The Green Team (Pastor Carlson, Gary Olson, David Gangeness, Deb Hannu, Karen Bockelman, Paul Steklenski, and Tom Uecker) plans on having a regular column in Dei by Day. We hope to inform you of various events and "green" ideas from time to time.

The big news at the moment concerns the Early Adopter Project sponsored by Sustainable Twin Ports. Gloria Dei is one of fifteen organizations that were selected to participate. Members from Gloria Dei on this team include: Pastor Carlson, John McDonald, Kathy Wimer, and Tom Uecker.

Gloria Dei's "Green Team" had its initial meeting in April 2008. The team sees its primary role in lifting up a Christian response to the biblical mandate of caring for creation (Genesis 1). Two main areas of emphasis will be: 1) enhancing awareness of practices through which individuals and families can reduce their impact on the environment and 2) examining our corporate resource use as a congregation and seeking to exemplify stewardship of God's resources in the community. Our first conversation touched on many different topics related to this issue, including education about recycling, water and energy use, global climate change, and community supported agriculture. If you'd like to be part of the conversation, we would welcome you!