Churches Loving Their Places: Brendan McClenahan of TEND | Ep. 147

About this episode

Forrest Inslee interviews Brendan McClenahan about the TEND curriculum and its role in integrating creation care into church life.

Send us a voice note In this insightful interview, Forrest and Brendan McClenahan discuss the launch of TEND, a free creation care curriculum rooted in faith and community. They explore the barriers and opportunities for integrating creation care into church life, emphasizing relational healing, indigenous wisdom, and practical actions that reconnect people with their place and creation. The TEND curriculum website Plant with Purpose Key topics Creation care as spiritual practice Barrie...

People in this episode

Host: Forrest Inslee

Guest: Brendan McClenahan

Topics covered

• creation care
• spiritual practice
• church integration
• relational healing
• indigenous wisdom
• community

Keywords

• creation care
• faith
• community
• church life
• indigenous wisdom
• relational healing
• curriculum

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TEND, Plant with Purpose

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