ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLE NO.

“Nature is Beautiful and

We are the Stewards of
God’s Creation”
Learning Objectives
In this module, the CWTS trainees will:
• make a personal definition of STEWARDSHIP;
• enumerate concrete ways to become
stewards of God’s creation; and
• make a reflection paper on the call of
stewardship.
“ For where your treasure is,
there your heart will also be.”
Matthew 6:21
 “Among all creatures,
humans are the only ones
made by God’s image and have
been given the right to have
dominion over all
HIS creations..”
 DEFINITION OF
STEWARDSHIP

• a CARETAKER, who looks after and cares for the world

• a GOD GIVEN RESPONSIBILITY to manage or control the Earth

• CAREFULLY LOOKING after something for the real owner

 WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAYS?
“ Let us make man… and let them have DOMINION…
over all the earth… GENESIS 1:26

“ God created man… and said,…”fill the Earth and subdue it, rule
over… every living thing… GENESIS 1:27-29

“ You appointed him RULER over everything you made;

you placed him over all creation.” PSALM 8:3-6

“ When you lay siege to city… do not destroy the trees...” DEUTERONOMY 20:19
 Does DOMINION and RULER
means we can do what we like?

DOMINION…
Means “KINGSHIP” which means to rule wisely;

NO... being responsible for God’s world.

Doing what we like has done massive situations

that lead to shortage of fossil fuels, extinction of
plants and animals and the heavy pollution.
Reflection of the Day:

Did GOD make a mistake in

giving humans the
responsibility of looking
after the Earth? Of looking
after his masterpiece?
CHRISTIAN EXAMPLES OF STEWARDSHIP

St. Francis of Assisi St. Benedict of Nursia St. Hildegarde of Bingen

What STEWARDS should learn?
• Home composting
• Household hazardous waste
• Natural lawn care
• Outreach strategies
• Recycling
• Resource conservation
• Waste reduction
• Water quality
What do STEWARDS do?
• Stewards make invaluable contribution to the
community as educated residents.

• Stewards provide useful information that helps

local residents make informed decisions about
waste prevention, wise use of resources and
ways to minimize environmental impacts of
our everyday activity.
Stewards also provide advice
and leadership about resources
conservation throughout the
community in a variety of ways:

• Demonstrate waste prevention, recycling

and composting techniques
• Stock libraries and nurseries with educational materials
• Teach ways to prevent waste when shopping
Stewards also provide advice
and leadership about resources
conservation throughout the
community in a variety of ways:
• Sponsor neighborhood events that promote resource
recycling, waste reduction, water quality, and
decrease use of household hazardous wastes
• Help maintain compost demonstration sites and lead
informative workshop
• Undertake other community-oriented resource
conservation activities
Who can volunteer to be a
STEWARD?

EVERYONE...
Young and old are eligible to become stewards.
We find STEWARDSHIP difficult because...
We are taught by our culture to CONSUME.
The idol of our culture is MONEY.

IDOLATRY is rampant…
And idolatry is ADULTERY.

We are uncomfortable with “money talk.”

We choose to live out of a sense of scarcity,

instead of an appreciation of God’s abundance.
 THANK
YOU

Nature is Beautiful,
and We are the
Prepared by:
Stewards of Lloyd Vincent O. Sasil
God’s Creation… NSTP Coordinator
Batch Katipunang Luntian