Welcome to the site Training Ecological Leadership, a path of growth and guidance for deepening Eco-Awareness and Eco-Spirituality. Offering you an introduction in basic ecological awareness, ecological living and ecological spirituality. How can we live in a more sustainable way on the Earth? What does it mean to be an Earth Keeper and live in such a way that we will leave an habitable planet to our children? A process of in-depth learning and growth in stepping forward as leader in our time. A help in taking up the challenge to be a light, a source of compassion and courage to move forward in this most demanding time for all life on Earth.
Goal of the website
This site is designed as a course and spiritual growth-path now many are searching for meaning and direction. It can bring you deep change, a new hope, new strength and joy. Hopefully this site will provide you with a solid foundation and deep passion to make the necessary changes in your way of living on Earth now and to help others to do the same.
This website is written in English, we do have google translate plugins ready for you. But we cannot be responsible for the quality of the translations. If unclear, please read the original webtext.
A short history
In 2017, when travelling and meeting in groups became more difficult due to the Corona crisis this website was created. Right from the beginning the site attracted many visitors from our MMS community and many other places worldwide. Nowadays, especially in Ecocamp training center in Bandung, Indonesia, the site is used. Young people come together to join in training programs.
We felt the need to adapt the site to new developments and insights.
Fr. Ferry Sutrisna, a very experienced trainer and others gave a new impulse to the important work of ecological consciousness raising. Fr. Ferry has been active in the latest changes of the site and has many connections in Indonesia and other places. His mail address is: sutrisna2908@gmail.com.
Ruud Everaerts has made himself available as a webmaster for the site. His mail address is: r_everaerts@hotmail.com.
They will gladly be available for your questions and help for requests for the password of the website.
Elly Verrijt, founder of the site, can still can be reached through: e.verrijt@ziggo.nl.
Some words by Elly Verrijt about the website: A response to the crisis of this moment
Starting at the first page and continuing to the next, you find a process of guidance. This process will not leave you untouched and if you want to enter this process, you are kindly invited to do so. You can freely walk this path. It is the fruit of many years of service to the world and the Earth community. All is gift and this is my gift to you of my Wisdom years.
I write from my Christian background and from wide inter-religious experiences. I have shared life with people of various religions and together we always found oneness, rooted in love and hope for the Earth. Together we care.
Feel welcome to just look around on this site and you will find your way I hope. You will notice if and when you are ready to engage in this process of guidance and deepening. Enjoy and lots of inspirations on your journey!
Elly Verrijt
Earth Elder, Earth Wisdomkeeper
Header picture credits: NASA , the Earth from Space
Other picture: private collection.