MECs Since 2004
Themes covered so far in our annual Middle East Consultations have been:
(1) The World of Islam – 2004
(2) Bridges to Islam – 2005
(3) Waging peace from East to West – 2006
(4) Protestant Missions to the Middle East: a Reflective Pause with History – 2007
(5) Islam, Its Message and Law and the Future of our Societies – 2008
(6) Muslim Women at the Intersection of Faith and Culture – 2009
(7) Christian and Muslim Youth as the Present Future – 2010
(8) The Church & Islam in Africa – 2011
(9) Love Your Neighbor as Yourself: the Church and the Palestinian in Light of God’s Command for Justice and Compassion – 2012
(10) Your Rights & My Responsibilities: Biblical and Islamic Perspectives on Human Rights – 2013
(11) Discipleship Today: Following Jesus in the Middle East and North Africa – 2014
(12) Discipleship Today: Identity and Belonging in the Middle East and North Africa – 2015
(13) The Refugee and the Body of Christ: Exploring the Impact of the Present Crisis on our Understanding of Church – 2016
(14) The Church in Disorienting Times: Leading Prophetically through Adversity – 2017
(15) Jesus Christ and the Religious Other: Toward a Biblical Understanding of Islam – 2018
(16) Thinking Biblically about Muslims, Muhammad & the Qur’an: Practical Implications for the Church Today – 2019
(17) Middle East Conversations – 2020
(18) Towards a Dynamic Church: Making Disciples,
Developing Leaders, and Engaging Society in Lebanon and Beyond – 2021
(19) Peace I Leave with You: Theories and Practices for Peace Ministry in the Middle East – 2022