focused on creation care issues and Sabbath in the Pacific Northwest. A.J. also serves as the executive director of the Seminary Stewardship Alliance: A consortium of Christian higher-ed schools that provide Christian training in creation care and are implementing sustainable practices. You can find his website and blog at www.ajswoboda.com, or follow him on Twitter @mrajswoboda. He is the author and co-author of numerous books, including Introducing Evangelical Ecotheology.

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