It may indeed be strategic to keep evangelism conferences focused on proclamation of the gospel and not diversify too much into
social, cultural and ecumenical concerns,
provided the
validity of these is granted.
For those in the Reformed tradition, it is not a literalistic imitatio Christi, but a recognition of the ongoing
validity of a doctrine of creation that
provides the basis for a Christian
social ethic.
The occasion of the conference
provides an opportunity to place sustainable land management (SLM), land tenure, LDN, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a regional and global context,
providing the means to enhance or adapted underlying theoretical paradigms, encourage the radical renewal of research methods and the
validity of environmental change predictions, as well as to strengthen the integration between
social and environmental branches of geography.