Colleen Earp (she/her)

Everything is geography.

[Colleen Earp (she/her) @girlearp]

@DHBurch13 That is some real grief, friend. Sending some love your way as you continue to process.

[Colleen Earp (she/her) @girlearp]

@bookkats Outlook just released their report, which centers on the voices of women and shares that the committee has managed to pull together an emergency meeting this week.

[Colleen Earp (she/her) @girlearp]

I haven’t heard anyone say we shouldn’t talk about the worst parts of our tradition and scripture, just that it shouldn’t be a surprise on a stressful exam. #PCUSA

[Colleen Earp (she/her) @girlearp]

Hey church leaders, I hope you’ll talk with your CPM about offering pastoral care to any candidates who just took that exam, more grace and flexibility at the presbytery level, and some bigger changes on high. #PCUSA

[Colleen Earp (she/her) @girlearp]

Goodness, it was enough to get me on Twitter between General Assemblies. #PCUSA

[Colleen Earp (she/her) @girlearp]

I’m all for training and examination of our clergy. I’m all for being prepared to face the hard things. But surprising people with a horrifying text for an already stressful exam? I don’t think that’s the best way. #PCUSA

[Colleen Earp (she/her) @girlearp]

@breyeschow “What the Road Said” by Cleo Wade (a wonderful children’s book)

[Colleen Earp (she/her) @girlearp]

@yehaddad Those were determined by the new MRTI evaluation process that we collaborated on-- they're the worst offenders. If we're going by the Carbon Underground 200 list, only 195 to go!

[Colleen Earp (she/her) @girlearp]

Grateful to everyone who spoke in favor of doing more than this. #ga225

[General Assembly @presbyGA]

Item ENV-09 | Approved as amended with comment. #GA225

[Ginna Bairby @ginna_irby]

If the YAADs had a vote in plenary, we would have just divested from fossil fuels. Their votes would have made the difference. Think about that. #ga225

[Notorious A.D.B. @yinzerrev]

So, this is gonna sound cynical but...what seat at the table? We aren't that BIG for these companies to really listen to us if we're investing, so why not stop investing because it's the right thing to do? These "table seats" haven't done anything YET, so... #GA225

[Colleen Earp (she/her) @girlearp]

Yes, YAAD Molly! Four decades of saying we should act-- twice as long as she's been alive. Time to make substantial action. #ga225

[Colleen Earp (she/her) @girlearp]

You can respect the work of MRTI and still move for faster, bigger action-- they originally suggested passing their report with ENV-07, which called for categorical divestment. https://t.co/MC2b6sEqZA #ga225

[Colleen Earp (she/her) @girlearp]

"We are sacrificing future generations..." thank you, Geoff! We need to act quickly on fossil fuel divestment and creation justice. #ga225

[Colleen Earp (she/her) @girlearp]

I met Jed on a PHP trip to Peru in 2014. He took us to see the glaciers that supply Lima, a desert city of 8 mill, with freshwater. This is what was left of them then... this is why we're not moving fast enough. #ga225

[Colleen Earp (she/her) @girlearp]

Our hope is in Christ, not the fossil fuel industry. Thank you, Jed! #ga225

[Colleen Earp (she/her) @girlearp]

Thank you, Ginna, for moving to add the Carbon Underground 200 list to ENV-09 in support of MRTI's good work, and sharing the effects of climate change in your corner of creation. #GA225

[Colleen Earp (she/her) @girlearp]

Five down, one hundred ninety-five to go. #ga225

[General Assembly @presbyGA]

Item ENV-10 | Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) Response to 223rd General Assembly Directive on Environmental Policy | Approved.

#GA225 #PCUSA

[Colleen Earp (she/her) @girlearp]

MRTI suggested passing ENV-07 alongside their report, but since that didn't happen in committee, the next best thing we can do is amend ENV-09 to speed up our response to the climate crisis. Thanks for your hard work, #ga225!