Brian Sellers-Petersen Weekend

October 18-19, 2025

In honor of Maureen Ogden
Christ Church in Short Hills presents

Churchland Stewardship: Faith and Creation in Action

A Creation Care Workshop with Brian Sellers-Petersen

Saturday, October 18 | 9am-12pm
Christ Church, 66 Highland Ave, Short Hills, NJ

How can churches use their outdoor spaces—lawns, gardens, courtyards, even burial grounds—to honor God’s creation? This workshop will explore practical ways to care for the earth through gardens, beehives, regenerative landscaping, native species, and more.

Brian Sellers-Petersen, longtime leader in agrarian ministry and author of Harvesting Abundance, will speak on integrating creation care into worship and daily life. Breakout sessions will offer case studies, local examples, and opportunities to share ideas.

Schedule:

8:30–9:00 | Check-in with coffee & pastries

9:00–10:30 | Presentation by Brian Sellers-Petersen

10:30–12:00 | Breakouts & discussion 

12:00 | Lunch (included)

After lunch | Optional visit to Sandra Johnson’s native plant garden

Admission is free, but RSVP required: office@christchurchshorthills.org
Parking available.

Guest Preacher at Christ Church

Sunday, October 19 |  8am & 10am

We look forward to welcoming Brian Sellers-Petersen as our guest preacher at the 8am and 10am services (10am will be livestreamed here) on October 19. After the service, he will lead a forum on Churchland Stewardship.

Brian Sellers-Petersen lives in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in Roslyn, Washington. After 30 plus years working for international relief & development organizations including 18 years with Episcopal Relief & Development. His coaching and consulting practice, Faithful Agrarian, focuses on agrarian ministry, churchland stewardship, and creation care. He co-founded  and served as a consultant for Good News Gardens, a joint program of the Creation Care and Evangelism departments in the Office of the Presiding Bishop. He is author of Harvesting Abundance: Local Initiatives of Food and Faith. As a part of his agrarian storytelling ministry, he co-hosts SpadeSpoonSoul Podcast with Jerusalem Greer and Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows.