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Salim Munayer in Jerusalem

Pray for church leaders to discern how they should respond to the young adults’ frustration and present a vision of engagement that accounts for the realities in the land.

Grace Al-Zoughbi from Palestine

As I pursue my calling, I am mindful of how difficult and complex life has become for many in the Middle East to persevere in theological education.

Jacob Cherian on True vs. Fake Gospels

Jacob Cherian (LeaderStudies) recently spoke on “Good News in a World of Fake News” as part of the Lausanne Movement Theology Working Group. You can read a summary article or watch the whole webinar. The webinar is the first in a three-part series.

Yohanna Katanacho in Israel

Please pray for our MA students to serve as peacemakers in a context marked by political tensions, civil unrest, and wars.

Emad Botros in Lebanon

Please pray for church leaders not to lose hope, and for the body of Christ to be effective and fruitful amid these crises.

Good News From Africa; Anthology of African Christianity; Human Sexuality and the Holy Spirit

For November, we highlight three books to which Joshua Banda (LeaderStudies) contributed: Good News from Africa; Anthology of African Christianity; Human Sexuality and the Holy Spirit. In each collection, you’ll find articles about practical Christianity in Africa. Joshua’s chapters highlight wisdom from Pentecostalism.

Elias Ghazal from Lebanon

Please pray for God to have mercy on Lebanon and to relieve the suffering. Pray that these difficult circumstances would cause people to turn to God and see Him as the only source of hope.

Ara Badalian in Iraq

Pray for the Church to be a witness of Christ and His love in a context characterized by violence and hatred.

Talant in Kazakhstan

In my dissertation, I am focusing on Islam and the pre-Islamic beliefs of the Kazakhs, and how to preach the Bible faithfully in a context where religious and ethnic identities are equated.

Alexander Belyaev Co-Authors Article

Alexander Belyaev (LeaderStudies) recently co-wrote an article on COVID and the apocalypse from a post-Soviet perspective. The article illuminates eschatologies that are especially important for Christians in post-Soviet nations during this pandemic.

Being and Becoming African as a Permanent Work in Progress: Inspiration from Chinua Achebe’s Proverbs

Our October book is Being and Becoming African as a Permanent Work in Progress: Inspiration from Chinua Achebe’s Proverbs, to which Tekle Belachew (LeaderStudies) from Ethiopia contributed a chapter. The book celebrates African proverbs and will help you understand African identity more deeply.

Nikola Galevski in North Macedonia

My hope is that this research could be my contribution to North Macedonia and the Balkans in reaching a new generation for Christ and helping them develop as committed, mission-minded followers of Christ.

Gerardo Corpeño

How Can the Church Address Conflict between the Powerful & the Marginalized?

In April 1994, one of the most violent episodes in modern history took place in Rwanda. In 100 days, over 800,000 people were massacred, many of them with machetes. Journalist Ana Pais reported, “Those who survived the genocide… agree that the hostile rhetoric used for years by the ruling ethnic group, the Hutus, against the …

Alexander Belyaev in Russia

Evangelical Christianity in Russia is now going through interesting times. On the one hand, the state has adopted various ‘restrictive’ laws… On the other hand, there are hopeful changes in the field of theological education.

Tekle Belachew Co-Authors Article

Tekle Belachew (LeaderStudies) recently co-authored an article on African environmentalism. He calls us to understand nature through African ideas of ubuntu and tabot, to regard nature as having inherent value.