September Movement Café:
Politics, Methodists, and Environmental Holiness
September 18th 2024
10am PT / 11am MT / 12pm CT / 1pm ET
Sponsored by the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement, the informal, virtual space of the Café facilitates conversation, connection, and community focused on creation care and justice issues.
Politics, Methodists, and Environmental Holiness
Resources from the Café
- Learn more about the Creation Justice Movement and the “beautiful words” of the United Methodist Church
- Methodist Creation Justice: An Evolving Tradition of Beautiful Words and Actions
- Revised Social Principles Focus on “Community of All Creation”
- 4 Characteristics of Citizens of the Kingdom of God Who Inhabit the Political World
SpeakerS
Darryl W. Stephens teaches at Lancaster Theological Seminary and serves as the Chair of the Order of Deacons in the Eastern Pennsylvania Annual Conference of the UMC. He previously served on the staff of the General Commission on the Status and Role of Women and wrote the 2021 Spiritual Growth/Mission Study for United Women in Faith. He writes about moral leadership, social change, and the common good on his blog https://ethicsconsidered.com.
Rev. Keith Sexton is a semi-retired elder, serving as Coordinator of Advocacy for the Creation Care Team of the North Carolina Annual Conference. He is a co-creator of The Regenerative Agriculture Toolbox, a resource to aid congregations in connecting supporting local famers, as well as employing regenerative practices on church-owned land. Keith is a member of the board of the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. For the past four years he has been served on the Organizing Committee of the North Carolina Food System Advocacy Coalition, advocating for farm, food, and climate justice in the 2023 Farm Bill. Keith is enrolled in the Public Theology program at Wesley Seminary in Washington, D.C. and on track to graduate in May 2025. He is passionate about advocating and acting for the earth so that generations to come will inherit a healthier planet than the one we inhabit.
The September 18 Movement Café focused on Politics, Methodists, and Environmental Holiness. The conversation referenced the newly revised United Methodist Social Principles and how they can inform our moral decisions during this US election season. Featuring Rev. Darryl W. Stephens of Lancaster Theological Seminary author of many books and articles including Revised Social Principles Focus on “Community of All Creation” and Rev Keith Sexon advocate for Creation Justice Advocacy in the North Carolina Annual Conference and a member of the UM Creation Justice Movement Advocacy Team.