SAINT MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
\nRev. Brian D. McLaren<\/p>\n
Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church will host the Rev. Brian D. McLaren for a program, \u201cLeading Sanibel Forward & Caring for Creation,\u201d on Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. on Sanibel.<\/p>\n
Hosted as part of the Interfaith Shared Scholar Program, attendees will take part in a thoughtful conversation about caring for creation and responding to climate concerns both locally and globally.<\/p>\n
It will also address the reality of eco-anxiety and will consider what island congregations and individuals can do to love and sustain their islands in a time of climate crisis.<\/p>\n
\u201cSt. Michael\u2019s is honored to host this important conversation,\u201d organizers said. \u201cIt is our hope that this critical dialogue will lead to meaningful and hopeful action.\u201d<\/p>\n
McLaren is an author, speaker, activist and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for \u201ca new kind of Christianity\u201d \u2014 just, generous and working with people of all faiths for the common good. McLaren is a faculty member with the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) and a podcaster for the CAC\u2019s podcast, \u201cLearning How to See.\u201d He is a co-host of Southern Lights and supports a new progressive ecumenical campus ministry network called ZOE. McLaren has written or c-authored more than 20 books.<\/p>\n
The program is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n
Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church is at 2304 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel.<\/p>\n