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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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	We&#39;re excited to share these&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 12px;">videos of our conference&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 12px;">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.</span></p>
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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}Unander-Deutsch-Sabin-100pxls.jpg" style="width: 163px; height: 71px; float: right;" />In our third session, Scott Sabin, Executive Director of Plant with Purpose; Dr. Bill Deutsch, Director of Global Water Watch; and Dr. Dave Unander, Professor of Biology at Eastern University, provide case studies in forestry, watershed management, and sustainable agriculture and their connections to missions, development, and earthkeeping (Sabin&#39;s presentation begins at the 4:10 mark, Deutsch&#39;s presentation at 20:50, and Unander&#39;s presentation at 38:18):</p>
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	<strong>SESSION #3 - CASE STUDIES: WORKING EFFECTIVELY TO INTEGRATE MISSIONS, DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT</strong><br />
	<em>Scott Sabin, Plant With Purpose; Bill Deutsch, Global Water Watch; David Unander, Eastern University</em><br />
	A panel of speakers experienced in working with development agencies in a variety of local, national, and international settings offer presentations on the conceptual and organizational framework for principles of interaction and integration of missions, development and the environment through case histories in water resources, sustainable agriculture, and reforestation.</p>
