Saving God's Green Earth: Rediscovering the Church's Responsibility to Environmental Stewardship [Paperback]

Tri Robinson (Author), Jason Chatraw (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 4, 2006

For hundreds of years, the church championed the beauty of God’s creation, demonstrating in many ways how it points to the Creator. However, over the last century, the evangelical church has let the value of caring for creation slip away. Author and pastor Tri Robinson makes a compelling case for the biblical mandate behind environmental stewardship and shows the church what it can do about this eroding value.

Through sharing both his own personal story and the story of his church in response to environmental concerns, Robinson clearly shows how important this value is and how effective it is in showing others the Creator. Not only does Robinson inspire the reader to care for the environment, he reveals a clear pathway to making the value of environmental stewardship real in both the life of the reader and the Christian community in which he or she is involved.

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About the Author

Tri Robinson is the founding pastor of the Vineyard Boise Church in Boise, Idaho, a growing fellowship of over 3,000. He has served on the national board for the Association of Vineyard Churches USA and as a regional overseer for more than 100 churches. With a strong teaching background that includes a Masters degree in administrative education, he is a sought-after conference speaker and passionate about transferring his working insights and experience on church leadership to a wide spectrum of churches. Tri and his wife, Nancy, life in Sweet, Idaho, and have two grown children, Kate and Brook.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Ampelon Publishing (April 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974882585
• ISBN-13: 978-0974882581
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #653,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Turning Over a New Leaf, April 24, 2008

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Schuyler Peterson "Schuyler Peterson" (Charleston, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saving God's Green Earth: Rediscovering the Church's Responsibility to Environmental Stewardship (Paperback)

I have never read a book quite like this one. I expected a quasi-Christian tree hugging manifesto, but instead got a balanced biblical view of environmental stewardship. In a time in which environmentalism is connected with a liberal political agenda, the author does a terrific job of calling the church back to an appreciation of God's world. Two of his personal stories (finding Jesus in the eyes of a deer and the Holy Spirit in a canyon wind) could have been omitted, but the premise of the book is still challenging. The environment is not a political issue, and Christian conservatives can be environmentalists, too.

The author correctly asserts that Christians can reach people with the Gospel by being involved in environmental causes. One recent example is Ted Turner's softening toward the Christian faith after realizing how the Lutheran and Methodist churches are fighting malaria in Africa; the man who once called Christianity "a religion for losers" regrets the remarks he has made in the past because of this practical demonstration of God's love.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's Easy to be Green, June 21, 2007

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A. Ray Ray "R. Andersen" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saving God's Green Earth: Rediscovering the Church's Responsibility to Environmental Stewardship (Paperback)

Tri Robinson delivers in this impassioned call to the church to return to its roots when it comes to caring for the environment. As the pastor of a large evangelical church, Robinson shares passionately how he rediscovered the biblical mandate to care for creation and how he put that into action within his church.

Filled with theological insights and practical applications, this book is a great primer for any Christian or church leader looking to provide a pathway for his or her church to engage other church members in this value. A must read!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good start, December 26, 2010

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Linda Demaree "Avid Reader" (Ocean Springs, MS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saving God's Green Earth: Rediscovering the Church's Responsibility to Environmental Stewardship (Paperback)

Contrary to some of the other reviewers who felt this book was non-sensical drival, or too little, too late, etc., I thought this was a very good book. Instead of being so down on the content, I viewed it as good advice for starting out. This book offered practical advice for getting Christian churches involved in saving "God's green earth", and it gave practical advice for starting church programs that help save the environment. If every single living person in the world practiced what this book said, then our world and our environment would be a much better and safer place. You can't just dive off into radical environmentalism without having the funds and the knowledge. Besides, history has proven that anytime a person gets radical about any subject, it ends up doing more harm than good. The idea is to get Christians interested in being good stewards of God's precious creation rather than worrying about being politically correct or incorrect. For most people, you have to start small and grow. Most people don't have the "Big Bucks" that it takes to lobby, to run out and install solar energy in their homes, to go completely green over-night. It takes time and it takes money. I enjoyed this book and I believe it is a start and a change in the right direction. I wish more churches would take this attitude. Besides, if more people would get out and volunteer in established environmental programs, just think about all that could be accomplished. I really liked this book and I would rate in a strong 4.5.