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Jessica Morthorpe

Bio: Jessica Morthorpe is the Founder and Director of the Five Leaf Eco-Awards & Uniting Earth Ministry Consultant with the Uniting Church in Australia Synod of NSW/ACT. She is passionate about advocating for the reconciliation and renewal of all creation, and supporting churches to get involved in this exciting missional work. She has travelled all around Australia visiting churches to see their environmental actions, talking and preaching about the environment and eco-theology, as well as being part of multiple international conferences around climate change, eco-justice and multi-faith climate action. Her background is in environmental science, marketing and theology.

Jessica is based in Sydney, but willing to travel to visit churches, especially within NSW & ACT. 

Sermon options:

  1. A new sermon (subject to availability)
  2. Esther and Climate Change – Reading: Esther chapter 4, approx. 15 mins
  3. A Holy Care for Earth – Readings: Psalm 24: 1- 6, Philippians 2: 12 – 15, 15 mins
  4. The War on Waste – Readings: John 6: 1-13, Numbers 35:33-34, Ezekiel 16:49, approx. 15 mins
  5. My hero Jane – Readings: Luke 14: 1-24, Genesis 6: 18- 22, approx. 15 mins
  6. Redefining humanity and our role in Creation(long)– Readings: Genesis 12:1-8, Lamentations 2:1-15, Luke 14: 1-24, 20 mins
  7. Faith and Works for the Environment – Readings: James 2: 1-17, Mark 7: 24 – 37, approx. 15 mins
  8. Hope Restored to Life – Readings: 1 Kings 17 and the Gospel of Luke, approx. 15 mins
  9. For God so loved the World – Readings: John 3: 16 – 17, Romans 8: 12-17 and Isaiah 6:1-8, approx. 15 mins
  10. My dog Sandy (short, best for a Blessing of Animals Service) – Readings: Genesis 2, approx. 8 mins

Available Talks:

  1. What Australian Churches are doing for the Environment, 10mins – 1hr. Can also be used as a workshop.
  2. How your church can become more environmentally friendly, 5mins – 30 mins
  3. Australia: our amazing home and its life – 20mins – 1hr

To book Jessica to visit or speak at your church, please email her.

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