The YWAM Creation Care Hub
Exploring with God ways to look after all His Creation.
Exploring with God ways to look after all His Creation.
Stanely House | YWAM Paisley
14 Stanely Crescent
Paisley
PA2 9LF | Scotland | UK
£160 all inclusive
£95 self-arranged local accommodation
… But what is our God-given responsibility to the rest of Creation?
… and what does this mean for our calling to the nations?
… Aims to serve YWAM with teaching and examples of how caring with God for His Creation integrates with His wider mission,
… Is a team within YWAM Paisley with backgrounds including science, fine art and practical action,
… explores the underlying reasons of how human stewardship* of creation has been falling short (and why),
… rejoices in awe at the beauty and cleverness of His creation, which we all rely on.
We come from our various YWAM backgrounds, training and theological starting points but God called our attention to something he wanted to happen more: caring for His creation.
We heard many of our YWAM trainees’ concerns about the state of ‘the environment**’ and noticed that while the Biblical reasons for Hope and action are profound, they are not always highlighted or communicated within our training.
Together, we have journeyed deeper into God’s Word, finding revelation: recognising God’s redemption and ultimate restoration of all things, His gift of life, and the ultimate hope of a renewed Creation. Sometimes, this was a new discovery of His heart and intention.
YWAM Paisley, Scotland, had noticed this emphasis growing within the YWAM community, and began producing steps to reduce their impacts on God’s creation, while celebrating the beauty and goodness in what He made and entrusted to us.
As we noticed that God is emphasising the Care for His Creation to us, we discovered that many others in His wider Body have also developed this focus recently. We suggest that this is a movement of His Spirit. However, considering the various voices in the environmental** movement, it is important to explore what constitutes a Biblical position and motivation.
We sense a call to help more people grow in this area – as an expression of love for God – in response to His love for us.
There are many within YWAM who are interested in creation care and some were already practising it within their call to the Nations and to bless those around them. But there have been struggles with Biblical and scientific understanding, with prioritising good practice in the midst of many priorities and with developing the connections needed to make this something that YWAM locations can easily integrate into our mission.
With the whole world coming to Glasgow for COP26 in November 2021, YWAM Scotland enthusiastically hosted multiple intercession and outreach teams on the streets of Glasgow – while we continued to explore what God wanted of us in intercession and learning of God’s heart for nations during this time.
We have been able to respond to invitations to teach in churches, YWAM training schools (DTS and 2nd level schools) and community days. We bring a combination of biblical basis, experience in intercession, specific areas of expertise and practical experience to our teaching.
Out of a response to God’s revelation, we felt called to start a Creation Care Hub in YWAM Scotland. This has been established in 2022 in order to serve YWAM in this space through teaching, sharing experience and practical outworking. As a group within YWAM Paisley, we deeply emphasise seeking God, Intercession, the Prophetic and responding in obedience.
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Email: cchub@ywamscotland.org
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‘Stewardship’ is a familiar concept but ultimately is only a partial description of the Biblical relationship between humans and the rest of creation.
‘The environment’ is commonly used to describe this whole field – but it puts humans at the centre and/or removes humans entirely from the equation in a way which is not particularly Biblical.