ABTS just celebrated 50 years in His service.  During the ceremony that was held together with the graduation on June 20, 2010 ABTS President Elie Haddad noted that this is "an occasion to celebrate God's work. We consider this event a worship service to thank the Lord and proclaim His work before all the world. We pray that He may accompany the Seminary and our graduates in the years to come that they may bear fruits for Jesus."

Elie spoke of ABTS' vision to see God glorified, people reconciled and communities restored through the Church in the Arab World.  Sharing ABTS' mission to serve the Church in our region as it realizes its Biblical mission of having Christ acknowledged as Lord by offering specialized learning resources and equipping faithful men and women for effective service, Elie highlighted that ABTS' commitment is to serve 1) the local church through the  diverse programs offered especially the new curriculum that sets out to develop leaders for ministry both within and beyond the church; 2) the regional church through accepting students for our residential programs, and through distance learning education; and 3) the global church through such programs as the annual Middle East Conference that seeks to build awareness in the west vis-à-vis the realities of faith in the Middle East. 

"Our prayer", said Elie Haddad, "is that the Lord may give us strength and faithfulness to respond to the calling and various challenges that He places before us". 

June 20, 2010

N.B. Check our "NEWS" section for details of ABTS' 50th Anniversary & Graduation Event &/OR  our June 2010 E-newsletter.