The CRES course is a valuable journey in the past three years for me. It opens a rich and much wider space for a Christian, who wants to explore the relationship between the individual faith and the Lord’s words caring for the creation, to reflect on and go deeper for applications in our daily life. Upon the completion of the CRES course, I am now carrying on to follow it up the journey of living …
The CRES course has been a fantastic experience and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in developing their understanding of environmental concerns from a Christian perspective. I have worked in the ecology and conservation sector for a number of years, but I had not seriously considered how caring for the natural environment was connected to my faith. The CRES course has given me the fantastic opportunity to do just that. There was a …
I will forever be grateful to the CRES course, and those who run it, for opening my eyes and heart to scientific, environmental and spiritual realms that were completely new to me. The discipline of researching and writing the essays led me to read some really fascinating books, as well as talking with people about their beliefs and their practices, which I would not necessarily have done otherwise. I spent a lot of time on …
The CRES certificate program has moulded me. I will never be the same anymore after discovering the role that the triune God plays in creation, the negative impact of humanity’s sin on creation and Jesus Christ’s cosmic redemption. I discovered that the Holy Spirit played a role in creation, hatching all kinds of living creatures. It has been exciting to learn that the New Heaven and New Earth will not be built on the ashes …
I have really enjoyed my time studying with CRES. I have a geography background and the fieldwork and opportunity to look at topics from a Christian point of view drew me into the course. I found the first unit Living World to be exactly what I wanted … lots of practical tasks. From there as I worked through the units my interest grew in seeking to care for God’s creation in the urban Evangelical church …
I was drawn to CRES because of my job as digital engagement officer for CPRE Bedfordshire, the countryside charity. It is all to easy to put work in one box and church in another, so I saw it as an opportunity to help me connect my job and my faith. At my church we were just starting to think seriously about Eco Church, which was another good reason to learn more about Christian approaches to …
