Hillbank Evangelical ChurchDundee

Annual Seminar Saturday 29 October 2011

Changing World: Changing Mission

New Roles for Expatriate Workers

An Example from Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon

Turkey

Syria

Iraq

Jordan

Egypt Israel

Palestine

Ain Zhlta

7•Over 7000 years•Byblos•4.4M – 1.6M in Beirut•Religion

•Sunni – 27%•Shia – 27%•Druze – 5%•Maronite – 21%•Greek Orthodox – 8%•Greek Catholic – 5%•Other Christian – 7%

•Confessionalism

Ain Zhalta

Lebanese Evangelical Society• Founded 1860• 3 main schools• Ages 3 -18• Fee Paying - £800 - £1500 PA• English Medium• Full Lebanese & English Curriculum• Foreign System – Ex Pats & UN• Each day– 7.30am – Staff Prayers for all staff– 20 min Chapel for all pupils – scripture/message/prayers

• Bible part of curriculum

Tyre

• Founded 1869• 860 pupils – 95% Muslim• 65 full & part-time staff – 65% Muslim• 7 volunteer believers plus families

Ain Zhalta

• Founded 1867• 280 pupils – 95% Druze Muslim• 37 full & part time staff all bar three are

Druze• 6 volunteer believers

Loueizeh (Beirut)

• Founded 1860• 1200 pupils – 75% Muslim• 120 full & part-time staff – 7 local

believers remainder from christian community

• 15 volunteer believers plus families

Junior School

Senior School

Tyre School PrincipalNigel & Annette WhiteNadine, Maria & Sam

Educational PsychologistAndrea Smith

Jonathan & Naomi Dieter

Saoirse & AiliseHead of IT & Junior School

TeacherLoueizeh, Beirut

Key Factors for Success of Expatriate Workers

• Adding Value to local situation• Awareness and respect of the local

Culture• Working in partnership with local

leadership• Working in the local language• Developing local replacements