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MOVEMENT DAY – FEBRUARY 24, 2024
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LOVE THE CITY, SERVE THE CITY!
Movement Day Program 2023 |
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Wednesday, March 1 |
Scholars Program |
Prayer Night |
Thursday, March 2 |
Scholars Program |
Next Gen Gathering |
Friday, March 3 |
Christian Healthcare Conference |
Business Dinner |
Saturday, March 4 |
MOVEMENT DAY |
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SPEAKERS
Each moment of Movement Day is deliberately planned to bring your ministry ahead,
with curated voices and new content.
Mac Pier
Bishop Claude Alexander
Rev. Dr. Jack Sara
Our Vision
The spiritual and social flourishing of cities by joining the Body of Christ for joint impact in different spheres of society.
SAVE THE DATE
Movement Day Middle East
4th of March 2023
As the world emerges from isolation and upheaval we face a profoundly changed world which is in great need. How can we as followers of Jesus best provide comfort and offer a reason for hope in the midst of uncertainty? What new doors has God opened in this unique season for us to serve our cities and communities? This is a time like no other to reimagine how we come together and live out and share God’s love for His world.
Join us in person with Christian leaders in business, healthcare, youth, education, ministry and the NGO sector for a truly Global Movement Day in Dubai, UAE. We will be challenged to open our eyes to see the new doors God is creating globally and to plan and respond in faith together.
Previous Event
Movement Day Dubai
16th of March 2019
Our Impact
FROM 2010 TO 2020
45000
Leaders Trained
450
Cities Engaged
Over 100
Countries Reached
45000
Leaders Trained
450
Cities Engaged
Over 100
Countries Reached
MOVEMENT DAY COLLABORATIONS
In the aftermath of the epidemic, city leaders around the world collaborated in a number of ways to keep the fight for unity going. City leaders from the ministry, business, and non-profit sectors came up with innovative methods to get together, create relationships, and keep the momentum going. The purpose is to make the Gospel of love, truth, mercy, and justice more visible and concrete in each place along the road, bringing the Kingdom of God to life.
Pastors
The All City Pastors & Leaders work and stand shoulder to shoulder to see the fulfilment of the Great Commission and the key is Unity and Oneness in fulfilling the Purpose of Christ. We meet every 1st Thursday of the Month 8 pm -9 pm Face-Face or Via Zoom as RTN. We host and Support Yearly events such as Global Day of Prayer, Night of Power, Bless UAE, National Day Prayer Breakfast, Upper Room, GLS, Movement Day, and Worship Concert Under Voice and we are part of the National Church Alliance under WEA.
Our Vision for 2023-2033 is to have a Go-decade Plan to Mobilize every follower of Christ to be part of reaching out to every lost soul in our region with the Gospel of Christ.
Rev. Dr. Jack Sara:
President of Bethlehem Bible College (BBC). Born and raised in the Old City of Jerusalem, Jack studied at BBC after committing his life to Christ and his teachings. He soon became a member and leader in the ministry of the Jerusalem Evangelical Alliance Church who in turn recognized his gifts and calling and encouraged him to go and study further for the work of the Gospel. Acting upon this directive, Jack went to the Philippines to study at the Alliance Biblical Seminary where he earned his M.Div degree.
Upon returning to Jerusalem, he began ministering with his church and teaching at BBC. After serving and leading the church for 13 years as a senior pastor, he and other likeminded leaders, saw the Alliance church become a church planting movement and a catalyst church in reaching out to the Palestinian people and Arabs with the love of Christ through a variety of means. Rev. Jack holds a doctorate degree from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in Missions and Cross Cultural Studies. Travels around the globe, teaching about Missions and Cross Cultural work in the Middle East and is he is also the General Secretary for the World Evangelical Alliance for the Middle East & North Africa.
Rev. Jack is an ordained minister with the Evangelical Alliance Church in the Holy Land (C &MA) where he still maintains an overseeing role with the leadership of the churches. Rev. Jack also worked extensively in the areas of peace & reconciliation.
