1. PRESENTERS: STACEY KENNEALY REV. FLETCHER HARPER SUE & PHIL HOCH ELIZABETH BEGLEY The GreenFaith Certification Program

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3. On Today’s Agenda Welcome and introductions Who is GreenFaith? What is Certification and why? Program requirements and resources The stories of Church of the Presentation & Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel Questions

4. Welcome! GreenFaith’s Executive Director Rev. Fletcher Harper Certification Program Director Stacey Kennealy

5. Getting to Know GreenFaith 20+ years experience Interfaith & serving all types of faith-based institutions One-stop-shop Programs, resource center, coaching www.greenfaith.org

6. What is the Certification Program? 2 year leadership program Roadmap & structure for religious- environmental leadership

7. Why Should You Consider Certification? Support and Guidance: One-on-one coaching, a library of resources, free webinars, an engaged community Savings: $6,000 to $50,000, and everything in between Creating a culture of ‘green’: "This initiative has truly become part of our Temple community DNA." Sue and Phil Hoch, Green Team Leaders, Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel Achieving More: “The possibilities for collaboration and inspiration make GreenFaith an essential partner.” Mark Niederman, Green Team Leader, Temple Beth Rishon

8. What’s Required of Participants: Holistic Actions Greening consumption is important, but not enough. The Certification Program does more:  Process steps  Spirit  Stewardship  Justice  Communications

9. What’s Required of Participants: Process Steps Mission Statement Audits Action Plan Communications Plan Progress report every 6 months

10. What’s Required of Participants: Spirit Worship 3 eco-themed worship services per year Religious Education 3 classes per year for adults 3 classes per year for teenagers 3 classes per year for children Intro education for ordained leader (webinar counts) Spirituality Encouragement from ordained leader to spend time outdoors One interfaith religious-environmental activity per year One intergenerational program per year

11. Worship Examples

12. Religious Education Examples

13. Spirituality Examples

14. What’s Required of Participants: Stewardship Energy Transportation Food Water Waste Toxics Grounds Maintenance Guidelines: Must choose from all 7 areas, both action and education, 25 initiatives in total * Credit provided for some past action steps

15. Stewardship Examples-Action

16. Stewardship Examples-Education

17. What’s Required of Participants: Justice Environmental Justice Education 3 education programs over the two years Building Relationships with EJ Leaders At least 1 meeting per year with an EJ leader Advocating for EJ Participation in 1 regional EJ issue per year Participation in 1 international EJ issue per year

18. Justice Examples “Because we were working on the EJ requirement for the GreenFaith Certification Program, we recognized the need for a community forum to openly discuss concerns around the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, and to highlight why many of us in the faith community care about its potential effects. ‘Pipeline and Pie’ will be held shortly before the State Department comes out to hear Nebraskans testify about the proposed pipeline.” -Deacon Betsy Bennet, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Nebraska

19. What’s Required of Participants: Communications Internal Communications Eco-tips in newsletter Eco-theological reflections in newsletter 4 newsletter articles per year External Communications List of local & regional media contacts 4 press releases per year

20. Resources Provided Over 200 Catalogued Resources in Password-Protected Website Webinars  Getting Started, Biblical and Theological Foundations, Spirit, Stewardship, Justice, Sharing our Stories Virtual Community—Facebook & One-on- one E-mail and Telephone Support from GreenFaith Mentors & Staff

21. Application Requirements Formation of Green Team Green Team Commitment Form Governing Board Resolution Public Spoken and Written Commitment by Ordained Leader Application Form Next application deadline: May 1 st. Application available at: http://greenfaith.org/programs/certification http://greenfaith.org/programs/certification

22. Fee Structure Budget SizeRegular Tuition Fee Tuition Fee: 50% Assistance $500,000 or less$750$375 $500,000 to $1 million $1500$750 $1 million and up $2000$1000 Episcopal churches: Only 3 left @ 50% Presbyterian Churches: 10 @ 50% Franciscan Catholic parishes: 4 @ 50% Conservative synagogues: 4/year @ 50% Reconstructionist synagogues: 3/year @ 50% Reform synagogues: 1 full tuition subsidy left ELCA congregations: 20 @ 50% Hindu temples: 5 @ 50% **Money-back guarantee, if certain steps followed

23. Questions & Reminders Application available at: http://greenfaith.org/programs/certification http://greenfaith.org/programs/certification Questions? Contact Stacey at skennealy@greenfaith.orgskennealy@greenfaith.org