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	<em>On February 1-2, 2013, Au Sable hosted a Missionary Earthkeeping Conference for faculty of missions and development programs as part of the Faith and International Development Conference (FIDC) at Calvin College. The conference explored the deep interconnectedness between care of the environment and sustainable natural resource use and missions and development. &nbsp;Conference presentations moved from framing the theological and practical connections between missions, development, and the environment (Sessions 1 &amp; 2) to dissecting case studies in water, forestry, and agriculture (Session 3) to discussing how environmental studies courses can be better integrated with missions and development programs given their critical importance in advancing peace, justice, and the gospel around the world.</em></p>
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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}david-warners(2).jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; float: right;" />We&#39;re excited to share these presentations with you so you can share in the great learning and discussions about missionary earthkeeping that took place at the conference as well as learn the purposes for the Institute&#39;s work to expand the reach of environmental studies courses into missions and development programs across Christian colleges and universities.</p>
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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}GraceJuMiller-150pxl(1).jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 135px; float: right;" />In our second session, Dr. David Warners, Professor of Biology at Calvin College, and Dr. Grace Ju, Professor Biology at Indiana-Wesleyan University, respond to and elaborate on Laura Meitzner-Yoder&#39;s keynote address on the interconnections between missions, development, and earthkeeping (the presentations begin at the 2:15 mark):</p>
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	<strong>SESSION #2: THE INTERFACE BETWEEN MISSIONS, DEVELOPMENT, AND EARTHKEEPING</strong><br />
	<em>David Warners, Calvin College &amp; Grace Ju Miller, Indiana-Wesleyan University</em><br />
	A faculty panel who direct or participate in missions and development programs at Christian colleges evaluates and responds to the remarks of the Keynote Address, exploring and elaborating key points, opportunities and challenges for understanding the interface between missions, development.</p>
