Cultivating an Environmental Ethic Within the United Methodist ChurchOutline:Research Questions:Project Goals:Structure of UMC:Site Selection:Methodology:Methodology Cont’d:Deliverables:Budget:Slide 11Slide 12Cultivating an Environmental Cultivating an Environmental Ethic Within the United Ethic Within the United Methodist ChurchMethodist Church Team Members:Team Members:Hal Gunder, Justin Schott, Jesse TurnerHal Gunder, Justin Schott, Jesse TurnerAdvisor: Mike WileyAdvisor: Mike WileyClient Contact: John Hill, Program Director Client Contact: John Hill, Program Director of Environmental Concerns of Environmental ConcernsOutline:Outline:Research questions & project goalsResearch questions & project goalsStructure of The United Methodist Structure of The United Methodist Church (UMC)Church (UMC)Study site: Holston ConferenceStudy site: Holston ConferenceMethodologyMethodologyDeliverablesDeliverablesTimeline & BudgetTimeline & BudgetResearch Questions:Research Questions:What role can Christianity play in resolving What role can Christianity play in resolving the environmental crisis?the environmental crisis?How does UMC address environmental issues How does UMC address environmental issues throughout different levels of the throughout different levels of the organization?organization?How do religious beliefs of UMC members How do religious beliefs of UMC members affect their environmental attitudes and affect their environmental attitudes and behaviors?behaviors?Project Goals:Project Goals:Analyze the status of Christian-environmental Analyze the status of Christian-environmental research and activismresearch and activismBuild the capacity of the Church to deal with Build the capacity of the Church to deal with environmental issues environmental issues Assess the attitudes and behaviors in Holston Assess the attitudes and behaviors in Holston Conference congregations and clergyConference congregations and clergyClarify and promote relationship between Clarify and promote relationship between Christians and environmental groupsChristians and environmental groupsContribute some type of resource to both Contribute some type of resource to both individual churches and UMC as a wholeindividual churches and UMC as a wholeStructure of UMC:Structure of UMC:8.5 million members (1997)8.5 million members (1997)- 2- 2ndnd largest Protestant church in the U.S. largest Protestant church in the U.S. 5 jurisdictions; 14 conferences in SE Jurisdiction5 jurisdictions; 14 conferences in SE JurisdictionResearch conducted in Holston ConferenceResearch conducted in Holston ConferenceGeneral Board of Church and Society (GBCS) General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) addresses six areas of social concern, including the addresses six areas of social concern, including the “Natural World”“Natural World”Site Selection: Site Selection: Input from John Hill Input from John Hill Existing connections Existing connections Bishop’s supportBishop’s supportCharacteristics:Characteristics:- rural and urban diversity- rural and urban diversity - working with potentially - working with potentially resistant populationresistant populationMethodology:Methodology:Preface:Preface: Action Research Action Research ““aims to contribute both to the practical concerns of people in anaims to contribute both to the practical concerns of people in an immediate problematic situation and to the goals of socialimmediate problematic situation and to the goals of socialscience by joint collaboration within a mutually acceptable ethicalscience by joint collaboration within a mutually acceptable ethical framework.” (Rapoport, 1985)framework.” (Rapoport, 1985) I) I) Recruitment:Recruitment: - local contacts and recommendations- local contacts and recommendations- letters from the Bishop- letters from the Bishop - attend Holston Annual Conference in June- attend Holston Annual Conference in June- church attendance- church attendanceMethodology Cont’d:Methodology Cont’d:II) II) AssessmentAssessment of attitudes and behaviors: of attitudes and behaviors: - develop theological and env. measures - develop theological and env. measures - congregational survey- congregational survey - sub-sample interviews- sub-sample interviews - focus groups- focus groupsIII) III) Analysis:Analysis: - stats, comparison to other studies - stats, comparison to other studies - interviews as qualitative support- interviews as qualitative support - focus groups as brainstorms for deliverables- focus groups as brainstorms for deliverablesDeliverables:Deliverables:Potential Church Resources:Potential Church Resources: EducationalEducational: website, educational needs : website, educational needs assessment, Sunday school lessons, sermons, assessment, Sunday school lessons, sermons, worksheetsworksheets StewardshipStewardship: individual commitments, church : individual commitments, church greening, retreats, local volunteer projectsgreening, retreats, local volunteer projectsReport and presentation to GBCSReport and presentation to GBCSConference presentationConference presentationBudget:Budget:Timeline:MarchMarchAprilAprilMayMayJuneJuneJulyJulyAug.Aug.Sept.Sept.Oct.Oct.Nov.Nov.Dec.Dec.Jan.Jan.Feb.Feb.MarchMarchAprilAprilIRBIRBCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCFundingFundingCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCLiterature Literature ReviewReviewCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCFocus Groups Focus Groups (Thesis)(Thesis)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCFocus Group Focus Group (Product)(Product)Survey and Survey and InterviewInterviewCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCThesis Thesis WritingWritingCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCProduct Product DevelopmentDevelopmentCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEdit Thesis Edit Thesis and Productand ProductPresent Present Thesis and Thesis and ProductProductMaggie Schneider reacts to being named this year's National Cherry
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