ecocell• What is it?• What has happened so far?• What are future plans?• And why would we like to hear from other

organisations?

What is ecocell?

• Based on CEL’s vision statement of letting loose a Storm of Hope, pioneering practical discipleship, equipping prophetic witness and empowering agents for change • Course comprises a set of tools based around four key words: • See• Grieve• Hope• Act

What is ecocell?

• The ecocell programme can be seen as a journey, or pilgrimage, to be travelled by groups of friends, neighbours, or church or faith group members • The final destination of this pilgrimage is sustainable living, in our

personal lives • Through ecocell we hope to fulfil our personal responsibilities to

Creator and Creation • You don’t have to commit to the whole journey initially, just to ecocell

1 , the first stage, and perhaps go on from there

ecocell 1 – “First Steps to Low Carbon Living”• learn further about the main issues that give rise to ecological

damage

• discuss the influences on our collective and individual behaviours

• measure our personal impacts (footprints)

• take action to minimise those impacts

ecocell 1 – “First Steps to Low Carbon Living”• CEL provides relevant expertise directly or indirectly (eg by references

to the best literature) • We will also provide prayers, poems, stories and group activities to

help us reflect and to inspire us to action • We get further on a journey if we make it an exciting and interesting

experience • This stage can be completed within a few months, but each group sets

its own pace

ecocell 1 - Structure

• Facilitator’s and Users’ Guidance Notes for each Module:

• Introduction• Waste• Shopping and Food• Energy in the Home• Water• Travel and Transport

ecocell 2 – “Journeys in Carbon-Free Discipleship”• Work began in January 2010• For people who have completed ecocell 1 or an equivalent

programme • Significant further learning, very committed action • Again, supported through prayer, poetry, stories and group activities,

and by a range of resources available from CEL • We anticipate that this stage will take a period of about five years, to

make the necessary changes in our lives

ecocell 2 - Structure

• Energy Use in the Home• Food• Transport• Other Stuff• People Powerplus …..• Core Module• Footprint Calculator Spreadsheets

ecocell 2 – What’s happened so far?• Around 40 CEL members in 3 groups

• Annual Conferences:• 2012 – Community Organising and Carbon Reduction

o George Marshall (COIN)• 2013 – Transport and Localisation

o Dr Steve Melia (University of the West of England)• 2014 - Food Sovereignty and Security

o Professor Tim Lang (President of Garden Organic, Professor of Food Policy at City University)

Future Plans and Sharing with Other Organisations• Strategy Review in late 2012….options include:• Marketing ecocell for use by other organisations• Sharing experiences with organisations which use different programmes - what

went well / challenges etc • Whether to establish concept of ‘full membership’ and ‘supporters’ • New members to join as individuals (not necessarily as group members)• Individuals to buddy up with each other• Identify potential general mentors and carbon accounting specialists• Consider marketing other single modules to home groups or other groups for eg

Advent• Others……

Contacts

Free Resources at www.greenchristian.org.uk/ecocell

Joint Co-ordinators:

• Tony Emerson tony.emerson12@btopenworld.com

• George Dow georgedow51@btinternet.com