
Nok Kam in Myanmar
Pray for my people, who are suffering under the pressures of authoritarian brutality and incredible inflation.
read moreEach week, our prayer community of ~700 intercedes for a Christian Majority World leader. If you join, you will receive an email that contains an introduction to that leader’s work and home country, followed by a personal message from the leader with prayer requests.
Religion, especially Islam, uniquely characterizes the Middle East and North Africa. According to Pew, more than half of the 20 countries in this region have populations that are at least 95% Muslim.
Despite their ancient heritage, Christians remain vulnerable and relatively few. Today, the region is home to 15 million Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Christians, who persevere as a faithful remnant amid adversity and, in some places, violent persecution. The Middle Eastern and North African Church needs well-equipped leaders who can preach the Gospel amid hostility and address urgent questions concerning suffering, reconciliation, and engagement with Islam.
Through LeaderStudies, ScholarLeaders supports 11 leaders from Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine as they pursue PhDs to guide the Church in understanding Christian history and identity, teaching and preaching in context-responsive ways, engaging Muslim neighbors with integrity, and pursuing biblical approaches to peace and justice.
Through the Vital SustainAbility Initiative, ScholarLeaders has worked closely with Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo to develop plans for training pastors in Egypt and throughout the Arabic-speaking world.
In 2009, we celebrated the reconciliation ministry led by Musalaha founder Dr. Salim Munayer and his colleagues at Bethlehem Bible College with the ScholarLeader of the Year Award. In 2019, we also recognized Dr. Yohanna Katanacho, Academic Dean at Nazareth Evangelical College, who writes, speaks, and teaches on love for enemies made possible in Christ.
To learn from the theological wisdom shared by Middle Eastern and North African Christian leaders in the ScholarLeaders Fellowship, check out these Global Insights:
ScholarLeaders’ own Wageeh Mikhail, Director of Catalytic Venture – Religions, also hosted this 12-part House of Wisdom video series, which originally aired in Arabic on SAT-7. Watch to learn how Arab Christians in the Middle Ages developed theology that continues to guide Christians worldwide today, as well as how these forerunners of our faith interacted with their Muslim neighbors. (English subtitles are available, thanks to a generous gift from The Village Church, Rancho Santa Fe.)
Join us in prayer for our sisters and brothers who live and serve in the Middle East and North Africa. Pray for Christian leaders who teach, train, conduct research, produce resources, minister, and proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ amid hardship and danger. Pray for new believers who choose to follow Jesus at great cost. Pray for the peace of Christ to reign.
Photo: “Hills above Jericho on the West Bank” (2021) by David McLenachan (Unsplash)
Pray for my people, who are suffering under the pressures of authoritarian brutality and incredible inflation.
read morePray for the Church in Ghana at all levels to prioritize discipleship and commit to demonstrating Christian values in public engagements.
read morePray for Liberia Renewal Ministries (LRM). LRM is a ministry that provides education and housing for orphans and underprivileged children, advocates for abused women and children, and evangelizes youth in Liberia.
read moreAt Square Ministries Africa, we are starting a new program to feed needy patients in neighborhood hospitals.
read moreThe School of Theology endeavors to produce graduates who love Christ and His church, interpret the Word rightly and proclaim it faithfully…
read morePray for my work, that the Lord may use us in our organization to be mental health ambassadors bringing healing to a wounded society.
read morePray that my service with and alongside the Deaf will bear much fruit.
read morePray for continued missions to Muslims, church planting efforts, and the perseverance of Muslim-background believers.
read morePlease pray for peace in Ethiopia. There are ethnic-based conflicts in several parts of the country.
read moreIn the end, what will be our response when He says: I suffered massacre and ethnic cleansing, but you saw Me not.
read moreI have founded a Christian NGO, titled Africa Sings, that employs arts and culture to build peace and create bridges across faiths and local cultures.
read moreThere is still violence in several areas, and people are facing sorrow. Please pray for our ministry in this context, that Christ shall be with us till the end…
read moreRegarding our country, and especially our province and the eastern part of the DR Congo, insecurity is still growing.
read morePray that my life will contribute to reconciliation between Hutus and Tutsis to the glory of our Lord and Savior.
read moreThe Lutheran Church of Madagascar continues to address all forms of syncretism in its members’ lives through its ministry of asa and fampaherezana and discipleship. However, this work remains difficult in a power/fear and spirit-power encounter cultural context.
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