The church began among Middle Easterners. Sadly, the Middle East today is a place of continual conflict that the church finds difficult to influence. The Acts 2:11 Project exists to encourage the church to love her Middle Eastern neighbors and break down the barriers of fear, misunderstanding and bias. We invite you to read, learn, and join the conversation.
Recent Articles
Does ‘Peace through Strength’ work with Terrorists?
by Scott Gustafson | March 11, 2025 | Current Events
Peace in response to threat is not just a "Christian" ideal. Decades of research and historical evidence challenge the...
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Shalom During War
by Abed Zien El Dien | February 13, 2025 | Current Events
The 2024 war in Lebanon shattered many assumptions. As a community, we prepared for a conflict similar to that...
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The Importance of the Local Church for Church Growth in the Middle East (Part 2)
by Hikmat Kashouh | October 31, 2024 | Random Reflections
This is Part 2 of this article. Read Part 1 here. 3. Servant leaders emerge from within the congregation...
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Quotes to ponder
“Instead of creating bridges between the various members of the Body of Christ, end-times prophecy obscures the existence and role of the Arab Church and results in withdrawal of the Western church from the church in the MENA region during a time when more engagement is needed.” Read More

Wissam al-Saliby
Advocacy officer with the World Evangelical Alliance“Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount is not simply a list of platitudes to be minimized in favor of more exciting and speculative theology later in the New Testament. It is a manifesto for creative, nonviolent intervention that interrupts our cycles of violence.” Read More
Dean Johnston
Lead Gardener at Hinterland Chapel in Eureka, New South Wales, Australia.Contributors
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