How might Christians engage more deeply in the sacred work of pollination as meaningful expressions of our faith?We need these pollinators to thrive... but the data points to a time of crisis. Where do we go from here?

Resource Mention:

Engaging Missions through Church Energy Management -offered by Energy for Purpose (A Rocha, Love Your Place)

https://loveyourplace.org/posts/82772262?utm_source=manual

Here are three great Nashville-based native plant / polinator organizations/efforts to support and get your seeds!

Tennessee Environmental Council https://www.tectn.org/generatesomebuzz.html

Neighbors 4 Plants: https://www.neighbors4nativeplants.org/

Plant for a Change: https://www.plantforachange.com/

The Bee Health Hub https://beehealthhub.ucdavis.edu/

Butterfly Garden Kit https://shop.environmentamerica.org/products/butterfly-garden-kit

Sources / Studies:

https://www.science.org/content/article/where-have-all-insects-gone

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/28/north-america-pollinator-crisis-study/82649992007/

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2023989118

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2418742122

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/how-bee-stings-could-be-the-future-of-medicine/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7551670/

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/650342507631075013d25a2c/t/67b7739b905caa630271a5da/1740075932864/Colony+Loss+Survey_PR+%2802%29.pdf

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-honey-bee-deaths-soar-grocery-store-bills-take-hit-rcna199066

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/06/us-butterfly-population-decline/81350506007/

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp4671

https://environmentamerica.org/articles/good-news-and-bad-news-for-monarch-butterflies-and-what-you-can-do/

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