We congratulate Dr. Anwar Berhe, a recent LeaderStudies graduate. He is faculty and department head for the Christian-Muslim studies program at Evangelical Theological College in Ethiopia. Next month, he’ll become ETC’s Academic Dean for undergraduate programs — a role in which he’ll mentor many students as they seek to serve the Church more effectively. We …
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As the spring semester begins at many institutions, we highlight this article by Jason Tan from the most recent issue of our sister publication, the InSights Journal for Global Theological Education. In it, you can learn about ways to understand pastors’ individual contexts in order to provide them with more helpful education.
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Today we invite you to read this post by Sofanit Abebe, a LeaderStudies recipient from Ethiopia. She talks about the challenges and opportunities she faces as she seeks to cherish the identity Christ has given her:
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We congratulate Prabodith Mihindukulasuriya, a LeaderStudies recipient from Sri Lanka, who successfully defended his dissertation last week. His research explores how British Christians contributed to the Sri Lankan campaign for justice. He’ll guide believers to think carefully about Christianity and national identity.
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This week, Yohanna Katanacho is visiting Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary as part of his ScholarLeader of the Year award. Today, January 20, he’s teaching students about the Gospel of John. Later, he’ll speak about Christianity and national identity. We praise God for Yohanna (a former LeaderStudies recipient) and for the sisters and brothers at UETS …
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We highlight a statement from the Lebanese Church concerning recent protests in Lebanon. Our Vital SustainAbility Initiative encourages faculty in the Majority World to speak prophetically from the Gospel to society and encourages schools of theology to support those prophets. We give thanks for this prophetic call for the common good – that this diverse and ecumenical group of leaders are united to condemn corruption, call for peace, and ask politicians to labor for society’s wellbeing. May we all – throughout the Global Church – have such courage.
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Meron Gebreananaye’s first impression of Scripture was influenced by her mother’s large Orthodox Bible. Rare and expensive, it was wrapped in cloth and displayed in a prayer niche. It was never read. “In the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition,” she says, “Scripture is elevated to the extent that you are not expected to read it as a layperson.
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If an unqualified person offers to jump in and help, many organizations are just glad to have someone show up. They don’t always have the luxury of scrutinizing candidates’ resumes or analyzing their giftings. Yet Emmanuel Bellon, Vice President of the Vital SustainAbility Initiative, is convinced that when it comes to training leaders, Christians have an obligation to ask: “How can we do better?”
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Hot off the press! Check out the latest offerings from authors in the ScholarLeaders Fellowship! New books are featured monthly on our website and social media.
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We congratulate Noel N’Guessan, who has just become President of the Christian and Missionary Alliance denomination in Côte d’Ivoire. ScholarLeaders sponsored Noel for his PhD. May God bless his new ministry.
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We’re proud to announce a new issue of the InSights Journal for Global Theological Education. You can read articles about women’s theological education in the Middle East, ways to measure pastoral training needs, and much more. We praise God for the authors and communities who share their wisdom in this publication.
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Fifty years ago, millions of Red Guards—a ruthless cadre of radicalized students—waged war against tradition and religion, the twin threats to Maoism. This was modern China’s darkest decade: the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966–1976).
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Many corners of the world have seen their share of war and its aftermath, but few have experienced the depths of violence that have taken place over the past 20 years in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 2002, The Economist magazine called it “the most miserable place on earth.”
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Hong Kong is an iconic city bridging Western and Eastern culture. For 150 years it was under British rule, which sheltered it from the upheaval of China’s Communist revolution in the 1950s. In 1997, when the British ceded Hong Kong’s territory back to China, it was designated as a nearly autonomous region.
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All followers of Christ are called to forgive, but few are put to the test like Christians in war-torn countries. Ivan Rusyn, President of Ukranian Evangelical Theological Seminary, says his country’s prolonged conflict with Russia has given believers in Ukraine a new perspective.
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