Movement Day Middle East: An Historic Gathering in 2023
1. The Middle East: The Cradle of Christianity
Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Israel, in the Middle East in Western Asia in the first century. His arrival into the world in the Roman Empire as a member of a despised religious minority is neither a historical nor geographic accident. Jesus was born as the fulfillment of the Ancient Promise to Abraham, and proclaimed by Isaiah.
Nearly two thousand years ago Jesus ascended into Heaven from the Middle East. His movement began with the first 25,000 people who historians believe were active followers at the time of the Ascension. The movement grew to 20 million by the year 312 AD when Constantine the Roman Emperor declared himself to be a Christian. The movement grew 800 times in 300 years through the cities of Western Asia and Southern Europe as described in the book of Acts.
As we gather in Dubai in March 2023, it is important to recognize and celebrate the enduring nature of our faith in a region that today is still the geographic cradle of our faith. God is doing a new thing, a powerful thing in the Middle East in the many diverse expressions of Christianity.
2. The Birth of a Nation
In 1960 Doctors Pat and Mariane Kennedy came to the Arabian desert to found Oasis Hospital at the invitation of the Royal Family. At that time infant mortality was 50% and the number of mothers dying in childbirth was 33%. For fifteen years, the Kennedys built the hospital and it had a profound impact. The infant mortality rate was reduced to .5%. The current President, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahayan, was born in the hospital. In fact, many observers believe that the reversal of the infant mortality rate made it possible for the UAE to create a stable population base to become an official nation in 1971.
This is a remarkable achievement from the Kennedys as medical missionaries. Today the rapport with the Royal Family of the UAE is one of the greatest expressions of religious tolerance anywhere in the world. President Zayed Al Nahayan has insisted that the hospital maintain its commitment to its mission including the presence of a church on the grounds of the hospital. The church provides meeting space for 36 congregations each weekend and 1600 parishioners.
3. Movement Day Dubai 2019
In 2014 Forbes Magazine ranked Dubai as the 7th most influential city in the world with its rapidly growing economy. Dubai has been an innovator in the attraction of corporate headquarters, the epicenter of travel, and a diversity of financial services. As one of the seven emirates, it was part of the founding of the United Arab Emirates in 1971. What has happened in fifty years is breathtaking.
Abu Dhabi is the capital of the UAE and functions as a financial and religious hub for the region. The Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi is one of the global architectural marvels. It is a center for Islam in the region.
As the percentage of expatriates in the UAE is nearly 90% (according to Global Media Insight), this provides a rich and diverse religious mosaic for the nation. There is freedom of religion and Christians gather in significant percentages across the nation. The Christian church is very diverse with a strong concentration from South Asia and Southeast Asia.
In 2019 nearly four hundred leaders from Dubai and the globe gathered at the Two Seasons Hotel. We were honored to have with us Dr. Omar (need last name) representing the Royal Family. In his presentation, he acknowledged the impact of the church on the city of Dubai for the past fifty years. Leaders spanning the various Christian traditions were part of this extraordinary celebration of the gospel in the region.
The Movement Day gathering was a recognition of the work of united prayer over many years in the city. Very diverse traditions had been knit together through the work of gathered prayer. Movement Day also recognized the impact of the marketplace community, the work of local churches, and the potential of the next generation. We saw the beauty and power of the united church gathered on a common day for the city.
4. The 2033 Dream
As the global church prepares to celebrate the 2000th anniversary of Jesus’ Ascension, we dream of the Christian community in cities throughout the Middle East to be celebrated for two millenniums of faithfulness and current unity. We dream of the modern-day church in the midst of all of its challenges receiving a fresh wind of God’s Spirit to work among the many disenfranchised populations of the Middle East.
We anticipate a global celebration that recognizes our deep historical roots in the region. We envision a new generation of Jesus’ followers who will be discipled into a deep commitment to love the Lord their God with all of their heart, soul, mind, and strength. The Movement Day Middle East gathering of 2023 can provide a glimpse of what the next ten years can look like for the global church.