This Power Point presentation was designed for the education component of the 2013 Council of Ministers meeting at the annual convention of the Swedenborgian Church of North America

2. Introduction
Movie Clip: “Economics of Happiness”
Panel of COM
Present on our theology and sustainability
Kim Morrow's social action
Q & A Session with Panel
BREAK
Community Activism with Bev and John Titus
Urbana University Sustainability Coordinator: Dr. Tingting Cai
Break out sessions
Parish Ministers
Chaplains
Entrepreneurial Ministries
Come back as COM collective
Outline for Presentation

3. www.theeconomicsofhappiness.org

4. Panel Discussion

5. Rev. Dave Brown
Wayfarers Chapel

6. Rev. Carla Friedrich
Pacific Coast Assoc.

7. Rev. Alison Lane-Olsen
pretty prairie
new Jerusalem church
Group discusses
spirituality tie with nature
Pretty Prairie pastor leads
session on 'Swedenborgian'
view at Dillon Nature Center.

8. Videos for Reference
Rev. Carla Friedrich
Rev. Kim Morrow

9. Rev. Kim Morrow
Minister of Sustainability
First Plymouth UCC

10. www.myfootprint.org

11. Q & A for the Panel

12. BREAK

13. Local Communities
John and Bev Titus
Community Organizers
Urbana, OH

14. Local Communities
Dr. Tingting Cai
Assistant Professor
Sustainability Coordinator

15. Local Communities
Resources
Lead a Spiritual
Growth Group
Internal state transforms
the external state

16. http://greeningswedenborg.wordpress.com Dr. Devin Zuber

17. Divide up by these categories (suggestion: no more than five per group)
Parish Ministers
Chaplains
Entrepreneurial Ministries
Guests may choose what is most appropriate for their calling/work
Break Out Sessions

18. Break Out Sessions
Temptation: This subject matter can easily become politicized and create conflicts.
Please do not give into this temptation during our time together.
Reminder: our calls to ministry hinge on moving past such obstacles and answering
to the realm of heaven. Where is it? How can we tap into that?
What exists in this world began in the spiritual world. Can we, spiritual leaders, access
answers to what we see in this world? What would that look like? Is it possible? How can
we hold a vision for this?
Our planet is begging us to participate. Can we ignore the correspondences?
What if participating in something of this nature offers us healing in the process?

19. Definitions
Globalization:
1.the deregulation of trade and finance in order to enable businesses and banks to operate
globally
2.the emergence of a single world market dominated by transnational companies
(often confused with international collaboration, interdependence, and global community)
Localization:
1.the removal of fiscal and other supports that currently favor giant transnational
corporations and banks
2.reducing dependence on export markets in favor or production for
local needs
(often confused with isolationism, protectionism, and elimination of trade)

20. 1. Globalization makes us unhappy
1. Globalization breeds insecurity
1. Globalization wastes natural resources
1. Globalization accelerates climate change
1. Globalization destroys livelihoods
1. Globalization increases conflict
1. Globalization is built on hand-outs to big business
1. Globalization is based on false accounting
8 Inconvenient Truths of Globalization