Host an Advocacy Workshop at Your Catholic Parish
We’re here to help you engage your parish on advocacy for the environment. Contact us today and we’ll help your congregation take action to care for our common home.
Want to run it on your own? Use the slide deck and facilitator guide and lesson plan below to get started!
Workshop Details
This interactive workshop provides your parish community a chance to dialogue with each other about environmental issues facing your community. Drawing from Pope Francis’s Laudato Si and the See, Judge, Act method for theological reflection, we use Catholic teaching to help your community identify areas of common concern and take action to address them.
The workshop can be hosted in-person or virtually by one of our Encounter GA team members. It typically lasts about 1.5 to 2 hours.
Watch: How to Train Your Parish to Engage in Environmental Advocacy
Watch the workshop and leaern more on the Catholic Climate Covenant’s website: https://catholicclimatecovenant.org/resources/how-to-train-your-parish-to-engage-in-environmental-advocacy/
Watch this workshop led by Drew Reynolds of Encounter Georgia which seeks to equip Catholic leaders, Care for Creation teams, and ministry volunteers with the tools and training needed to guide their parish in nonpartisan environmental advocacy efforts that are grounded in Catholic Social Teaching.
This workshop uses the materials listed above, and walks you through how to run a workshop of your own using the See–Judge–Act model:
See (Listen): Learn how to explore the signs of the times by identifying environmental issues impacting your community, from air and water pollution to energy burdens and climate-related displacement.
Judge (Discern): Reflect on these issues through the lens of Catholic teaching, especially Laudato Si’, the principles of subsidiarity and solidarity, and the preferential option for the poor.
Act: Discover practical steps for launching or strengthening parish-based advocacy initiatives, including how to lead listening sessions, organize community events, meet with policymakers, and engage parishioners of all ages in care for creation.
Whether your parish is just getting started or ready to deepen its impact, this workshop offers a step-by-step roadmap to faithfully and effectively advocate for our common home.
Interested? Contact Encounter GA to get started.
Reach out today and a member of Encounter GA will meet with you to discuss your workshop goals and how we can support your parish engage in advocacy work.
