A leader needs to remain teachable

Organized by Camille Melki, the principal of Heart For Lebanon organization, the much awaited 2nd volume of EQUIP – Equipping Leaders to Reach Our World – Million Leaders Mandate was now finally afoot. For the next 3 years the leaders will meet every 6 months to study six unique and indispensable books. The first of these meetings took place on the 28th and 29th of March, 2008 at Harissa, located at the picturesque mountains of Lebanon. It was very encouraging to witness around 165 participants from Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq – from different ages and ministries – sitting together. Members listened with great fervor to the speaker of the event Mr. Tom Atema, who came all the way from Atlanta, USA, to train fellow Christians in the Middle East on the different aspects of leadership. Eight leaders from the Armenian Evangelical Churches of Syria and Lebanon participated:
  • Ms. S. Chilingirian and Mrs. A. Andonian (Nor Marash Church)
  • Ms. Sh. Geocherian, Mr. R. Chilingirian, Mrs. J. Kozman Ohanian, Mr. S. Ohanian, and Mr. M. Chilingirian (Emmanuel Church)
  • Rev. D. Basmajian (Damascus Church)
The topics of Today Matters book had the following titles:
  1. Why Leadership is Vital to the Great Commission
  2. Today Can be a Masterpiece
  3. Managing My Attitude, Priorities and Health
  4. Managing My Family, Thinking and Commitment
  5. Managing My Finances, Faith and Relationship
  6. Managing My Generosity, Values and Growth
  7. Managing My Personal Growth
It is now up to each of us to teach 10 new members in Christ and train those who will become the leaders of the future.

EQUIP website: www.iequip.org

Written by Anitta Andonian
Translated by Mano Chilingirian









Our Partners in Ministry

Haigazian University
Haigazian University is a liberal arts institution of higher learning which operates on the United States model of higher education using English as the language of instruction. Its purpose is to provide quality education in a Christian environment where academic freedom and the search and dissemination of truth are predominant. It seeks to empower students both for leadership positions and as professionals to serve in the Armenian and non-Armenian Lebanese communities as well as in the Middle East.

P. & E. Torosian School
Torosian is a neighborhood school. Most of the students live a walking distance from school. The school implements the Lebanese Government Curriculum in Kindergarten, Elementary and Intermediate levels. The school's mission is to educate the Armenian new generation with Christian, Armenian, sound and decent education. Mrs. Seta Karageozian is the principal of the school.

Armenian Evangelical Trad School
The school was built specifically for disadvantaged children – the generation of the Armenian refugees who, because of their desperate situation, were left without education. The school, today, shares its building with the social center, which is available for the children after school hours, where they can study & receive help. The social center also reaches the children & the adolescents through spiritual & social activities. The present social worker is Mrs. Rita Lao Manjelikian. The present principal of the school is Mrs. Vera Svajian.

Armenian Evangelical Christian Endeavor Union
The Armenian Evangelical Christian Endeavor Union of Syria and Lebanon (Armenian: Լիբանանի և Սուրիոյ Հայ Աւետարանական Եկեղեցիներու Քրիստոնէական Ջանից Միութիւն) is the youth organization that is affiliated with the World Christian Endeavor Union and the Christian Endeavor International. The Armenian Evangelical CE Union mostly coordinates with the youth ministries of local churches and at the same time it runs two summer camp sites (Monte Verdi-Lebanon and Kessab-Syria) where various groups (Children, Teenage, Youth and Young couples) organize their summer camps and conferences.

Armenian Evangelical Trad Social Center
The center tries to reach to the needs of the Armenian community, bringing to it hope and improving their living conditions. It provides shelter, food, and medicine for the people. Under the wing of the center also operates its DVBS school, its youth group affiliated with CE Union, and it's kids group.



Howard Karageuzian Foundation
The Howard Karageuzian (HK) Commamorative Corporation was founded in New York in 1921 by Mr. and Mrs. Mihran and Zabel Karageuzians in memory of their son Howard who died of malaria while only 14.




Ջանասէր
Chanaser, the bimonthly magazine, is published by the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East.

Owner: Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East
Publisher: U.A.E.C.N.E. Publications Committee


Bible Bookshop
The Christian store for gifts, Bibles, and Christian books. Whoever likes to gift a nice present can find suitable gifts for suitable prices with quality products. The store is located next to the Armenian Brotherhood Church, in Armenia Street.



Soulahian Super Store
The store where you will find your needs met; whether you need kitchen equipments, or gifts that you need to buy, or toys, ornaments for your salon, or electrical equipments... The store is located near Shamlian Tatigian High School, in Bourj Hammoud, Sin el Fil Roadway.



Peter's Brass
Established in 1951 as a family business: Peter's Brass is one of the major firms in the awards, gifts and sign industry in Lebanon today.
Character and expression is the result of much given attention to the fine artistic and technical details.
Combined with modern technology and traditional hand finish, they cast the events of today into living history.

Learn Matrix and Montage your Videos
MATRIX has become an indispensable software that any jewel designer today is using to design much more accurately and satisfy their clients.

Moreover, they can also take care of the video-recording needs for your events and montaging the recordings for you.

Sunrise Service in Kchag

It has always been a wonderful tradition for believers of the Armenian Evangelical Churches to come together in worship early morning, before dawn, at Kchag, Lebanon. This is done in remembrance of Christ's great triumph over death, His resurrection after 3 days of his crucifixion.

Members of Christ's body headed to Kchag at 6:30 AM to have a time of worship and sing praises to Almighty God. Worship was lead by Mr. John Sagherian and excerpts from Scripture was read by 3 believers. The sermon was given by Dr. Paul Haidostian speaking about the powerful event 2000 years ago. The worship time was enclosed with a prayer by the President of UAECNE, the Rev. Megerdich Karaguezian.

Manochil







Chanitz Blog Is TWO YEAR OLD!

It was a surprise to many, when after the worship session, we turned out the lights and we turned on the Congratulations song, and that's when Hagop suddenly entered with the cake with 2 candles on, symbolizing the two years that the blog and the team has been through.

"I never imagined that we would reach this far. Many obstacles stood in front of us, no matter how hard we prayed. We had nothing to rely on, but we kept our hope.
We started using a small system and the system grew out to exceed its initial purpose, reaching out to many."
"The road was hard and it is not easy, it's a very tough process, where sacrifice, commitment and perseverance are realized and practiced daily."

Editor in Chief,
Raffi






Church, youth and our blog

The youth can be very much involved in their individual churches and do a difference in their community. However, they need guidance and mentors, who can bring these youth together, who are full of energy and creative minds, and help them use their talents and practical faith inside and outside their church boundaries.

For this reason and more, we have already started making use of the latest technologies that the world of Web provides us. The website/blog of the Armenian Evangelical Emmanuel Church Youth was born and it has helped us in building bridges with many different churches in Lebanon and outside Lebanon. I remember Mike from USA who contacted us, Pastor Sevag and Pastor Datev from Syria, Searan Salibian from USA, and many others from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Iraq, Iran, Canada, France, Sweden, Armenia, Brazil, Australia and people from outisde the Armenian Evangelical circles, whom we guided to our union (UAECNE), whenever they asked about matters that were outside our sphere of knowledge.

"When the press was found, the church was one of the first users and supporters. Today, there's another kind of press, which is the web. Is the Church today an advocate of the web?"

Only recently are we seeing individuals from churches who are picking up and using the tools found on the web, like YouTube and blogging tools to share about their church with the rest of the world outside.

Blessings,
Raffi